PublishQ
PublishQ

Looking for a Hootsuite alternative?

TL;DR

PublishQ is better when you want a simpler multi-platform workflow, flat pricing that does not scale per seat or channel, and CLI/MCP/API access on the free plan so you can try it without a credit card.

Hootsuite is strong for enterprise teams needing social listening and brand monitoring at scale.

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Why people look for Hootsuite alternatives

Per-user pricing is a significant investment for teams

Many features gated behind the $399/mo Advanced plan

No free plan — only a 30-day trial

Enterprise pricing not publicly listed

How PublishQPublishQ solves these problems

Flat pricing — no per-channel or per-user costs, predictable as you scale

Unlimited workspaces and team members on the Business plan

Media library included on paid plans (10 GB to unlimited)

Per-platform captions, settings, and previews on every plan

API, SDK, CLI, and MCP access on every plan, including free

Unlimited posting on all paid plans

Multi-platform publishing including YouTube, TikTok, and Bluesky

Free plan with 3 accounts and 15 posts a month

Feature comparison

FeaturePublishQHootsuite
Social Accounts
Free ($0)3
Solo ($14/mo)5
Starter ($29/mo)15
Professional ($49/mo)30
Business ($99/mo)100
Free ($0)✗
Standard ($199/mo)10
Advanced ($399/mo)unlimited
Enterprise (Custom)unlimited
NotePer-user pricing
Scheduled Posts
Free ($0)15
Solo ($14/mo)unlimited
Starter ($29/mo)unlimited
Professional ($49/mo)unlimited
Business ($99/mo)unlimited
Free ($0)✗
Standard ($199/mo)unlimited
Advanced ($399/mo)unlimited
Enterprise (Custom)unlimited
Team Members
Free ($0)1
Solo ($14/mo)1
Starter ($29/mo)2
Professional ($49/mo)3
Business ($99/mo)unlimited
Free ($0)✗
Standard ($199/mo)$199/member
Advanced ($399/mo)$399/member
Enterprise (Custom)custom (5 included)
Workspaces
Free ($0)1
Solo ($14/mo)1
Starter ($29/mo)3
Professional ($49/mo)5
Business ($99/mo)unlimited
Media Library
Free ($0)✗
Solo ($14/mo)10GB
Starter ($29/mo)100GB
Professional ($49/mo)250GB
Business ($99/mo)unlimited
Free ($0)✗
Standard ($199/mo)✓
Advanced ($399/mo)✓
Enterprise (Custom)✓
API Access
Free ($0)✓
Solo ($14/mo)✓
Starter ($29/mo)✓
Professional ($49/mo)✓
Business ($99/mo)✓
MCP Access
Free ($0)✓
Solo ($14/mo)✓
Starter ($29/mo)✓
Professional ($49/mo)✓
Business ($99/mo)✓
CLI Access
Free ($0)✓
Solo ($14/mo)✓
Starter ($29/mo)✓
Professional ($49/mo)✓
Business ($99/mo)✓
SDK Access
Free ($0)✓
Solo ($14/mo)✓
Starter ($29/mo)✓
Professional ($49/mo)✓
Business ($99/mo)✓
Analytics
Free ($0)✗
Solo ($14/mo)Post analytics
Starter ($29/mo)Post + account analytics
Professional ($49/mo)Post + account analytics
Business ($99/mo)Post + account analytics
Free ($0)✗
Standard ($199/mo)✓
Advanced ($399/mo)✓
Enterprise (Custom)✓

Pricing comparison

PublishQ

Flat pricing - not per-channel or per-user.

Free$0
  • - Social Accounts: 3
  • - Posts per month: 15
  • - Drafts: 15
  • - Workspaces: 1
  • - Team Members: 1
  • - API Access
  • - MCP Access
  • - CLI Access
  • - SDK Access
Solo$14/month
  • - Social Accounts: 5
  • - Posts per month: unlimited
  • - Drafts: unlimited
  • - Workspaces: 1
  • - Team Members: 1
  • - Media Library: 10GB
  • - API Access
  • - MCP Access
  • - CLI Access
  • - SDK Access
  • - Analytics: Post analytics
Starter$29/month
  • - Social Accounts: 15
  • - Posts per month: unlimited
  • - Drafts: unlimited
  • - Workspaces: 3
  • - Team Members: 2
  • - Media Library: 100GB
  • - API Access
  • - MCP Access
  • - CLI Access
  • - SDK Access
  • - Analytics: Post + account analytics
Professional$49/month
  • - Social Accounts: 30
  • - Posts per month: unlimited
  • - Drafts: unlimited
  • - Workspaces: 5
  • - Team Members: 3
  • - Media Library: 250GB
  • - API Access
  • - MCP Access
  • - CLI Access
  • - SDK Access
  • - Analytics: Post + account analytics
Business$99/month
  • - Social Accounts: 100
  • - Posts per month: unlimited
  • - Drafts: unlimited
  • - Workspaces: unlimited
  • - Team Members: unlimited
  • - Media Library: unlimited
  • - API Access
  • - MCP Access
  • - CLI Access
  • - SDK Access
  • - Analytics: Post + account analytics

Hootsuite

Per-user pricing - costs scale with each team member.

Standard$199/month
  • - Social Accounts: 10
  • - Team Members: $199/member
  • - Media Library
  • - Analytics
Advanced$399/month
  • - Social Accounts: unlimited
  • - Team Members: $399/member
  • - Media Library
  • - Analytics
EnterpriseCustom
  • - Social Accounts: unlimited
  • - Team Members: custom (5 included)
  • - Media Library
  • - Analytics

Hootsuite: 3 users on the entry plan can cost around $297/month before add-ons.

Service and support

CategoryPublishQHootsuite
DocumentationGuides for onboarding and publishing workflowsExtensive documentation library, academy, and certifications
Response timeFounder responses on paid plans, typically same-dayTiered support — faster response times on higher plans
ChannelsEmail support, Help centerEmail support, Help center, Training academy
OnboardingSelf-serve onboarding with optional setup help on paid plansStructured onboarding for enterprise teams, self-serve resources for smaller plans

Switch to PublishQPublishQ if you...

  • Solo creators posting across multiple platforms who want flat pricing
  • Small businesses and growing teams that want unlimited team members without per-seat costs
  • Creators who tailor the same post per platform instead of cross-posting it verbatim
  • Larger teams that need unlimited workspaces without per-channel pricing
  • Developers who want API, SDK, CLI, and MCP access to their social media tool

Stay with Hootsuite if you...

  • Enterprise teams needing social listening and brand monitoring at scale
  • Agencies managing many clients with complex approval workflows
  • Businesses that need ad management alongside organic posting
  • Organizations requiring SSO, compliance, and Salesforce integration
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Also see: Best Hootsuite Alternatives · PublishQ vs Hootsuite

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Hootsuite alternatives

PublishQ is a Hootsuite alternative built for solo creators and small teams. It offers multi-platform publishing to every platform, per-platform captions and previews, and API/CLI/MCP access on each plan — features that Hootsuite either lacks or gates behind enterprise tiers.
PublishQ has a free plan that includes scheduling, multi-platform publishing, and full API access. Paid plans start at $14/month for the media library, more social accounts, and unlimited posting.
Yes. Connect your social accounts to PublishQ and start scheduling immediately. Your existing posts on each platform remain untouched — no data migration needed.
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Last updated: May 2026

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Alexandro - Founder
PublishQ

— me 👋

Hi, I'm Alexandro 👋

I left my Software Engineer role at Amazon to build tools that solve real problems — the kind big companies ignore because they read spreadsheets instead of using their own products.

I was spending over an hour daily just scheduling 2 shorts across 3 platforms — logging in, reformatting, uploading one by one. That felt broken. So I built PublishQPublishQ . Now I create 4 shorts in 3 minutes and schedule them to 4 platforms in under 30 seconds.

PublishQ is bootstrapped. No investors, no vanity metrics. I build what actually helps you — because I use it every day myself.

Thank you,

Alexandro

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Solo-creator pricing, enterprise-grade power

Upgrade or cancel anytime. No bloated pricing.

Free

Best for trying it out

$0/month

  • 3 social accounts

  • 15 posts per month

  • 15 drafts

  • 1 workspace

  • Not included: Media Library

  • MCP, CLI, SDK, API

  • Not included: Analytics

No credit card required

Solo

Best for creators starting out

$14/month

  • 5 social accounts

  • ∞ posts per month

  • ∞ drafts

  • 1 workspace

  • 10GB media library

  • MCP, CLI, SDK, API

  • Analytics

$0 due today • Cancel anytime

Starter

Best for a single brand

$29/month

  • 15 social accounts

  • ∞ posts per month

  • ∞ drafts

  • 3 workspaces

  • 100GB media library

  • MCP, CLI, SDK, API

  • Analytics

$0 due today • Cancel anytime

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Professional

Best for creators and small teams

$49/month

  • 30 social accounts

  • ∞ posts per month

  • ∞ drafts

  • 5 workspaces

  • 250GB media library

  • MCP, CLI, SDK, API

  • Analytics

$0 due today • Cancel anytime

Business

Best for agencies and brands at scale

$99/month

  • 100 social accounts

  • ∞ posts per month

  • ∞ drafts

  • ∞ workspaces

  • ∞ media library

  • MCP, CLI, SDK, API

  • Analytics

$0 due today • Cancel anytime

VAT is not included. Final price is calculated at checkout. 14-day refund policy on all paid plans.

Professional

$49 per month
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Accounts
Social AccountsNumber of social accounts that can be connected
30
WorkspacesNumber of workspaces to organize accounts
5
Publishing
Schedule PostsAbility to schedule posts for future publishing
Included
Cross-Platform PostingWrite once and publish to every account you select at the same time, instead of opening each app in turn.
Included
Customize Content per PlatformChange the text or the media for individual accounts inside the same composer — a longer version for LinkedIn, a shorter one for X — without leaving and creating a second post.
Included
Platform-Specific SettingsSet each network’s own publishing options in the composer: YouTube title, privacy, category, tags, playlist and made-for-kids; TikTok privacy level and comment, duet and stitch toggles; Instagram reel or story, share-to-feed and trial reels; plus the equivalents for Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, X and Bluesky.
Included
Edit a Scheduled Post or DraftChange the text, the media, the accounts or the time on anything that has not gone out yet, instead of deleting it and starting again.
Included
Duplicate a PostReuse a post you already made — all of it, or just its text, just its media, or just its accounts — rather than rewriting it.
Included
Posts per month*How many posts you can schedule or publish. The allowance covers a month from your start date and then resets. Scheduled and published posts both count, and one post counts once however many accounts it goes to. Deleting a scheduled post frees its slot.Unlimited plans are subject to each network’s own daily posting limits, which we enforce to prevent spam and abuse.
Unlimited
DraftsPosts you can save without scheduling, held at once. Publish, schedule or delete one to free a slot.
Unlimited
Posts with media at a timeDrafts and scheduled posts that can carry images or video at once, on a plan with no media library. Publishing or deleting one frees a slot.
Unlimited
Content CalendarVisual calendar view of scheduled posts
Included
Post GroupingA post sent to several accounts appears once in your calendar with the platform icons on it, instead of being duplicated one row per platform.
Included
Per-Platform PreviewsSee exactly how post looks on each platform
Included
Content types
Carousel & Multi-Image PostsPost several images as one swipeable carousel on Instagram and Threads.
Included
Video PostsUpload videos up to 500MB and publish them as posts, reels or shorts. No re-encoding, no compression, no watermark.
Included
StoriesPublish to Instagram Stories and Facebook Stories from the same composer as everything else.
Included
Media and AI
Media LibraryUpload and organize media files (storage in GB)
250GB
Image OptimizationUploads are converted to the format each platform accepts, compressed, and resized to fit that platform’s limits — so a post is never rejected for the wrong file type or dimensions.
Included
Analytics
Post analyticsHow each individual post performed — views, likes, comments — for every post you publish.
Included
Account analyticsAccount-level numbers for each connected account: followers or subscribers, total views, and how they move over time.
Included
Posting Activity GraphA year of your posting at a glance, one square per day, with your current and longest posting streak — so you can see the gaps instead of guessing whether you have been consistent.
Included
Posts You Made ElsewherePosts published straight from the network are pulled in and sit alongside the ones you scheduled here, so your calendar and your numbers cover everything that account has done, not only what went through us. Available on the platforms whose API reports an account’s own posts. The rest are on the way as their APIs allow it.
Included
Automation for developers and agents
MCP AccessModel Context Protocol server access
Included
API AccessREST API access for automation
Included
CLI AccessCommand-line interface for posting
Included
SDK AccessOfficial TypeScript SDK on npm (@publishq/sdk)
Included
Everyday use
Dark ModeThe whole app in light or dark, or following whatever your system is set to.
Included
Time ZonePick your time zone once. Every post time, the calendar and every chart are read in it, so a schedule means what you think it means wherever you are.
Included
Live UpdatesThe dashboard keeps itself current. A post going out, an upload finishing or a video rendering shows up the moment it happens, in every tab you have open, with nothing to refresh.
Included
Draft RecoveryClose the composer, or the whole tab, and the post you had started is waiting for you when you come back. Nothing to save first, and no window you have to leave open.
Included
  1. *Unlimited plans are subject to each network’s own daily posting limits, which we enforce to prevent spam and abuse.