Hootsuite and MeetEdgar are rarely mentioned in the same breath — and for good reason. Hootsuite is an enterprise social intelligence platform priced per seat at $99 a month, aimed at organizations that need listening, advocacy, and compliance alongside their publishing. MeetEdgar is a solopreneur-friendly scheduling tool whose signature feature — evergreen content recycling — lets a categorized library of posts keep publishing itself long after you set it up. The two products share almost no customers, but they frequently appear in the same comparison search because both are well-established names. This page compares them honestly on price, platforms, and team features as of June 2026, and introduces SocialKit as a flat-EUR scheduler that covers everything the everyday publishing team actually needs from either tool.
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All three tools side by side, grouped by category. Pricing and feature availability as of June 2026.
| Feature | Hootsuite | MeetEdgar | SocialKit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms supported | 10 of 11Also supports: WhatsApp (messaging) | 10 of 11 | All 11 |
| Bluesky | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mastodon | No | No | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pricing & trial | |||
| Entry price | $99/mo per user (Standard)Listed price, annual billing — as of June 2026 | $29.99/mo (Eddie)$299/year (about $24.91/mo) billed annually — as of June 2026 | €29/mo flat (€17.40/mo billed annually) |
| Pricing model | Per user — every teammate is another full subscription | Two flat USD plans — extra accounts billed as add-ons | Flat plans — all 11 platforms included, no per-network pricing |
| Social accounts included | Up to 10 on StandardUnlimited from the Advanced plan (listed $249/mo) | 5 on Eddie · 25 on EdgarExtra accounts $4.99/mo on Eddie, $2.99/mo on Edgar (monthly billing) | 15 on Solo · 30 on Team |
| Free trial | 30 daysNo free plan; converts to a paid plan unless cancelled | 30 daysAdvertised as no payment required on their homepage; no free plan | 7 days — €0.00 due today |
| Money-back guarantee | Not listedNot shown on Hootsuite’s plans page (June 2026) | NoNone listed on meetedgar.com/pricing (June 2026) | 7 days |
| Publishing & scheduling | |||
| Scheduled posts | Unlimited on paid plans | Unlimited on both plansWeekly automations capped: 10 on Eddie, 1,000 on Edgar | Unlimited on every plan |
| Best-time auto-posting | Yes | Auto-fills time slots from the librarySlot-based automation rather than best-time prediction | Yes |
| Per-platform customization | Yes | Not listedNot shown on MeetEdgar’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| First-comment scheduling | Not listedNot itemized on Hootsuite’s plans page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on MeetEdgar’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Calendar view | Yes | Queue-based schedulingTime-slot schedule; calendar not highlighted on their pricing page | Yes |
| Content & AI | |||
| AI assistant | OwlyGPT AI assistantIncluded from the Standard plan | Inky AI — 15 credits/mo on Eddie, 50 on EdgarCredits expire every 30 days; extra 100 credits cost $2.50 | Every plan (metered credits) |
| Post templates | Not listedNot itemized on Hootsuite’s plans page (June 2026) | Post variations via Inky AIAI-generated variations of library posts | Yes |
| Content library | Asset & content libraryListed on all plans on Hootsuite’s plans page (June 2026) | Evergreen library with categories4 categories on Eddie · unlimited on Edgar | Yes |
| Thread posts (X, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon) | Not listedNo Mastodon publishing; thread support not itemized (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on MeetEdgar’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Hashtag manager | Not listedNot itemized on Hootsuite’s plans page (June 2026) | AI hashtag suggestions (Inky)No dedicated hashtag manager listed (June 2026) | Yes |
| Collaboration | |||
| Team seats | Per-user — each seat billed separatelyStandard lists at $99/mo per user (June 2026) | 20 team members on both plans | 2 on Team · unlimited on Enterprise |
| Approval workflow | Enterprise plan onlyPer the plans-page feature table — Enterprise is custom-quoted (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on MeetEdgar’s pricing page (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Comments on posts | Not listedNot itemized on Hootsuite’s plans page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on MeetEdgar’s pricing page (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Integrations & support | |||
| Analytics | Included · custom reports from Advanced | Analytics dashboard included | Included on every plan |
| API + webhooks | 100+ app integrationsPublic API access not itemized on the plans page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on MeetEdgar’s pricing page (June 2026) | Every plan, incl. Solo |
| Support | Chatbot & help center · premier support on EnterpriseUsers report slow responses on lower tiers | Help docs + email | Email · priority on Enterprise |
| Verdict | |||
| Best for | Enterprises and large agencies running social listening at scale | Evergreen content recycling for solopreneurs | Posting to many platforms on one flat EUR plan |
Pricing as of June 2026. Hootsuite figures per their public pricing page; MeetEdgar figures per their public pricing page. Both may change. SocialKit facts per our own pricing page.
Entry plans compared. SocialKit prices are in EUR; all 11 platforms included — no per-network pricing.
Listed at $99/mo per user, billed annually, with up to 10 social accounts. Advanced lists at $249/mo; Enterprise is custom-quoted. As of June 2026 — Hootsuite renders prices dynamically, so confirm on their plans page.
$299/year (about $24.91/month) billed annually. Edgar plan: $49.99/month ($499/year) for 25 accounts. Extra accounts from $1.99–$4.99/month each. As of June 2026.
billed annually · €29/month billed monthly
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Pricing as of June 2026. Hootsuite and MeetEdgar prices are taken from their public pricing pages (linked above) and may change. Full SocialKit plan details on our pricing page.
Each tool genuinely wins somewhere. Here is the honest split.
Bottom line
These two tools rarely compete for the same customer, and that is the honest takeaway. Hootsuite is an enterprise social intelligence platform that publishes to 10 networks and charges per seat — its depth in listening and advocacy is real and earns its price for the right buyer. MeetEdgar is a recycling specialist at a solo-friendly price that earns its place for people whose content strategy lives and breathes evergreen automation. The buyer who fits neither profile — posting to many platforms, wanting a sensible approval loop, needing more than 5 accounts at the entry price, and posting to Mastodon or full YouTube — is the buyer SocialKit was built for, at a flat EUR price without either tool’s constraints.
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