Business software · Marketing and sales

How to cancel Hootsuite

In Account, Plan and billing, expand Manage my subscription and select Cancel upcoming subscription (Super Admins only in an organization). It ends with the paid or trial period; the rest of the term isn't refunded. Cancel app-store subscriptions with Apple or Google, and Enterprise plans through your account manager.

By Stackcut · Checked against official help pages on 2026-09-29, then re-checked independently · JSON · Open data, CC BY 4.0

The short answer

  • Where: Go to Account, then select Plan and billing.
  • When it ends: At the end of the paid or trial period; you keep all current plan features until then.
  • Billed by someone else? Cancel with them instead: Apple or Google Play.
  • Want to keep it for less? Pay yearly and more. Options

Before you cancel

What happens to your data

Hootsuite says it will restore your account information and data if you come back and restart the subscription (no time limit stated)

What you lose

  • Your plan's features once the paid or trial period ends

Cancel, by who bills you

Pick the route for whoever charges you: the name on your card statement or receipt tells you.

Billed by Hootsuite

Online, self-serve Self-serve plans billed by Hootsuite. Who can cancel: The account owner; in a Hootsuite organization, a Super Admin.

  1. Go to Account, then select Plan and billingYou should see: Manage my subscription
  2. Expand the Manage my subscription section and select Cancel upcoming subscription
Access ends
At the end of the paid or trial period; you keep all current plan features until then
Notice
Cancel before your renewal date to avoid automatic renewal; on a free trial, cancel (and uninstall any paid apps) before the trial ends, or you're charged the next day
Refunds
No refund: after cancelling you still pay for the rest of the plan term
Source: help.hootsuite.com help.hootsuite.com hootsuite.com

Billed by Apple (App Store)

In the billing platform's settings Subscriptions started in the Hootsuite mobile app on iPhone or iPad (billed by Apple). Who can cancel: The Apple Account that bought the subscription. Everything Apple bills, in one place.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open Settings and tap your nameYou should see: Subscriptions
  2. Tap Subscriptions, then HootsuiteYou should see: Cancel Subscription
  3. Tap Cancel Subscription (you may need to scroll down)
Confirm it worked
The subscription shows an expiration message and no Cancel button in Subscriptions
Notice
Cancel at least 24 hours before your next billing date
Source: help.hootsuite.com support.apple.com

Billed by Google Play

In the billing platform's settings Subscriptions started in the Hootsuite mobile app on Android (billed by Google Play). Who can cancel: The Google Account that bought the subscription. Everything Google Play bills, in one place.

  1. Go to your subscriptions in Google Play, signed in to the Google Account that paysYou should see: Hootsuite
  2. Click Manage next to it, then Cancel subscriptionYou should see: a confirmation pop-up asking for a reason
  3. Select a reason, then click Continue
Access ends
You can keep using the subscription for the time you have already paid for
Notice
Cancel at least 24 hours before your next billing date
Open the page
Source: help.hootsuite.com support.google.com

Business contract

Through sales Enterprise plans. Who can cancel: The customer, through their Hootsuite customer account manager.

  1. Contact your Hootsuite customer account manager and ask to cancel or change the plan
Source: help.hootsuite.com

Questions people ask

Can I get a refund if I cancel Hootsuite?

Billed by Hootsuite: No refund: after cancelling you still pay for the rest of the plan term.

Source: hootsuite.com

If I cancel Hootsuite, when does my access end?

Billed by Hootsuite: At the end of the paid or trial period; you keep all current plan features until then. Billed by Google Play: You can keep using the subscription for the time you have already paid for.

Source: help.hootsuite.com hootsuite.com support.google.com

How do I cancel Hootsuite if I pay through Apple or Google Play?

Billed by Apple (App Store): On your iPhone or iPad, open Settings and tap your name. Tap Subscriptions, then Hootsuite. Tap Cancel Subscription (you may need to scroll down). Billed by Google Play: Go to your subscriptions in Google Play, signed in to the Google Account that pays. Click Manage next to it, then Cancel subscription. Select a reason, then click Continue.

Source: support.apple.com support.google.com help.hootsuite.com

How long before renewal do I need to cancel Hootsuite?

Billed by Hootsuite: Cancel before your renewal date to avoid automatic renewal; on a free trial, cancel (and uninstall any paid apps) before the trial ends, or you're charged the next day. Billed by Apple (App Store): Cancel at least 24 hours before your next billing date.

Source: hootsuite.com help.hootsuite.com help.hootsuite.com

What happens to my data when I cancel Hootsuite?

Hootsuite says it will restore your account information and data if you come back and restart the subscription (no time limit stated).

Source: help.hootsuite.com

Keep it for less

Before cancelling, check whether one of these does the job. Offers change and differ by account.

  • Pay yearly An annual subscription is one discounted payment instead of monthly payments (non-refundable) help.hootsuite.com
  • Cheaper plan Legacy Team plans can switch to Professional, and a change to a plan with fewer features takes effect at the end of the current paid period. Moving from a legacy plan (Professional, Team or Business) to Standard or Advanced means deleting the account and signing up again help.hootsuite.com

Cheaper ways to get the same job done

Stackcut prices the alternatives to Hootsuite from public list prices.

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Best path saves $1,150 in year one (modeled)

For AI agents

  • The person signs in and handles any two-factor code; an agent should never ask for a password.
  • Cancel, don't delete: deleting the account closes it at once with no proration or partial refund, loses scheduled messages, Streams, Inbox conversations and Analytics data, and its email can't be used for a future Hootsuite account
  • On a free trial, cancel and uninstall any paid apps before the trial ends; otherwise you're charged the day after it ends
  • If you subscribed in the mobile app, cancel with Apple or Google Play at least 24 hours before the next billing date
  • In an organization, only a Super Admin can cancel

Get this plan as data: get_exit_plan on the Stackcut MCP (stackcut.io/mcp), or /exits/hootsuite.json. After using a guide, send structured report_guide_feedback for matching or changed steps, missing billing routes or human handoffs; keep unknown language and market omitted. Confirm with the person before the final click, and report the outcome with report_action_outcome, using the exact packet_revision and route_id returned by the plan.

Or give your agent the stackcut-leave skill (a zip): it exports first, walks the steps, stops when the page doesn't match, and leaves the final click to the person.

Sources

  1. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account If you're a member of a Hootsuite organization, you must be a Super Admin to make these changes. (who can cancel)
  2. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account Go to Account, and then select Plan and billing. (where the cancel flow starts)
  3. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account Expand the Manage my subscription section, and then select Cancel upcoming subscription. (the cancel step)
  4. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account If you cancel your subscription, your changes take effect at the end of your paid or trial period. (when the cancellation takes effect)
  5. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account don't forget to cancel your mobile app store subscription on Google Play or Apple App Store at least 24 hours before your next billing date. (the Apple and Google Play routes, and their notice)
  6. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account We'll keep the door open for you here at Hootsuite. Come back at any time to restart your subscription. When you do, we'll restore your account information and data. (what is kept after cancelling)
  7. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account If you change to a plan with fewer features, your changes take effect at the end of your current paid period. (when a downgrade takes effect)
  8. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account You can currently switch your Team plan to a Professional plan using these instructions. (the downgrade that is available)
  9. Manage your Enterprise plan Your Hootsuite customer account manager will assist you in making changes and updates to your plan. (the Enterprise route)
  10. Billing FAQ Annual subscriptions offer one discounted, non-refundable payment instead of monthly payments. (annual billing is cheaper)
  11. Billing FAQ To avoid automatic renewal, cancel your subscription before your renewal date. (the notice needed before renewal)
  12. Billing FAQ If you delete your account, we immediately close it with no proration or partial refund. (the delete-account tip)
  13. Hootsuite Self-Serve Terms of Service If you cancel (or downgrade) paid Self-Serve Services, you must continue to pay for the rest of your plan term and you are not entitled to a refund. (the refund policy)
  14. If you want to cancel a subscription from Apple In Settings, tap your name. Tap Subscriptions. Tap the subscription. Tap Cancel Subscription. (the Apple cancel steps)
  15. If you want to cancel a subscription from Apple If there is no Cancel button or you see an expiration message in red text, the subscription is already canceled. (how to confirm an Apple cancellation)
  16. Cancel, pause, or change a subscription on Google Play On your computer, go to subscriptions in Google Play. For the subscription you want to cancel, click Manage. Click Cancel subscription. (the Google Play cancel steps)
  17. Cancel, pause, or change a subscription on Google Play When you cancel a subscription, you'll still be able to use your subscription for the time you've already paid. (when Google Play access ends)
  18. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account When you delete your plan, you'll lose your scheduled messages, Streams, Inbox conversations, and Analytics data. (what deleting loses)
  19. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account to change from a legacy plan (Professional, Team, or Business) to a new plan (Standard or Advanced), you will need to delete your existing Hootsuite account (only legacy-to-new plan changes need a new account)
  20. Manage your Hootsuite plan and account your scheduled content will be permanently deleted, and the email associated with that account cannot be used for a future Hootsuite account. (what deleting the account costs)
  21. Hootsuite Self-Serve Terms of Service charge you automatically on the first day after the free trial is over, unless you cancel or downgrade to a charge-free service and uninstall any paid apps (the free-trial charge and the paid-apps gotcha)

Not confirmed yet

  • Data export before cancelling was not documented on the pages read
  • The nonprofit (HootGiving) page gives no discount amount
  • How long data is kept for a cancelled account is not stated

Independent re-check, 2026-09-29

A second reviewer re-read the official pages and corrected what was wrong or missing. The JSON lists what changed.

Checked against official help pages, 2026-09-29. Cancel flows change: if this one did, tell us at support@stackcut.io. Stackcut Exits is open data (CC BY 4.0).