OpenPost vs Hootsuite comparison

Compare prices, channels, and features for OpenPost and Hootsuite.

overview

Platform overview

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Content workspace for solo founders with hosted and self-hosted paths

OpenPost is a publishing workspace for solo founders and small teams. Write once, adapt copy and media for each connected account, schedule from the calendar, and review analytics and inbox replies — with HTTP API, CLI, and MCP access on hosted plans, or zero software fee when you self-host the AGPL stack.

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.

pricing

Pricing & plans

Compare the plans and prices for OpenPost and Hootsuite.

OpenPost

  • Self-host $0 /mo

    Best when you operate OpenPost on your own infrastructure under AGPL

    No OpenPost software fee · you pay for servers, secrets, and social developer apps

  • Starter $15 /mo

    Best for one company building a repeatable content habit

    1 workspace · 3 social accounts · 100 scheduled posts/month · 14-day free trial

  • Founder $25 /mo

    Best for founders publishing across more channels and workspaces

    3 workspaces · 6 social accounts · 500 scheduled posts/month

  • Pro $49 /mo

    Best for a complete solo-founder content operation

    10 workspaces · 15 social accounts · 2,500 scheduled posts/month

  • Team $99 /mo

    Best for small teams that need seats and workspace roles

    3 included seats · team roles · 5,000 scheduled posts/month

  • Agency $199 /mo

    Best for agencies managing many clients and campaigns

    5 included seats · 50 workspaces · 150 social accounts · 25,000 scheduled posts/month

Hootsuite

  • Standard $99 /mo

    Best for individuals managing up to 10 social accounts from one calendar

    Per user / month (annual billing) · 14-day free trial

  • Professional $199 /mo

    Best for teams that need unlimited accounts and automated inbox workflows

    Per user / month (annual billing) · 14-day free trial

  • Advanced $399 /mo

    Best for teams that need approvals, routing, and cross-team coordination

    Per user / month (annual billing) · 14-day free trial

  • Enterprise Custom

    Best for large organizations with SSO, listening, and governance needs

    Custom pricing — contact sales

platform coverage

Supported channels

See which social networks each product supports. An hourglass means the channel is on our roadmap.

OpenPost

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > X
  • > TikTok
  • > YouTube
  • Pinterest
  • > Threads
  • > Bluesky
  • WhatsApp
  • Google Business Profile
  • > Mastodon
  • > Discord

Hootsuite

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > X
  • > TikTok
  • > YouTube
  • > Pinterest
  • > Threads
  • > Bluesky
  • > WhatsApp
  • > Google Business Profile
  • Mastodon
  • Discord

features

Feature comparison

See which features each product includes, limits, or omits.

Features
OpenPost Hootsuite
Agent workspaces
1–50 by hosted plan —
Total channels
3–150 social accounts by plan 10 on Standard · unlimited on Professional+
Posts per month
100–25,000 scheduled posts by plan Unlimited scheduling
Team members
1 seat on Starter–Pro · 3 on Team · 5 on Agency Per-seat licensing
AI Writer
— —
AI Summarizer
— —
Shareable post previews
Official platform APIs
Public API
—
OAuth apps
— —
MCP server
mcp:read and mcp:full scopes MCP connectors (in-product)
Cloud media storage
1–250 GB media by plan Media library (plan limits apply)
Multi-channel publishing
Agent integrations
HTTP API, CLI, and MCP tokens —
Analytics
Photo editor
OpenPost Image Editor —
Skill builder
— —
Calendar views
Kanban views
— —
Footage File manager
Repeated posts
—
Reusable templates
Social Sets for account groups
Reusable signatures
— —
Smart filters
—
Post delays
Saved weekly slots Best-time scheduling
Post comments
Internal plugs
— —
Cross-account plugs
— —
Global plugs
Auto Repost with likes/comments/reposts/views gates (X, Mastodon, Bluesky, LinkedIn) —
Group management
Social Sets
Dark / light mode
—
Community features
— —

comparisons

founder-focused publishing workspace vs enterprise social marketing

Hootsuite is for marketing teams in a browser. OpenPost combines cross-platform adaptation, built-in image and video editors, analytics, and agent paths via API, CLI, and MCP on hosted or self-hosted deployments.

OpenPost

  • > HTTP API, CLI, and MCP tokens let assistants schedule while social keys stay encrypted in OpenPost
  • > Hosted plans from $15/month plus a $0 software-fee self-host option under AGPL
  • > Workspaces keep brands and clients separated with plan-based workspace counts
  • > Built-in image and video editors, analytics, inbox, and ten-network publishing in one founder workspace
  • > Same workspace rules from HTTP API, CLI, and MCP on hosted and self-hosted deployments
  • > Account-specific versions and destination previews before content leaves the composer

Typical Hootsuite workflow

  • Wisdom AI lives inside the dashboard — no skills, workspace MCP, or Public API for external agents
  • Per-seat pricing that climbs as you add collaborators
  • One account pile for every brand, client, and channel
  • Enterprise bundles with listening and ads you may never use
  • In-product MCP connectors — not workspace-scoped endpoints for editor or terminal agents
  • Autopilot publishing with limited human checkpoints

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