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Overview
Hootsuite helps brands manage social media better, from the smallest businesses to the largest enterprises across CPG, finance, healthcare, tech, higher-ed, and government services.
Instagram is a social networking app which lets users share photos & videos from their mobile phones, like posts, comment, send private messages, and more
- Platforms supported
- Web-based
- iPhone app
- Android app
- Windows Phone app
- Typical customers
- Freelancers
- Small businesses
- Mid size businesses
- Large enterprises
- Customer support
- Phone
- Online
- Knowledge base
- Video tutorials
- Platforms supported
- Web-based
- iPhone app
- Android app
- Windows Phone app
- Typical customers
- Freelancers
- Small businesses
- Mid size businesses
- Large enterprises
- Customer support
- Phone
- Online
- Knowledge base
- Video tutorials
Video & Screenshots
No videos yet
Pricing
User reviews
4.4
3.8K
5
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1.9K
1.3K
370
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37
- Value for money
- Ease of use
- Features
- Customer support
69%
would recommend this app4.7
5.2K
5
4
3
2
1
3.8K
1.1K
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21
- Value for money
- Ease of use
- Features
- Customer support
87%
would recommend this appPros
“In our role as marketers amongst a variety of other hats, Hootsuite is a practical tool for maintaining organization and consistency of our content.”
TK
Tim K.
Founder
“The convenience in terms of planning our marketing materials is amazing as we can conveniently make promotional video posts on all our retail social networks at once.”
AH
Amir H.
E-Commerce Manager
“It makes managing multiple social media accounts so much easier, helps me stay organized with scheduling, and gives a clear picture of how posts are performing.”
Joshua F.
Marketing Assistant
Pros
“Instagram allows a user to be completely free in how they choose to use the app, such as username changes, editing existing posts and reels, and uploading content.”
Maria P.
Accessories Designer
“Features such as Reels, Stories, product tagging, and direct messaging make it easier to reach new customers and build relationships with existing ones.”
Gary A.
FOunder CEO
“I also appreciate recent quality-of-life updates, like being able to reorder photos in a carousel post after it has already been published without losing engagement metrics.”
Ysaura M.
psychologist
Cons
“With Hootsuite, LinkedIn doesn’t allow you to schedule PDF uploads, which is a shame.”
DM
Demi M.
Community Manager
“You also can only add business LinkedIn pages (I was unable to add personal accounts for clients).”
AB
Ali B.
Owner
“Can be hard to focus and scheduling posts in the application don't carry as much weight as in the mobile applications”
MD
Mike D.
Owner
Cons
“Instagram's algorithms can make it hard for followers and users to see conent unless they get post notifications.”
Dana P.
CVOM
“The platform comes with bugs and specially for a business, 1 day of downtime can be devastating, which unfortunately happens.”
PG
Parsa G.
Sr AI Analyst
“At the same time, it can be a bit frustrating with how inconsistent the algorithm is and how much it pushes constant content creation.”
Michael Z.
Owner
- Vendor responds to reviews
- Last review5 days ago
- Vendor responds to reviews
- Last review14 days ago
Key features
- Total features144
- @mentions
- A/B Testing
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Activity/News Feed
- Advertising Management
- Alerts/Escalation
- Alerts/Notifications
- Approval Process Control
- Assignment Management
- Audience Targeting
- Automated Publishing
- Automated Scheduling
- Behavior Tracking
- Benchmarking
- Blogs
- Brand Tracking
- Calendar Management
- Calendar/Reminder System
- Campaign Analytics
- Campaign Management
- Campaign Planning
- Campaign Scheduling
- Campaign Tracking
- Categorization/Grouping
- Chat/Messaging
- Collaboration Tools
- Commenting/Notes
- Communication Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Competitor Monitoring
- Compliance Management
- Contact Database
- Contact Management
- Content Creation
- Content Discovery
- Content Import/Export
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Content Sharing
- Conversion Tracking
- Customer Database
- Customer Engagement
- Customer Experience Management
- Customer History
- Customer Segmentation
- Customer Social Profiles
- Customer Support
- Customizable Branding
- Customizable Fields
- Customizable Forms
- Customizable Reports
- Customizable Templates
- Dashboard
- Dashboard Creation
- Data Import/Export
- Data Security
- Data Visualization
- Discussions/Forums
- Drag & Drop
- Editorial Calendar
- Email Alerts
- Email Marketing
- Employee Advocacy
- Employee Database
- Employee Engagement
- Engagement Tracking
- Event Triggered Actions
- Feedback Management
- File Sharing
- Filtering
- Group Management
- Image Editing
- Image Library
- Impact Measurement
- Influencer Tracking
- KPI Monitoring
- Keyword Filtering
- Keyword Tracking
- Lead Engagement
- Live Chat
- Live Streaming
- Marketing Automation
- Media Library
- Media Management
- Mobile Access
- Mobile Alerts
- Moderation
- Monitoring
- Multi-Account Management
- Multi-Campaign
- Multi-Channel Campaigns
- Multi-Channel Communication
- Multi-Channel Data Collection
- Multi-Channel Management
- Multi-Channel Marketing
- Multi-Channel Social Integration
- Multi-Language
- Performance Metrics
- Photos/Images
- Post Scheduling
- Pre-Approved Content Library
- Predictive Analytics
- Progress Tracking
- Project Management
- Publish Scheduling
- ROI Tracking
- Real Time Comparisons
- Real Time Editing
- Real-Time Analytics
- Real-Time Chat
- Real-Time Data
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Real-Time Notifications
- Real-Time Reporting
- Real-Time Updates
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Reputation Management
- Response Management
- Review Monitoring
- Role-Based Permissions
- Search/Filter
- Sentiment Analysis
- Single Sign On
- Social Advertising
- Social Listening
- Social Media Integration
- Social Media Monitoring
- Social Mentions Tracking
- Social Performance Management
- Social Promotion
- Social Sharing
- Survey/Poll Management
- Surveys & Feedback
- Tag Management
- Tagging
- Task Management
- Task Progress Tracking
- Template Management
- Text Analysis
- Third-Party Integrations
- Trend Analysis
- User Management
- User Profiles
- Visual Analytics
- Visualization
- Web Traffic Reporting
- Website Analytics
- Workflow Management
- Total features48
- @mentions
- A/B Testing
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Activity/News Feed
- Advertising Management
- Alerts/Escalation
- Alerts/Notifications
- Approval Process Control
- Assignment Management
- Audience Targeting
- Automated Publishing
- Automated Scheduling
- Behavior Tracking
- Benchmarking
- Blogs
- Brand Tracking
- Calendar Management
- Calendar/Reminder System
- Campaign Analytics
- Campaign Management
- Campaign Planning
- Campaign Scheduling
- Campaign Tracking
- Categorization/Grouping
- Chat/Messaging
- Collaboration Tools
- Commenting/Notes
- Communication Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Competitor Monitoring
- Compliance Management
- Contact Database
- Contact Management
- Content Creation
- Content Discovery
- Content Import/Export
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Content Sharing
- Conversion Tracking
- Customer Database
- Customer Engagement
- Customer Experience Management
- Customer History
- Customer Segmentation
- Customer Social Profiles
- Customer Support
- Customizable Branding
- Customizable Fields
- Customizable Forms
- Customizable Reports
- Customizable Templates
- Dashboard
- Dashboard Creation
- Data Import/Export
- Data Security
- Data Visualization
- Discussions/Forums
- Drag & Drop
- Editorial Calendar
- Email Alerts
- Email Marketing
- Employee Advocacy
- Employee Database
- Employee Engagement
- Engagement Tracking
- Event Triggered Actions
- Feedback Management
- File Sharing
- Filtering
- Group Management
- Image Editing
- Image Library
- Impact Measurement
- Influencer Tracking
- KPI Monitoring
- Keyword Filtering
- Keyword Tracking
- Lead Engagement
- Live Chat
- Live Streaming
- Marketing Automation
- Media Library
- Media Management
- Mobile Access
- Mobile Alerts
- Moderation
- Monitoring
- Multi-Account Management
- Multi-Campaign
- Multi-Channel Campaigns
- Multi-Channel Communication
- Multi-Channel Data Collection
- Multi-Channel Management
- Multi-Channel Marketing
- Multi-Channel Social Integration
- Multi-Language
- Performance Metrics
- Photos/Images
- Post Scheduling
- Pre-Approved Content Library
- Predictive Analytics
- Progress Tracking
- Project Management
- Publish Scheduling
- ROI Tracking
- Real Time Comparisons
- Real Time Editing
- Real-Time Analytics
- Real-Time Chat
- Real-Time Data
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Real-Time Notifications
- Real-Time Reporting
- Real-Time Updates
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Reputation Management
- Response Management
- Review Monitoring
- Role-Based Permissions
- Search/Filter
- Sentiment Analysis
- Single Sign On
- Social Advertising
- Social Listening
- Social Media Integration
- Social Media Monitoring
- Social Mentions Tracking
- Social Performance Management
- Social Promotion
- Social Sharing
- Survey/Poll Management
- Surveys & Feedback
- Tag Management
- Tagging
- Task Management
- Task Progress Tracking
- Template Management
- Text Analysis
- Third-Party Integrations
- Trend Analysis
- User Management
- User Profiles
- Visual Analytics
- Visualization
- Web Traffic Reporting
- Website Analytics
- Workflow Management
Integrations
- Total integrations107
- 123FormBuilder
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Commerce
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Airtable
- Aprimo Digital Asset Management
- Asana
- Audiense Discover
- Basecamp
- Blogger
- Box
- BrandMaxima
- Brandfolder
- Brandwatch
- Brightcove
- Bynder
- CELUM
- Canto
- Canva
- ChatKit
- Chatfuel
- ClickDesk
- ClickUp
- Cloohawk
- Cloudinary
- Constant Contact
- Copysmith
- Crowd Analyzer
- DALL-E 3
- Dailymotion
- Data Dwell Digital Asset Management
- Data Dwell Sales Enablement
- Dropbox
- Facebook Apps and Tabs
- Facebook Business Suite
- Fedica
- Figma
- Freshdesk
- Gmail
- Google Analytics 360
- Google Calendar
- Google Drive
- Google Translate
- Grid
- Higher Logic Vanilla
- Hootsuite
- HubSpot CRM
- HubSpot Content Hub
- HubSpot Marketing Hub
- Influitive
- Interact
- Issuu
- JIRA Service Management
- Kapost
- LeadSift
- LinkedIn for Business
- Lucidya
- Lumen by Talkwalker
- Marketo Engage
- MediaValet
- Meltwater
- Mentionlytics
- Meta for Business
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Viva Engage
- Mintent
- NetX
- Nimble
- Onclusive Social
- OneDrive
- Oracle Eloqua Marketing Automation
- Outgrow
- PhotoShelter for Brands
- PromoRepublic
- Quid
- Radarly
- ReviewInc
- ReviewTrackers
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- Scoop.it
- Simple Sales Tracking
- Simplebooklet Flipbook Experiences
- Slack
- SocialFlow
- Stackla
- StoreYa
- SurveyMonkey
- TINT
- Tagboard
- Tailwind TMS
- Threads
- TikTok
- Trello
- Trustpilot
- Twitter/X
- Uberflip
- Unifyr
- Upfluence
- Vidyard
- Webdam
- WordPress
- Workplace from Meta
- Zapier
- Zendesk Suite
- pixx.io
- webCRM
- Total integrations9
- 123FormBuilder
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Commerce
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Airtable
- Aprimo Digital Asset Management
- Asana
- Audiense Discover
- Basecamp
- Blogger
- Box
- BrandMaxima
- Brandfolder
- Brandwatch
- Brightcove
- Bynder
- CELUM
- Canto
- Canva
- ChatKit
- Chatfuel
- ClickDesk
- ClickUp
- Cloohawk
- Cloudinary
- Constant Contact
- Copysmith
- Crowd Analyzer
- DALL-E 3
- Dailymotion
- Data Dwell Digital Asset Management
- Data Dwell Sales Enablement
- Dropbox
- Facebook Apps and Tabs
- Facebook Business Suite
- Fedica
- Figma
- Freshdesk
- Gmail
- Google Analytics 360
- Google Calendar
- Google Drive
- Google Translate
- Grid
- Higher Logic Vanilla
- Hootsuite
- HubSpot CRM
- HubSpot Content Hub
- HubSpot Marketing Hub
- Influitive
- Interact
- Issuu
- JIRA Service Management
- Kapost
- LeadSift
- LinkedIn for Business
- Lucidya
- Lumen by Talkwalker
- Marketo Engage
- MediaValet
- Meltwater
- Mentionlytics
- Meta for Business
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Viva Engage
- Mintent
- NetX
- Nimble
- Onclusive Social
- OneDrive
- Oracle Eloqua Marketing Automation
- Outgrow
- PhotoShelter for Brands
- PromoRepublic
- Quid
- Radarly
- ReviewInc
- ReviewTrackers
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- Scoop.it
- Simple Sales Tracking
- Simplebooklet Flipbook Experiences
- Slack
- SocialFlow
- Stackla
- StoreYa
- SurveyMonkey
- TINT
- Tagboard
- Tailwind TMS
- Threads
- TikTok
- Trello
- Trustpilot
- Twitter/X
- Uberflip
- Unifyr
- Upfluence
- Vidyard
- Webdam
- WordPress
- Workplace from Meta
- Zapier
- Zendesk Suite
- pixx.io
- webCRM
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