Head to head
Agorapulse for Teams vs Hootsuite
Last updated 4 June 2026
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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
- $79 per user / mo
- Free plan
Hootsuite does more than schedule: listening, a shared inbox, and deep reporting sit in one dashboard, and you pay for the breadth. It starts at $99 a user each month and there's no longer a free plan.
- From
- $99 per user / mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Agorapulse for Teams and Hootsuite both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Agorapulse for Teams is the stronger pick for Teams that handle a lot of incoming comments and messages together; choose Hootsuite for Small teams that need listening and reporting in one place.
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 | No |
Pricing
Agorapulse for Teams
Standard
$99 per user / mo
$79/mo 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$149 per user / mo
$119/mo 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
$199 per user / mo
$149/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $149 per user/mo on annual, $199 monthly
- Adds approval workflows and shared calendars
- Deeper team and inbox controls
- 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.
Hootsuite
Standard
$149 per user / mo
$99/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $99 per user/mo on annual, $149 monthly
- Up to 10 social accounts
- Unlimited scheduling, AI assistant, one inbox
- 7-day mention search, benchmark vs 5 competitors
Advanced
Popular$399 per user / mo
$249/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $249 per user/mo on annual, $399 monthly
- Unlimited social accounts
- Bulk schedule up to 350 posts at once
- Custom reports, approval workflows, 30-day listening
Enterprise
Custom
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing, 5+ users, unlimited accounts
- SSO, employee advocacy (Amplify), premium listening
- Salesforce, review management, compliance integrations
- Priced per user/seat: the headline $99 / $249 is for one seat and multiplies by how many people you add.
- No free plan. There's a 30-day trial, and the 25% trial-skip discount only applies on annual billing.
- Annual billing is much cheaper than monthly: Standard is $99 vs $149 a seat, Advanced $249 vs $399.
- Prices are USD list. Hootsuite renders prices client-side in local currency by region, so the annual figures were read off the live plans page and the monthly figures corroborated against current third-party listings.
Pros and cons
Agorapulse for Teams
- Shared all-in-one inbox with assignments and internal notes
- Approval workflows on Advanced
- Team performance reports and ROI tracking
- Free plan and 30-day trial to test
- Same product as Agorapulse, just the team lens
- Per-seat pricing multiplies with team size
- Approvals only on the higher tier
- No evergreen recycling
Hootsuite
- Broad by design: scheduling, listening, inbox, and reporting together
- Deep analytics and competitor benchmarking
- Publishes to nine networks, including Bluesky and Threads
- Strong approval workflows on Advanced and up
- Expensive, and per-seat pricing climbs quickly
- No free plan, and the entry price is $99 a month
- Monthly billing costs far more than annual
- The depth is overkill if you only schedule a few accounts
Agorapulse for Teams vs Hootsuite: FAQ
- Is Agorapulse for Teams or Hootsuite cheaper?
- Agorapulse for Teams is cheaper to start, from $79 against $99 for Hootsuite. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Agorapulse for Teams or Hootsuite have a free plan?
- Agorapulse for Teams has a free plan; Hootsuite does not, though it offers a 30-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 small teams that need listening and reporting in one place. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.