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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$99.00 1 user Per Month
$39.00 Per Month
Hootsuite
Star Rating
(6,659)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
Browse all 3 pricing plansSpyFu
Star Rating
(516)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansHootsuite vs SpyFu
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SpyFu easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SpyFu overall.
- Reviewers felt that SpyFu meets the needs of their business better than Hootsuite.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SpyFu is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SpyFu 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
SpyFu
Basic
$39.00
Per Month
SpyFu stand-alone subscription
- Unlock full access to all PRO Tools
- Unlimited keywords & domain results
- Unlimited data exports
Free Trial
Hootsuite
Free Trial is available
SpyFu
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
6,010
8.9
429
Ease of Use
8.6
6,087
8.8
436
Ease of Setup
8.7
3,876
9.1
266
Ease of Admin
8.6
2,544
9.0
261
Quality of Support
8.2
4,501
9.0
334
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
2,316
9.3
254
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
5,927
8.3
422
Features by Category
Social Analytics
7.5(won by default)
2147
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
2354
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
2480
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
1814
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
2038
Not enough data
7.6(won by default)
1488
Not enough data
7.5(won by default)
1449
Not enough data
Reports & Dashboards
8.1(won by default)
2388
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
2363
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
2326
Not enough data
7.1(won by default)
1389
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
6.8(won by default)
148
Not enough data
6.7(won by default)
147
Not enough data
6.7(won by default)
146
Not enough data
6.7(won by default)
148
Not enough data
6.7(won by default)
148
Not enough data
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
51
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
7.9
28
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
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
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
8.1
236
Not enough data
9.0
320
Not enough data
8.6
267
Not enough data
6.9
46
Not enough data
8.0
29
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
9.2
312
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
7.9
54
Not enough data
7.8
40
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.8
10
Not enough data
6.0
10
Content & Collaboration
9.0
2743
Not enough data
8.0
2572
Not enough data
8.0
2512
Not enough data
7.8
2395
Not enough data
8.2
2528
Not enough data
8.1
2517
Not enough data
Social Management
8.1
4462
Not enough data
8.9
4945
Not enough data
8.2
4470
Not enough data
8.4
4782
Not enough data
7.1
3469
Not enough data
8.0
2528
Not enough data
7.9
2145
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
6.8
280
Not enough data
7.1
278
Not enough data
7.1
277
Not enough data
7.1
277
Not enough data
7.1
273
Not enough data
7.0
273
Not enough data
7.1
269
Not enough data
Platform Interoperability
7.7
564
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
7.5
60
Not enough data
7.3
59
Not enough data
7.4
60
Not enough data
7.4
61
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
7.8
61
Not enough data
Social Functionality
8.4
668
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.4
672
Not enough data
8.1
666
Not enough data
8.1
658
Not enough data
7.9
665
Not enough data
8.1
662
Not enough data
8.4
655
Not enough data
8.2
648
Not enough data
7.8
634
Not enough data
7.7
636
Not enough data
8.1
629
Not enough data
8.0
622
Not enough data
7.5
622
Not enough data
7.7
616
Not enough data
Targeting
8.1
628
Not enough data
7.8
617
Not enough data
7.9
616
Not enough data
7.8
610
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
599
Not enough data
8.3
616
Not enough data
8.6
613
Not enough data
8.6
609
Not enough data
8.3
602
Not enough data
8.2
599
Not enough data
8.3
601
Not enough data
8.0
589
Not enough data
8.2
593
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
8.7
30
Platform Data
Not enough data
6.7
19
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
7.7
21
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring & Listening
8.1
1910
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hootsuite and SpyFu 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
SpyFu is categorized as SEO Tools and Paid Search Intelligence
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hootsuite
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SpyFu
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
40.3%
Internet
6.4%
Information Technology and Services
5.8%
Computer Software
5.4%
Retail
2.0%
Other
40.1%
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 can I use Hootsuite in Instagram?
3 Comments
MY
You are able to publish to you Instagram account(s) using Hootsuite. This includes scheduling to post at a later time. However, you can only publish one...Read more
What’s the best way to use competitor research for SEO?
1 Comment
MS
There are a number of ways to use competitive info from SpyFu for SEO:
1. Review a competitor's keywords - where do your keywords or your client's...Read more
How to be a software developer for SpyFu?
1 Comment
Official Response from SpyFu
Hi David. Our Developers come from a variety of backgrounds, but they all have these things in common: a few years of developer expertise and very strong...Read more
How do I sort keywords by location?
1 Comment
MH
Search on youtube........
also you can visit https://tech-tweet.comRead more
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