Sprout Social vs Postiz comparison

Compare prices, channels, and features for Sprout Social and Postiz.

overview

Platform overview

Read a short summary of Sprout Social and Postiz. Then compare prices, channels, and features.

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.

Open-source agentic social scheduler with 30+ networks

Postiz is an open-source social media scheduling suite for creators, teams, and agencies. It covers cross-posting, a visual calendar, AI text/image/video generation, analytics, plugs, and agent paths via REST API, CLI, and MCP — with channel-based cloud plans from Standard through Ultimate, plus a self-hosted option.

pricing

Pricing & plans

Compare the plans and prices for Sprout Social and Postiz.

Sprout Social

  • Essentials $79 /mo

    Best for publishing-focused teams on up to five social profiles

    Per seat / month (annual billing) · $99 billed monthly · 30-day free trial

  • Standard $199 /mo

    Best for small teams that need inbox, monitoring, and five profiles

    Per seat / month (annual billing) · 30-day free trial

  • Professional $299 /mo

    Best for teams with high engagement and unlimited social profiles

    Per seat / month (annual billing) · 30-day free trial

  • Advanced $399 /mo

    Best for cross-functional teams that need API access and care workflows

    Per seat / month (annual billing) · Sprout API on Advanced

  • Enterprise Custom

    Best for large organizations that need SSO and white-glove onboarding

    Custom pricing — contact sales

Postiz

  • Self-host $0 /mo

    Best when you run the open-source stack on your own infrastructure

    AGPL-3.0 · no Postiz software fee · you provide Postgres, Redis, Temporal, and hosting · no Stripe = no cloud plan caps

  • Standard $29 /mo

    Best for content creators scheduling across a handful of channels

    5 channels · 7-day free trial · annual billing saves ~20%

  • Team $39 /mo

    Best for small brands that need team seats and customer groups

    10 channels · unlimited team members · RSS auto-post

  • Pro $49 /mo

    Best for businesses connecting more networks and AI media quota

    30 channels · unlimited team members

  • Ultimate $99 /mo

    Best for agencies managing many channels across brands

    100 channels · unlimited team members

platform coverage

Supported channels

See which social networks each product supports. An hourglass means the channel is on our roadmap.

Sprout Social

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > X
  • > TikTok
  • > YouTube
  • > Pinterest
  • > Threads
  • > Bluesky
  • Mastodon
  • > Google Business Profile
  • > Reddit
  • Discord
  • Slack
  • Telegram
  • > WhatsApp

Postiz

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > X
  • > TikTok
  • > YouTube
  • > Pinterest
  • > Threads
  • > Bluesky
  • > Mastodon
  • > Google Business Profile
  • > Reddit
  • > Discord
  • > Slack
  • > Telegram
  • WhatsApp

features

Feature comparison

See which features each product includes, limits, or omits.

Features
Sprout Social Postiz
Agent workspaces
Customer groups and profile groups 1 for all plans
Total channels
5 profiles on Essentials/Standard · unlimited on Professional+ 5–100 on Cloud · unlimited channels self-host (no Stripe)
Posts per month
Unlimited scheduling Unlimited on paid plans
Team members
Per-seat licensing Solo on Standard · unlimited on Team+
AI Writer
—
AI Summarizer
—
Shareable post previews
Official platform APIs
Public API
Sprout API (Advanced plan)
OAuth apps
— Only 1 for all plans
MCP server
— Only 1 for all plans
Cloud media storage
Asset library and DAM integrations Media library
Multi-channel publishing
Agent integrations
— CLI, MCP, and agent skills
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
Post comments
Thread/comment parts on most networks; IG/Kick/Twitch comments no media
Internal plugs
—
Cross-account plugs
— X repost & LinkedIn comment/reshare; not Threads
Global plugs
—
Group management
Dark / light mode
—
Community features
—

comparisons

enterprise social operations vs AI-heavy open-source automation

Postiz is for builders who want 30-plus networks, AI generation, and agent-first automation. Sprout Social combines publishing, engagement, analytics, and listening for teams that standardize on one vendor.

Sprout Social

  • > Trellis AI and AI Assist draft posts, replies, and alt text inside Sprout
  • > Mature per-seat tiers with inbox, listening add-ons, and enterprise sales support
  • > Smart Inbox, listening, and influencer tools for full-funnel social teams
  • > Message approval workflows and external calendar sharing for stakeholder sign-off

Typical Postiz workflow

  • Agent-first autopilot and in-product AI generation — less emphasis on a human checkpoint before publish
  • Channel allowances (5–100) that force plan jumps as you connect more accounts
  • Broad AI generation and analytics suite when you mainly need focused scheduling and review
  • Follow-up delays start at 1 minute — no sub-minute thread pacing; comment media blocked on Instagram and some networks

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