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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.
Lifetime social scheduler with HeroAI and eleven networks
Heropost is a hosted social media scheduler for creators, brands, and agencies. You connect eleven networks, write with HeroAI, schedule unlimited posts, and automate RSS, WordPress, Shopify, and store feeds. Starter, Growth, and Agency tiers are one-time lifetime payments with workspaces, analytics, and bulk CSV scheduling — plus a free trial before checkout.
pricing
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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 solo creators and small brands on a handful of accounts
One payment · 12 social accounts · 2 workspaces · 5 automations · 1 user
Best for growing brands that need more accounts and client workspaces
One payment · 70 social accounts · 7 workspaces · 15 automations · 1 user
Best for agencies that need unlimited accounts, team seats, and approvals
One payment · unlimited accounts & workspaces · unlimited team members · approval workflows
platform coverage
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features
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Features | Sprout Social | Heropost |
|---|---|---|
Agent workspaces | Customer groups and profile groups | 2 on Starter · 7 on Growth · unlimited on Agency |
Total channels | 5 profiles on Essentials/Standard · unlimited on Professional+ | 12 / 70 / unlimited social accounts by tier |
Posts per month | Unlimited scheduling | Unlimited scheduling on every tier |
Team members | Per-seat licensing | 1 on Starter & Growth · unlimited on Agency |
AI Writer | HeroAI captions & hashtags (unlimited) | |
AI Summarizer | — | |
Shareable post previews | ||
Official platform APIs | No Info | |
Public API | Sprout API (Advanced plan) | Coming soon |
OAuth apps | — | — |
MCP server | — | — |
Cloud media storage | Asset library and DAM integrations | Per-workspace media library |
Multi-channel publishing | ||
Agent integrations | — | — |
Analytics | ||
Photo editor | — | Adobe Express built in |
Skill builder | — | — |
Calendar views | ||
Kanban views | — | — |
Footage File manager | ||
Repeated posts | — | |
Reusable templates | HeroAI caption templates | |
Reusable signatures | — | — |
Smart filters | — | |
Post delays | Optimal Send Times | Schedule months ahead · bulk CSV |
Post comments | ||
Internal plugs | — | — |
Cross-account plugs | — | — |
Global plugs | — | — |
Group management | Posting groups for bulk upload | |
Dark / light mode | — | |
Community features | — |
comparisons
Heropost is for creators and agencies who want eleven networks and unlimited posts in one hosted app. Sprout Social combines publishing, engagement, analytics, and listening for teams that standardize on one vendor.
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