# Sked vs Hootsuite
> Canonical: https://skedsocial.com/compare/hootsuite-vs-sked-social
Hootsuite bills $149–$399 per user per month. Sked is a single workspace — ideas, scheduling, approvals, analytics and listening — priced per plan, not per seat.
## Modern software, not a decade of bolt-ons.

Hootsuite runs on architecture older than most social networks it connects to. Sked is built for how teams work now — one workspace, fewer tabs, no legacy UI tax.

### Three reasons it tends to stick.

- **Priced for the team you have** — Basic $29. Grow $149 with 3 users. Accelerate $299 with 6. Add paid seats only when you scale past Accelerate.
- **Collaboration without the upsell** — Hootsuite gates approvals and client portals behind its $399/user Advanced tier. Sked includes approval workflows, branded review links and role-based permissions from the Grow plan at $199/month.
- **24/7 humans, 91% CSAT** — Sydney, London and New York coverage. ~4-minute average reply during business hours. No chatbot wall.
- **Chat, email, phone, and Zoom** — 24/7 human support across chat, email, phone, and Zoom on Grow and Accelerate plans. Real humans across Sydney, London, and New York time zones. Average reply: 4 minutes.

## Why teams switch — and stay.

Modern UI, transparent pricing and support that picks up. That's the pitch. That's also why the retention curve stays flat after the switch.

Hootsuite's unified inbox and team assignment features are restricted on Standard. Sked's inbox — DMs, comments, mentions, and Google reviews across every brand — is included on every paid plan.