Head to head
Hootsuite vs OneUp
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
OneUp is a no-nonsense scheduler with an unusually wide network list and genuine automation: post recycling, RSS auto-posting, and auto-crossposting. It's priced by how many accounts you connect, from $25 a month, and skips the engagement and reporting depth of the bigger suites.
- From
- $25 per month
- Free plan
Bottom line
Hootsuite and OneUp 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 OneUp for Power users publishing to many networks at once.
Features compared
| Feature | Hootsuite | OneUp |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Not assessed |
| Link in bio | Yes | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Hootsuite | OneUp |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No | Auto | |
| Snapchat | No | 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.
OneUp
Starter
$25 per month
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $25/mo, 5 social accounts
- 1 cross-posting workflow
- Scheduling, recycling, AI captions, RSS auto-posting
Intermediate
$60 per month
- Accounts
- 15
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $60/mo, 15 social accounts
- 3 cross-posting workflows
Growth
Popular$120 per month
- Accounts
- 30
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $120/mo, 30 social accounts
- 5 cross-posting workflows
Business
$300 per month
- Accounts
- 80
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $300/mo, 80 social accounts (extra at $1/mo each)
- 8 cross-posting workflows
Enterprise
Custom
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- From $1,000/mo
- Everything in Business, plus SOC 2 and ISO 27001
- Priced by how many social accounts you connect: the plan steps up with the band you land in, 5, 15, 30, then 80 accounts. On Business you can add extra accounts at $1 a month each.
- Every connected destination counts as one account, including Facebook profiles, pages, and groups, Instagram, LinkedIn profiles and pages, X, YouTube, Threads, Reddit, Bluesky, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest, Discord servers, and Google Business locations.
- There's no free plan, but a 7-day trial with nothing due upfront.
- Annual billing may carry a discount; the live page shows monthly rates.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.
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
OneUp
- Very wide network list, including Reddit, Snapchat, and Discord
- Strong automation: recycling, RSS, and auto-crossposting
- Account-based pricing with cheap add-on accounts
- AI captions, first comment, and X threads
- No engagement inbox and only basic analytics
- No listening or visual feed planner
- No free plan
- Higher tiers get pricey for many accounts
Hootsuite vs OneUp: FAQ
- Is Hootsuite or OneUp cheaper?
- OneUp is cheaper to start, from $25 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 OneUp 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 OneUp?
- Hootsuite is the stronger pick for small teams that need listening and reporting in one place, while OneUp is the better fit for power users publishing to many networks at once. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.