Hootsuite

Unified platform for scheduling, managing, and measuring social media content across multiple networks from one dashboard

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Available worldwide

What is Hootsuite?

Hootsuite is a social media management platform that enables scheduling of posts, monitoring of audience engagement, analysis of content performance, and social listening across multiple networks, with AI-powered content creation and insights.

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Hootsuite pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
SubscriptionFree tier

Free trial available. Professional plan pricing not publicly displayed.

Professional

-

What Hootsuite does

The capabilities that matter for social media management software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Pricing
Pricing transparency
Contact-sales
Free tier
✓
Pricing unit
Per-seat + per-account
Coverage
Networks supported
30+ social media networks including X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Yo
TikTok / YouTube support
✓
Publishing
Post scheduling / queue
✓
Content calendar
✓
Engagement
Unified inbox / engagement
✓
Social listening / monitoring
Yes
Analytics
Analytics & reporting
Advanced
Agency
Approval workflows / client workspaces
✓
AI
AI content generation
✓
Extras
Link-in-bio / bundled extras
✓
Platform
Mobile app
✓
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Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS

Integrations (18)

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ai
  • Claude•
  • X (Twitter)
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • Canva
  • Adobe Express
  • Salesforce
  • Threads•
  • Trustpilot
  • Google Drive←•
  • X⇄•
  • Pinterest⇄•
  • Bluesky⇄•
  • Google Business Profile⇄•
  • WhatsApp⇄•

Hootsuite FAQ

Common questions about Hootsuite, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Hootsuite?

A collaborative platform where teams schedule posts, manage customer engagement, perform social listening, and analyze performance metrics across multiple social networks from a single dashboard. It is indexed under Social Media Management Software.

Source: https://www.hootsuite.com

Is Hootsuite free?

Hootsuite offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://www.hootsuite.com/plans/professional

What platforms does Hootsuite support?

We have confirmed browser-based access to Hootsuite. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.

Source: https://www.hootsuite.com

Can Hootsuite be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Hootsuite, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.

Source: https://www.hootsuite.com/plans/professional

What does Hootsuite integrate with?

We have confirmed 12 integrations for Hootsuite, including X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Canva and Adobe Express, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://www.hootsuite.com

What security certifications does Hootsuite have?

We have independently confirmed GDPR for Hootsuite. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Hootsuite not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://www.hootsuite.com/whats-new/trustpilot-reviews-app-login-issues

Where is Hootsuite available?

Hootsuite is available in Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Romania and Germany. The vendor is headquartered in Canada.

Source: https://www.hootsuite.com/plans/professional

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Balanced composite 50 / 100
low · 36%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Capabilities960.044.1✓
Reliability500.063.2✓
Integrations580.052.8✓
Pricing transparency250.092.4✓
Price level00.100.0-
Security posture100.040.0-

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Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesAnalytics: advanced · Free tier: Yes · Ai content: Yes · Mobile app: Yes · Scheduling: Yes · Link in bio: Yesmediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count100mediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: CA · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%
Modelcommercialmediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60%
Price levelunknownmediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60%
TransparentNomediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%
Trust centerhttps://www.hootsuite.com/whats-new/trustpilot-reviews-app-login-issuesmediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 60%
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