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OpenPost vs Hootsuite comparison

Compare OpenPost and Hootsuite side by side on pricing, channels, and features.

overview

Platform overview

See how OpenPost and Hootsuite position themselves before diving into pricing, channels, and feature tradeoffs.

OpenPost

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.

Hootsuite

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

Review how OpenPost and Hootsuite package their plans, price points, and upgrade paths side by side.

OpenPost

  • 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

Compare which social networks each scheduler supports today. Platforms on our roadmap are marked with an hourglass.

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

Scan the feature matrix to spot where each product includes, limits, or leaves out the capabilities your workflow depends on.

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
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
Global plugs
Group management
Social Sets
Dark / light mode
Community features

comparisons

founder-focused publishing workspace vs enterprise social marketing

Hootsuite is built 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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