Head to head
Agorapulse for Teams vs Hootsuite
Last updated 21 July 2026
Agorapulse for Teams is the same Agorapulse, viewed as the collaboration buy. Its team strength is the shared all-in-one inbox with assignments, plus approval workflows and team performance reports on the higher tiers. It's priced per seat.
- From
- Free
- Free scheduling
- Yes
Hootsuite combines publishing with reporting and customer-care workflows. Standard can support additional seats, Professional adds custom scheduled reports and exports, and Advanced adds approval workflows and assigned conversation routing.
- From
- Check current price
- Free scheduling
- No
Bottom line
Agorapulse for Teams is the pick for teams that handle a lot of incoming comments and messages together, and it's the only one of the two with a free scheduling plan. Hootsuite fits organizations comparing publishing with scheduled report delivery better.
A verified price comparison requires the same billing term, currency and eligible workload. See each pricing section for the published terms.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Agorapulse for Teams has a free scheduling plan; Hootsuite doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Agorapulse for Teams posts to 10 networks, Hootsuite to 9.
Features compared
| Feature | Agorapulse for Teams | Hootsuite |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Not assessed | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Not assessed | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Agorapulse for Teams | Hootsuite |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Not assessed |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
Free plan available.
- 1 seat · Standard
- $99/mo~$79/mo annual
- 4 seats · StandardTypical
- $396/mo~$316/mo annual
Lowest priced plan at each shown workload. Check the plan's included features before choosing it.
Agorapulse for Teams
Standard
$79 per user a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $79 per user/mo on annual, $99 monthly
- 10 social profiles, all-in-one inbox, basic reports
Professional
Popular$119 per user a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $119 per user/mo on annual, $149 monthly
- Adds post and inbox assignments, ad-comment moderation
- Team performance reports, 12-month retention
Advanced
$149 per user a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $149 per user/month annually, $199 monthly
- Adds shared calendars and deeper collaboration controls
- Single-step post approval already starts on Professional
- This is the same product as Agorapulse, reviewed in full separately; this entry frames its team-oriented tiers and collaboration features.
- Agorapulse is priced per seat, so a team multiplies the per-user rate; the team value is in the shared inbox, assignments, approvals, and team reports.
- There's a free plan (3 profiles, 1 user) and a 30-day trial. The team features (assignments, approvals, team reports) arrive on Professional and Advanced.
- Prices are USD; the full tier and feature detail, including ROI reporting, are in the main Agorapulse review.
- Single-step publishing approval starts on Professional. The X add-on is charged separately per connected X profile; current documentation lists $29 Lite and $69 Plus per month.
What it really costs
Monthly cost by seat count. Per-unit tiers grow with usage; flat tiers keep their whole-plan price within the published allowance, with the 4-seat row marked as a realistic setup.
| seats | Standard | Professional | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $99/mo | $149/mo | $199/mo |
| 3 | $297/mo | $447/mo | $597/mo |
| 4Typical | $396/mo | $596/mo | $796/mo |
| 5 | $495/mo | $745/mo | $995/mo |
| 10 | $990/mo | $1,490/mo | $1,990/mo |
| 25 | $2,475/mo | $3,725/mo | $4,975/mo |
| 50 | $4,950/mo | $7,450/mo | $9,950/mo |
Monthly billing.
Hootsuite
Standard
Check current price
- Accounts
- 10
- Up to ten social accounts
- Additional seats can be purchased
- Shared access alone does not require Advanced
Professional
Check current price
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Customizable reports
- Scheduled and exported reports
- Match the seats and other duties to the intended workload
Advanced
Check current price
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Approval workflows
- Customer-care assignment and routing
- Confirm required add-ons and conversation coverage
Enterprise
Custom quote
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Confirm organization-specific permissions and product access
- Include required add-ons in the complete quote
- The current lineup is Standard, Professional, Advanced and Enterprise. Standard permits additional seats, so three colleagues do not automatically require Advanced.
- Professional includes customizable, scheduled and exported reports. Advanced adds approval workflows and customer-care assignment/routing.
- Obtain a complete quote for the selected tier, seats, currency and billing term, including required add-ons. A starting FAQ price does not establish a matched team total.
- Starting amounts in the public FAQ do not establish the selected currency, billing term or complete scenario quote.
Pros and cons
Agorapulse for Teams
- Shared engagement inbox with assignments and internal notes
- Single-step post approvals from Professional
- Team performance and ROI reporting
- Free plan and trial available
- Same product as Agorapulse, not a separate subscription
- Per-user costs and profile/X add-ons
- Advanced approval and sharing needs require entitlement checks
- Native-only publishing additions can require a mobile handoff
Hootsuite
- Standard permits additional seats
- Customizable, scheduled and exported reports on Professional and above
- Approval and customer-care routing workflows on Advanced
- Documented MCP products for separate operational responsibilities
- Approval and routing requirements change plan eligibility
- The complete selected-seat bill requires a current quote
- Network and conversation coverage must match the customer-care workload
- MCP access and permissions differ by product
Agorapulse for Teams vs Hootsuite: FAQ
- Is Agorapulse for Teams or Hootsuite cheaper?
- A verified price comparison is unavailable for these configurations. Check the current billing term, currency, required capacity and plan features before comparing totals.
- Does Agorapulse for Teams or Hootsuite have a free plan?
- Agorapulse for Teams has a free plan; Hootsuite does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Agorapulse for Teams or Hootsuite?
- Agorapulse for Teams is the stronger pick for teams that handle a lot of incoming comments and messages together, while Hootsuite is the better fit for organizations comparing publishing with scheduled report delivery. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.