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Hootsuite vs SocialBee: which is more reliable? (2026)
SocialBee is more reliable than Hootsuite, scoring 86.2 vs 59.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Hootsuite reported 9 incidents and SocialBee reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.43% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Hootsuite | SocialBee |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 59.3 | 86.2 |
| Rank (social media management tools) | #6 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.43% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 25m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Hootsuite and SocialBee differ
- Hootsuite reported 80% more incidents than SocialBee over the last 90 days (9 vs 5).
- Hootsuite's longest outage on record lasted 23h 22m (Apr 16, 2026); SocialBee's lasted 3d (Apr 30, 2026).
90-day uptime
Hootsuite
SocialBee
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Hootsuite incidents
- InformationalNov 2, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- InformationalOct 13, 2026 · ongoing
Help Center Content Translations
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
Recent SocialBee incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
[Identified] Issue with deleting items from Content Categories page
- Degraded performanceSep 23, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 19, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 14, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Other social media management tools to consider
- Planable · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Later · #2 · 99.89% uptime
- Vista Social · #4 · 99.86% uptime
- Sprout Social · #5 · 99.68% uptime
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