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Best Hootsuite alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 2, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Hootsuite alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/hootsuite

16 direct alternatives to Hootsuite, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Sprout Social is the top alternative to Hootsuite on our list, followed by Loomly and Agorapulse.
6 of the 16 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Buffer.
Highest rated: Loomly, 4.6 out of 5 from 2,305 ratings, Sep 2026.

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16 alternatives
6 with a free plan

Sprout Social
#1 Top pick
Social media management & analytics
Starting price
From $199 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.4 /5 on G2 · 7,428 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
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Loomly
#2
Social media management for teams
Starting price
From $65 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.6 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 2,305 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Highest rated
Read the review
Agorapulse
#3
Streamline social media management and boost engagement
Starting price
From $99 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.2 /5 across Trustpilot, G2, Capterra and more · 1,750 ratings, Sep 2026
Read the review

Hootsuite vs 16 alternatives

Hootsuite and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating.
Tool	Starting price (Nov 2026)	Free plan	Rating
Hootsuite Compared tool	Price: $99/mo	Free plan: No	4.3 out of 5, from 11,255 ratings across G2 and Capterra (11,255)
Sprout Social	Price: $199/mo	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 7,428 ratings on G2 (7,428)
Loomly	Price: $65/mo	Free plan: No	4.6 out of 5, from 2,305 ratings across G2 and Capterra (2,305)
Agorapulse	Price: $99/mo	Free plan: No	4.2 out of 5, from 1,750 ratings across Trustpilot, G2, Capterra and more (1,750)
Later	Price: $18.75/mo	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 915 ratings across G2 and SourceForge (915)
SocialBee	Price: $29/mo	Free plan: No	4.6 out of 5, from 516 ratings across G2 and Capterra (516)
Buffer	Price: $5/mo	Free plan: Yes	3.4 out of 5, from 1,176 ratings across G2 and Trustpilot (1,176)
CoSchedule	Price: $29/mo	Free plan: No	4.3 out of 5, from 219 ratings across SourceForge and G2 (219)
Circleboom	Price: Not published	Free plan: No	4.3 out of 5, from 77 ratings across G2 and Capterra (77)
Planoly	Price: $13/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.3 out of 5, from 67 ratings on G2 (67)
ContentCal	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	n/a
Snipfeed	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	n/a
yapyap	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	n/a
Wisp by Waggle	Price: $29/mo	Free plan: No	n/a
Blotato	Price: $29/mo	Free plan: No	n/a
Chirpy	Price: $49/mo	Free plan: No	n/a
PostWire	Price: $9/mo	Free plan: Yes	n/a

Why people consider alternatives to Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a comprehensive social media management platform for scheduling, monitoring, and analyzing social content at scale.

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in social media management.

The 16 alternatives below cover the same core job (social media management) with different trade-offs.

See full Hootsuite review Best social media management tools How we rank

Hootsuite by the numbers

Toolradar data: It is listed as an alternative to 77 other tools on Toolradar, ranking #1 of 171 in Social Media Management. As of Nov 2026.

Hootsuite compared with 171 Social Media Management tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
Metric	Hootsuite	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Free plan	No	43% have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	77 tools	2	#1 of 171
Integrations listed	24	2	#1 of 24 tools with at least one integration recorded
User rating	4.3/5 (across the web, 11,255 ratings)	4.5/5	#65 of 91 (joint) tools with 20+ reviews
Compare-page visits, last 30 days	89 visits	28	#1 of 37 tools with 20+ compare-page visits

Listed as an alternative to: #1 on 2026-10-16 to #1 on 2026-11-02 (rank among 171 tools, 1 is best).

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All Social Media Management data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Hootsuite by the numbers”, Nov 2026.

Social Media Management leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks Social Media Management tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Nov 2026.

CSV

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 91 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, Social Media Management tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Lnk.Bio	$0.99/mo, billed monthly
2	Repostit	$4/mo, billed yearly
3	Buffer	$5/mo, billed monthly
3	Buffer MCP	$5/mo, billed monthly
3	ReviewBot	$5/mo, billed monthly

Lowest entry price, flat team plans

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 12 tools priced as a flat team plan, verified price.

Lowest entry price, flat team plans, Social Media Management tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	RecurPost	$9/mo flat, billed monthly
2	Feedhive	$15/mo flat, billed monthly
3	Later	$18.75/mo flat, billed yearly
4	Restream	$19/mo flat, billed monthly
4	SocialDesk	$19/mo flat, billed monthly

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 103 of 171 Social Media Management tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “Social Media Management leaderboards”, Nov 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All Social Media Management statistics.

16 alternatives to Hootsuite

Ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review, plus how directly they replace Hootsuite. "Verified competitor" means that tool's own team confirmed it competes with Hootsuite; it does not change the order. Notes "From the ... team" are written by those vendors, not by us.

1
Sprout Social
Paid Battle-tested at scale
Social media management & analytics
4.4 /5 on G2 · 7,428 ratings, Sep 2026
From $199/mo, billed monthly
2
Loomly
Paid Higher rated by users
Social media management for teams
4.6 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 2,305 ratings, Sep 2026
From $65/mo flat, billed monthly
3
Agorapulse
Paid Battle-tested at scale
Streamline social media management and boost engagement
4.2 /5 across Trustpilot, G2, Capterra and more · 1,750 ratings, Sep 2026
From $99/user/mo, billed monthly
4
Later
Paid
Social media management made easy
4.4 /5 across G2 and SourceForge · 915 ratings, May 2026
From $18.75/mo flat, billed yearly
5
SocialBee
Paid Higher rated by users
AI-powered social media scheduling and content recycling
4.6 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 516 ratings, Sep 2026
From $29/mo, billed monthly
6
Buffer
Free plan Cheaper than Hootsuite
Grow your audience on social media
3.4 /5 across G2 and Trustpilot · 1,176 ratings, Sep 2026
From $5/mo, billed monthly; free plan available
7
CoSchedule
Paid
Organize marketing content and coordinate timing across channels
4.3 /5 across SourceForge and G2 · 219 ratings, Sep 2026
From $29/mo flat, billed monthly
8
Circleboom
Paid
Grow and strengthen social media accounts with intuitive management and AI-powered content tools.
4.3 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 77 ratings, Sep 2026
Price not published
9
Planoly
Free plan Cheaper than Hootsuite
Visual planner for social media
4.3 /5 on G2 · 67 ratings, Sep 2026
From $13/mo, billed monthly; free plan available
10
ContentCal
Free plan Cheaper than Hootsuite
Create, plan, preview, and schedule social media content with an intuitive calendar.
Free plan available; paid prices not published
11
Snipfeed
Free plan Cheaper than Hootsuite
Monetize your content and grow your brand with an all-in-one creator platform.
Free plan available; paid prices not published
12
yapyap
100% free Cheaper than Hootsuite
Post to X without an account, distraction-free
Free
13
Wisp by Waggle
Paid Verified competitor
Prepare, approve, schedule, and publish social content to connected accounts
From $29/mo, billed monthly
From the Wisp by Waggle team
Why choose Wisp by Waggle over Hootsuite
- Keep each brand’s permissions, calendar and exact publishing accounts separate.
- Plan around UAE and KSA moments, with lead time for creative, review and approval.
- Prepare captions and creative in the same workspace as the content calendar.
Best for:
Agencies and brand groups managing social content across GCC brands and markets.
Written by the Wisp by Waggle team, not by Toolradar. It does not change our ratings or comparison, which vendors cannot edit.
14
Blotato
Paid Verified competitor
Schedule and publish to 9 platforms, track analytics, automate comments and DMs
From $29/mo, billed monthly
15
Chirpy
Paid Verified competitor
Social media management software that writes, designs and schedules posts in your brand's voice.
From $49/mo, billed monthly
From the Chirpy team
Why choose Chirpy over Hootsuite
- Writes, designs and schedules posts in one place, from a Brand Kit built from your website.
- Nothing posts until you approve it. Review each draft, then schedule it or send it back.
- Publishes to Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, X and Pinterest from one calendar.
Best for:
Small businesses, realtors, restaurants and agencies who want posts written, designed and scheduled without a full-time social media manager.
Pricing:
Plans from $49 a month. One price per plan, not per social account. 7 day free trial, no credit card needed.
Written by the Chirpy team, not by Toolradar. It does not change our ratings or comparison, which vendors cannot edit. Numbers above were found on Chirpy's website on November 2, 2026.
16
PostWire
Free plan Verified competitor Cheaper than Hootsuite
Publish and schedule posts and articles across networks with AI assistants
From $9/mo, billed monthly; free plan available
From the PostWire team
Why choose PostWire over Hootsuite
- Works inside Claude and ChatGPT: listed in both directories, so you schedule and publish by asking the AI in plain words.
- Approval rules: a person can approve posts by source, network, links, prices or words before anything goes out.
- Connect accounts without sharing passwords, and remove a team member to end their access.
Best for:
Small businesses and solo creators who already work in Claude or ChatGPT and want posting without another dashboard.
Pricing:
Free plan with 10 posts a month and no card. Paid plans: Starter $9, Pro $29 with a 7-day trial, Agency $99 per month.
Written by the PostWire team, not by Toolradar. It does not change our ratings or comparison, which vendors cannot edit. Numbers above were found on PostWire's website on October 30, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Hootsuite?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Hootsuite are Sprout Social, Loomly, Agorapulse. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Hootsuite?

Yes. yapyap is 100% free (no paid upgrade path) (Post to X without an account, distraction-free). Freemium tools on this list offer a free tier with paid upgrades; they are not the same as fully free.

Why do people look for Hootsuite alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Hootsuite: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in social media management. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Hootsuite versus each alternative.

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Top 3 alternatives to Hootsuite

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Loomly

Agorapulse

Hootsuite vs 16 alternatives

Why people consider alternatives to Hootsuite

Hootsuite by the numbers

Social Media Management leaderboards from Toolradar data

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Lowest entry price, flat team plans

16 alternatives to Hootsuite

Sprout Social

Loomly

Agorapulse

Later

SocialBee

Buffer

CoSchedule

Circleboom

Planoly

ContentCal

Snipfeed

yapyap

Wisp by Waggle

Blotato

Chirpy

PostWire