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Hootsuite alternatives and pricing: Dripost vs Hootsuite
Looking for Hootsuite alternatives? Dripost posts to YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn and X from one upload, proves every post went live, and prices by client. Here is what you get, what Hootsuite costs from its own pricing page, and when Hootsuite could still suit you.
What you get with Dripost
All of it is in Dripost today, on the plans named.
- Start free, try Pro for 14 days
- One upload, six platforms
- API and AI assistants on every plan
- Proof it went live
- Failures in plain words
- Clients approve without a login
- Priced per client
- Your price stays put
- Your video, untouched
- Also in every workspace
Dripost next to Hootsuite, point by point
A free start
Hootsuite’s plans page lists no free plan. Dripost starts free, Creator is $19 a month, and every account begins with 14 days of Pro.
Sized for small teams
Pro gives 5 people 5 clients with up to 8 channels each, at $35 a month, without a sales call or a contract.
Let an AI assistant schedule
Claude or ChatGPT can draft, schedule and move posts through Dripost’s MCP server, and nothing goes out until you approve it.
One upload, six versions
Upload a video once and see the Short, the Reel and each caption before they go; the file itself is never re-encoded.
Hootsuite pricing: what Hootsuite offers
There is no free version of Hootsuite; its plans page offers a 14-day trial instead.
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14 days, no credit card
- Standard
- Up to 10 social accounts
- Professional and Advanced
- Unlimited social accounts
- Enterprise
- Custom pricing
Source: hootsuite.com/plans, read on 25 September 2026. Prices change; check their page before you decide.
When Hootsuite could suit you
- Enterprise plans and contracts for large organisations.
- Unlimited social accounts from its Professional plan.
Which to pick
Choose Hootsuite if
You run a large team or need enterprise features, contracts and support.
Choose Dripost if
You’re one person or a small team who wants a lighter tool, clear prices, and proof each post went live.
We’re not affiliated with Hootsuite. Facts about Hootsuite come from its own pages, read on 25 September 2026, and may have changed since.
Hootsuite alternatives at a glance
Free plan, trial and how many platforms each one's own pricing page lists.
| Free plan | Free trial | Platforms listed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dripost | Yes | 14 days of Pro, no card | 6 |
| Hootsuite | None | 14 days | Not listed |
| Agorapulse | None | 30 days | 11 |
| Ayrshare | None | 28 days | 9 |
| Blotato | None | 7 days | 4 |
| ContentStudio | None | 7 days | 10 |
Dripost
You're one person or a small team who wants a lighter tool, clear prices, and proof each post went live.
- Start free, try Pro for 14 days
- One upload, six platforms
- API and AI assistants on every plan
- Proof it went live
- Failures in plain words
- Clients approve without a login
Agorapulse
Choose Agorapulse if: You need an inbox to answer comments and messages, or platforms Dripost doesn't have.
- Agorapulse's free trial is longer: 30 days against 14.
- Hootsuite's pricing page lists an MCP server for AI assistants; Agorapulse's doesn't mention one.
agorapulse.com/pricing, read on 30 September 2026 · Agorapulse alternatives
Ayrshare
Choose Ayrshare if: You're a developer or platform building social publishing for your own users.
- Ayrshare's free trial is longer: 28 days against 14.
- Hootsuite's pricing page lists an inbox for comments and messages; Ayrshare's doesn't mention one.
- Hootsuite's pricing page lists approval workflows; Ayrshare's doesn't mention one.
ayrshare.com/pricing, read on 30 September 2026 · Ayrshare alternatives
Blotato
Choose Blotato if: You want AI to generate the videos and images you post.
- Hootsuite's free trial is longer: 14 days against 7.
- Hootsuite's pricing page lists an inbox for comments and messages; Blotato's doesn't mention one.
- Hootsuite's pricing page lists approval workflows; Blotato's doesn't mention one.
blotato.com/pricing, read on 30 September 2026
ContentStudio
Choose ContentStudio if: You want AI to create images and video as well as schedule them.
- Hootsuite's free trial is longer: 14 days against 7.
- Hootsuite's pricing page lists an inbox for comments and messages; ContentStudio's doesn't mention one.
contentstudio.io/pricing, read on 30 September 2026