Sprout Social alternatives

Other social media management tools to consider instead of Sprout Social. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.

Feature	Sprout Social Category leader	Buffer Category leader	Hootsuite Category leader	Blotato Rising	Postiz Rising
Pricing	$79/seat/mo	Free plan $5/channel/mo	$99/user/mo	$29/mo	$29/mo
Best for	Mid-size marketing and support teams that want engagement and reporting depth and can pay per seat.	Solo creators and small businesses managing a handful of social channels who want simple per-channel pricing.	Small to mid-size marketing teams that need monitoring, inbox and approvals in one paid platform.	Solo creators and small teams automating social posting with AI agents and workflow tools.	Small teams and agencies that want an open-source, API-friendly scheduler they can self-host or use as cloud.
Team size	2–500+ people	1–500 people	2–500+ people	1–50 people	1–50 people
Multi-network publishing	Not listed	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Content calendar	Not listed	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Social inbox	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Analytics reporting	Not listed	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Approval workflow	Not listed	Yes	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Social listening	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
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