The best Hootsuite alternatives
Hootsuite starts at $99 per seat per month, billed annually, with no free tier. For a marketing team using the listening, inbox and reporting, that is defensible. For one person who mostly needs posts to go out on time, it is a lot of money for scheduling.
Worth knowing: Split by what you actually used Hootsuite for. If it was the suite, the honest answer is another suite. If it was the scheduling, almost anything here is cheaper.
The list
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Sprout Social
If you are leaving Hootsuite but still need listening, a shared inbox and reporting a CMO will sign off on, this is the like-for-like move. $79 a seat a month on Essentials — cheaper, not cheap.
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Metricool
The best value if reporting was the real reason you logged in. From €20 a month, with a usable free tier, and the analytics are genuinely strong rather than an afterthought.
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SocialBee
$29 a month for five profiles, and the evergreen recycling is better than anything Hootsuite offers. A different shape of tool rather than a cheaper copy.
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Eurekuh — that's us
The narrow answer: publishing only, ten networks, €9.99 a month for eight channels with a permanent free tier. No listening, no inbox, no approvals — if those were why you had Hootsuite, this is the wrong list entry for you.
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Publer
From $5 a month for a single account. The cheapest way off Hootsuite if you are running one or two profiles.
Questions
Is anything as complete as Hootsuite but cheaper?+
Sprout Social is the closest, and it is still $79 a seat a month. There is no cheap full suite — the listening and inbox infrastructure is genuinely expensive to run. The saving comes from dropping the parts you do not use.
Does Hootsuite have a free plan?+
No, only a 14-day trial. Metricool, Publer, Planable and Eurekuh all have permanent free tiers.
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