Head to head
Hootsuite vs Sendible for Agencies
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
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 and Sendible for Agencies 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 Sendible for Agencies for Agencies wanting white-label dashboards and client onboarding.
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
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.
Sendible for Agencies
Scale
Popular$199 /mo
$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
$299 /mo
$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
$750 /mo
$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.