Compare BuzzSumo and Hootsuite - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BuzzSumo or Hootsuite?

Hootsuite is more expensive to implement (TCO) than BuzzSumo, and Hootsuite is rated higher (93/100) than BuzzSumo (83/100). Hootsuite offers users more features (15) than BuzzSumo (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Hootsuite!

Looking for the right Social Marketing 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:

BuzzSumo Vs. Hootsuite

BuzzSumo: BuzzSumo provides social insights for content marketing and SEO campaigns. Discover what people are sharing the most in your niche Analyze what topics, headlines, and content formats work. Get content alerts whenever your brand or a topic is mentioned. Find interesting and trending content to curate. Discover guest post and interview opportunit...

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? BuzzSumo or Hootsuite?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Social Marketing 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 BuzzSumo and Hootsuite.

BuzzSumo price starts at $99 per 5 users/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 BuzzSumo is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Social Marketing 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 Social Marketing software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared BuzzSumo Vs. Hootsuite based on some of the most important and required Social Marketing features.

BuzzSumo: We are still working to collect the list of features for BuzzSumo.

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

Target customer size

BuzzSumo's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Hootsuite is perfect for companies of all shapes and sizes.

BuzzSumo

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $99 per 5 users/month

BuzzSumo is a growing cloud-based Social Media Management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. BuzzSumo received a rating of 4.5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is con...

Categories: Social CRM, Publishing, Social Media Management.

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.

Compare specifications

Compare features

BuzzSumo: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

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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BuzzSumo
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per 5 users/month
Functionality
3
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Hootsuite
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per user/month
Functionality
31
Zoho Soc...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$10 per month
Functionality
3
Amplifr
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
$26 per user/month
Functionality
3
Marketin...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$395 per month
Functionality
23

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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.