Head to head
Fedica vs Sprout Social
Last updated 4 June 2026
Fedica, formerly Tweepsmap, leads with audience analytics: demographics, sentiment, best-time, trend tracking, and the audience mapping it's long been known for, plus publishing across twelve networks. There's a free plan and analytics-led paid tiers.
- From
- $10 /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
Fedica is the pick for analysts and audience-focused marketers, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. Sprout Social fits businesses running social as a core function better, and it reaches Snapchat and Reddit, which Fedica doesn't.
Fedica starts cheaper, $10 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. Sprout Social adds social inbox and ad management that Fedica leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Fedica has a free plan; Sprout Social doesn't, though it offers a 30-day trial.
- Fedica starts at $10 a month, Sprout Social at $79 per user / mo.
- Fedica posts to 10 networks, Sprout Social to 11.
- Only Fedica reaches Mastodon.
- Only Sprout Social reaches Reddit and Snapchat.
- Sprout Social has social inbox; Fedica doesn't.
- Sprout Social has ad management; Fedica doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Fedica | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Team roles | Not assessed | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Fedica | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | Auto |
| Mastodon | 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.
Free plan available.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $10/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.
Fedica
Free
- 1 account per platform across 12 networks
- Combined followers up to 100,000
- Core analytics and publishing
Publish
- $10/mo (annual billing)
- Publishing and scheduling tools
- Extra accounts $10/mo each
Grow
Popular- $24/mo (annual billing)
- Adds follower tracking, demographics, sentiment, best-time, and trending topics
- Deeper audience analytics
Research
- $79/mo (annual billing)
- Deep audience research and mapping
- Advanced analytics and reporting
- There's a genuine free plan (1 account per platform across 12 networks, under 100,000 combined followers). Paid plans are Publish, Grow, and Research; extra accounts are $10 a month each.
- The prices shown are the annual-billed monthly rate; monthly billing costs more, and annual saves up to 40% on some plans.
- Fedica is analytics-first: Grow unlocks follower tracking, demographics, sentiment, best-time, and trend tracking, and Research goes deeper into audience research and mapping.
- Prices are USD from current listings (the live pricing page wasn't reachable when checked).
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
Fedica
- Deep audience analytics, demographics, and mapping (the Tweepsmap heritage)
- Sentiment and trend tracking on Grow and up
- Twelve networks, including Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads
- Free plan for smaller accounts
- No engagement inbox, recycling, or ad management
- Publishing is secondary to analytics
- Best features sit on Grow and Research
- Monthly billing costs notably more than annual
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
Fedica vs Sprout Social: FAQ
- Is Fedica or Sprout Social cheaper?
- Fedica is cheaper to start, from $10 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 Fedica or Sprout Social have a free plan?
- Fedica has a free plan; Sprout Social does not, though it offers a 30-day trial.
- Which is better, Fedica or Sprout Social?
- Fedica is the stronger pick for analysts and audience-focused marketers, 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.