Hootsuite Pricing 2026: Plans, Costs & Cheaper Options
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Hootsuite pricing starts at $99 per user per month on the Standard plan, which covers 10 social accounts. Professional is $199 and Advanced is $399, also per user and based on annual billing, per Hootsuite's plans page. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial, and each extra teammate pays the per-user price again (checked November 2026).
We make iHatePosting, so we show our own price beside Hootsuite's, with the arithmetic. Competitor figures come from Hootsuite's official page.
Key takeaways
- Hootsuite Standard costs $99 per user per month on annual billing and includes 10 social accounts.
- Professional ($199) and Advanced ($399) list unlimited social accounts; approval workflows are listed under Advanced.
- Hootsuite lists no free plan, only a 14-day free trial with daily posting limits of 10 to 20 posts per organization.
- Three Standard users cost 3 x $99 = $297 a month; iHatePosting is $15/month billed annually, for any number of users.
How much does Hootsuite cost in 2026?
Table: Hootsuite plans and prices per user per month, annual billing, checked November 2026 (source: hootsuite.com/plans)
| Plan | Price per user per month | Social accounts | What the plans page lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $99 | 10 | Unlimited scheduling, AI post and image generation, one unified inbox, brand and competitor monitoring, analytics, basic listening |
| Professional | $199 | Unlimited | Everything in Standard, plus inbox automation, 90-day trend forecasting, 30-day Quick Search, custom and scheduled reports, boosting top posts |
| Advanced | $399 | Unlimited | Everything in Professional, plus content approval workflows, internal comments, message assignment and skill-based routing, team performance tracking, customer satisfaction surveys |
| Enterprise | Custom (request a demo) | Unlimited | Everything in Advanced, plus SSO, custom compliance, advanced listening with 13 months of history, Salesforce integration, employee advocacy |
Hootsuite says prices are per user per month, based on annual billing and excluding taxes. The plans page also says annual billing has a lower per-user rate than monthly billing, but the page text we checked does not show the monthly figure.
Does Hootsuite have a free plan?
No. Hootsuite's plans page offers a free 14-day trial on Standard, Professional and Advanced, and a demo request for Enterprise. It lists no permanent free plan. The trial has daily posting limits of 10 to 20 posts per organization, depending on the plan, and no bulk scheduling. Billing starts at the end of the trial unless you cancel first (hootsuite.com/plans, checked November 2026).
Is Hootsuite worth the price?
It can be, for a team that uses what the higher plans list: a unified inbox, brand and competitor monitoring, listening, inbox automation and, on Advanced, approval workflows with message routing. If you mainly schedule and publish posts, you are paying a per-user price for tools you may not open. Our Hootsuite alternatives guide walks through the other options, and the iHatePosting vs Hootsuite comparison sets the two side by side.
What are Hootsuite's hidden costs: users, add-ons and extra accounts?
- Users. The plans page says extra user seats are bought individually for each team member. Prices are per user, so cost grows with every person on the team.
- Accounts. Standard is capped at 10 social accounts. To connect more, the plans page lists Professional at $199 per user, which is $100 more per user per month.
- Approvals. Approval workflows are listed under Advanced at $399 per user, not under Standard or Professional.
- Add-ons. The plans page lists no separate per-account add-on price. Enterprise is custom-priced.
How does Hootsuite pricing compare with alternatives?
iHatePosting, an AI social media scheduler for 15 networks with unlimited accounts for $15/month (billed annually), is one flat price. It is never priced per channel, per account or per seat, so a bigger team does not change the bill. See iHatePosting pricing for what the one plan includes.
Table: monthly cost of Hootsuite (annual billing) against iHatePosting by users and accounts, checked November 2026 (source: hootsuite.com/plans)
| Scenario | Hootsuite plan | Hootsuite per month | iHatePosting per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 user, up to 10 accounts | Standard | $99 (1 x $99) | $15, billed annually |
| 3 users, up to 10 accounts | Standard | $297 (3 x $99) | $15, billed annually |
| 3 users, 15 accounts | Professional | $597 (3 x $199) | $15, billed annually |
Over a year, that is $1,188, $3,564 and $7,164 on Hootsuite (monthly figure x 12), against $180 on iHatePosting ($15 x 12, billed annually). Per-channel schedulers charge for every account you add; iHatePosting costs less from your 4th account onwards and never charges for extra accounts. iHatePosting is also $19/month if you prefer to pay month-to-month.
Hootsuite's inbox, listening and approval tools are real strengths, and the prices above reflect them. iHatePosting includes approval workflows, evergreen recycling, bulk CSV import of up to 500 posts and analytics with 12 months of history, with a 90-day free trial and no credit card needed. For other options, read our Hootsuite alternatives and the guide to posting to all your social media at once.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Hootsuite have a free plan?
No. Hootsuite's plans page lists Standard, Professional, Advanced and Enterprise, with a 14-day free trial on the first three but no free plan. Billing starts when the trial ends unless you cancel first.
How much is Hootsuite per month?
Standard is $99 per user per month, Professional is $199 and Advanced is $399, all based on annual billing. Enterprise is custom-priced. Each extra teammate pays the per-user price again.
How many social accounts does Hootsuite Standard include?
Standard includes 10 social accounts. Professional, Advanced and Enterprise list unlimited social accounts.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Hootsuite?
Yes, if you do not need Hootsuite's inbox and listening tools. iHatePosting costs $15/month billed annually, or $19 month-to-month, for unlimited accounts and team members, against $297 a month for three Hootsuite Standard users.
