A much lower starting price
Hootsuite states $99 a month per user for the Standard plan, on annual billing and before taxes. BestPost starts at $20 a month with taxes included, and you can cancel monthly.
Comparison
A Hootsuite alternative for creators
Hootsuite is built for teams with an inbox, monitoring and approvals. BestPost is built for one person with a lot of videos.
14 days free, no credit card.
BestPost is an alternative to Hootsuite for creators and small brands who mostly post video. Hootsuite starts at $99 a month per user according to its own page and comes with an inbox, monitoring and team features. BestPost starts at $20 a month, writes the captions from the video and schedules to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and X.
BestPost and Hootsuite compared
| Feature | BestPost | Hootsuite |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $20 a month, $16 on annual billing | From $99 a month per user on annual billing (Standard), shown as €99 in Europe. Professional $199, Advanced $399 |
| Taxes | Included in the price | Added on top of the price |
| Channels | One brand with all five platforms, more brands as extras | Standard up to 10 social accounts, unlimited from Professional |
| Posts per month | Unlimited on Pro and Business | Unlimited |
| Trying it for free | 14 days without a credit card, with 10 posts and 20 captions | 14 days without a credit card, with 10 to 20 posts a day and no bulk scheduling |
| Free plan | No | None listed on the plans page |
| Writing the post text | Written from the picture and sound of the video, 100 captions a month on Starter | Generate posts and images with AI |
| Inbox and monitoring | Read and answer comments from Instagram, YouTube and Facebook (beta). No direct messages, no monitoring | One inbox for messages, monitoring of brand and competitors |
| Working as a team | One account, no roles or approvals | Priced per user. Team approvals on the Advanced plan |
Hootsuite details come from the provider's plans page, read on 12 October 2026, prices on annual billing. They can change, and the provider's own page is what counts. Hootsuite is a trademark of its owner, and BestPost is not affiliated with Hootsuite. Source: hootsuite.com/plans
See all BestPost plansCaptions from the video
BestPost watches the video, listens to what is said and writes the caption, YouTube title, hashtags and first comment for each platform.
Subtitles and trimming built in
Generate subtitles from the audio and burn them in, remove silence and filler words. Then the video sits in the calendar.
When is Hootsuite the better choice?
When a team runs social media. Hootsuite brings messages into one inbox, monitors brand and competitors and has approvals on the Advanced plan before anything goes out. BestPost has an inbox for comments, but no direct messages, no monitoring and no approvals.
It also suits people with many accounts: Standard takes ten social accounts, and from Professional there is no cap.
When does BestPost fit better?
When you work alone or as a pair and your bottleneck is the videos. You drop the batch into the planner, BestPost writes the captions from the video and the auto planner spreads everything over the coming weeks.
Subtitles and trimming happen in the same window, and images and carousels work the same way. You pay from $20 a month, where Hootsuite charges $99 per user.
- Upload many videos in one pass
- Captions from picture and sound, one version per platform
- Subtitles, trimming, images and carousels
- Cancel monthly
Included with every video
Every platform at onceOne upload goes to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and X. Snapchat is still waiting for approval from Snap.
100+ videos per batchUpload lots of videos and work through them as one list.
Original qualityNo detour through a messenger or your phone: you upload the exported file straight in the browser.
Captions written for youCaption, YouTube title, hashtags and first comment are created in one click.
How it works
1
Upload your videos
Drop one video or a hundred into the planner. Everything lands in one list, in one place.
2
Fill in everything at once
One click writes the caption, YouTube title, hashtags and first comment for every video. You can still edit anything.
3
Schedule and step away
Pick times yourself or let the auto planner spread them out. BestPost publishes on time, even with your browser closed.
Common questions
Is BestPost a Hootsuite alternative?
Yes, for creators and small brands who mostly post video. For teams that need an inbox, monitoring and approvals, Hootsuite is the better tool.
How much is BestPost compared to Hootsuite?
BestPost starts at $20 a month, or $16 on annual billing, taxes included. Hootsuite states $99 a month per user on annual billing for Standard, $199 for Professional and $399 for Advanced, each before taxes. Hootsuite prices as of 12 October 2026.
Is there a free version of Hootsuite or BestPost?
BestPost has no permanent free plan, and the Hootsuite plans page lists none either. Both can be tried without a credit card: Hootsuite for 14 days, BestPost for 14 days. The BestPost trial ends by itself.
Which platforms does BestPost post to?
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and X. BestPost does not support LinkedIn or Pinterest.
Can I switch from Hootsuite to BestPost?
Yes. Connect your channels to BestPost and upload your videos. Posts you already scheduled in Hootsuite do not move over: let them run out there or schedule them again in BestPost.
Explore it with your own videos
Upload your next batch and see how much time is left over. 14 days free, no credit card.
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