Head to head
Hootsuite vs Sendible for Agencies
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
Sendible for Agencies is the same Sendible, pitched at the people it was really built for. Its agency tiers add white-label dashboards, Client Connect onboarding, per-client dashboards, and approval rounds, with white labelling sold as a paid add-on on Advanced and Enterprise.
- From
- $170 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Hootsuite is the pick for small teams that need listening and reporting in one place, and it's the cheaper start, from $99 per user / mo. Sendible for Agencies fits agencies wanting white-label dashboards and client onboarding better, and it reaches Google Business and WordPress, which Hootsuite doesn't.
Hootsuite starts cheaper, $99 per user / mo against $170 a month for Sendible for Agencies. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Sendible for Agencies adds evergreen recycling and posting queue that Hootsuite leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Hootsuite starts at $99 per user / mo, Sendible for Agencies at $170 a month.
- Hootsuite posts to 9 networks, Sendible for Agencies to 10.
- Only Hootsuite reaches Pinterest.
- Only Sendible for Agencies reaches Google Business and WordPress.
- Sendible for Agencies has evergreen recycling; Hootsuite doesn't.
- Sendible for Agencies has posting queue; Hootsuite doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Hootsuite | Sendible for Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Not assessed |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Not assessed |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Hootsuite | Sendible for Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | No | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | No | Auto |
| WordPress | 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.
No free plan; 30-day trial.
- 1 seat
- $149/mo~$99/mo annual
- 3 seatsTypical
- $447/mo~$297/mo annual
Cheapest plan: Standard.
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $170/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 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.
Sendible for Agencies
Scale
Popular$170/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 7
- Accounts
- 49
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, $170 on annual
- 7 users, 49 social profiles
- Custom and automated reports, content library, campaigns, 1:1 onboarding
Advanced
$255/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 100
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, $255 on annual
- 20 users, 100 social profiles
- Advanced permissions, live report sharing, white-label add-on (from $315/mo)
Enterprise
$638/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 80
- Accounts
- 400
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $750/mo, $638 on annual; 80 users, 400 profiles
- Optional SSO, dedicated success, white label (from $790/mo)
- This is the same product as Sendible, reviewed in full separately; this entry highlights the agency-oriented tiers (Scale, Advanced, Enterprise) and the white-label add-on.
- Sendible bundles users and profiles per plan and lets you add a user-plus-profile bundle without upgrading. White labelling is a paid add-on on Advanced and Enterprise (from $315 and $790 a month with it).
- Agency-specific strengths are Client Connect onboarding (clients don't need admin access), per-client dashboards, and approval rounds.
- Prices are USD; the full lineup including the cheaper Creator and Traction plans is in the main Sendible review.
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
Sendible for Agencies
- Client Connect onboarding without sharing admin access
- White-label dashboards and client reports (add-on)
- Approval rounds and per-client dashboards
- Smart Queue recycling and monitoring included
- Same product as Sendible, just the higher tiers
- White label costs extra on top of the plan
- Pinterest faded; no Instagram DMs in the inbox
- Some features have been sunset over the years
Hootsuite vs Sendible for Agencies: FAQ
- Is Hootsuite or Sendible for Agencies cheaper?
- Hootsuite is cheaper to start, from $99 against $170 for Sendible for Agencies. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Hootsuite or Sendible for Agencies 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 Sendible for Agencies?
- Hootsuite is the stronger pick for small teams that need listening and reporting in one place, while Sendible for Agencies is the better fit for agencies wanting white-label dashboards and client onboarding. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.