Sprout Social
Social media coordination tool that helps teams manage content distribution across platforms and track audience engagement
- Also known as
- sprout-social
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Sprout Social?
Platform for teams to coordinate social media publishing, manage customer relationships, and evaluate performance through analytics and real-time trend insights.
Sprout Social pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $199/user/month. 30-day free trial.
Standard
Designed for small teams managing multiple social profiles
Professional
For teams handling high volumes of social media profiles and engagement
Advanced
Built for cross-functional teams requiring complex workflows and coordination
Enterprise
Contact salesWhat Sprout Social does
The capabilities that matter for social media management software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Pricing transparency
- Transparent
- Free tier
- ✗
- Pricing unit
- Per-seat + per-account
- Networks supported
- Instagram, Facebook, X, Bluesky, Threads, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest
- TikTok / YouTube support
- ✓
- Post scheduling / queue
- ✓
- Content calendar
- ✓
- Unified inbox / engagement
- ✓
- Social listening / monitoring
- Yes
- Analytics & reporting
- Advanced
- Approval workflows / client workspaces
- ✓
- AI content generation
- ✓
- Link-in-bio / bundled extras
- -
- Mobile app
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (11)
Independently observed- Slack•
- X
- Bluesky
- Threads
- TikTok
- YouTube
- OpenAI
Sprout Social FAQ
Common questions about Sprout Social, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Sprout Social?
Sprout Social provides organizations with tools to manage and publish content across multiple social profiles, engage audiences through a unified inbox, monitor conversations, and track performance through analytics and AI-powered insights. It is indexed under Social Media Management Software.
How much does Sprout Social cost?
Sprout Social is a paid product; published pricing starts at $99 per user per month. It is sold across 5 plans (Essentials, Standard, Professional and Advanced). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Sprout Social support?
Sprout Social supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can Sprout Social be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Sprout Social, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What does Sprout Social integrate with?
We have confirmed 11 integrations for Sprout Social, including Instagram, Facebook, X, Bluesky, Threads, TikTok, LinkedIn and YouTube, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
What security certifications does Sprout Social have?
We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for Sprout Social. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Sprout Social not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is Sprout Social available?
Sprout Social is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Sprout Social alternatives
Other social media management software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- BufferSocial media management workspace for scheduling, publishing, and analyzing content across multiple platformsmedium · 63%
- PlanolyA unified social media management platform for planning, scheduling, and organizing content across multiple channelslow · 48%
- PublerManage and schedule social media posts across multiple platforms from one unified dashboardmedium · 74%
- Agorapulsemedium · 70%
- LoomlyA social media management platform that lets marketing teams schedule content and monitor performance across multiple channels from one dashboardmedium · 72%
- MetricoolA unified social media management platform for planning, publishing, and analyzing content across multiple networks with team collaboration.medium · 63%
Compare Sprout Social
Side by side against other social media management software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 75 | 0.09 | 7.1 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 87 | 0.04 | 3.7 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.06 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.10 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 30 | 0.05 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 35 | 0.04 | 1.5 | ✓ |
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Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Analytics: advanced · Free tier: No · Ai content: Yes · Mobile app: Yes · Scheduling: Yes · Pricing unit: per_seat_account | mediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 10 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 50% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60% |
Security
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