You get all the basic data on Buffer: engagement, best times to post, metric insights, and post performance.

But if you're running a high-profile social media account, Hootsuite's features are far more powerful. If you're just starting and need something simple to schedule your posts, Buffer is the better choice. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Create groups within your organization, invite team members, decide admin or super admin accessīuffer is better for small businesses, but bigger orgs will prefer HootsuiteĪll businesses, from solopreneurs to large organizations, are on social media-but not all of them have the same needs. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Add team members and decide whether they have full access or whether they require approval ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In-depth analytics on overall social media performance-in sync with your social media goals ⭐⭐⭐ Create customized reports, track impressions, engagements, followers, and reach ⭐⭐⭐ Complicated dashboard, although feature-heavy-but might require time and training to master ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Minimal learning curve and clean user interface

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tons of fancy features, along with a bulk uploader to schedule 350 posts at once ⭐⭐⭐ Straightforward creating, posting, and auto-scheduling ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Has an inbox (although rather clunky), allowing you to respond to your audience directly from Hootsuite ⭐ Doesn't have a feature to let you manage replies, comments, or DMs from the tool ⭐ Free plan with 2 social media accounts and 5 scheduled posts between them-making it almost necessary to get a paid plan

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Free plan with 3 social media accounts and 10 scheduled posts per channel at a time

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