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Hoot Host vs Agencies

Finding the right partner to build, maintain, and grow your online presence is crucial for small businesses. While agencies and individual freelancers are the traditional solution business owners look to, they often come with high costs, slower processes, and no personalized ongoing coaching or support. Hoot Host offers a more comprehensive alternative tailored to the needs of small business.

Compare Hoot Host vs Agencies

Discover features and benefits that show why Hoot Host is truly the wiser way to build your online presence!

Hoot Host

$75-500Average Per Month Price
  • Custom Website Design
  • Unlimited Stock Photo & Video
  • Content Writing and Optimization
  • All Required Functionality
  • Google SEO Essentials
  • Conversion Optimization
  • CRM and Marketing Tools Built-In
  • Done-For-You Blogging
  • Maintenance & Management
  • Site Fixes and Updates Included!
  • Managed Website Hosting
  • Litespeed Web Servers
  • Cloudflare Security and Performance
  • Hacking and Malware Protection
  • Performance Optimization
  • ADA Compliance
  • Backend Training and Access
  • Ongoing Coaching and Education

Web and Marketing Agencies

$10K+Average Annual Cost
  • Custom Website Design
  • Extra Cost for Stock Media
  • Extra Cost for Content Writing
  • Extra Cost for Advanced Functionality
  • SEO Priced Separately
  • No Conversion Optimization
  • No CRM or Marketing Tools
  • Blogging Priced Separately
  • Extra Cost for Maintenance
  • No Included Monthly Updates
  • No Managed Website Hosting
  • Reseller Cheap Hosting like GoDaddy
  • No Enhanced Security or Performance
  • No Hacking and Malware Protection
  • No Performance Optimization
  • No ADA Compliance
  • No Backend Training and Access
  • No Ongoing Coaching and Education

Freelancers and Consultants

$2K-10KAverage Project Cost
  • Template Website Design
  • Extra Cost for Stock Media
  • No Content Writing
  • Extra Cost for Advanced Functionality
  • No Search Engine Optimization
  • No Conversion Optimization
  • No CRM or Marketing Tools
  • No Blogging
  • Extra Cost for Maintenance
  • Extra Cost Monthly Updates
  • No Managed Website Hosting
  • Reseller Cheap Hosting like GoDaddy
  • No Enhanced Security or Performance
  • No Hacking and Malware Protection
  • No Performance Optimization
  • No ADA Compliance
  • No Backend Training and Access
  • No Ongoing Coaching and Education

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Business Owners Love to Hoot About Us!

"I've been working with Hoot Host for several years and am pleased with the creativity, professionalism, knowledge, and follow-thru. Hoot Host time and again delivers value and top-notch work. I highly recommend Hoot Host."

- Adrienne Lenhoff, Buzzphoria

Review from Alignable

"Hoot Host has been a great business partner, from relaunching my company’s website to maintaining our online infrastructure to managing our social media. Highly recommend!"

- Gail Sherman, Wine Lovers Travel

Review from Upwork

"My company has used Hoot Host for about 2 years and we couldn't be more satisfied. Performance is excellent and the customer service is unparalleled: responsive, insightful, economic and easy to work with."

- David March, Exergy Energy

Review from Google

"Best I’ve ever worked with! I’ve worked with Hoot Host for about 8 years on a variety of projects. I highly recommend working with them for any projects where you need quality work, done on time and someone extremely reliable."

- Brian Alper, Palm Springs Surf Club

Review from TrustPilot

"Hoot Host guided my company’s website design and marketing strategy from conception through execution and I couldn’t be happier! Can’t recommend them highly enough!"

- Chris Goodwin, CGA Associates

Review from Alignable

"Terrific service and support that is superior to the big website hosting companies. I highly recommend Hoot Host."

- Bob Titsch, Vertical Motion

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Hoot Host FAQs

Find answers on common questions about Hoot Host and our solutions.

Hoot Host is an all-in-one “Software With A Service” (SWAS) platform that provides professional website building, managed hosting, CRM + marketing tools, and ongoing support for small businesses.

Yes! Hoot Host has received hundreds of verified reviews on Alignable and Trustpilot, we are the #1 rated website platform on the Alignable marketplace, plus we have been featured in popular media and press outlets like Business Insider, Apple News, Associated Press, NBC, and many more. The Hoot Host community is over 2000 businesses who love to hoot about us!

We ensure your website is regularly updated, secure, and high-performing. We handle your updates, edits, and blog publishing which can easily be scheduled with us every month via the Member Dashboard Task Scheduler. Plus we integrate our CRM + marketing tools, and offer training to help you leverage our productivity and marketing software. We also assist with email marketing, CRM management, and a variety of related business support needs.

Hoot Host defines our business model as an SWAS – Software With A Service. Meaning our solutions go far beyond just the service of building and managing your website. We also empower your business with all of the software, tools, and ongoing support agencies do not include or only offer as expensive upsells. In addition to our done-for-you ongoing services, Hoot Host offers a robust suite of software, tools, and proprietary apps for business operations, productivity, marketing, email, and more. Making Hoot Host a truly all-in-one platform for all your website, marketing, infrastructure, and business needs. Plus we are able to offer our solutions at a fraction of traditional agency prices under our affordable monthly subscriptions.

See a side-by-side comparison of Hoot Host vs Traditional Agencies here.

Unlike DIY platforms where you’re on your own, Hoot Host provides “Done-For-You” services and included ongoing support + coaching. We build and manage your website for you, then work with you month-to-month on continued improvements. While also empowering you with all of our tools and software to improve your operations and marketing. So you can excel while focusing on your business, knowing your online presence is supported by a reliable ongoing partner in Hoot Host.

See a side-by-side comparison of Hoot Host vs DIY platforms here.

Hoot Host takes website maintenance and support to a much more comprehensive level than standard website maintenance companies. Nearly all website maintenance companies define “maintenance” as security reviews, plugin updates, page speed audits, and a basic update request or two per month. Hoot Host includes all of that plus: managed hosting, CRM and marketing software, blog publishing, marketing coordination, and more comprehensive month-to-month website improvements. Additionally, most maintenance companies only offer support for WordPress, while Hoot Host applies our comprehensive support plans to WordPress, Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, HighLevel, and HubSpot. Our expert team is third-party certified in a variety of platforms to support our customers regardless of the systems they use.

See a side-by-side comparison of Hoot Host vs Maintenance companies here.

HootCRM is our built-in CRM, business operations, and marketing suite that helps you manage contacts, communication, payments, sales pipeline, calendar scheduling, social media, email marketing, Google Business Profile, automations, and much more from our all-in-one dashboard.

See all HootCRM features and capabilities here.

Yes! For those who aren’t ready for our $50–$250+ monthly tiers, we offer SprySite ( sprysite.io ). For just $15/month, you get a simple website platform with built-in marketing and optimization tools.

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