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A Hootsuite alternative: ADpilot vs Hootsuite.
Hootsuite is a social media management suite priced per user. ADpilot is an AI marketing team: research, writing, design and publishing. Below, 9 points side by side, Hootsuite's from its own pages checked on 17 October 2026.
Side by side
ADpilot vs Hootsuite, fact by fact.
Hootsuite facts from Hootsuite's own pages, linked per row. Checked on . ADpilot facts from our plan rows. Prices change, so check their page before you decide.
| ADpilot | Hootsuite | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Growth €79, Scale €99 a month per workspace, in EUR. No per-channel or per-seat fee. Yearly: 2 months free. | Per user a month, billed yearly: Standard from $99, Professional $199, Advanced up to $399. Enterprise custom. Taxes extra. | hootsuite.com/plans |
| Free plan or trial | 7-day free trial of Scale, no card. No free plan. | 14-day free trial without a card, with daily posting limits during the trial. No free plan. | hootsuite.com/plans |
| Accounts and users | Brands: Growth 5, Scale 25. Social posts a month: Growth 200, Scale 1,000. | Social accounts: Standard 10, unlimited on Professional and above. User seats are bought one by one. | hootsuite.com/plans |
| Platforms | 13: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X / Twitter, TikTok, WordPress, Your own blog, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Discord. | Its publishing page confirms Threads, Bluesky and TikTok among the networks; the plans page has no full list. | hootsuite.com/platform/publishing |
| Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Discord | Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and Discord: all four. | Bluesky. Mastodon, Telegram and Discord are not mentioned on its publishing page. | hootsuite.com/platform/publishing |
| AI content | Researches trends with sources, writes every post and article in your brand voice, makes images and carousels with your logo. No video. | Wisdom, its AI, drafts posts and on-brand images and turns trending topics into posts; on every plan. | hootsuite.com/platform/publishing |
| Approval | Every post waits for approval by default. Client review links, no account needed, on Scale. | Team review and approval of content on the Advanced plan. | hootsuite.com/plans |
| Blog articles | Writes SEO articles from the current Google top 10 and publishes to WordPress or any site through a webhook. | Not described on its plans or publishing page. | hootsuite.com/plans |
| SEO and AI search tracking | SEO OS on Scale: Google and Bing data, issues with fix steps, and whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini name you. | Not listed. Enterprise adds listening that covers trends across social, digital and AI. | hootsuite.com/plans |
Honestly
Where each one is better.
Hootsuite
Where Hootsuite is better
It covers far more of social: a shared inbox for messages, social listening, ad management, employee advocacy and enterprise controls such as SSO.
ADpilot
Where ADpilot differs
ADpilot writes the posts and SEO articles for you, publishes articles to your blog, holds every post for approval on every plan, and costs a flat workspace price instead of a price per user.
Pick Hootsuite if
A larger team needs inbox, listening and ads across many social accounts.
Pick ADpilot if
A small business or agency wants the content made and published, with approval and search tracking, without paying per seat.
Switching
Moving from Hootsuite.
- 01
Keep Hootsuite for your inbox and listening if you need them; ADpilot takes over writing and publishing.
- 02
Paste your website address; ADpilot sets up the brand from it.
- 03
Connect the same accounts in ADpilot's Connections.
- 04
Once ADpilot's first approved week is scheduled, clear the Hootsuite queue for those accounts so nothing posts twice.
Questions
Straight answers.
Is ADpilot a direct replacement for Hootsuite?
For some teams. A small business or agency wants the content made and published, with approval and search tracking, without paying per seat. Hootsuite is the better fit if a larger team needs inbox, listening and ads across many social accounts.
Can I try ADpilot before paying?
7-day free trial of Scale, no card. No free plan.
Where ADpilot differs most