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overview
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Social marketing suite with Wisdom AI since 2008
Hootsuite is an established social media management platform for marketing teams. Standard through Advanced plans cover publishing, a unified inbox, analytics, and Wisdom AI — with per-user pricing, up to 10 social accounts on Standard, and unlimited accounts on Professional and above.
Social media toolkit for creators and teams since 2010
Buffer is a social media management suite for individuals, creators, and small teams. It offers queue-based scheduling, an AI assistant, a community inbox, analytics, and a REST API — with per-channel pricing, volume discounts, and a free plan for up to three channels.
pricing
Compare the plans and prices for Hootsuite and Buffer. Prices below assume 1 connected social channels so flat and per-channel plans are comparable.
Connected channels
Set how many social accounts you manage. We scale per-channel list prices to this count.
Best for individuals managing up to 10 social accounts from one calendar
Per user / month (annual billing) · 14-day free trial
Best for teams that need unlimited accounts and automated inbox workflows
Per user / month (annual billing) · 14-day free trial
Best for teams that need approvals, routing, and cross-team coordination
Per user / month (annual billing) · 14-day free trial
Best for large organizations with SSO, listening, and governance needs
Custom pricing — contact sales
Best for individuals scheduling on up to three channels
Up to 3 channels · 10 scheduled posts per channel
Best for creators who need unlimited scheduling and analytics per channel
1 channels × $6/channel / mo · list rate; volume tiers may reduce total
Best for teams that need approvals, access controls, and unlimited members
1 channels × $12/channel / mo · list rate; volume tiers may reduce total
Native per-channel list rates before volume discounts. OpenQuok flat plans are split across 1 channels for reference.
Per user / month (annual billing) · 14-day free trial
Per user / month (annual billing) · 14-day free trial
Per user / month (annual billing) · 14-day free trial
Custom pricing — contact sales
Up to 3 channels · 10 scheduled posts per channel
From $6/channel / month · lower on annual billing and volume tiers
From $12/channel / month · lower on annual billing and volume tiers
platform coverage
See which social networks each product supports. An hourglass means the channel is on our roadmap.
features
See which features each product includes, limits, or omits.
Features | Hootsuite | Buffer |
|---|---|---|
Agent workspaces | — | — |
Total channels | 10 on Standard · unlimited on Professional+ | Per-channel pricing |
Posts per month | Unlimited scheduling | 10/channel on Free · unlimited on paid |
Team members | Per-seat licensing | 1 on Free/Essentials · unlimited on Team |
AI Writer | — | — |
AI Summarizer | — | — |
Shareable post previews | ||
Official platform APIs | ||
Public API | — | REST API (rate limits by plan) |
OAuth apps | — | — |
MCP server | MCP connectors (in-product) | — |
Cloud media storage | Media library (plan limits apply) | Media library (plan limits apply) |
Multi-channel publishing | ||
Agent integrations | — | — |
Analytics | ||
Photo editor | — | — |
Skill builder | — | — |
Calendar views | ||
Kanban views | — | — |
Footage File manager | ||
Repeated posts | ||
Reusable templates | ||
Reusable signatures | — | — |
Smart filters | — | |
Post delays | Best-time scheduling | Queue slots |
Post comments | ||
Internal plugs | — | — |
Cross-account plugs | — | — |
Global plugs | — | — |
Group management | Channel groups on paid plans | |
Dark / light mode | — | |
Community features | — |
comparisons
Buffer is for creators and small teams in a browser queue. Hootsuite covers publishing, inbox, listening, and analytics for teams that live in the dashboard.
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