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title: "Hootsuite alternatives: what to compare"
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summary: "What to compare when you look for an alternative to Hootsuite: price at your size, networks, team access and API, with 1Post as one option."
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# Hootsuite alternatives: what to compare

What to compare when you look for an alternative to Hootsuite: price at your size, networks, team access and API, with 1Post as one option.

If you are weighing Hootsuite against other tools, compare price at your own size, the networks you need, how many people can sign in and whether an API is included. 1Post is one alternative: $29 a month for 20 connected accounts (Starter), with an API, MCP server and unlimited members on every plan.

## What Hootsuite offers

- Entry price: From $99 per user a month (Standard, annual billing).
- Free plan: No free plan.
- Trial: 14 days.
- Networks: Not listed on its plans or home page.
- API: Not stated on its pages.

## What to check before you choose

- The per-user cost for your whole team
- Which of the networks you need are supported
- Whether the price shown is for annual billing

## 1Post as an alternative

1Post is priced by connected accounts, not by channel or user: Starter $29, Creator $97, Agency $499, then Custom from $499. It posts to 24 networks, from X and LinkedIn to Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and WordPress, shows a live preview for each, and checks every post against its network's rules before it goes out. See [how it compares with Hootsuite](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-hootsuite.md).

## Other tools people compare

- [1Post vs Blotato](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-blotato.md): a social publishing tool with an API and MCP server.
- [1Post vs Buffer](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-buffer.md): a social media scheduler priced per channel.
- [1Post vs Publer](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-publer.md): a social media scheduler with per-account add-ons.
- [1Post vs Later](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-later.md): a visual social media planner.

## Questions

**Why look for an alternative to Hootsuite?**

People compare tools on price at their own size, the networks they need, how many people can sign in, and whether an API is included. Hootsuite's published answers to those are in the table above.

**Is 1Post an alternative to Hootsuite?**

1Post covers scheduling, previews, approvals and an API for 24 networks. If Hootsuite is an enterprise social media management platform priced per user, compare the two directly on the [1Post vs Hootsuite](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-hootsuite.md) page.

**What should I check before I switch from Hootsuite?**

The per-user cost for your whole team; Which of the networks you need are supported; Whether the price shown is for annual billing. Then export or note your scheduled posts, since each tool keeps its own queue.

## Sources

- [Hootsuite plans](https://www.hootsuite.com/plans), read 2026-10-22
- [Hootsuite home page](https://www.hootsuite.com/), read 2026-10-22
- [1Post pricing](https://get1post.com/pricing), read 2026-10-22

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## Related

- [1Post vs Hootsuite: price, networks, API](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-hootsuite.md)
- [Hootsuite pricing explained: plans and costs](https://get1post.com/pricing-guides/hootsuite-pricing.md)
- [Social media scheduler alternatives to compare](https://get1post.com/alternatives.md)