Postiz vs Hootsuite: Pricing and Plans
Postiz vs Hootsuite verdict: Stay on Postiz when channel-based Cloud pricing is the constraint. The official Postiz pricing page (fetched 11 November 2026) lists Standard, Team, Pro and Ultimate at $29, $39, $49 and $99 per month for 5, 10, 30 and 100 channels, unlimited posts, a 7-day free trial, and MCP, CLI and API on every plan. Postiz docs list yearly totals of $278, $374, $470 and $950 for those same tiers, and say the pricing page wins if the two ever disagree. Hootsuite’s official plans FAQ, fetched the same day, states that paid plans start at $99 USD per user per month for Standard, $199 for Professional, and range up to $399 for Advanced, with custom Enterprise pricing. Standard includes up to 10 social profiles; Professional includes unlimited profiles. A 14-day free trial is listed on the Hootsuite plans page. Annual Hootsuite billing is described as a lower per-user monthly rate than month-to-month, but the page we fetched does not publish the exact annual dollar totals, so we do not invent them.
Stay on Postiz if: you want 10 channels at $39 per month on Team (or 5 channels at $29 on Standard), unlimited posts, and a 7-day trial, rather than Hootsuite Standard at $99 per user per month for up to 10 profiles.
Look at Hootsuite if: you need a per-seat suite with a unified inbox, listening and approvals at the Professional or Advanced tier, and you already budget $199 to $399 per user per month.
- Postiz Cloud: $29 / $39 / $49 / $99 per month; docs yearly $278 / $374 / $470 / $950; 5 / 10 / 30 / 100 channels; no free plan (docs); 7-day trial; “Start for $0” is the trial button on the pricing cards.
- Hootsuite: paid plans start at $99 / $199 / up to $399 USD per user per month; Standard up to 10 social accounts; Professional unlimited accounts; 14-day trial; annual billing available at a lower per-user monthly rate (amount not disclosed on the public cards we fetched).
By the Unfair Advantage editorial team · Updated November 11, 2026. Method: reading of the official Postiz pricing page (postiz.com/pricing), Postiz docs on plans and limits, Postiz terms, and the official Hootsuite plans page, all fetched November 11, 2026 (Europe/Paris). We did not open paid accounts. Hootsuite is quoted as text only, with source URLs in the plain-text source list. For a Postiz vs Buffer channel comparison, see our live Postiz vs Buffer page and the live Postiz review.
When should you stay on Postiz, and when should you switch?
Stay on Postiz when a channel cap, not a per-seat licence, is what you are buying, and the official $29–$99 monthly cards already cover the account count. Price Hootsuite when you want a per-user social suite with 10 or unlimited profiles and can absorb $99 or more per user per month.
Stay on Postiz when…
- Five social accounts fit Standard at $29 per month, or ten fit Team at $39 per month.
- You want unlimited posts and the MCP server, CLI and API on every paid plan, as the official pricing page states.
- You can use a 7-day trial and do not need a free-forever Cloud plan (Postiz docs say there is no free plan).
- You already compared Buffer on our live vs page and still prefer Postiz’s channel bundles.
Price Hootsuite when…
- You budget from $99 USD per user per month and need up to 10 social profiles on Standard.
- You need unlimited social profiles, which Hootsuite attaches to Professional at $199 USD per user per month, not to Standard.
- You want the Advanced collaboration, approvals and listening features described on the plans page, at up to $399 USD per user per month.
- A 14-day trial matters more than Postiz’s 7-day trial.
What does Postiz cost on the official cards?
The official Postiz pricing page, fetched 11 November 2026, shows monthly cards:
| Plan | Monthly | Channels | Posts | Team members (docs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $29/mo | 5 | Unlimited | No |
| Team | $39/mo | 10 | Unlimited | Yes (seats not counted) |
| Pro | $49/mo | 30 | Unlimited | Yes |
| Ultimate | $99/mo | 100 | Unlimited | Yes |
Postiz docs (plans and limits) list yearly prices of $278, $374, $470 and $950 for Standard, Team, Pro and Ultimate. Those docs also say prices were read from the Postiz source and that the pricing page is the commercial source of truth if the two disagree. The static pricing page we fetched showed the monthly toggle, not the yearly dollar totals, so we quote yearly from the docs and flag that caveat.
One contradiction to flag: the official pricing card for Standard lists “RSS auto-post” among included items, while the docs table marks RSS auto-posting as “No” on Standard and “Yes” from Team upward. We do not resolve that conflict. Docs also list AI image credits of 20 / 100 / 300 / 500, AI video credits of 3 / 10 / 30 / 60, and clipping minutes of 60 / 120 / 300 / 600, resetting on the subscription anniversary. The UGC video product (Agent Media) is billed separately. “Start for $0” on every card is the trial call to action, not a free plan.
What does Hootsuite cost on the official plans page?
Hootsuite’s official plans FAQ, fetched 11 November 2026, answers “How much does Hootsuite cost?” as follows: paid plans start at $99 USD per user per month for a Standard plan, $199 USD per user per month for a Professional plan, and range up to $399 USD per user per month for an Advanced plan. Custom solutions are available for Enterprise, with their own pricing. The same FAQ says Hootsuite offers monthly and annual billing for Standard, Professional and Advanced, and that annual billing provides a lower per-user monthly rate than month-to-month billing. The exact annual totals were not printed on the public page we fetched, so we do not invent a yearly number.
A social account, in Hootsuite’s wording, is a profile such as an Instagram account, a personal X account or a Facebook Page. Standard can manage up to 10 accounts from one dashboard; the FAQ’s example is five Facebook Pages and five Instagram profiles. Professional includes everything in Standard plus unlimited social profiles, more publishing automation, deeper customer care and deeper listening (including up to 30 days of Quick Search). Advanced adds more collaboration, approvals, customer care and reporting on top of Professional. The plans page also lists a free 14-day trial.
We do not repeat Hootsuite’s payment-method list here. Check the vendor’s FAQ if payment options are a buying constraint.
What does each tool cost for 10 channels and two users?
This snapshot uses official list prices fetched 11 November 2026. Figures marked “UA arithmetic” multiply a published per-unit rate by the seat or channel count; they are not a new official bundle.
| Scenario | Postiz (official) | Hootsuite (official rate × seats, UA arithmetic) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 channels, 1 user | Standard $29/mo (or docs yearly $278) | Standard $99 per user/mo × 1 = $99/mo |
| 10 channels, 2 users | Team $39/mo (docs yearly $374); Team includes team members, seats not counted | Standard $99 × 2 = $198/mo for up to 10 profiles; or Professional $199 × 2 = $398/mo for unlimited profiles |
| 30 channels, 3 users | Pro $49/mo (docs yearly $470) | Professional is the published path to unlimited profiles: $199 × 3 = $597/mo |
The gap is the billing unit. Postiz prices a channel bundle; Hootsuite prices a user seat and then caps (or uncaps) profiles by plan. A two-person team on 10 accounts pays $39 per month on Postiz Team versus $198 per month on Hootsuite Standard, using the official per-user rate times two (UA arithmetic). That comparison holds only if Standard’s 10-profile cap is enough; if you need more than 10 profiles, Hootsuite’s next published step is Professional at $199 per user per month.
How do trials and refunds compare?
Postiz Cloud offers a 7-day trial and, according to the docs, no free plan: an organisation without a subscription is sent to the plan picker. Postiz terms, last updated 19 October 2026 on the page we fetched, should be re-read at checkout; we do not invent a refund window beyond what that document states, and earlier UA notes flagged mixed refund wording in Postiz docs versus terms. Hootsuite lists a free 14-day trial on the plans page. We did not find a public 30-day refund sentence on the Hootsuite plans extract we used, so a refund rule is not disclosed here.
What pitfalls should buyers watch for?
- Do not treat “Start for $0” on Postiz cards as a free-forever plan. Docs say there is no free Cloud plan; the $0 line is the trial button.
- Postiz Standard’s RSS auto-post line conflicts between the pricing card (listed) and the docs table (No). Confirm in the product before you buy Standard for RSS.
- Yearly Postiz totals come from the docs, which defer to the pricing page if the two disagree. Re-check the yearly toggle at checkout.
- Hootsuite’s $99 / $199 / $399 figures are per user per month. Multiplying by seats is your arithmetic, not a published bundle.
- Hootsuite’s exact annual invoice amounts were not on the public page we fetched. “Lower per-user monthly rate” is all that page discloses.
Which tool should you pick?
Pick Postiz when 5, 10, 30 or 100 channels at $29, $39, $49 or $99 per month cover the workload and you want MCP, CLI and API on every plan after a 7-day trial. Pick Hootsuite when a per-user suite at $99, $199 or up to $399 per user per month, a 14-day trial, and Standard’s 10-profile cap or Professional’s unlimited profiles are the fit. For a cheaper per-channel alternative already compared against Postiz, use our live Postiz vs Buffer page rather than this Hootsuite duel.
FAQ
How much does Postiz cost compared with Hootsuite?
Postiz Cloud lists $29, $39, $49 and $99 per month for 5, 10, 30 and 100 channels (official pricing page, 11 November 2026). Hootsuite paid plans start at $99, $199 and up to $399 USD per user per month for Standard, Professional and Advanced (official plans FAQ, same day).
Does Hootsuite publish yearly prices?
The official plans FAQ says monthly and annual billing are both available and that annual billing is a lower per-user monthly rate than month-to-month. It does not print the exact annual totals on the page we fetched, so we do not invent them.
Is there a free Postiz plan?
No. Postiz docs state there is no free Cloud plan and that a 7-day trial is offered instead. The “Start for $0” button on the official pricing cards is the trial call to action, not a free-forever tier.
How many social accounts do you get on Hootsuite Standard?
The official Hootsuite FAQ says Standard can manage up to 10 social accounts from one dashboard. Professional includes unlimited social profiles. A social account is a profile such as an Instagram account, a personal X account or a Facebook Page.
Which yearly Postiz prices should I trust?
Postiz docs list $278, $374, $470 and $950 per year for Standard, Team, Pro and Ultimate, and also say the pricing page is the commercial source of truth if the two disagree. Re-check the yearly toggle on postiz.com/pricing at checkout.
Sources
Sources are listed as plain URLs, without links, so this page sends no clicks to vendors other than through the disclosed affiliate button. Dates are Europe/Paris verification dates unless a source stamps its own date.
- https://postiz.com/pricing — official Postiz pricing page, fetched 11 Nov 2026, Europe/Paris.
- https://docs.postiz.com/cloud/plans.md — official Postiz plans and limits, including yearly totals, fetched 11 Nov 2026.
- https://postiz.com/terms-of-service — Postiz terms (last updated 19 Oct 2026 on the page fetched 11 Nov 2026).
- https://www.hootsuite.com/plans — official Hootsuite plans page and FAQ, fetched 11 Nov 2026.
- https://www.hootsuite.com/legal/terms — Hootsuite terms URL, fetched 11 Nov 2026.