Head to head
Hootsuite vs Rella
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
A collaboration tool first and a scheduler second, built for managers and agencies who work with clients.
- From
- $24 per member / mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Rella is the pick for social media managers, and it's the cheaper start, from $24 per member / mo. Hootsuite fits small teams that need listening and reporting in one place better, and it adds link in bio that Rella leaves out.
Rella starts cheaper, $24 per member / mo against $99 per user / mo for Hootsuite. Hootsuite adds link in bio that Rella leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Rella starts at $24 per member / mo, Hootsuite at $99 per user / mo.
- Hootsuite posts to 9 networks, Rella to 8.
- Only Hootsuite reaches Bluesky.
- Hootsuite has link in bio; Rella doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Hootsuite | Rella |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Partial |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Partial |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Not assessed |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Hootsuite | Rella |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | No |
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.
Rella
Pro
$24/mo billed annually
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- $24 per member/mo (annual)
- Unlimited client spaces
- Calendar and Kanban
- Approvals
Premium
Popular$36/mo billed annually
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Branded sharing
- Social inbox (Instagram)
- Ella AI assistant
Premium Plus
$48/mo billed annually
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- 1:1 onboarding
- Priority support
- More Ella AI
- Custom branding
- Priced per member (editor) seat; client 'Social Spaces' are unlimited and free.
- The page defaults to annual prices; monthly figures are rendered client-side and were not captured.
- The rella.co domain is a parked listing; the live product is at getrella.com.
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
Rella
- Unlimited client spaces included
- Strong approval workflows and client-facing sharing
- Kanban and task management
- Instagram social inbox
- Cost scales per seat
- No link-in-bio
- No Bluesky, Google Business, or Mastodon
- Web app only, no native mobile app
Hootsuite vs Rella: FAQ
- Is Hootsuite or Rella cheaper?
- Rella is cheaper to start, from $24 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 Rella 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 Rella?
- Hootsuite is the stronger pick for small teams that need listening and reporting in one place, while Rella is the better fit for social media managers. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.