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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.
Affordable social scheduler with bulk tools and agency workspaces
Publer is a social media management platform for creators, small businesses, and agencies. You get a drag-and-drop calendar, bulk CSV scheduling, Link in Bio, RSS automations, and optional analytics, API, and MCP on higher tiers — with per-account pricing from a free plan through Business and Enterprise.
pricing
Compare the plans and prices for Sprout Social and Publer. 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 testing scheduling on up to three social accounts
3 accounts (no X) · 10 scheduled posts per account · 1 workspace · 25 drafts
Best for solopreneurs who need unlimited scheduling and X support
1 channels × $5/channel / mo · list rate; volume tiers may reduce total
Best for teams that need analytics, recycling, API access, and MCP
1 channels × $10/channel / mo · list rate; volume tiers may reduce total
Best for large organizations that need custom volume and onboarding
Custom pricing · 1:1 onboarding · prioritized support
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
3 accounts (no X) · 10 scheduled posts per account · 1 workspace · 25 drafts
From $5/mo per social account · +$4/mo per extra account · 7-day trial · lower on annual billing
From $10/mo per social account · +$7/mo per extra account · 14-day trial · lower on annual billing
Custom pricing · 1:1 onboarding · prioritized support
platform coverage
See which social networks each product supports. An hourglass means the channel is on our roadmap.
features
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Features | Sprout Social | Publer |
|---|---|---|
Agent workspaces | Customer groups and profile groups | 1 on Free · unlimited on paid |
Total channels | 5 profiles on Essentials/Standard · unlimited on Professional+ | Per-account pricing · 10th account free |
Posts per month | Unlimited scheduling | 10/account on Free · unlimited on paid (daily caps) |
Team members | Per-seat licensing | Owner included · +$2–3/mo per extra member |
AI Writer | Unlimited on Business · BYO OpenAI key on Professional | |
AI Summarizer | — | |
Shareable post previews | ||
Official platform APIs | ||
Public API | Sprout API (Advanced plan) | Business & Enterprise only |
OAuth apps | — | — |
MCP server | — | Business & Enterprise (eligible customers) |
Cloud media storage | Asset library and DAM integrations | Unlimited media library on paid |
Multi-channel publishing | ||
Agent integrations | — | Publer MCP on Business+ |
Analytics | Business+ (Professional has no analytics) | |
Photo editor | — | |
Skill builder | — | — |
Calendar views | ||
Kanban views | — | — |
Footage File manager | ||
Repeated posts | Recycling & recurring on Business+ | |
Reusable templates | — | |
Reusable signatures | — | |
Smart filters | — | |
Post delays | Optimal Send Times | AutoSchedule queue & best times (Business+) |
Post comments | ||
Internal plugs | — | — |
Cross-account plugs | — | — |
Global plugs | — | — |
Group management | Workspaces with roles on Business+ | |
Business profiles & directory launch | — | — |
Browser extension autofill | — | — |
Directory submission tracking | — | — |
Profile variants per directory | — | — |
Domain rating analytics | — | — |
Competitor domains | — | — |
Directory catalog DR | — | — |
Community features | — | |
Dark / light mode | — | — |
comparisons
Publer is for solopreneurs and agencies who want CSV bulk scheduling and a familiar calendar UI. Sprout Social combines publishing, engagement, analytics, and listening for teams that standardize on one vendor.
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