Hootsuite
Hootsuite is a social media performance platform that provides tools for scheduling, content creation, analytics, and social listening, helping organizations turn social insights into measurable business impact.
Last updated Oct 5, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Oct 8, 2026
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At a glance
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- Funding
- ~$250M
- Revenue
- $200M–$300M
- Stock
- NASDAQ:HOOT
About
Global market leader in social media management software with one of the largest user bases in the category
Hootsuite is a social media performance platform that provides tools for scheduling, content creation, analytics, and social listening, helping organizations turn social insights into measurable business impact. For marketers and agencies, the platform surfaces high-performing content, tracks competitor posting strategies across media types, and delivers sentiment analyses showing how audiences perceive brands and their rivals. It also supports trend tracking and discovery, enabling users to identify hot topics by industry and use AI to draft posts, as well as search by topic, company, or hashtag to find what is gaining traction in a given niche. With capabilities spanning social marketing, social listening, employee advocacy, and social customer service, Hootsuite serves hundreds of thousands of customers ranging from small businesses to large enterprises. The platform integrates with tools such as Google Analytics, Salesforce, and Adobe Creative Cloud, allowing agencies to connect existing workflows and manage client accounts from a single environment. Source 1: hootsuite.com — About Hootsuite | Our Mission, History, & Guiding Principles Source 2: cbinsights.com — Hootsuite - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees ... Source 3: hootsuite.com — Hootsuite: Social Media Marketing and Management Tool Source 4: vendasta.com — What is Hootsuite? Definition & Overview
Business model
SaaS
Target market
SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
What they offer
Hootsuite Planner
Visual content calendar for scheduling and publishing posts across multiple social networks
Hootsuite Analytics
Cross-channel social media reporting and performance measurement with customizable dashboards
Hootsuite Listening
Social listening and monitoring tool to track brand mentions, trends, and competitor activity
Hootsuite Inbox
Unified social inbox for managing comments, messages, and audience engagement across platforms
Hootsuite Amplify
Employee advocacy tool enabling staff to share approved brand content on their personal social channels
Hootsuite Ads
Social advertising management and optimization tool for paid campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Hootsuite App Directory
Marketplace of 150+ integrations connecting Hootsuite with CRMs, content tools, and other marketing platforms
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Security & compliance
Deployment
API
Yes
- 2008 · Founded