Pricing

Hootsuite pricing 4 plans, checked Oct 14, 2026

Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Hootsuite publishes 4 plans: Standard, Professional, Advanced and Enterprise.

The cheapest paid plan is $99 per user per month billed yearly on the Standard plan.

There is no free plan, but a 14-day free trial.

Hootsuite plans and limits

Hootsuite plans, prices and limits
PlanBilled monthlyBilled yearlyCharged perPublished limitsIncludes (vendor's words)
StandardNot offered$99per user
  • 10 social accounts
  • Schedule unlimited social posts*
  • Generate posts and images with AI
  • Respond to messages from one inbox
  • Monitor your brand and competitors
  • Purchase as many user seats as you need
ProfessionalNot offered$199per user
  • Unlimited social accounts
  • Manage unlimited social accounts
  • Automate inbox replies and workflows
  • Forecast social trends up to 90 days ahead
  • Build custom performance reports
AdvancedNot offered$399per user
  • Unlimited social accounts
  • Review and approve content with your team
  • Assign and auto-route messages to the right team members
  • Coordinate content and customer care
  • Measure team performance and efficiency
EnterpriseContact salesContact salesNot statedNone stated
  • Prove the impact of social with advanced analytics
  • Secure access with single sign-on (SSO)
  • Stay compliant with custom compliance solutions

Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.

What it costs in practice

The cost criteria of our scorecard, worked out from the plans above.
Hootsuite cost criteria
CriterionWeightScoreBasis
Entry price25%0$99/month per seat billed annually on Standard; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source
Free plan or trial15%60Free trial (14 days), no free plan source
Cost per connected accountcategory criterion15%14$39.60 per connected account per month on Standard (5 accounts, 2 users, billed annually) source
Total100% covered7 of 7 criteria44/100Rank #45 in this category, based on 7 of 7 criteria

Hootsuite pricing vs alternatives

Entry prices of the highest-scoring comparable tools.
Hootsuite alternatives by price
#ToolScoreCoverageFrom, billed monthlyFrom, billed yearlyFree planChecked
1Buffer96/10075%5 of 7 criteriaNot offered$5/account/moYes, 3 social accountsOct 14, 2026
2Pallyy93/10085%6 of 7 criteria$25/moNot offeredYes, 1 workspaceOct 14, 2026
3PostEverywhere93/100100%7 of 7 criteria$9/moNot offeredNoOct 14, 2026
4Posterly93/100100%7 of 7 criteriaNot offered$6/moNoOct 14, 2026
5Publer91/10060%5 of 7 criteriaFreeFreeYes, 1 userOct 14, 2026
6Metricool91/10085%6 of 7 criteria$25/mo$20/moYes, 1 workspaceOct 14, 2026
7TrackMediaOur product90/10085%6 of 7 criteriaNot offered$8.25/moYes, 15 scheduled posts per monthOct 15, 2026
8Zoho Social89/10090%6 of 7 criteriaNot offered$10/moYes, 1 workspaceOct 14, 2026

Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.

All Hootsuite alternatives

Questions, answered from the data

How much does Hootsuite cost per month?

The cheapest paid plan costs $99 per user per month billed yearly on the Standard plan (pricing page checked Oct 14, 2026).

Is Hootsuite free?

Hootsuite has no free plan, but a 14-day free trial (pricing page checked Oct 14, 2026).

Is Hootsuite priced per user or per account?

Paid plans are charged per user.

Does Hootsuite have custom or enterprise pricing?

Yes: Enterprise is quoted by sales; no price is published.