Head to head
Hootsuite vs Post Bridge
Last updated 21 July 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
Post Bridge is a bare-bones, cheap scheduler aimed at creators. It posts to nine networks from one dashboard with unlimited scheduling and bulk upload, and skips almost everything else, no AI, no analytics, no inbox, no Canva.
- From
- $7.5 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Post Bridge is the pick for creators who just want to cross-post cheaply to many networks, and it's the cheaper start, from $7.5 a month. Hootsuite fits small teams that need listening and reporting in one place better, and it adds social listening and approvals that Post Bridge leaves out.
Post Bridge starts cheaper, $7.5 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 adds social listening and approvals that Post Bridge leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Post Bridge starts at $7.5 a month, Hootsuite at $99 per user / mo.
- Hootsuite has social listening; Post Bridge doesn't.
- Hootsuite has approvals; Post Bridge doesn't.
- Hootsuite has social inbox; Post Bridge doesn't.
- Hootsuite has AI captions; Post Bridge doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Hootsuite | Post Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | No |
| Basic analytics | Yes | No |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Team roles | Yes | No |
| Approvals | Yes | No |
| Link in bio | Yes | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Hootsuite | Post Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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
- $99/mo
Plan set by your profile count.
No free plan; 7-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $7.5/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
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.
Post Bridge
Starter
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- About $7.50/mo
- Unlimited posting and bulk scheduling
- Multiple accounts per platform
Creator
Popular- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- About $15/mo
- More connected accounts, for growing creators
- Content studio and bulk scheduling
Pro
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- About $22.50/mo
- Most accounts, for scaling creators and brands
- Additional support and consulting
- Three simple, cheap flat plans. The rates shown (about $7.50, $15, $22.50 a month) are the discounted/annual figures; monthly billing is higher.
- There's a 7-day trial on the Creator and Pro plans.
- Post Bridge is deliberately minimal: unlimited posting, bulk scheduling, and multiple accounts per platform, with no AI, analytics, Canva integration, or approval workflows.
- Prices are USD from current listings; the live page rate-limited when checked, so figures were taken from current third-party 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
Post Bridge
- Very cheap, with unlimited posting
- Nine networks and multiple accounts per platform
- Bulk scheduling and a content studio
- Nice creator touches like TikTok carousels with trending audio
- No AI, analytics, inbox, Canva, or approvals
- No free plan
- Built for individuals, not teams
- Young product with little public history
Hootsuite vs Post Bridge: FAQ
- Is Hootsuite or Post Bridge cheaper?
- Post Bridge is cheaper to start, from $7.5 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 Post Bridge 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 Post Bridge?
- Hootsuite is the stronger pick for small teams that need listening and reporting in one place, while Post Bridge is the better fit for creators who just want to cross-post cheaply to many networks. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.