Sprout Social Review
MARKETING & GROWTH SOFTWAREChoose Sprout Social when premium social suite analytics and customer care inbox matter more than scheduler price.
Starting price
$79.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
30 days
Best for
Teams treating social as customer care + analytics
SoftwareGlimpse review
6.4/10
Average
- ease of use6
- campaign content8
- marketing automation5
- funnel conversion3
- analytics attribution8
- brand monitoring7
Best Sprout Social alternatives
Alternatives are drawn from the product graph and editorial comparisons — not paid placements.
Hootsuite
Major social media suite (Social OS) — Standard/Professional/Advanced published seats plus Enterprise custom.
From $99.00/user/month
Buffer
Social media scheduling, analytics, and engagement with a free plan and per-channel Essentials/Team pricing.
From $6.00/user/month
Brand24
Brand24 monitors online mentions across 25M+ sources for reputation protection, awareness measurement, competitor analysis, and customer insights with sentiment and reporting.
Pricing coverage pending
Agorapulse
Researched side-by-side comparison of Agorapulse and Sprout Social using marketing comparison criteria. No universal winner — choose by job-cluster fit.
From $79.00/user/month
Teams that need scheduling plus a serious social inboxAlternatives comparison at a glance
| Product | Starting price | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprout Social | $79.00/user/month | No | Yes |
| Hootsuite | $99.00/user/month | No | Yes |
| Buffer | $6.00/user/month | Yes | Yes |
| Brand24 | — | No | No |
| Agorapulse | $79.00/user/month | No | Yes |
How we choose alternatives
Based on our recommendations
Alternatives come from product relationships and documented capability overlap.
Focused on your needs
We highlight when another tool fits a different workflow better.
Independently evaluated
Affiliate relationships never decide who appears here.