Posty vs Hootsuiteper workspace or per seat
Posty vs Hootsuite comes down to how you pay and who signs off. Hootsuite bills every user and keeps approval workflows for Advanced. Posty bills each brand or client workspace, with approvals from Growth. Hootsuite covers more networks, including X.
- Posty$96/mo
3 workspaces on Growth
- Hootsuite$1,995/mo
Advanced
$22,788 a year less on Posty. Price your own team
Posty and Hootsuite, side by side
List prices in USD. Hootsuite’s plans and prices were checked on its own pricing page and help centre on 27 October 2026; the sources are listed below.
- How you pay
- PostyPer workspace (one brand or client), never per seat
- HootsuitePer user, every seat billed at the plan’s rate
- Lowest paid plan
- PostyStarter, $24 a workspace a month billed annually, or $29 monthly
- HootsuiteStandard, $99 a user a month billed annually
- People included
- Posty1 on Starter, up to 10 per workspace on Growth, unlimited on Accelerate
- HootsuiteAs many seats as you buy, each at the per-user price
- Approval workflows
- PostyGrowth and Accelerate; your team then the client on Accelerate
- HootsuiteAdvanced ($399 a user a month, billed annually) and Enterprise
- Client approvals
- PostyClients approve in their own workspace and count towards its people
- HootsuiteNo external approvers documented; approvers are team members with access to the account
- Comments and DMs inbox
- PostyComments and messages on every paid plan, from Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads and YouTube
- HootsuiteComments and DMs on every plan; assignment and routing from Advanced
- Analytics
- PostyEvery paid plan: 30-day history on Starter, 90-day on Growth, 1-year on Accelerate
- HootsuiteReports on every plan; custom reports from Professional; branded and shared reports on Advanced
- Post limits
- PostyUnlimited posts on every paid plan
- HootsuiteUnlimited posts on paid plans
- Networks
- PostyBluesky, Discord, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads, TikTok, WordPress and YouTube. No X or Google Business Profile.
- HootsuiteFacebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest and Bluesky, plus WhatsApp in the inbox
- Free plan
- PostyLink in Bio only; scheduling needs a paid plan
- HootsuiteNone; a 14 day trial with no card required
Which one fits your team
Choose Posty if
- You want approval workflows without paying $399 a user a month for them.
- Several people or clients need access and the bill should not grow with each login.
- You publish to Discord or WordPress as well as the main networks.
Choose Hootsuite if
- You publish to X or answer customers on WhatsApp.
- One or two people run social and Standard’s 10 accounts are enough.
- You need Enterprise extras such as advanced analytics for social attribution.
Per seat against per workspace
Hootsuite bills every user at the plan’s rate: $99 a month on Standard, $199 on Professional and $399 on Advanced, billed annually. Posty bills each workspace, one per brand or client: Growth is $32 a month billed annually for up to 10 people, and Accelerate is $40 with no limit. Adding a designer or a client approver to Posty never changes the bill.
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Melbourne · Required approval
- 2
- Waiting on approval
- 11
- Scheduled
- 4
- Replies to answer
- TikTok
Approvals on Advanced, or from Growth
Hootsuite lists approval workflows on Advanced and Enterprise only, and its help centre describes approvers as team members with access to the account. Posty includes required approval from Growth. Clients join their own workspace with client visibility and approve there, and Accelerate adds a chain where your team approves before the client.
Sunrise flow, Saturday 6am
Only your team can see it.
Both have an inbox; Hootsuite’s covers more
Hootsuite includes an inbox for comments and direct messages on every plan, and Posty on every paid plan. Hootsuite adds WhatsApp and, on Advanced, assignment and routing. Posty’s inbox covers Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads and YouTube; it does not yet bring in TikTok or LinkedIn conversations.
The networks each one publishes to
Hootsuite publishes to X and connects Google Business Profile through an app; Posty supports neither. Posty publishes to Discord and WordPress, which Hootsuite does not list. Both cover Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest and Bluesky.
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What your team would pay on Posty and Hootsuite
Set your team size and number of brands or clients. Each product is priced on its cheapest plan with approval workflows, or without them if you switch approvals off.
Approval workflows
- Posty$96/mo
3 workspaces on Growth at $32
- Hootsuite$1,995/mo
Advanced: 5 people at $399
Posty: Growth includes approvals, the inbox and analytics for up to 10 people per workspace, clients included.
Hootsuite: Approval workflows start on Advanced. Social accounts are unlimited.
Posty costs $22,788 a year less than Hootsuite for this team.
List prices in USD per month on annual billing, before tax. Monthly billing costs more on every product here. Social account and post limits differ by plan; see the table above.
Moving from Hootsuite to Posty
Posty does not import from Hootsuite, so the move is done by hand. Most of it is connecting accounts and moving the posts still waiting to go out.
- 1
Create a workspace for each brand or client
Add one workspace per brand or client and set each one’s timezone, so every post publishes at the local time you planned.
- 2
Connect the social accounts
Sign in to each network through its own consent screen. Nobody shares a password, and each account belongs to one workspace.
- 3
Invite the team and set the approval rule
Invite your team with the roles they need, choose the approval rule for each workspace, and invite clients with client visibility.
- 4
Move the scheduled posts across
Recreate the posts still scheduled in Hootsuite, then remove them from Hootsuite so nothing publishes twice.
Questions about Posty and Hootsuite
- Is Posty cheaper than Hootsuite?
- For a team, usually. Five people running three brands with approvals pay $1,995 a month on Hootsuite Advanced (5 seats at $399, billed annually). On Posty Growth the same team pays $96 a month for three workspaces, billed annually. Without approvals, Hootsuite Standard is $495 a month for five people.
- Does Posty support X (Twitter)?
- No. Posty does not publish to X or Google Business Profile. If X is central to your plan, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Buffer and Planable all support it.
- Can clients approve posts in Hootsuite?
- Hootsuite’s help centre covers approvals by team members who have access to the social account, and it documents no separate external approver. Check with Hootsuite if your clients need to sign off without a seat.
- How do the free trials compare?
- Hootsuite offers a 14 day trial with no card required. Posty has a 7 day trial of Starter, Growth or Accelerate, once per team. It needs a card, and Stripe bills the plan you chose when the trial ends unless you cancel. The Free plan includes Link in Bio only, not scheduling.
- Can I run Posty and Hootsuite side by side while I switch?
- Yes. Connect the same accounts to Posty and move posts across week by week. Make sure a post is only scheduled in one tool, or it will publish twice.
Sources
Vendors change plans often. Every competitor fact on this page comes from the vendor’s own pricing page or help centre, checked on the date shown. Posty’s figures come from the pricing page.
Hootsuite, checked 27 October 2026
Try Posty alongside Hootsuite
Create a workspace, connect the same accounts and run a week of posts through your approval rule before you decide.