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Hootsuite vs Later: which is more reliable? (2026)
Later is more reliable than Hootsuite, scoring 90.1 vs 59.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Hootsuite reported 8 incidents and Later reported 2, with effective uptime of 99.43% and 99.89% respectively. Later resolves incidents faster on average (1h 40m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Hootsuite | Later |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 59.6 | 90.1 |
| Rank (social media management tools) | #6 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.43% | 99.89% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 8 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 25m | 1h 40m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Hootsuite and Later differ
- Hootsuite reported 4× as many incidents as Later over the last 90 days (8 vs 2).
- Later had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Hootsuite.
- Later fixes problems faster: 1h 40m on average, against 16h 25m for Hootsuite (9.9× quicker).
- Hootsuite's longest outage on record lasted 23h 22m (Apr 16, 2026); Later's lasted 1d (Jan 25, 2026).
90-day uptime
Hootsuite
Later
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Hootsuite incidents
- InformationalOct 13, 2026 · ongoing
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Affected: Hootsuite Web Application, Talkwalker Web Application
- Degraded performanceOct 7, 2026 · resolved in 1h 26m
Affected: Hootsuite Web Application, Hootsuite Mobile Application
- InformationalSep 28, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 4h 2m
Issues authenticating Thread accounts with Hootsuite
Affected: Hootsuite Web Application, Hootsuite Mobile Application, Talkwalker Web Application
- InformationalSep 3, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Issues publishing content with Proofpoint
Affected: Hootsuite Web Application, Hootsuite Mobile Application
Recent Later incidents
- Major outageSep 8, 2026 · resolved in 1h 17m
Later Social cannot be accessedofficial update ↗
Affected: General Site
- Partial outageAug 13, 2026 · resolved in 2h 2m
Mavely accounts are unable to connect to Later Socialofficial update ↗
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