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Honkpost vs Hootsuite

Hootsuite starts at $99 for 10 accounts. Honkpost starts at $29, and $99 gets you no limit at all.

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At a glance

Side by side.

FeatureHonkpostHootsuite
Starts at$29/mo for 5 accounts$99 (Standard, 10 accounts)
How you payFlat, by number of accountsPer plan
Free planNoNo
Free trial7 days14 days
PostsUnlimitedNot stated
Your AI can post (MCP)Every planYes
Channels21Not stated
Open sourceNoNo

Hootsuite’s numbers are from their pricing page, checked November 1, 2026.

Where Honkpost wins

  • Starts at $29, not $99.
  • No account limit at $99. Hootsuite’s $99 plan has 10.
  • Your AI can post on every plan: Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor connect over MCP.
  • Drop a spreadsheet in and your dated posts land on the calendar.
  • No suite to learn. Connect a channel, drop your posts in, done.

Where Hootsuite wins

  • A social inbox, listening and competitor tracking.
  • Approvals and team routing for big teams.
On every Honkpost plan

Every feature. Every plan.

  • Unlimited posts

    No monthly cap, on any plan. Post as much as you like.

  • Your AI posts

    Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor connect over MCP. The post shows up in the chat as a card.

  • Spreadsheet in

    Drop in a sheet. Dated rows land on the calendar, the rest wait as drafts.

  • Images built in

    Six image models, from quick drafts to hero shots. Every plan comes with credits.

The short version

Which one is for you?

Pick Honkpost if

You need the posts out on time, everywhere, without a $99 starting price.

Pick Hootsuite if

You run a social team that answers DMs, tracks mentions and reports up.

Moving over

Switching is one spreadsheet.

  1. 1

    Get your posts into a sheet

    A date, a time and the text, one post per row. Export them if your tool can, or copy them over.

  2. 2

    Start the free trial

    7 days free with a card on file. Cancel before day 7 and you pay nothing. Then connect your channels.

  3. 3

    Drop the sheet in

    Dated rows land on the calendar. Rows that need fixing come back to you.

  4. 4

    Run both for a week

    Cancel the old one once you’ve watched Honkpost post on time.

Try the goose for a week.

Connect your channels, drop in a week of posts, and watch them go out.

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Questions

Good to know.

Something else? support@honkpost.com

How much does Hootsuite cost?
Their plans page says Standard starts at $99, Professional $199, Advanced up to $399, based on annual billing. Honkpost is $29, $49 or $99.
Is Honkpost a Hootsuite replacement?
For scheduling and posting, yes. For an inbox and listening, no.
Can my AI post through Hootsuite?
Hootsuite has its own MCP servers. Ours is on every plan, from $29.
How do I move from Hootsuite to Honkpost?
Put your posts in a spreadsheet with a date, a time and the text, then drop it into Honkpost. The calendar fills itself.
What does Honkpost cost?
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Then $29 a month for 5 accounts, $49 for 20, or $99 for unlimited. Posts are unlimited on all of them.
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