eksis vs Hootsuite
Hootsuite is the enterprise incumbent, priced accordingly. Its entry plan stops at ten social accounts, so a small team running fifteen is already on the tier above.
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Monthly cost for the same job
15 social accounts
Bars drawn to scale. Both figures are for 15 social accounts, on the cheapest plan that allows them, taken from each vendor's public pricing page in October 2026. Hootsuite and Sprout Social publish annual-billing rates only, so those are the rates shown for them. Check the current page before you decide, because published prices change.
What each costs for 15 accounts
Hootsuite bills per seat, and the account cap decides the tier: the entry plan holds ten social accounts, so fifteen means the plan above it, at every seat. eksis sets both from the plan: Premium holds 75 accounts and 10 operators, Agency holds 200 and 30, at one flat price each.
Where eksis and Hootsuite actually differ
Hootsuite carries deep reporting, approval workflows, and social listening that eksis does not have. eksis carries native comment and DM automation, a public API on every paid plan, and a price that does not move when the team grows.
Why we can charge $4
- No per-account billing Per-channel models push your bill up every time you add a profile. On eksis, 20 accounts are included from day one.
- Automation is not an add-on Comment replies, auto-DM, lead tagging, rescheduling. All at the same price, with no separate AI fee and no active-contact counter.
- Open API on every paid plan The REST API starts on the cheapest paid plan, not locked behind an enterprise tier or sold as an extra module. The MCP server for AI assistants works on Free too.
What you are actually paying for
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Public pricing as of October 2026, for the cheapest plan on each platform that allows 15 social accounts. Hootsuite publishes an annual-billing rate only. Figures change over time; check each platform's official pricing page before comparing.
Who should switch, and who should not
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Switch if the reporting and listening modules are not what you are paying for, and the seat count is.
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Stay on Hootsuite if compliance approvals, listening, or an agency reporting pack are the reason it is in the stack.
This page is written by eksis, so read it as an argument rather than a neutral review. Every number is sourced from the other vendor's own pricing page, and the section above says plainly where Hootsuite is the better fit.
A question we get a lot
- Does eksis do social listening?
- No. eksis works on the accounts you connect: your posts, your comments, your messages. It does not monitor mentions across the wider web.
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