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Tools/Social Media Management/Sprout Social

Sprout Social

Agencies and mid-size brands that need enterprise-grade social analytics and team collaboration

Paidshare-2 Social Media Management
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Reviews

4.4 / 54,380 reviews

+ Best-in-class social analytics and reporting; presentation-ready reports out of the box

+ Smart Inbox unifies all social conversations in one view

- Very expensive; $199/seat/mo puts it out of reach for most small businesses

“Sprout Social's reports are the only ones I can send directly to executives without reformatting. Worth the price for teams that need to prove social ROI.”

Pros

  • + Best-in-class social analytics and reporting; presentation-ready reports out of the box
  • + Smart Inbox unifies all social conversations in one view
  • + G2 Enterprise Leader every quarter since 2018

Cons

  • - Very expensive; $199/seat/mo puts it out of reach for most small businesses
  • - Per-seat pricing scales poorly for growing teams
  • - Overkill for businesses that just need scheduling

Pricing

PlanMonthlyAnnualLimits
Standard/seat$199$1995 social profiles; all-in-one inbox; publishing
Professional/seat$299$299Unlimited profiles; competitive reports; custom workflows
Advanced/seat$399$399Sentiment analysis; chatbots; automated link tracking
Enterprise/seatCustomCustomCustom; premium consulting; 24/7 priority support
30-day free trial

Standard $199/seat/mo. Professional $299/seat/mo. Advanced $399/seat/mo. 30-day free trial.

Setup & Onboarding

Setup time: hours
Learning curve: moderate
Resources: excellentMobile app

Company Health

Founded: 2010
HQ: Chicago, IL
Size: 1300+ employees
Funding: public
uncertainHiring: shrinkingSentiment: mixedRecent layoffs
  • Q4 2025 revenue $120.9M, up 13% YoY; 2026 guidance $490-495M
  • Stock price dropped significantly to ~$6.51
  • Acquired NewsWhip for $55M in July 2025
  • Focusing investment on $30K+ customer segment, deceleration in sub-$30K

Product Direction

AI: aggressiveRisk: highAPI availableEcosystem: strong

AI Features

  • Sprout AI with proprietary models for insight-to-action workflows
  • Trellis Monitoring Agent in NewsWhip for predictive intelligence
  • AI-powered social listening with sentiment analysis
  • Recruit: AI-driven creator management tool

Recent Launches

  • NewsWhip acquisition and Trellis Monitoring Agent
  • Recruit creator-management tool
  • Expanded Reddit partnership
  • Sprout AI proprietary models

Integrations

hubspot-crmsalesforce-startergoogle-analyticsshopifycanvaslackzendesk

+ Zapier compatible (connects to 5,000+ apps)

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