Best Hootsuite Alternatives for 2026 (Free + Paid)

Reviews social media management tools as Hootsuite alternatives, noting Hootsuite discontinued its free plan in 2023 and now starts at $99/month. Compares seven alternatives including Buffer ($6/month per channel), Sendible ($29/month), Metricool (free tier up to 20 posts), Later ($25/month), CoSchedule ($29/month per user), Sprout Social ($199/month), and Agorapulse ($99/month), evaluating scheduling, analytics, collaboration, and pricing.