Sprout Social alternatives
Sprout Social costs $399/mo on the plan we verified. We track 13 alternatives that do the same job, from $49/mo. 2 of them would cover what Sprout Social does for less — Agorapulse and Hootsuite. Prices were checked in August 2026.
13 alternatives to Sprout Social
6 cover every capability we track for Sprout Social; 7 do the same job but drop something.
Full coverage
The 2 marked “cheaper, covers it” would take over at a lower price — the same test the stack audit uses.
| Tool | Price | vs Sprout Social | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgorapulseCheaper, covers it | $149/mo | −$250/mo | Covers everything we track Sprout Social for |
| HootsuiteCheaper, covers it | $299/mo | −$100/mo | Covers everything we track Sprout Social for |
| SocialBee | $49/mo | −$350/mo | Has it all, but we rate it weaker on Social analytics, Social inbox |
| Vista Social | $149/mo | −$250/mo | Has it all, but we rate it weaker on Social analytics, Social inbox |
| Sendible | $199/mo | −$200/mo | Has it all, but we rate it weaker on Social analytics |
| Loomly | $332/mo | −$67/mo | Has it all, but we rate it weaker on Social analytics, Social inbox |
Partial — what you’d give up
Same category or substantial overlap, but missing at least one primary capability. Useful peers — not 1:1 swaps.
| Tool | Price | vs Sprout Social | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffer | $5/mo | −$394/mo | No Social inbox |
| Publer | $5/mo | −$394/mo | No Social inbox |
| Metricool | $25/mo | −$374/mo | No Social inbox |
| Planoly | $28/mo | −$371/mo | No Social inbox |
| Tailwind | $29.99/mo | −$369.01/mo | No Social inbox |
| Later | $50/mo | −$349/mo | No Social inbox |
| GoHighLevel | $297/mo | −$102/mo | No Social analytics |
Prices are the plan we verified for each tool, the same figure its own pricing page shows. How we check.
Sprout Social alternatives: common questions
- What is the cheapest Sprout Social alternative?
- SocialBee at $49/mo is the cheapest we track that covers everything we track Sprout Social for.
- Is there a free Sprout Social alternative?
- Not among the 13 alternatives we track — every one of them charges.
- What can replace Sprout Social without losing features?
- Agorapulse and Hootsuite cover what we track Sprout Social for, at a lower price.