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Hootsuite vs Hootsuite Enterprise
Last updated 4 June 2026
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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
Hootsuite Enterprise is the same Hootsuite, scaled up: the quote-only top tier that adds SSO, the Amplify employee-advocacy hub, premium social listening, and review management for large teams. It's reviewed in full under Hootsuite; this is the enterprise lens.
- From
- Custom
- Free plan
Bottom line
Hootsuite and Hootsuite Enterprise both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Hootsuite is the stronger pick for Small teams that need listening and reporting in one place; choose Hootsuite Enterprise for Large brands needing SSO, compliance, and governance.
Features compared
| Feature | Hootsuite | Hootsuite Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Not assessed |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Not assessed |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Not assessed |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Hootsuite | Hootsuite Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | Auto |
Pricing
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.
Hootsuite Enterprise
Enterprise
Custom
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom, quote-only pricing; 5+ users, unlimited social accounts
- Adds SSO, employee advocacy (Amplify), and premium listening
- Review management, Salesforce, and compliance integrations
- This is the same product as Hootsuite, reviewed in full separately; this entry covers only the quote-only Enterprise tier.
- Hootsuite is priced per seat. The self-serve plans start at $99 a user a month (annual); Enterprise is custom-quoted for 5 or more users with unlimited social accounts.
- Enterprise is what unlocks SSO, the Amplify employee-advocacy hub, premium/long-window social listening, review management, and integrations like Salesforce.
- Prices are USD; Enterprise has no public price ladder, so it's quote-only here.
Pros and cons
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
Hootsuite Enterprise
- Adds SSO, advocacy, premium listening, and review management
- Deep reporting and competitor benchmarking
- Enterprise integrations like Salesforce
- Premier support, training, and certification
- Quote-only, expensive, per-seat
- Same core product as standard Hootsuite
- Overkill unless you need the enterprise extras
- Sales-led, no self-serve signup
Hootsuite vs Hootsuite Enterprise: FAQ
- Is Hootsuite or Hootsuite Enterprise cheaper?
- Hootsuite starts at $99 per user / mo, while Hootsuite Enterprise is quoted custom, so Hootsuite is the one with a public entry price.
- Does Hootsuite or Hootsuite Enterprise have a free plan?
- Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.
- Which is better, Hootsuite or Hootsuite Enterprise?
- Hootsuite is the stronger pick for small teams that need listening and reporting in one place, while Hootsuite Enterprise is the better fit for large brands needing SSO, compliance, and governance. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.