Hootsuite - Top Competitors (Mar 2022)

Hootsuite Review
ITQlick Score: 93/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 2/10 - low cost
Category: Social Media -> Hootsuite review -> Hootsuite competitors
Ranking:Ranked 1 out of 28 Social Media systems
Company: Hootsuite
Pricing: starts at $49 per user/month
Typical customers: Small, medium and large size businesses
Platforms: Cloud
Links: Hootsuite review, Hootsuite pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 10, 2022

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Hootsuite vs. Alternatives in 2023

Hootsuite faces competition in the social media management niche from Sprout Social, Agorapulse, eclincher, and Zoho Social. In select aspects, Hootsuite is compared with its alternatives below:
  • Cost: Hootsuite pricing starts at $19 per month, with a free trial offer and a free version. In comparison, Zoho Social pricing starts at $10/month for businesses and $200/month for agencies. Agorapulse pricing begins at $79/month, while Sprout Social starts at $89 per month. The pricing for eclincher begins at $59 per month. All have a free trial offer— only Agorapulse and Zoho Social have free versions.
  • Popularity: Hootsuite is a popular brand, servicing over 200,000 customers in over 175 different countries. In comparison, Sprout Social is trusted by over 30,000 brands globally, Agorapulse services over 31,000 users, while eclincher records 20,000 monthly users.
  • Functionality: Hootsuite is fitted with most features typical of social media management software. In comparison, its alternatives also have similar features, but Hootsuite boasts more social platforms integrations than its competitions.
  • Cloud/On-premise: Hootsuite is a cloud-based software. In comparison, its competitors are all cloud-based software solutions.
  • Scalability: Hootsuite and its alternatives are all scalable software capable of supporting single-person teams, small-scale businesses, agencies, and enterprises.
  • Support: Hootsuite support channels include email, help desk, FAQ, phone support, live chat, and knowledge base. In comparison, its alternatives have similar support channels, but eclincher, Zoho Social, and Agorapulse do not have phone support channels. Sprout Social has no FAQ section, while knowledge base and live chat support channels are unavailable on Zoho Social.
  • Customers/Industries: Hootsuite social media management software is used across different industries but is peculiar to the niche of social media and customer relationships. In comparison, all its alternatives are used across various industries, too, by social media and brand managers.

Hootsuite alternatives - for small & large Business

Here are the top 4 alternatives to Hootsuite that are worth checking out: DrumUp for SMBs, e-Performance for large size business, NapoleonCat for growing companies, and Statusbrew for low budget organizations.

ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, 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
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Hootsuite
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per user/month
Functionality
31
Best for SMBs
DrumUp
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$15 per month
Functionality
3
Review
Best for Enterprise
e-Performance
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$75,000 per license
Functionality
3
Growing
NapoleonCat
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
71/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$23.25 per month
Functionality
9
Free version
Statusbrew
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$129 per license/month
Functionality
13


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