Compare Bitly and Hootsuite
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side-by-side comparison of Bitly vs. Hootsuite
based on preference data from user reviews. Bitly rates 4.5/5 stars with 307 reviews. By contrast, Hootsuite rates 4.1/5 stars with 2,980 reviews. Each product's score is calculated with real-time data from verified user reviews, to help you make the best choice between these two options, and decide which one is best for your business needs.
Bitly vs Hootsuite
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Bitly easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Bitly overall.
- Reviewers felt that Bitly meets the needs of their business better than Hootsuite.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Bitly is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bitly over Hootsuite.
Categories
Shared Categories
Bitly and Hootsuite share no categories
Unique Categories
Bitly is categorized as URL Shortener and Content Analytics
Hootsuite is categorized as Social Media Monitoring, Social Media Management, Social Media Suites, and Social Media Analytics
Pricing
Free
$0/month1 User Seat
Customized Solutions
$$ 1 - 1,000+ User Seats
Basic
$1 User Seat
‐
Free Trial
Team
$129*/month
Professional
$49*/ month
Business
$599**/month
Enterprise
Contact for Pricing
Free Trial
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Bitly
Responses: 282
Hootsuite
Responses: 2773
Ease of Use
Bitly
Responses: 284
Hootsuite
Responses: 2787
Ease of Setup
Bitly
Responses: 104
Hootsuite
Responses: 1195
Ease of Admin
Bitly
Responses: 100
Hootsuite
Responses: 1194
Quality of Support
Bitly
Responses: 174
Hootsuite
Responses: 1971
Ease of Doing Business With
Bitly
Responses: 87
Hootsuite
Responses: 1015
Product Direction (% positive)
Bitly
Responses: 281
Hootsuite
Responses: 2766
Reviewers' Company Size
Reviewers of both Bitly and Hootsuite were most often representing companies in the Small-Business segment.
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Bitly
Hootsuite
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Bitly
Hootsuite
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Bitly
Hootsuite
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
16.6%
Computer Software
7.6%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Internet
4.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.3%
Other
62.1%
Marketing and Advertising
17.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.2%
Higher Education
5.0%
Computer Software
4.9%
Public Relations and Communications
4.5%
Other
62.7%
Reviews
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Kristin H.
User in Higher Education
I love that I can use this product in tandem with Google URL Builder to create trackable links that don't take up your entire screen. Plus, Bitly has surprisingly robust analytics for being a free service, and even allows customization of short links so...
Kristin H.
User in Higher Education
Hootsuite lets you control your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Foursquare, and more all from one dashboard. You can schedule posts, collaborate with team members by assigning messages to people, and you can run reports of your social media, all for...
Most Helpful Critical Review
User in Law Practice
Lack of customer help. This made it impossible to use.
Francis P.
User in Computer Software
It could support more social networks. Also Google+ functionality only allows you to post to a page rather than your profile.
Discussions
Is possible to customize our own domains in Bitly without incluiding complements as .club or any other link complements?
3 comments
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Is possible to customize our own domains in Bitly without incluiding complements as .club or any other link complements?
2 comments
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Bitly has no more discussions with answers
How can I use Hootsuite in Instagram?
3 comments
MN
You cannot control Hootsuite inside of Instagram, but if you go to your Hootsuite dashboard, you can add Instagram as a social media account. This article...Read more
I understand using Hootsuite if I am a business with multiple social platforms, but what if I manage multiple clients with multiple platforms?
2 comments
JW
The Enterprise version of the product is much better for multiple clients....if the cost it too high, they will let you seat share and split the Enterprise...Read more
How to connect Hootsuite to Facebook business page
2 comments
G2
Hootsuite has deep, rich help pages that often include instructional videos. Adding your Facebook page and other social networks can be found...Read more
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