PosterPoster vs Hootsuite
Hootsuite is built for large marketing teams, and priced for them. For creators, small businesses and small agencies that mostly need to publish everywhere on time, it is a lot of tool for the money.
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Side by side
| Poster | Hootsuite | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | Pro — $8 a month or $72 a year (payments launching soon) | Standard — $99 a month for one user |
| Free plan | Every platform, unlimited accounts and posts, 5 GB | No free plan |
| How the price grows | It doesn't grow with channels: pay for comfort (Pro) or for people (Corporate) | Per user, with a cap on social accounts |
| Teams | Corporate — $29 a month for 3 people, $5 per extra seat | Advanced and Enterprise — priced per user |
| Platforms | 50, including WhatsApp channels, Telegram, Discord, LINE, Viber, websites and newsletters | Main social networks |
Hootsuite prices as listed on their pricing page in October 2026; check it for current prices. Hootsuite is a trademark of its owner, used here only to name the product.
Where Hootsuite is stronger
- Social listening, inbox and in-depth analytics
- Enterprise features: compliance, SSO, large teams
- Posts to X (Twitter)
Why people choose Poster instead
- Free plan with every platform and no post limit
- Corporate plan for a team of three — $29 a month
- Messengers and websites: Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, WordPress, Ghost, Mailchimp
Switching takes a few minutes
- Sign up with email — no card needed.
- Connect your networks in Platforms. Most sign in with one click; Poster never stores social network passwords.
- Write your next post once and see the preview for every network before it goes out.
Plans
Free
$0- Every platform, unlimited accounts and posts
- Scheduling, previews for each network
- 5 GB for photos and videos
- Ads in the Poster interface
Pro
$8 / month- Everything in Free, no ads
- 50 GB for photos and videos
- Your own websites — $69 a year each
- $72 a year — 3 months free
Corporate
$29 / month- Everything in Pro
- Owner + 2 seats with their own permissions, $5 per extra seat
- Approval of team members' posts
- Company cloud storage
Pro and Corporate payments are launching soon. Fair use: up to 300 sends to platforms a day per account, to keep spam out.
Try Poster free — keep Hootsuite until you're sure
Every platform and unlimited posts on the free plan. Connect your networks in a few minutes.
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