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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
7.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Social Media Management Solutions (4th), 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 September 2025, in the Social CRM category, the mindshare of HootSuite is 7.7%, down from 9.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualtrics XM Platform is 3.9%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Social CRM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Qualtrics XM Platform3.9%
HootSuite7.7%
Other88.4%
Social CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Anish Bajracharya - PeerSpot reviewer
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
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."
"The main improvement HootSuite offers is allowing my organization to run social media campaigns."
"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."
"Its flexibility allows for easy adjustments to subscriptions, which contributes to user satisfaction"
"The most valuable feature of Qualtrics Customer XM is the survey, which is very user-friendly and designed as a drag-and-drop item."
"We can integrate data and run an algorithm."
"The solution has other extra features, like Stats iQ, Text iQ, and Predict iQ."
"The solution allows the development of multiple surveys based on the lifecycle"
"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 solution is very simple to 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."
"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 solution should add more visual-type elements or image-based question approaches."
"The solution's integration with Salesforce should be improved."
"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."
"The process of creating, updating, and importing participants needs to be more flexible"
"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."
"Certain limitations could be addressed in the product. For example, when implementing surveys for diverse product ranges or categories, the platform needs help to adjust questions based on user responses dynamically."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Retailer
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
10%
University
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
9%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HootSuite?
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.
What needs improvement with HootSuite?
Would you say there are any areas that still could be improved? Can they make it better in some ways?
What is your primary use case for HootSuite?
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 m...
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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