Hootsuite Pricing in India (2026): What You'll Actually Pay in Rupees
Every Hootsuite plan in ₹, with GST, for creators, small businesses and agencies
Prices checked on 2 October 2026 on Hootsuite's plans page. SocialGaze is rupee-priced social media tool, so we've kept this to published facts and say plainly where Hootsuite is the better choice.
The quick answer
Hootsuite costs ₹1,999 (Standard), ₹3,999 (Professional) or ₹7,999 (Advanced) per user per month in India. Those are annual-billing rates, so you pay for the year upfront, and they don't include 18% GST. One person on the cheapest plan pays about ₹28,306 a year including GST. There's no free plan, only a 14-day free trial.
Hootsuite plans at a glance
| Plan | Listed price | With 18% GST | Per user, per year (with GST) | Social accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | ₹1,999 per user/month | ₹2,359 | ₹28,306 | Up to 10 |
| Professional | ₹3,999 per user/month | ₹4,719 | ₹56,626 | Unlimited |
| Advanced | ₹7,999 per user/month | ₹9,439 | ₹1,13,266 | Unlimited |
| Enterprise | Custom (demo required) | — | — | Unlimited |
Every plan is priced per user. Adding a teammate adds the full plan price again.
What each plan adds:
Standard: up to 10 accounts, unlimited scheduled posts, AI post and image generation, one inbox for messages, and brand and competitor monitoring.
Professional: unlimited accounts, automated inbox replies and workflows, trend forecasting up to 90 days ahead, and custom performance reports.
Advanced: content review and approval with your team, message routing to team members, and team performance tracking.
Enterprise: advanced analytics and listening, single sign-on (SSO) and compliance tools.
What a small Indian team actually pays
Here are two common setups, priced per year with GST.
A solo creator or small business: 1 person, 5 accounts
Hootsuite Standard covers this: ₹23,988 + GST = ₹28,306 a year.
A small agency: 3 people, 15 client accounts, client approvals
Standard tops out at 10 accounts, so you'd need Professional: 3 users × ₹3,999 × 12 = ₹1,43,964 + GST = ₹1,69,878 a year.
Content approvals are listed under Advanced: 3 users × ₹7,999 × 12 = ₹2,87,964 + GST = ₹3,39,798 a year.
Per-user pricing is what makes Hootsuite expensive for Indian agencies. Every account manager or intern who needs access is another seat.
Costs that are easy to miss
GST on top. Hootsuite's listed prices exclude taxes, so add 18%. If your business is GST-registered, ask your accountant whether you can claim input tax credit.
Annual billing by default. The prices on the plans page are annual rates. Hootsuite also offers monthly billing, but at a higher per-user rate.
Payment methods. Hootsuite lists Visa, Mastercard, Discover, JCB and PayPal. UPI and RuPay aren't listed. Some Indian banks also add a cross-border fee when you pay a foreign company, even in rupees, so check with yours.
Trial limits. The 14-day trial needs no credit card, but posting is capped at 10–20 posts a day and bulk scheduling isn't available, so you can't fully test a busy workflow.
Who Hootsuite is right for
Hootsuite is a mature, wide-ranging platform, and for some teams it's worth the price:
Larger brands and enterprises that need SSO, compliance tools, and advanced social listening across social, digital and AI channels.
Customer care teams that route messages between many agents and measure response performance.
Teams on many networks. Hootsuite supports more networks than most smaller tools, including LinkedIn, TikTok and Pinterest.
Paid social teams that want ad management in the same tool.
If that's you, the per-user cost buys real capability.
A rupee-priced alternative: SocialGaze
If you're a creator, a small business or an agency that mainly needs to schedule posts, manage Instagram conversations and get client sign-off, you may be paying for features you won't use. That's the gap we built SocialGaze for.
| SocialGaze Standard | SocialGaze Pro | Hootsuite Standard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹199/month or ₹1,999/year | ₹999/month or ₹9,999/year | ₹1,999 per user/month, billed annually |
| GST | Included | Included | 18% extra |
| Yearly cost (with GST) | ₹1,999 | ₹9,999 | ₹28,306 per user |
| Users | 2 | Unlimited | 1 per seat purchased |
| Social accounts | 6 | 25 | Up to 10 |
| Posts | 300 a month | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Post approval workflow | ✅ | ✅ | Advanced plan (₹7,999 per user/month) |
| Instagram comment-to-DM automation | ✅ | ✅ | Not listed on the plans page |
| AI replies to Instagram comments and messages | ✅ | ✅ | Automated replies on Professional and above |
| Bulk scheduling from a CSV file | ✅ | ✅ | Not available during the trial |
| Pay with UPI | ✅ | ✅ | Not listed (cards and PayPal) |
| Free plan | ✅ 2 accounts, 30 posts a month, bulk scheduling included | ❌ | |
| Free trial | 14 days of Pro | 14 days |
Back to the 3-person agency with 15 accounts and approvals: SocialGaze Pro covers it for ₹9,999 a year, including GST, compared with ₹3,39,798 on Hootsuite Advanced.
SocialGaze publishes to Instagram, Facebook Pages, X, Threads and YouTube. It also includes a content calendar, bulk scheduling from a CSV file (on every plan, including Free), an AI caption assistant, a built-in image editor and, on paid plans, a weekly performance report.
What SocialGaze doesn't do: it doesn't have social listening, SSO or ad management, and it supports fewer networks than Hootsuite. If you need those, Hootsuite is the better fit.
FAQs
1. Does Hootsuite have a free plan in India?
No. Hootsuite has no free plan, only a 14-day free trial that doesn't need a credit card.
2. Can I pay for Hootsuite in rupees?
Yes. Indian visitors see prices in ₹ on Hootsuite's plans page: ₹1,999, ₹3,999 and ₹7,999 per user per month on annual billing. The listed payment methods are cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, JCB) and PayPal.
3. Do Hootsuite's prices include GST?
No. Hootsuite's prices exclude taxes, so 18% GST is added. That makes Standard ₹2,359 per user per month, or ₹28,306 a year.
4. What is the cheapest way to use Hootsuite?
One user on the Standard plan with annual billing: ₹28,306 a year including GST, for up to 10 social accounts.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Hootsuite in India?
Yes. SocialGaze starts free, and its paid plans are ₹199 or ₹999 a month with GST included, no per-user charge, and UPI accepted at checkout. It suits creators, small businesses and agencies more than large enterprises.
Hootsuite prices are from hootsuite.com/plans, as shown to visitors in India on 2 October 2026. GST is calculated at 18% and rounded to the nearest rupee. Prices change, so check Hootsuite's page before you buy. Hootsuite is a trademark of its owner, and this article isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Hootsuite.
