Head to head
Cloud Campaign vs Hootsuite
Last updated 4 June 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 and Hootsuite both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Cloud Campaign is the stronger pick for Agencies managing social for many clients under their own brand; choose Hootsuite for Small teams that need listening and reporting in one place.
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
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 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$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
- 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
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.