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overview
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Enterprise social suite with publishing, care, and listening
Sprout Social is a social media management platform for marketing and care teams. Plans cover publishing, Smart Inbox engagement, analytics, AI Assist, and optional listening — with per-seat pricing, profile limits on lower tiers, and a Sprout API on Advanced.
Social media toolkit for creators and teams since 2010
Buffer is a social media management suite for individuals, creators, and small teams. It offers queue-based scheduling, an AI assistant, a community inbox, analytics, and a REST API — with per-channel pricing, volume discounts, and a free plan for up to three channels.
pricing
Compare the plans and prices for Sprout Social and Buffer. Prices below assume 1 connected social channels so flat and per-channel plans are comparable.
Connected channels
Set how many social accounts you manage. We scale per-channel list prices to this count.
Best for publishing-focused teams on up to five social profiles
Per seat / month (annual billing) · $99 billed monthly · 30-day free trial
Best for small teams that need inbox, monitoring, and five profiles
Per seat / month (annual billing) · 30-day free trial
Best for teams with high engagement and unlimited social profiles
Per seat / month (annual billing) · 30-day free trial
Best for cross-functional teams that need API access and care workflows
Per seat / month (annual billing) · Sprout API on Advanced
Best for large organizations that need SSO and white-glove onboarding
Custom pricing — contact sales
Best for individuals scheduling on up to three channels
Up to 3 channels · 10 scheduled posts per channel
Best for creators who need unlimited scheduling and analytics per channel
1 channels × $6/channel / mo · list rate; volume tiers may reduce total
Best for teams that need approvals, access controls, and unlimited members
1 channels × $12/channel / mo · list rate; volume tiers may reduce total
Native per-channel list rates before volume discounts. OpenQuok flat plans are split across 1 channels for reference.
Per seat / month (annual billing) · $99 billed monthly · 30-day free trial
Per seat / month (annual billing) · 30-day free trial
Per seat / month (annual billing) · 30-day free trial
Per seat / month (annual billing) · Sprout API on Advanced
Custom pricing — contact sales
Up to 3 channels · 10 scheduled posts per channel
From $6/channel / month · lower on annual billing and volume tiers
From $12/channel / month · lower on annual billing and volume tiers
platform coverage
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features
See which features each product includes, limits, or omits.
Features | Sprout Social | Buffer |
|---|---|---|
Agent workspaces | Customer groups and profile groups | — |
Total channels | 5 profiles on Essentials/Standard · unlimited on Professional+ | Per-channel pricing |
Posts per month | Unlimited scheduling | 10/channel on Free · unlimited on paid |
Team members | Per-seat licensing | 1 on Free/Essentials · unlimited on Team |
AI Writer | — | |
AI Summarizer | — | |
Shareable post previews | ||
Official platform APIs | ||
Public API | Sprout API (Advanced plan) | REST API (rate limits by plan) |
OAuth apps | — | — |
MCP server | — | — |
Cloud media storage | Asset library and DAM integrations | Media library (plan limits apply) |
Multi-channel publishing | ||
Agent integrations | — | — |
Analytics | ||
Photo editor | — | — |
Skill builder | — | — |
Calendar views | ||
Kanban views | — | — |
Footage File manager | ||
Repeated posts | ||
Reusable templates | ||
Reusable signatures | — | — |
Smart filters | — | |
Post delays | Optimal Send Times | Queue slots |
Post comments | ||
Internal plugs | — | — |
Cross-account plugs | — | — |
Global plugs | — | — |
Group management | Channel groups on paid plans | |
Dark / light mode | — | |
Community features |
comparisons
Buffer is for creators and small teams in a browser queue. Sprout Social combines publishing, engagement, analytics, and listening for teams that standardize on one vendor.
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