Hootsuite vs Statusbrew (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Hootsuite grades higher than Statusbrew: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hootsuite grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hootsuite
Social media suite for publishing, inbox, listening and reports
Statusbrew
Social media publishing, inbox and reporting with AI moderation
Which one is for you
Pick Hootsuite if
- Fits if your team answers comments and DMs, WhatsApp included, as much as it posts
- Works for brands that want listening and competitor tracking next to publishing, at $99 a user
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're a small team: every person is a paid seat at $99 a month billed yearly, so two pay $198
- Not for you if you want a free plan. The 14-day trial caps you at 10 to 20 posts a day, with no bulk scheduling
- Tight if you have more than 10 profiles, since unlimited ones need Professional at $199 a user
- Watch out: approvals and message routing need Advanced at $399 a user, and single sign-on is Enterprise only
- Watch out: there's no desktop app, and the dearer monthly price isn't published on the plans page
Pick Statusbrew if
- Fits if you are a marketing or support team answering many comments
- Works for agencies that price by client
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you pick Lite: 1 user and 5 profiles
- Pricey if you need approvals or listening: Premium is $229 a month annually
- Watch out: only annual prices were readable; monthly billing figures weren't captured
- Watch out: the mobile app is a companion, not a full replacement for the web dashboard
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAHootsuiteGood | 2.0GPAStatusbrewFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStandard is $99 a user a month billed yearly, so two people managing five profiles pay $198 a month and three pay $297. That's in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $99. Listening and competitor benchmarks are what the money buys over cheaper tools. | D$69 a month on annual billing for 5 profiles and 1 user. Approvals, SLA reports and listening start at Premium, $229, well above the category's $29 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card needed. Trial accounts are held to 10 to 20 posts a day and can't bulk schedule. | C14-day free trial with no card. No free plan. |
| Features | BPublishing to nine networks, a shared inbox with WhatsApp in it, listening, benchmarks against 5 competitors and analytics on the first plan. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job; approvals and routing need Advanced at $399 a user. | CPublishing, inbox, reviews, reporting and AI. Approvals, benchmarking and listening are Premium and above. |
| Ease of use | AIts iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 from about 34,300 ratings. Connecting profiles and setting up approvals takes some setup first. | CNo store rating on record. Profiles and inbox rules to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with more than 100 apps in its directory, among them Canva, Salesforce, Slack and monday.com, plus MCP connectors for ChatGPT and Claude. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Business Profile, Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. |
| Best for | publishing, inbox and listening in one place | teams that handle a lot of comments |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Hootsuite and Statusbrew. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hootsuite starts at $99 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Statusbrew starts at $69 a month and scores 2.3.
Hootsuite scores higher, and starts $30 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other social media schedulers on the chart, none scores higher than Hootsuite for less, and 9 score higher than Statusbrew for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Statusbrew also covers workflow automation and review collection.
At a glance
| Hootsuite | Statusbrew | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per user / month, billed annually | $69 per month for 5 profiles and 1 user, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Hootsuite Inc. | Statusbrew |
| Price read from | hootsuite.com | statusbrew.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hootsuite
- There is no free plan. Trial accounts are limited to 10 to 20 posts a day and cannot bulk schedule.
- Every user is a paid seat, and Standard stops at 10 social accounts; unlimited accounts need Professional at $199 per user / month.
- Approval workflows and message assignment need Advanced at $399 per user / month; single sign-on is Enterprise only.
- Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate than the annual figures the plans page shows, but the monthly price is not published there.
Statusbrew
- Only annual prices are shown on the readable pricing page; monthly-billing figures were not captured.
- Approvals, SLA reports, benchmarking and listening are limited to Premium and above.
- Lite includes a single user, and Standard three.
- The mobile app is described as a companion app, not a full replacement for the web dashboard.
Key features
Hootsuite
- Publishing calendar
- Posts for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest and Bluesky are planned on one calendar, with best-time suggestions and bulk scheduling.
- Shared inbox
- DMs and comments land in one inbox, WhatsApp included, with saved and suggested replies. Professional automates replies; Advanced adds assignment and routing.
- Listening and competitors
- Track mentions, trends and competitors' posting. Standard benchmarks 5 competitors and Professional 20; Enterprise covers 13 months of history across more sources.
- Analytics and reports
- Performance analytics come with every plan. Custom, scheduled and exported reports start on Professional, and branded reports shared outside the account need Advanced.
- Wisdom AI and MCP connectors
- An AI assistant drafts posts, recommends and analyzes on every plan, and MCP connectors let ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini run Hootsuite tasks.
- App directory
- More than 100 apps plug into the dashboard, among them Canva and Adobe Express in the composer, Salesforce, Slack, monday.com and Google Business Profile.
Statusbrew
- Publishing and approvals
- Scheduling for Reels, Shorts, Stories and Threads, post groups across profiles, shareable calendars and approval workflows on higher tiers.
- Unified inbox
- One inbox for organic and paid interactions, with auto-hiding of Facebook and Instagram comments and a rule engine from Standard.
- Review management
- Reviews from many locations are handled in one dashboard with filtering.
- Reporting
- Reports can be scheduled for weekly or monthly PDF delivery, with team and SLA reports and competitor benchmarking on Premium.
- AI and MCP
- AI builds inbox views, automation rules and replies from plain-language prompts, and an MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot.
- Migration help
- Onboarding and training for all team members, and import of reporting, post and conversation data from another tool, are offered on all plans.
Plans
Hootsuite
Standard$99
per user / month, billed annually
Up to 10 social accounts, unlimited scheduling, AI posts and images, a shared inbox, listening and benchmarks against 5 competitors.
Professional$199
per user / month, billed annually
Unlimited social accounts, automated inbox replies and DMs, 30-day Quick Search, 90-day trend forecasts and custom scheduled reports.
Advanced$399
per user / month, billed annually
Approval workflows, internal comments, message assignment and routing, satisfaction surveys, team productivity and branded reports.
EnterpriseCustom
Single sign-on, compliance tools, 13 months of listening history, attribution and ROI reporting, employee advocacy and onboarding.
Statusbrew
Lite$69
per month for 5 profiles, billed annually
1 user and 5 social profiles with unlimited posts, a best-time queue, bulk scheduling, the social inbox and email support.
Standard$129
per month for 10 profiles, billed annually
3 users and 10 profiles, adding link in bio, reporting with 18 months of backfill, Google Business Profile and a rule engine.
Premium$229
per month for 15 profiles, billed annually
6 users and 15 profiles, with more of each available, plus sentiment analysis, approvals, SLA reports, benchmarking and listening.
Agency$49
per client / month, billing basis not stated
Priced from $49 per client a month with unlimited spaces, shareable calendars and reports. Sold through a demo.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited profiles and users, SAML single sign-on, Salesforce and HubSpot integration, an account manager and MCP support.
Ways to pay less
Hootsuite
- Nonprofit
Up to 60% off for nonprofits
The HootGiving program gives approved nonprofits a discount of up to 60% on the Standard, Professional and Advanced plans, by application.
Statusbrew
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hootsuite or Statusbrew?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Hootsuite starts at $99 per user / month, billed annually, and Statusbrew starts at $69 per month for 5 profiles and 1 user, billed annually. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Hootsuite or Statusbrew?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Hootsuite nor Statusbrew has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.