What is the cheapest alternative to Hootsuite?

Of the 8 alternatives here that publish an entry price, Publer is the lowest at $4.28 a month. That is $94.72 a month less than Hootsuite's $99.

Is there a free alternative to Hootsuite?

5 of these publish an ongoing free plan: Buffer, Later, Metricool, Typefully, Publer. A free plan is not a trial — it stays free, with limits set by the vendor.

What can I use instead of Hootsuite?

The closest matches in the index are Buffer, Sprout Social, Later, Metricool, Typefully. They sit in the same category and cover overlapping ground; the table above puts each one's entry price beside Hootsuite's.

Hootsuite alternatives

Hootsuite is enterprise social management. These are the other social media tools in the index, with what each one charges.

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Hootsuite compared with its alternatives on pricing and free plan
Tool	What it is	Pricing	Free plan
Hootsuitethe one you asked about	Enterprise social management	from $99/mo	No
Bufferbuffer.com	Straightforward social scheduling	from $5/mo	Yes
Sprout Socialsproutsocial.com	Social management with serious reporting	from $79/mo	Free trial
Laterlater.com	Influencer marketing with social scheduling attached	from $18.75/mo	Yes
Metricoolmetricool.com	Scheduling plus analytics at a fair price	from $25/mo	Yes
Typefullytypefully.com	Write and schedule threads properly	from $12.50/mo	Yes
Publerpubler.io	Bulk scheduling for many accounts	from $4.28/mo	Yes
SocialBeesocialbee.com	Category-based content recycling	from $29/mo	Free trial
Hypefuryhypefury.com	Growth automation for X and LinkedIn	from $6/mo	Free trial

8 of these 9 prices were read from the vendor's own pricing page, most recently on 21 Sept 2026; the rest are indicative. Entry tier only — vendors change pricing without notice.

Hootsuite and its alternatives, by priceEntry price a month, cheapest first

Publer
$4.28
Buffer
$5
Hypefury
$6
Typefully
$12.50*
Later
$18.75
Metricool
$25
SocialBee
$29
Sprout Social
$79
Hootsuite
$99

8 of these 9 prices were read from the vendor's own pricing page; the rest are marked * and are indicative. The median is across these 8, not the whole category.

Switching from Hootsuite

What is the cheapest alternative to Hootsuite?: Of the 8 alternatives here that publish an entry price, Publer is the lowest at $4.28 a month. That is $94.72 a month less than Hootsuite's $99.
Is there a free alternative to Hootsuite?: 5 of these publish an ongoing free plan: Buffer, Later, Metricool, Typefully, Publer. A free plan is not a trial — it stays free, with limits set by the vendor.
What can I use instead of Hootsuite?: The closest matches in the index are Buffer, Sprout Social, Later, Metricool, Typefully. They sit in the same category and cover overlapping ground; the table above puts each one's entry price beside Hootsuite's.

Head to head

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