Compare Bloomfire and Hootsuite - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 10, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Bloomfire or Hootsuite?

Hootsuite is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Bloomfire, and Hootsuite is rated higher (93/100) than Bloomfire (76/100). Hootsuite offers users more features (15) than Bloomfire (9). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Hootsuite!

Looking for the right Knowledge Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Bloomfire Vs. Hootsuite

Bloomfire: Since launch, thousands of organizations both large and small all over the world have adopted Bloomfire as a tool to ignite human potential. This growth and compelling mission has attracted to Bloomfire some of the greatest minds in design, user experience research, software development, and organizational development.

Hootsuite: Hootsuite is a social media management system for businesses and organizations to collaboratively execute campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. Launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow audiences, and distribute targeted messages using Hootsuite’s unique social media dashboard. Streamline team workfl...

Who is more expensive? Bloomfire or Hootsuite?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Knowledge Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Bloomfire and Hootsuite.

Bloomfire price starts at $25 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Bloomfire is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Knowledge Management software. Hootsuite price starts at $49 per user/month , When comparing Hootsuite to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Knowledge Management software cost.

Bottom line: Bloomfire cost is around the same cost of Hootsuite.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Bloomfire Vs. Hootsuite based on some of the most important and required Knowledge Management features.

Bloomfire: Software Customization, HR Management, Recruiting, LMS, Collaboration Management, Course Authoring, Custom Functionality, eLearning.

Hootsuite: Blogger Integration, Business Content Sharing, Facebook Integration, Flickr Integration, Foursquare Integration.

Target customer size

Bloomfire is suitable for all types of organizations from small business to large enterprises and non profits. Hootsuite is perfect for companies of all shapes and sizes.



Bloomfire

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $25 per user/month

Bloomfire is web-based software that helps companies that have huge teams and need to collaborate often. This is an application that helps people to share knowledge amongst the group. With Bloomfire, you can ea...

Categories: Automatic Call Distribution (ACD), CRM, Complaint Management, Customer Loyalty.

Hootsuite

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $49 per user/month

Hootsuite is the world’s most widely used social media relationship platform with more than 10 million users, including 744 of the Fortune 1000 companies that trust Hootsuite to manage their social media prog...

Categories: Financial reporting, Data Analysis Tools, Content Management, Customer Loyalty, Team Collaboration.

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Bloomfire: 9 Features

Software Customization
HR Management
Recruiting
LMS
Collaboration Management
Course Authoring
Custom Functionality
eLearning
User Access Controls

Hootsuite: 15 Features

Blogger Integration
Business Content Sharing
Facebook Integration
Flickr Integration
Foursquare Integration
Global Content Library
Google Plus
Instagram Integration
LinkedIn Integration
Publishing Social Content
Social Analytics
Social Customer Care
Social Promotions
Twitter Integration
WYSIWYG App Builder
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Bloomfire
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
76/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$25 per user/month
Functionality
30
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Hootsuite
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per user/month
Functionality
31
Yext
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$199 per year
Functionality
3
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KnowledgeOwl
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$79 per month
Functionality
7
Lessons
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$8 per user/month
Functionality
15

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.