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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$99.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial
Hootsuite
Star Rating
(6,641)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$99.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(1,007)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansHootsuite vs Similarweb
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Similarweb overall.
- Reviewers felt that Similarweb meets the needs of their business better than Hootsuite.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Similarweb is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Similarweb over Hootsuite.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hootsuite
Standard
$99.00
1 user Per Month
- Up to 10 social accounts
- Unlimited post scheduling
- Best time to post recommendations
Similarweb
Free trial
Free Trial
Ideal for Individual marketers who want to have basic data about their competitors.
- Basic Traffic Overview
Free Trial
Hootsuite
Free Trial is available
Similarweb
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
5,992
8.5
826
Ease of Use
8.6
6,069
8.6
834
Ease of Setup
8.7
3,862
8.7
337
Ease of Admin
8.6
2,538
8.6
268
Quality of Support
8.2
4,487
8.7
734
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
2,311
8.7
273
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
5,909
8.9
788
Features by Category
Social Analytics
7.5(won by default)
2144
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
2351
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
2477
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
1811
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
2035
Not enough data
7.6(won by default)
1485
Not enough data
7.5(won by default)
1446
Not enough data
Reports & Dashboards
8.1(won by default)
2385
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
2360
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
2322
Not enough data
7.1(won by default)
1386
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
6.7(won by default)
145
Not enough data
6.6(won by default)
144
Not enough data
6.6(won by default)
143
Not enough data
6.6(won by default)
145
Not enough data
6.7(won by default)
145
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
472
Not enough data
8.4
234
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
7.6
22
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
499
Platform Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.2
504
Not enough data
8.4
505
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
8.1
136
Not enough data
7.4
48
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
11
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
7.6
137
Not enough data
8.5
192
Not enough data
8.2
157
Not enough data
7.9
144
Not enough data
8.2
148
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
194
Not enough data
8.7
175
Not enough data
8.3
163
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Collaboration
9.0
2738
Not enough data
8.0
2568
Not enough data
8.0
2508
Not enough data
7.8
2391
Not enough data
8.2
2523
Not enough data
8.1
2511
Not enough data
Social Management
8.1
4453
Not enough data
8.9
4931
Not enough data
8.2
4466
Not enough data
8.4
4773
Not enough data
7.1
3465
Not enough data
8.0
2524
Not enough data
7.9
2140
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
6.8
277
Not enough data
7.0
275
Not enough data
7.1
274
Not enough data
7.1
274
Not enough data
7.1
270
Not enough data
6.9
270
Not enough data
7.1
266
Not enough data
Platform Interoperability
7.7
563
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
7.4
59
Not enough data
7.2
58
Not enough data
7.4
59
Not enough data
7.4
60
Not enough data
7.6
59
Not enough data
7.7
60
Not enough data
Social Functionality
8.4
667
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.4
671
Not enough data
8.1
665
Not enough data
8.1
657
Not enough data
7.9
664
Not enough data
8.1
661
Not enough data
8.4
654
Not enough data
8.2
647
Not enough data
7.8
633
Not enough data
7.7
635
Not enough data
8.1
628
Not enough data
8.0
621
Not enough data
7.5
621
Not enough data
7.7
615
Not enough data
Targeting
8.1
627
Not enough data
7.8
616
Not enough data
7.9
615
Not enough data
7.8
609
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
598
Not enough data
8.3
615
Not enough data
8.5
612
Not enough data
8.6
608
Not enough data
8.3
601
Not enough data
8.2
598
Not enough data
8.3
600
Not enough data
8.0
588
Not enough data
8.1
592
Not enough data
Data collection
Not enough data
7.2
270
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
343
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
337
|
Verified
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.4
445
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
377
Not enough data
8.3
418
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
419
Not enough data
8.4
444
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
325
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
455
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
390
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
333
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
313
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Insights
Not enough data
7.6
199
Not enough data
7.5
180
Not enough data
7.8
196
Not enough data
7.1
209
Not enough data
8.1
219
Not enough data
8.0
209
Not enough data
7.9
207
Agentic AI - Digital Advertising Intelligence
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
206
Not enough data
7.0
165
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.4
217
Not enough data
7.4
193
Not enough data
8.1
225
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.4
163
Not enough data
8.0
188
Not enough data
8.7
226
Not enough data
7.6
184
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Monitoring & Listening
8.1
1909
Not enough data
7.2
1508
Not enough data
8.2
701
Not enough data
8.0
676
Not enough data
7.9
669
Not enough data
7.7
648
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Listening Tools
7.3
59
Not enough data
7.2
59
Not enough data
7.4
58
Not enough data
7.3
59
Not enough data
7.4
59
Not enough data
Data Management & Analysis
7.5
1356
Not enough data
8.1
1860
Not enough data
8.2
718
Not enough data
7.8
646
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data as a Service
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Architecture
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
8.1
116
Not enough data
8.3
126
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.0
119
Not enough data
7.7
117
Not enough data
8.7
129
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hootsuite and Similarweb share no categories
Unique Categories
Hootsuite is categorized as Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Social Media Listening Tools, Social Media Analytics, and Social Media Advertising
Similarweb is categorized as Data as a Service (DaaS), Paid Search Intelligence, Digital Advertising Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Content Analytics, SEO Tools, and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hootsuite
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Similarweb
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
15.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.5%
Higher Education
4.3%
Computer Software
3.9%
Information Technology and Services
3.6%
Other
64.2%
Marketing and Advertising
26.6%
Retail
7.1%
Financial Services
6.8%
Information Technology and Services
5.8%
Computer Software
4.3%
Other
49.4%
Discussions
What is the most popular feature of Hootsuite?
4 Comments
HV
Scheduling in advance and recommend post timesRead more
What do you get with free Hootsuite?
4 Comments
MW
Nothing. Hootsuite discontinued their free tier Read more
How to connect Hootsuite to Facebook business page
3 Comments
JM
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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2 Comments
PM
It's awesome tool, the only one that helps to have a clear overwiew about traffic and competition.
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Can I see what e-Commerce platform that use by the website?
1 Comment
OB
Hi Lifnur,
Similarweb provides a premium feature called 'Website Technologies' which provides a list of the web plugin applications or integrations...Read more
When will Similarweb APIs be available for new metrics like Sessions per user, Avg Session time in App analysis catgeory
1 Comment
OB
Hi Kishore, good news! This data is now available through our App Intelligence tool. You can read more about this here:...Read more
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