Hootsuite vs Metricool
Side-by-side comparison of Hootsuite and Metricool.
Schedule and monitor social media from one dashboard
Schedule, analyze, and report social media in one place
What they are
Hootsuite
Hootsuite is a social media management platform that lets creators and marketing teams schedule posts, monitor mentions, and review performance across multiple networks in one place. It supports platforms including Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Pinterest. The tool is well-suited for teams managing several accounts simultaneously, though solo creators may find the price hard to justify compared to lighter alternatives.
Metricool
Metricool is a social media management platform that covers scheduling, analytics, and competitor tracking across major networks including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. Freelancers, agencies, and small business owners use it to plan content and pull client reports without juggling multiple tools. The free plan is genuinely usable, though it caps brand connections and historical data depth.
if you need scheduling and analytics. Starts at 99/mo.
- +Supports a wide range of social networks in one interface
- +Bulk scheduling saves significant time for high-volume publishers
- +Team collaboration and approval workflows built in
if you need scheduling and analytics. It has a usable free tier to start with.
- +Free plan covers one brand with real scheduling and analytics
- +Unified dashboard spans more networks than most competitors at this price
- +Auto-best-time scheduling based on your own audience data
Which to choose
Hootsuite and Metricool both cover scheduling, analytics, so this is a real either-or for some teams. The right pick depends on which one's wider feature set and pricing fit how you work.
Read the full reviews for Hootsuite and Metricool.
Pricing checked 3 Jun 2026.