Updated September 2026 · prices from vendor's pricing page

Hootsuite pricing

Hootsuite has 4 plans: Standard, Professional, Advanced, Enterprise. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at $99/user/mo (billed annually) (Standard).

• Standard

  $99/user/mo (billed annually)

  or $99/user/mo billed annually

  • Up to 10 social accounts
  • Unlimited scheduled posts
  • AI post/image generation
  • Single inbox
  • Brand monitoring

• Professional

  $199/user/mo (billed annually)

  or $199/user/mo billed annually

  • Unlimited accounts
  • Inbox automation
  • 90-day trend forecasting
  • Custom reports

• Advanced

  $399/user/mo (billed annually)

  or $399/user/mo billed annually

  • Content approval workflows
  • Message routing
  • Team performance metrics

• Enterprise

  Custom

  • Advanced analytics
  • AI-powered listening
  • SSO
  • Compliance solutions

Free plan limits

No permanent free plan; 14-day free trial with limits (10-20 posts/day, no bulk scheduling).

Discounts

Discounted rate available for nonprofits (apply to qualify).

Pricing is per user/seat, billed annually; monthly billing available at a higher rate (exact monthly-billing figure not confirmed on page).

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Alternatives with a free plan

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  Buffer

  Free · $5+

  Scheduling · Analytics

  Social media scheduling and analytics platform with per-channel pricing for creators and small teams.

  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • X (Twitter)
  • Pinterest
• 

  Publer

  Free

  Scheduling · Analytics

  Bootstrapped social media scheduling tool supporting a wide range of networks with a generous free tier.

  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • X (Twitter)
  • Facebook
• 

  Later

  Free · $37.5+

  Scheduling · Link in bio

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • TikTok
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn

Sources: www.hootsuite.com