21 Mar 2014

TweetDeck or Hootsuite: Which One is Right For You?

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With all of the social profiles out there (Facebook, Twitter, G+, LinkedIn), it becomes very time consuming to manage them all and manage them effectively. Fortunately, there are some tools out there to assist us. These two tools are not the only tools, but they are popular: TweetDeck and Hootsuite.

TweetDeck or Hootsuite: Which One is Right For You?

TweetDeck

TweetDeck’s light interface (meaning not slowed-down and buggy) makes it a perfect choice to monitor your favorite Twitter Chat. Simply use the “search tool” to find your hashtag and you can create a column that shows only the tweets that have that hashtag, in that column. You can also respond to the tweets right there, or capture them for embeddable media content on your Twitter Chat Summary on your web site. This may become a strong contender for Storify archives!

The downside to TweetDeck? It is not quite as power-packed as Hootsuite (especially Hootsuite Pro). However, that isn’t necessarily a downside if you do not need all of the features that Hootsuite offers.

Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a bit more powerful, allowing a more robust and strategic approach to your social media management objectives. However, to truly get the power-packed benefits, you really need to step up beyond the free version and go pro (currently about $8.99/mo.). This is where you really experience the time-saving benefits of Hootsuite and effectively managing ALL of your social profiles in one spot. When you balance the $8.99 against the time saved, you may find that you are saving more than you are spending.

The downside to Hootsuite? It has a bit of a steep learning curve for some. It is not necessarily as intuitive straight out of the box. Also, while the scheduling is awesome (scheduling tweets and updates), you are required to do it at least 15 min in advance (compared to TweetDeck’s 1 min) and need to have them in increments of 5 minutes apart (compared to TweetDeck’s “no increment” approach). Also, it costs money for the real power of Hootsuite.

 

What more information and further reading?
Check out what others are saying about the comparison between these two platforms:

 

The Consensus

While different people have different preferences with these tools, it is surprising how many use BOTH tools, for different reasons.

See for yourself and find out which platform works best for you. Sign up for TweetDeck and/or sign up for a free account at Hootsuite.

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Comments

  1. Reply
    Paul Serwin March 21, 2014 at 2:04 PM

    Though TweetDeck and Hootsuite have wonderful features, I prefer Buffer as my top service for managing my social posts.

    1. Reply
      Deborah Anderson March 26, 2014 at 4:41 PM

      Paul – I’ve heard really good things about Buffer. Just last night when we were tweeting about it, the comment was about how easy it was to post images on multiple profiles. I just happen to use Hootsuite more, personally, but no reflection on Buffer. Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  2. Reply
    Andrew March 21, 2014 at 9:28 PM

    I am a big fan and advocate for TweetDeck. It makes Twitter manageable in an easy to consume format.

    1. Reply
      Deborah Anderson March 26, 2014 at 4:42 PM

      Hi Andrew – Oh, definitely, especially in that comparison between Twitter “raw” and Tweetdeck. Thanks for the input 🙂

  3. Reply
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