Hootsuite alternative
The Hootsuite alternative teams actually keep.
One modern workspace — ideas, scheduling, approvals, analytics and listening — priced for growing teams, not for enterprise deploys.
| Feature | Sked | Hootsuite |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (USD) | $29/mo Basic | ~$99/mo Professional |
| Team plan (3 users) | $149/mo Grow | ~$249/mo Team |
| Approvals built in | Yes, configurable per brand | Add-on on lower tiers |
| Social listening | Included on Accelerate | Separate product |
| AI | Brand-Smart AI across scheduling + reports | Add-on, generic prompts |
| Human support | 24/7 humans, 91% CSAT | Chatbot-first, tiered escalation |
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.
Why teams switch
Three reasons it tends to stick.
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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.
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Collaboration without the upsell
Approvals, client review portals and role-based permissions on every paid plan — not gated behind Enterprise.
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24/7 humans, 91% CSAT
Sydney, London and New York coverage. ~4-minute average reply during business hours. No chatbot wall.
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.
Common questions
Questions about switching from Hootsuite.
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How does Sked's pricing compare to Hootsuite's?
Sked Basic starts at $29/mo. Hootsuite Professional starts around $99/mo. Grow is $149/mo with 3 users — Hootsuite's 3-user Team plan is around $249/mo. Every Sked plan includes the full feature set: no paid add-ons for listening, approvals, or AI.
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Can I move scheduled content from Hootsuite to Sked?
Yes. Export your scheduled posts from Hootsuite as CSV and our onboarding team imports them for you at no extra cost. Most teams switch in under a week.
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Does Sked support the same channels as Hootsuite?
Sked auto-publishes to Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, X and Google Business Profile. Notification-based publishing for Threads and Snapchat.
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What about enterprise features — SSO, audit logs, SOC 2?
SOC 2 Type 2 certified. SAML SSO, role-based permissions and audit logs on Custom plans. Fine-grained agency, franchise and enterprise controls on Accelerate and above.
Stop switching tabs. Start doing the work.
Try Sked free for 14 days — no credit card, no lock-in. Just the connected workspace your team has been asking for.