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Hootsuite vs Vista Social: which is more reliable? (2026)
Vista Social is more reliable than Hootsuite, scoring 83.7 vs 59.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Hootsuite reported 9 incidents and Vista Social reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.43% and 99.86% respectively. Vista Social resolves incidents faster on average (6h 35m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Hootsuite | Vista Social |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 59.3 | 83.7 |
| Rank (social media management tools) | #6 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.43% | 99.86% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 25m | 6h 35m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Hootsuite and Vista Social differ
- Hootsuite reported 3× as many incidents as Vista Social over the last 90 days (9 vs 3).
- Vista Social fixes problems faster: 6h 35m on average, against 16h 25m for Hootsuite (2.5× quicker).
- Hootsuite's longest outage on record lasted 23h 22m (Apr 16, 2026); Vista Social's lasted 2d 20h (May 11, 2026).
90-day uptime
Hootsuite
Vista Social
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Hootsuite incidents
- InformationalNov 2, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- 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
Recent Vista Social incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 2h 26m
Reconnection Issues for Some Instagram Profiles
Affected: Vista Social Web App
- Degraded performanceSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 9h 43m
iOS app not launching on iOS 27
Affected: Vista Social iOS App
- Degraded performanceAug 20, 2026 · resolved in 7h 34m
Affected: Vista Social Web App
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- Planable · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Later · #2 · 99.89% uptime
- SocialBee · #3 · 100% uptime
- Sprout Social · #5 · 99.68% uptime
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