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Sprout Social review 54/100 on verified data

Sprout Social is a social media management tool: Social media management platform covering publishing, inbox, analytics, listening and influencer tools for teams.

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Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 43 of 49): 54/100
Coverage (7 of 7 criteria): 100%
From, per month: $99/user
Free plan: No

Sprout SocialFrom $99/user/moVisit

It works with 7 platforms of the 15 we track: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest and Threads.

Paid plans start at $99 per user per month billed monthly ($79 billed yearly) on the Essentials plan, and there is no free plan, but a 30-day free trial.

Sprout Social has a public API.

In our social media management tools ranking Sprout Social scores 54/100, rank 43 of 49, based on 7 of 7 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

Sprout Social at a glance

Each value links the vendor page it was read from and the date we checked it.

Pricing model: Paid only source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan: Essentials: $99/user/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: No source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: 30 days source, Oct 14, 2026
Platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads source, Oct 14, 2026
Public API: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

Sprout Social plans

5 published plans, per month, billed monthly and yearly.

Essentials
$99per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$99
Billed yearly
$79
Charged per
per user
Published limits
- 5 social accounts
Standard
$199per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$199
Billed yearly
Not stated
Charged per
per user
Published limits
- 5 social accounts
Professional
$299per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$299
Billed yearly
Not stated
Charged per
per user
Published limits
- Unlimited social accounts
Advanced
$399per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$399
Billed yearly
Not stated
Charged per
per user
Published limits
- Unlimited social accounts
Enterprise
Contact sales
Billed monthly
Contact sales
Billed yearly
Contact sales
Charged per
Not stated
Published limits
None stated

Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.

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How Sprout Social scores

The social media management tools scorecard applied to Sprout Social's verified data: 54/100, rank 43 of 49, based on 7 of 7 criteria.

Score

54/100

Rank #43 of 49

Coverage 100%

7 of 7 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

Full ranking of social media management tools How we score

Entry price
43/100
Weight 25%$99/month per seat billed monthly on Essentials; $79/month billed annually on Essentials (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
60/100
Weight 15%Free trial (30 days), no free plan source
Pricing transparency
84/100
Weight 10%4 of 5 plans have a public price (1 "contact sales") source
Verified features
45/100
Weight 15%5 of 21 tracked features verified: post and account analytics, best-time-to-post suggestions, unified social inbox, social listening, competitor analytics source
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 10%public API source
Platform coveragecategory criterion
70/100
Weight 10%7 of 15 tracked platforms supported source
Cost per connected accountcategory criterion
14/100
Weight 15%$39.60 per connected account per month on Essentials (5 accounts, 2 users, billed monthly) source

Sprout Social features

6 of the 22 features we compare social media management tools on, as Sprout Social publishes them.

Platforms supported: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads source, Oct 14, 2026
Post and account analytics: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Best-time-to-post suggestions: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Unified social inbox: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Social listening: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Competitor analytics: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

18 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify

Sprout Social alternatives

The highest-scoring of 59 comparable tools.

Top Sprout Social alternatives
#	Tool	Score	Coverage	From, billed monthly	From, billed yearly	Free plan	Platforms	Checked
1	Buffer	96/100	75%5 of 7 criteria	Not offered	$5/account/mo	Yes, 3 social accounts	–	Oct 14, 2026
2	Pallyy	93/100	85%6 of 7 criteria	$25/mo	Not offered	Yes, 1 workspace	10	Oct 14, 2026
3	PostEverywhere	93/100	100%7 of 7 criteria	$9/mo	Not offered	No	10	Oct 14, 2026
4	Posterly	93/100	100%7 of 7 criteria	Not offered	$6/mo	No	12	Oct 14, 2026
5	Publer	91/100	60%5 of 7 criteria	Free	Free	Yes, 1 user	12	Oct 14, 2026

Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.

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Questions, answered from the data

How much does Sprout Social cost?

Paid plans start at $99 per user per month billed monthly ($79 billed yearly) on the Essentials plan, according to Sprout Social's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Sprout Social have a free plan?

No: Sprout Social has no free plan, but a 30-day free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Which social platforms does Sprout Social support?

Sprout Social supports 7 platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest and Threads.

Does Sprout Social have an API?

Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does Sprout Social score?

In our social media management tools ranking Sprout Social scores 54/100, rank 43 of 49, based on 7 of 7 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best Sprout Social alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Buffer (96/100), Pallyy (93/100) and PostEverywhere (93/100).

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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.

Sprout Social at a glance

Sprout Social plans

Essentials

Standard

Professional

Advanced

Enterprise