Head to head
Cloud Campaign vs Sprout Social
Last updated 4 June 2026
Cloud Campaign is a white-label scheduler built specifically for agencies: a brand workspace per client, unlimited users, client portals, content recycling, and AI, with the whole thing rebrandable as your own. Plans run from $41 a month on annual billing, priced by workspace.
- From
- $41 /mo
- Free plan
Sprout Social is the high-end suite: publishing, a shared inbox, listening, and reporting that goes deep, sold by the seat and priced for businesses with a budget. There's no free plan; the cut-down Essentials tier is $79 a seat each month on annual billing, and the main plans start at $199.
- From
- $79 per user / mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Cloud Campaign is the pick for agencies managing social for many clients under their own brand, and it's the cheaper start, from $41 a month. Sprout Social fits businesses running social as a core function better, and it reaches YouTube and Threads among others, which Cloud Campaign doesn't.
Cloud Campaign starts cheaper, $41 a month against $79 per user / mo for Sprout Social. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Cloud Campaign brings evergreen recycling that Sprout Social skips, while Sprout Social has social listening Cloud Campaign doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Cloud Campaign starts at $41 a month, Sprout Social at $79 per user / mo.
- Cloud Campaign posts to 7 networks, Sprout Social to 11.
- Only Cloud Campaign reaches Google Business.
- Only Sprout Social reaches YouTube, Threads, Bluesky, Reddit, and Snapchat.
- Cloud Campaign has evergreen recycling; Sprout Social doesn't.
- Sprout Social has social listening; Cloud Campaign doesn't.
- Sprout Social has competitor tracking; Cloud Campaign doesn't.
- Sprout Social has social inbox; Cloud Campaign doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Cloud Campaign | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Cloud Campaign | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | No | Auto |
| Threads | No | Auto |
| Bluesky | No | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | No |
| No | Auto | |
| Snapchat | No | Auto |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $41/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
No free plan; 30-day trial.
- 1 seat
- $99/mo~$79/mo annual
- 3 seatsTypical
- $297/mo~$237/mo annual
Cheapest plan: Essentials.
Cloud Campaign
Freelancer
$41/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 7
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49/mo, $41 on annual
- 1 brand workspace (extra at $49/mo), unlimited users, 7 social accounts per client
- White-label dashboard, AI captions, content library
Team
Popular$165/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, $165 on annual
- 5 brand workspaces (extra at $29/mo), unlimited users and social accounts
- Approval workflows, client portals, client reports
Agency
$249/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, $249 on annual
- Many brand workspaces (extra at $35/mo), unlimited users and social accounts
- Custom domain white-label and dedicated onboarding
- Flat plans by brand workspace, which is Cloud Campaign's word for a client. Users are unlimited on every plan (your team and your clients), and you add workspaces as you grow: extra workspaces are $49 a month on Freelancer, $29 on Team, and $35 on Agency.
- White-label is included free on all plans; a custom domain comes on Agency.
- There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
- Annual billing is two months free: Freelancer works out to $41 a month, Team $165, Agency $249.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.
Sprout Social
Essentials
$79/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $79 per seat/mo on annual, $99 monthly
- Up to 5 social profiles
- Publishing, calendar, and the Smart Inbox
- Profile and post-level reporting
Standard
$199/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199 per seat/mo on annual, $249 monthly
- Up to 5 social profiles
- Smart Inbox, review management, and tasks
- Unlocks paid add-ons: Listening, Premium Analytics, Advocacy
Professional
Popular$299/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299 per seat/mo on annual, $399 monthly
- Unlimited social profiles
- Competitor, tag, and paid reporting
- Message tagging and scheduling for optimal send times
Advanced
$399/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $399 per seat/mo on annual, $499 monthly
- Unlimited social profiles
- Chatbots, automated workflows, and helpdesk integrations
- AI-enhanced replies, message spike alerts, and the Sprout API
Enterprise
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing
- SSO and advanced security
- Premium Listening, Advocacy, and Influencer Marketing add-ons
- Dedicated support and professional services
- Priced per seat: the headline rate is for one user and multiplies by everyone you add. Sprout charges every extra seat at the same plan rate, with no volume discount.
- No free plan. There's a 30-day trial with no card required.
- Annual billing is paid upfront and is cheaper per seat than monthly: Essentials $79 vs $99, Standard $199 vs $249, Professional $299 vs $399, Advanced $399 vs $499.
- Premium Analytics, Listening, and Employee Advocacy are paid add-ons on Standard and up, quoted on request, so the real bill runs higher than the seat price.
- Prices are USD list, read off the live pricing page (which renders in USD here); the monthly figures come from the billing FAQ on that page.
What it really costs
Sprout Social charges per seat, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 3-seat row marked as a realistic setup.
| seats | Essentials | Standard | Professional | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $99/mo | $249/mo | $399/mo | $499/mo |
| 3Typical | $297/mo | $747/mo | $1197/mo | $1497/mo |
| 5 | $495/mo | $1245/mo | $1995/mo | $2495/mo |
| 10 | $990/mo | $2490/mo | $3990/mo | $4990/mo |
| 25 | $2475/mo | $6225/mo | $9975/mo | $12475/mo |
| 50 | $4950/mo | $12450/mo | $19950/mo | $24950/mo |
Monthly billing.
Pros and cons
Cloud Campaign
- Free white-label on every plan, custom domain on Agency
- Unlimited users and client logins included
- Brand workspaces, client portals, and clean client reports
- Recycling plus AI captions and images
- No engagement inbox, listening, or competitor tracking
- No visual feed planner or link-in-bio
- Network list is the core handful plus Google Business
- Priced and built for agencies, not individuals
Sprout Social
- Polished, deep platform: inbox, listening, and reporting together
- Strong analytics and presentation-ready reports
- Wide network list, including Reddit, Bluesky, and Snapchat
- Genuinely good for customer care and approval-heavy teams
- Expensive, and per-seat pricing has no volume discount
- No free plan, and the main plans start at $199 a seat each month
- Listening, Premium Analytics, and Advocacy cost extra on top
- Overkill if you only schedule a few accounts
Cloud Campaign vs Sprout Social: FAQ
- Is Cloud Campaign or Sprout Social cheaper?
- Cloud Campaign is cheaper to start, from $41 against $79 for Sprout Social. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Cloud Campaign or Sprout Social have a free plan?
- Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.
- Which is better, Cloud Campaign or Sprout Social?
- Cloud Campaign is the stronger pick for agencies managing social for many clients under their own brand, while Sprout Social is the better fit for businesses running social as a core function. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.