Hootsuite vs Zoho Social

Two social media tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

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Zoho Social costs less for a six-person team.
Zoho Social fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor.
Hootsuite fits agency or studio.
Hootsuite suits teams past ten people.

Compare	HootsuiteHootsuite	Zoho SocialZoho
In one line	Scheduling, listening, and reporting for larger teams	Social scheduling with a free plan and $10 entry price
Starting price	From $99/mo	Free
Six-person team	$99/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Standard $99/mo (10 social accounts); Professional $199/mo; Advanced up to $399/mo, billed annually	Free (1 brand, 1 user); billed yearly: Standard $10/mo (1 user); Professional $30 (1 user); Premium $40 (3 users); monthly $15/$40/$65; extra users $10/mo yearly ($12 monthly) on Professional and Premium only; 15-day trial
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	15 days
Users	1 on Standard	1 on free
Integrations	All major networks, Canva, 100+ apps	Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Zoho CRM
Team size	11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	None listed
Support hours	Web form: Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (PST, CST, EST, EET, CET), Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm AEDT	Email: 24/5, Monday through Friday
Incidents posted	9 incidents posted on Hootsuite's status page, which covers all Hootsuite products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Hootsuite. Status page	Zoho has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.4 / 5 from 3,804 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 3,480 reviews
Trustpilot score	1.3 / 5 from 556 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	55	65
Fit: Restaurant or café	50	62
Fit: Service business	55	70
Fit: Agency or studio	85	60
Fit: Trades or contractor	35	50
Fit: Online store	65	65
Why people pick it	Listening and reporting Team approvals	Free plan Works with Zoho CRM
Where it falls short	Expensive for small teams	One user on cheaper plans Extra users cost more
	Visit Hootsuite	Visit Zoho Social

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

Hootsuite vs Zoho Social

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