Head to head
Cloud Campaign vs Hootsuite
Last updated 21 July 2026
Cloud Campaign is a white-label scheduler built specifically for agencies: a brand workspace per client, unlimited users, client portals, content recycling, and AI, with the whole thing rebrandable as your own. Plans run from $41 a month on annual billing, priced by workspace.
- From
- $41 /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
Cloud Campaign is the pick for agencies managing social for many clients under their own brand, and it's the cheaper start, from $41 a month. Hootsuite fits small teams that need listening and reporting in one place better, and it reaches YouTube and Threads among others, which Cloud Campaign doesn't.
Cloud Campaign starts cheaper, $41 a month against $99 per user / mo for Hootsuite. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Cloud Campaign brings evergreen recycling that Hootsuite skips, while Hootsuite has social listening Cloud Campaign doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Cloud Campaign starts at $41 a month, Hootsuite at $99 per user / mo.
- Cloud Campaign posts to 7 networks, Hootsuite to 9.
- Only Cloud Campaign reaches Google Business.
- Only Hootsuite reaches YouTube, Threads, and Bluesky.
- Cloud Campaign has evergreen recycling; Hootsuite doesn't.
- Cloud Campaign has posting queue; Hootsuite doesn't.
- Hootsuite has social listening; Cloud Campaign doesn't.
- Hootsuite has competitor tracking; Cloud Campaign doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Cloud Campaign | Hootsuite |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Cloud Campaign | Hootsuite |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | No | Auto |
| Threads | No | Auto |
| Bluesky | No | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | No |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $41/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $99/mo
Plan set by your profile count.
Cloud Campaign
Freelancer
$41/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 7
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49/mo, $41 on annual
- 1 brand workspace (extra at $49/mo), unlimited users, 7 social accounts per client
- White-label dashboard, AI captions, content library
Team
Popular$165/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, $165 on annual
- 5 brand workspaces (extra at $29/mo), unlimited users and social accounts
- Approval workflows, client portals, client reports
Agency
$249/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, $249 on annual
- Many brand workspaces (extra at $35/mo), unlimited users and social accounts
- Custom domain white-label and dedicated onboarding
- Flat plans by brand workspace, which is Cloud Campaign's word for a client. Users are unlimited on every plan (your team and your clients), and you add workspaces as you grow: extra workspaces are $49 a month on Freelancer, $29 on Team, and $35 on Agency.
- White-label is included free on all plans; a custom domain comes on Agency.
- There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
- Annual billing is two months free: Freelancer works out to $41 a month, Team $165, Agency $249.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.
Hootsuite
Standard
$99/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $99 per user/mo billed annually
- Up to 10 social accounts
- Unlimited scheduling, AI assistant, one inbox
Professional
Popular$199/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199 per user/mo billed annually
- Unlimited social accounts
- Automations for repetitive work
- No approval workflows (Hootsuite points approval-heavy teams at Advanced)
Advanced
$399/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $399 per user/mo billed annually
- Approval workflows, team assignments, custom reports
- Customer care routing
Enterprise
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing, 5+ users, unlimited accounts
- SSO, employee advocacy (Amplify), premium listening
- Salesforce, review management, compliance integrations
- Hootsuite restructured its lineup between June and July 2026: a Professional tier at $199 now sits between Standard ($99) and Advanced (previously $249 on annual, now $399), and the trial dropped from 30 days to 14.
- Priced per user/seat: the headline $99 / $199 / $399 is for one seat and multiplies by how many people you add.
- The advertised prices are the billed-annually rates. Monthly billing exists for all three self-serve plans at a higher per-seat rate, but Hootsuite no longer prints the monthly figures on the plans page; they appear at checkout. Before the restructure, Standard was $149 monthly vs $99 annual.
- No free plan. The 14-day trial needs no credit card. Nonprofit discounts exist on some plans.
- Prices are USD list from the plans page structured data (offers marked 'Billed annually'), read 2026-07-21.
Pros and cons
Cloud Campaign
- Free white-label on every plan, custom domain on Agency
- Unlimited users and client logins included
- Brand workspaces, client portals, and clean client reports
- Recycling plus AI captions and images
- No engagement inbox, listening, or competitor tracking
- No visual feed planner or link-in-bio
- Network list is the core handful plus Google Business
- Priced and built for agencies, not individuals
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
Cloud Campaign vs Hootsuite: FAQ
- Is Cloud Campaign or Hootsuite cheaper?
- Cloud Campaign is cheaper to start, from $41 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 Cloud Campaign or Hootsuite have a free plan?
- Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.
- Which is better, Cloud Campaign or Hootsuite?
- Cloud Campaign is the stronger pick for agencies managing social for many clients under their own brand, 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.