Is Hootsuite or Paperform better?

Neither clearly leads. Hootsuite starts at $99/year and Paperform at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Hootsuite or Paperform?

Paperform has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/year for Hootsuite and Free for Paperform.

Does Hootsuite or Paperform run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use Paperform for free?

Yes. Paperform has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Hootsuite starts at $99/year.

What is Hootsuite best used for?

Hootsuite is most often used for social media scheduling, community management, social advertising, analytics & reporting. Of those, social media scheduling and community management are not what Paperform is typically brought in for.

What can Hootsuite do that Paperform cannot?

Hootsuite covers Content scheduling, Social inbox, Content calendar, Analytics & reporting.

Marketing · head to head

Hootsuite vs Paperform

Hootsuite

Marketing

Save time and grow on social media

From: $99/year
Rated: -

Full review Website

Paperform

Surveys

Forms that feel like you

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Paperform has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Hootsuite no free tier available; minimum cost is $99/user/year annually; Paperform free plan limited to 30 submissions per month

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hootsuite and Paperform actually diverge.

Attributes where Hootsuite and Paperform differ
Attribute	Hootsuite	Paperform
Starting price	$99/year	Free
Pricing model	Unknown	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes
Category	Marketing	Surveys
Founded	2008	Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Hootsuite

Content scheduling
Social inbox
Content calendar
Analytics & reporting
Social listening
Team collaboration
Approval workflows
Bulk scheduling

Only in Paperform

Nothing recorded that Hootsuite does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Hootsuite

Social media schedulingnot Paperform
Community managementnot Paperform
Social advertisingnot Paperform
Analytics & reportingnot Paperform
Team collaborationnot Paperform

Paperform

Creating multi-step application forms with conditional field displaynot Hootsuite
Building payment collection forms for online invoicingnot Hootsuite
Setting up appointment scheduling with calendar integrationnot Hootsuite
Collecting customer signatures on contracts and agreementsnot Hootsuite

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Hootsuite

No free tier available; minimum cost is $99/user/year annually
Monthly billing significantly more expensive than annual (20-30% premium)
Advanced data export via SFTP available only to Enterprise tier customers

Paperform

Free plan limited to 30 submissions per month
Additional submissions beyond plan limits incur overage fees
Custom domains require additional $20 per month fee on Pro plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Hootsuite

$99/year

No published plan breakdown. See the Hootsuite review.

Paperform

Free

FreeFree
- 1 user
- 30 submissions per month
- 5 payment submissions per month
Essentials$24/month
- 1 user
- 1,200 submissions per year
- 240 payment submissions per year
Pro$49/month
- 3 users
- 12,000 submissions per year
- 3,000 payment submissions per year
Business$99/month
- 5 users plus $9 per additional user (up to 25)
- 120,000 submissions per year
- 30,000 payment submissions per year

Which should you pick?

Choose Hootsuite if

You need content scheduling.
You also want social inbox.

Hootsuite review

Choose Paperform if

You want to start without paying.

Paperform review

Questions people ask

Is Hootsuite or Paperform better?: Neither clearly leads. Hootsuite starts at $99/year and Paperform at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hootsuite or Paperform?: Paperform has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/year for Hootsuite and Free for Paperform.
Does Hootsuite or Paperform run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Paperform for free?: Yes. Paperform has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Hootsuite starts at $99/year.
What is Hootsuite best used for?: Hootsuite is most often used for social media scheduling, community management, social advertising, analytics & reporting. Of those, social media scheduling and community management are not what Paperform is typically brought in for.
What can Hootsuite do that Paperform cannot?: Hootsuite covers Content scheduling, Social inbox, Content calendar, Analytics & reporting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Hootsuite: What is Hootsuite's pricing structure?

Hootsuite offers four annual plans: Standard at $99/user/year, Professional at $199/user/year, Advanced at $399/user/year, and Enterprise with custom pricing. Monthly billing is available at 20-30% higher cost.

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Paperform: Is there a free version of Paperform?

Yes, Paperform offers a free plan with 1 user, 30 submissions per month, and 100 MB storage at no cost.

Source

Hootsuite: Does Hootsuite offer a free tier?

No. Hootsuite does not offer a free tier or freemium plan. A 30-day trial is available, and skipping the trial provides 25% off annual plans.

Source

Paperform: Does Paperform offer a free trial for paid plans?

Paperform offers a 7-day unrestricted trial for all paid plans without requiring a credit card.

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Hootsuite: How many integrations does Hootsuite support?

Hootsuite advertises support for over 100 integrations, claiming more than any other social media management platform.

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Paperform: What payment processing options does Paperform support?

All Paperform plans include payment processing via Stripe, Square, Braintree, or PayPal.

Source

Hootsuite: Can users export their data from Hootsuite?

Yes. Hootsuite offers Advanced Analytics data export as CSV files to SFTP folders for Enterprise users, with daily exports and 90-day retention. Standard and Professional plans have more limited export capabilities.

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Paperform: When does Paperform charge for custom domains?

Custom domains are available on the Pro and Business plans, with an additional $20 per month fee for this feature.

Source

Hootsuite: Does Hootsuite offer API access?

Yes. Hootsuite provides a REST API for building custom applications and integrations, though API capabilities vary by plan level.

Source

Hootsuite: Does Hootsuite offer self-hosted or on-premise deployment?

No. Hootsuite is a cloud-based SaaS platform only. There is no self-hosted or on-premise deployment option available.

Source

Hootsuite vs Paperform

Hootsuite

Paperform

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Hootsuite

Only in Paperform

What people use each for

Hootsuite

Paperform

Where each one falls short

Hootsuite

Paperform

Pricing, plan by plan

Hootsuite

Paperform

Which should you pick?

Choose Hootsuite if

Choose Paperform if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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