Hopper HQ review (2026): is it worth $5 a month, billed yearly?
Social media scheduler priced per connected account
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Hopper HQ report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for scheduling priced per connected account
Hopper HQ plans posts on a visual calendar and publishes to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, X and more, with every account priced separately. One account is $5 a month, but ten on Scale are $100, and teams, permissions and approvals need Scale.
Who Hopper HQ is for
- Fits if you manage one to three accounts yourself and want the cost to follow the count
- Works for creators who plan an Instagram grid in advance
Who Hopper HQ is not for
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as there's only a 14-day trial
- Pricey if you have many accounts: ten on Scale are $100 a month
- Too light for teams on Grow, which is one user
- Watch out: approvals and team permissions need Scale at double the price
Why Hopper HQ gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$5 per connected account a month on yearly billing, so three accounts are $15, near the edge of the $14 cheaper quarter. Scale is $10 per account, and the bill grows with every account.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan. A 14-day trial on every plan; the listing doesn't say a card is asked for.
- CFeaturesCalendar, bulk upload, Instagram grid planner, AI captions, analytics and link in bio. Grow is one user only, with team permissions and approvals left to Scale.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Each account needs connecting, and the grid planner and calendar need setting up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus iOS and Android apps, with the networks it posts to the only connections listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hopper HQ's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/hopper-hq#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/hopper-hq.svg" alt="Hopper HQ: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Hopper HQ stands among social media schedulers
Hopper HQ's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 65 of the 90 other social media schedulers we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 72 of 90) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $24.46 for the category: 2 of the 79 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 91 social media schedulers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hopper HQ’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 72 of 90, level with 15
- CFree plan and trialAbove 27 of 90, level with 58
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 90, level with 69
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 90, level with 79
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 90, level with 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 80 social media schedulers. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Hopper HQ, or make your own?
Your call
You could make the core of Hopper HQ for yourself: calendar, reports and templates.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $60 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar, reports and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Hopper HQ’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Hopper HQ?
Hopper HQ is a social media scheduling and analytics tool for small businesses, solo creators and agencies. Posts are planned on a visual calendar and published automatically to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, X and other networks. Pricing is per connected social account, with the same features on each account.
Worth knowing
- Price scales with each connected social account: three accounts on Grow cost $15 a month billed annually.
- Grow allows one user; team permissions and approvals need Scale.
- There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
Key features
- Visual calendar and auto-publishing
- Plan posts, stories, reels and carousels on one calendar; the page says they publish on schedule without phone reminders.
- Bulk upload
- Schedule hundreds of posts in one go, including through a CSV importer.
- Instagram grid planner
- Drag upcoming posts around a grid preview until the Instagram layout looks the way you want.
- AI caption and hashtag tools
- Generates captions and hashtag suggestions per post, and can add a first comment when a post goes live.
- Analytics and reports
- Shows which posts performed and when the audience is active, so later posts can be timed around it.
- Link in bio pages
- Builds a link-in-bio page that points followers to what you sell; it is included on both plans.
Hopper HQ pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hopper HQ is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $5 per connected account / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $5 per connected account / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial on every plan
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Grow | $5per connected account / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) | One user. Post planner, calendar, unlimited posts and AI assistant, analytics, link in bio and mobile apps. |
| Scale | $10per connected account / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly) | Everything in Grow, plus unlimited users, team permissions and content approvals. |
Read from hopperhq.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hopper HQ before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual billing lowers the per-account price
Grow is $5 per account per month billed annually against $6 billed monthly; Scale is $10 against $12.
Stated on hopperhq.com
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Common questions
Does Hopper HQ have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hopper HQ is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Hopper HQ have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hopper HQ is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Hopper HQ open source?
Hopper HQ is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.