Hootsuite vs Publer
Both are in Social media management. Here is how their plans, prices and features compare, taken from each vendor's own site.
The main differences
- Publer's cheapest paid plan is $4/mo, against $99/mo for Hootsuite.
- Fees: Hootsuite Contact for pricing; Publer Per social account per month.
| Hootsuite | Publer | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | from $99/mo | Free plan · from $4/mo |
| Free plan | Not stated by the vendor | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Plans | Standard ($99/mo annual); Professional ($199/mo annual); Advanced ($399/mo annual); Enterprise () | Free ($0); Professional ($5/mo, $4/mo annual); Business ($10/mo, $8/mo annual) |
| Fees | Contact for pricing | Per social account per month |
| Best for | Not stated | Creators, Small business, Agencies |
| Key features | Schedule unlimited social posts; AI-generated posts and images; Unified inbox; Brand and competitor monitoring | Unlimited scheduling and drafts (paid); First comments and threads; Unlimited media storage and RSS automations; X integration (paid) |
| Checked on | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-03 |
Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Full details and sources are on each tool's page.
Hootsuite
- 14-day free trial with no card
- Unlimited accounts from Professional
- One inbox for messages across networks
Trade-offs
- Starts at $99 per user a month billed yearly, well above most schedulers
- Standard is limited to 10 social accounts
- Priced per user, so teams pay for every seat
Publer
- Free forever plan with 3 social accounts
- Free trial of paid features with no card (7 days)
- Pricing per social account, so cost scales with use
Trade-offs
- The free plan cannot connect X accounts and keeps only 24 hours of post history
- The free plan allows 10 scheduled posts per account
- Additional team members are priced separately