Head to head
Hootsuite vs MeetEdgar
Last updated 4 June 2026
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
MeetEdgar more or less invented category-based evergreen recycling: you sort posts into buckets, set a weekly schedule, and it reshares from those buckets forever so the queue never empties. It's a focused tool with two flat plans, no free tier, and a 30-day trial.
- From
- $24.91 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
MeetEdgar is the pick for creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen content, and it's the cheaper start, from $24.91 a month. Hootsuite fits small teams that need listening and reporting in one place better, and it adds social listening and advanced reports that MeetEdgar leaves out.
MeetEdgar starts cheaper, $24.91 a month against $99 per user / mo for Hootsuite. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Hootsuite brings social listening that MeetEdgar skips, while MeetEdgar has evergreen recycling Hootsuite doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- MeetEdgar starts at $24.91 a month, Hootsuite at $99 per user / mo.
- Hootsuite posts to 9 networks, MeetEdgar to 10.
- Only MeetEdgar reaches Google Business.
- Hootsuite has social listening; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- Hootsuite has advanced reports; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- Hootsuite has competitor tracking; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- Hootsuite has approvals; MeetEdgar doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Hootsuite | MeetEdgar |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | No |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | No |
| Link in bio | Yes | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Hootsuite | MeetEdgar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | No | Auto |
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.
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.
What it really costs
Hootsuite charges per seat, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 3-seat row marked as a realistic setup.
| seats | Standard | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $149/mo | $399/mo |
| 3Typical | $447/mo | $1197/mo |
| 5 | $745/mo | $1995/mo |
| 10 | $1490/mo | $3990/mo |
| 25 | $3725/mo | $9975/mo |
| 50 | $7450/mo | $19950/mo |
Monthly billing.
MeetEdgar
Eddie
$24.91/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29.99/mo, $24.91 on annual ($299/yr)
- 5 social accounts, 4 content categories, 10 weekly automations
- Unlimited content library and recycling, 15 Inky AI credits/mo
- Extra accounts $3.99-$4.99 each
Edgar
Popular$41.58/mo billed annually
- Accounts
- 25
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49.99/mo, $41.58 on annual ($499/yr)
- 25 social accounts, unlimited content categories, 1,000 weekly automations
- Team collaboration, 50 Inky AI credits/mo
- Extra accounts $1.99-$2.99 each
- Flat, two-plan pricing: Eddie for one person and Edgar for small teams. The difference is mostly capacity, 5 accounts and 4 categories versus 25 accounts and unlimited categories, plus team collaboration on Edgar.
- No free plan, but a 30-day free trial of either plan.
- Annual billing is about 17% cheaper ($299 a year on Eddie, $499 on Edgar).
- Extra social accounts are a second cost: $3.99-$4.99 each on Eddie, $1.99-$2.99 on Edgar. The Inky AI assistant is credit-limited at 15 (Eddie) or 50 (Edgar) generations a month.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page and confirmed against current third-party 2026 listings.
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
MeetEdgar
- Best-in-class category-based evergreen recycling, the feature it pioneered
- Auto-refill keeps the queue from ever running dry
- Content variations and Inky AI to vary and write posts
- Now includes a social inbox and team collaboration
- No free plan, and not the cheapest if you don't need recycling
- Light analytics and no competitor tracking or listening
- AI is credit-limited per month
- SocialBee offers similar recycling, often for less
Hootsuite vs MeetEdgar: FAQ
- Is Hootsuite or MeetEdgar cheaper?
- MeetEdgar is cheaper to start, from $24.91 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 Hootsuite or MeetEdgar 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 MeetEdgar?
- Hootsuite is the stronger pick for small teams that need listening and reporting in one place, while MeetEdgar is the better fit for creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen content. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.