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HootSuite vs Qualtrics XM Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HootSuite
Ranking in Social CRM
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Social Media Management Solutions (3rd), Social Media Analytics Software (1st)
Qualtrics XM Platform
Ranking in Social CRM
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (2nd), Survey Software (1st), Customer Feedback Management (1st), Product Management Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Social CRM category, the mindshare of HootSuite is 7.5%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualtrics XM Platform is 4.0%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Social CRM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Qualtrics XM Platform4.0%
HootSuite7.5%
Other88.5%
Social CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Anish Bajracharya - PeerSpot reviewer
Postgraduate at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Efficient management of social media campaigns while noting pricing challenges
If you are into social media marketing or any other digital media, then you should have knowledge of HootSuite because it is the industry standard that has been helping industry professionals. It makes life easier and somehow lowers stress, which is why I would recommend HootSuite It saves me…
VinayakMishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant at Zill Consulting
Workflows are very good, integrate with a lot of things and effective real-time feedback mechanism
There is a lot to improve in Qualtrics. 1. The dashboard is quite slow compared to other dashboards like Power BI and Tableau. The attractiveness of the dashboard also needs work. For example, if I want to move widgets from one page to another, I have to do it one by one. If there are many widgets, I cannot multi-select and move them. 2. In workflows, they can be categorized into folders. Currently, there is no folder structure. So, Qualtrics should introduce folders where you can put multiple workflows in one place. 3. Qualtrics can also introduce AI features to suggest how to build a survey. For example, if I make a grammatical error or if I input a query that a client is looking for a particular kind of survey with a specific use case, it should automatically suggest some templates for building a survey. There are a lot of things they can improve on. These are just a few.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has a social media presence outside of the hours people are able to devote to an organization."
"If you are into social media marketing or any other digital media, then you should have knowledge of HootSuite because it is the industry standard that has been helping industry professionals."
"HootSuite has an AI engine to suggest trending topics related to our business. The engine works really well and comes up with excellent suggestions for more posts."
"Hootsuite feels like an all-in-one tool; I can publish content on Hootsuite and then answer comments, which is what I do for my customers."
"The main improvement HootSuite offers is allowing my organization to run social media campaigns."
"The solution is very simple to use."
"The solution has other extra features, like Stats iQ, Text iQ, and Predict iQ."
"The most valuable feature of Qualtrics Customer XM is the survey, which is very user-friendly and designed as a drag-and-drop item."
"Text iQ is a great feature."
"Workflows are very powerful. There are a lot of good things, but I feel workflows are the best."
"Its comprehensive features and ease of use make it a valuable tool for efficient data management and analysis, contributing significantly to our organization's operations."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its simplicity and standardization. The consistent look and feel across surveys make it easy to use and provide a sense of simplicity. Once I've navigated through it for one survey, I feel confident I can efficiently handle the next hundred surveys. The intuitive interface contributes to the overall ease of use."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its setup process. I find it intuitive, especially regarding tasks like randomization and survey logic. Delighted by Qualtrics is intuitive compared to many competitors, which justifies its price."
 

Cons

"The company should reduce the pricing to make it easier for companies to deploy to larger social teams."
"Last I checked, you can't schedule Twitter threads where each tweet is a reply to a previous tweet."
"I suggest to the Delighted by Qualtrics development or R & D team to consider incorporating advanced AI capabilities into their platform. In the current trend where AI is being integrated into various tools, introducing features that enable users to generate surveys efficiently through conversational interfaces or minimal instructions would be a significant advancement."
"It needs to focus more on broader CX programs and customer experience."
"Most of the improvements made constantly cause some friction in the platform."
"The dashboard is quite slow compared to other dashboards like Power BI and Tableau. The attractiveness of the dashboard also needs work."
"Sometimes, a lot of emails bounce back during email distribution."
"The solution is expensive. It needs to improve the server builder, which can help it do impressive research. When I mention that the server builder can improve, I'm referring to the ease of performing tasks like implicit association testing. While it's possible to do these tasks in Delighted by Qualtrics, it's not as straightforward to create them. Additionally, there are different tiers of features based on the payment plan. As a collaborator, I may not completely oversee all the features available."
"The solution should add more visual-type elements or image-based question approaches."
"It is not easy to implement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"​I have only used the free versions.​"
"Pricing depends upon the different kinds of use cases."
"Some clients felt that this product was expensive when the sales team tried to sell it to them."
"The solution is fairly expensive, but it would be money well spent."
"We need to pay a yearly licensing fee for Qualtrics Customer XM, which is expensive."
"The product is not cheap."
"Delighted by Qualtrics is more expensive than the competitor solutions"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
12%
Retailer
12%
Media Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Educational Organization
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HootSuite?
HootSuite is very seamless. I'm sure there might be more functionality that HootSuite offers, but I've only used it for basic social media posting. I can't really think of anything to improve on.
What is your primary use case for HootSuite?
My main use case for HootSuite is scheduling social media posts across various social media platforms. In the past we've had campaigns for various things, but I use HootSuite because it's really ni...
What advice do you have for others considering HootSuite?
I don't use it for reporting; it's mainly for analytics. You're able to get a dashboard of analytics from posts. If you post on LinkedIn, Facebook, or X, you're able to see everything all in one sp...
What do you like most about Delighted by Qualtrics?
The tool's most valuable feature is its setup process. I find it intuitive, especially regarding tasks like randomization and survey logic. Delighted by Qualtrics is intuitive compared to many comp...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Delighted by Qualtrics?
Delighted by Qualtrics is more expensive than the competitor solutions. In my personal experience, even if I imagine that we have a partner running the solution on our behalf, internal resources wi...
What needs improvement with Delighted by Qualtrics?
The process of creating, updating, and importing participants needs to be more flexible in Delighted by Qualtrics. When a new user needs to be added into the system, for instance, if someone joined...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Delighted by Qualtrics, Qualtrics Customer XM, Qualtrics Core XM,
 

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Sample Customers

Vega, TicketLeap, Radio Italia, The PureMatter Agency, Kiva, The Vancouver Canucks
Aetna, 1 800 Contacts, GE
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