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HootSuite vs Khoros Social Media Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HootSuite
Ranking in Social CRM
2nd
Ranking in Social Media Management Solutions
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Social Media Analytics Software (2nd)
Khoros Social Media Management
Ranking in Social CRM
7th
Ranking in Social Media Management Solutions
5th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Social Media Management Solutions category, the mindshare of HootSuite is 11.4%, down from 15.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Khoros Social Media Management is 7.5%, down from 9.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Social Media Management Solutions Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HootSuite11.4%
Khoros Social Media Management7.5%
Other81.1%
Social Media Management Solutions
 

Featured Reviews

Calin Balaita - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at Wärtsilä
Consistent scheduling has amplified our global branding and simplified weekly content sharing
HootSuite does a good job at what it does, and I didn't have any issues with it. If I had to think about one thing that could make my experience even better, the interface on the iOS version could be a bit smoother and things could be more visible, but other than that, it works fine.
Jeffrey Humble - PeerSpot reviewer
Innovation Designer & Founder at Jeffrey Humble
Real-time social curation has boosted event engagement but still needs better platform-agnostic design
I think that we weren't really good at Mass Relevance and Spredfast; we weren't really good at building a platform-agnostic software tool base. We dealt with a lot of the trends, the ups and downs of one social media platform maybe becoming more popular and trending while another one went down. I think that we probably could have designed the platform to work for any existing social media and any future social media. The security thing, I think we were pretty good about. Trying to get your social media post onto a screen when you're saying a dirty word, for instance, the company always had that security top of mind. I think we just didn't necessarily think like a software company that was going to be around for 20 years. I think there could definitely be some bot control. I'm not sure if that was something we really worked on, but that's definitely a thing to look out for now and what is true, what is verifiable?

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"If you are into social media marketing or any other digital media, then you should have knowledge of HootSuite because it is the industry standard that has been helping industry professionals."
"HootSuite has positively impacted my organization by making it easy for us to post our socials without having to add staff."
"HootSuite is an easy way to get social media posts out, as you're able to upload and schedule posts in the future, which saves time and allows for the continuity of having the same post across various platforms."
"HootSuite has been truly useful and helpful in my organization because impressions have increased, there has been an increase in traffic, scheduling has become simpler, and approvals have been excellent."
"HootSuite has positively impacted my organization by helping us manage our content in a central location rather than having everything scattered everywhere."
"HootSuite has positively impacted my organization by reducing the man-hours needed for maintenance, our load to do a campaign has become shorter, so all our tasks resolve faster and can be done more efficiently."
"With the centralized place for us to manage all our customer conversations and all of our social media engagement, HootSuite has helped us save a lot of time."
"HootSuite has an AI engine to suggest trending topics related to our business. The engine works really well and comes up with excellent suggestions for more posts."
"The best features Khoros Social Media Management offers are the analytics, which I thought were very good, and the ability to answer any questions."
"Khoros Social Media Management impacts my organization positively by improving efficiency due to the approvals and the coordination of teamwork."
"Khoros Social Media Management has positively impacted our organization in that the community management tool has been really helpful to our customers, saving a lot of cases."
"We made all kinds of visualizations, and a lot of it was for events, so we would put tweets on TV."
 

Cons

"Before choosing HootSuite, I evaluated the sales team, which is acceptable, but I need the legal team, the finance team, and integration about the pipeline, which is not very good."
"HootSuite can be improved regarding their summarized AI brand sentiment."
"I think HootSuite can be improved with a better user interface."
"There are a few issues with it being somewhat glitchy and the timeline not showing up consistently as of recently, but overall, it is a great product."
"However, sometimes the admin dashboard and the backend panel can be a bit slow and clunky, so it could improve in terms of speed and managing its load."
"The company should reduce the pricing to make it easier for companies to deploy to larger social teams."
"I advise against using Hootsuite."
"If I had to think about one thing that could make my experience even better, the interface on the iOS version could be a bit smoother and things could be more visible, but other than that, it works fine."
"I think the main issue is Khoros Social Media Management's interface and the UX design, as it is less modern compared to other social media tools that we were using."
"Customer support has been very good earlier, but recently I feel it has degraded."
"I think that we weren't really good at Mass Relevance and Spredfast; we weren't really good at building a platform-agnostic software tool base."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
20%
Outsourcing Company
10%
University
9%
Media Company
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise10
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HootSuite?
I think HootSuite can be improved with a better user interface. I believe it could be a little clearer on the instructions.
What is your primary use case for HootSuite?
My main use case for HootSuite is marketing towards social media. A specific example of how I used HootSuite for my marketing is that I posted social media content for my law firm. HootSuite helped...
What advice do you have for others considering HootSuite?
My advice to others looking into using HootSuite is to check it out, try it out, and see if it works for you. I gave this product a rating of 8.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Khoros Social Media Management?
I liked the pricing model with the point system. I always knew we operated on the budget with points, and we would work with our vendors on what that would look like and we would always allocate fo...
What needs improvement with Khoros Social Media Management?
I think that we weren't really good at Mass Relevance and Spredfast; we weren't really good at building a platform-agnostic software tool base. We dealt with a lot of the trends, the ups and downs ...
What is your primary use case for Khoros Social Media Management?
My main use case for Khoros Social Media Management when I was working there involved developing a lot of social media control tools for brands. The company that I worked at called Mass Relevance w...
 

Also Known As

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Khoros Care, Spredfast
 

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Sample Customers

Vega, TicketLeap, Radio Italia, The PureMatter Agency, Kiva, The Vancouver Canucks
HP, Rogers, BeyondBank Australia
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