Head to head
FeedHive vs Sprout Social
Last updated 4 June 2026
FeedHive is an AI-first scheduler best known for predicting how a post will perform before you hit publish. Alongside that it does AI writing, content recycling, conditional posting, and a social inbox across ten networks. It started as an X tool and grew broader.
- From
- $13 /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
FeedHive is the pick for creators and small teams who lean on AI for content, and it's the cheaper start, from $13 a month. Sprout Social fits businesses running social as a core function better, and it reaches Snapchat and Reddit, which FeedHive doesn't.
FeedHive starts cheaper, $13 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. FeedHive brings evergreen recycling that Sprout Social skips, while Sprout Social has ad management FeedHive doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- FeedHive starts at $13 a month, Sprout Social at $79 per user / mo.
- FeedHive posts to 10 networks, Sprout Social to 11.
- Only FeedHive reaches Google Business.
- Only Sprout Social reaches Reddit and Snapchat.
- FeedHive has evergreen recycling; Sprout Social doesn't.
- Sprout Social has ad management; FeedHive doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | FeedHive | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | FeedHive | 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 |
| 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; 7-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $13/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.
FeedHive
Creator
$13/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 4
- Scheduled posts
- 30
- $19/mo, about $13 on annual
- 4 social accounts, 30 scheduled posts
- AI writing, image generation, hashtags, 2,500 AI credits
Brand
Popular$20/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- 500
- $29/mo, about $20 on annual
- 10 social accounts, 500 scheduled posts
- More workspaces and AI credits, approval workflows
Business
$69/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 100
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $99/mo, about $69 on annual
- 100 social accounts, unlimited posts
- Priority support, more automation runs
Agency
$209/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 500
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, about $209 on annual
- 500 social accounts, 100 workspaces
- White-label, 100,000 AI credits, priority support
- Flat, quota-bundled plans by social accounts, with AI credits and automation runs metered per plan (2,500 to 100,000 AI credits).
- There's no free plan, only a 7-day trial. Annual billing saves up to 30%; the annual figures here are derived from that.
- White-label is included on the Agency plan.
- Prices are USD; FeedHive also prices in EUR (the page geo-located to EUR when checked), so the USD figures were taken from FeedHive's USD listings.
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
FeedHive
- AI performance prediction before you publish
- Strong AI writing, images, and hashtags
- Recycling plus conditional and follow-up posting
- Ten networks, with a social inbox and white-label on Agency
- AI credits and automation runs are metered
- No free plan
- Small company with a short track record
- Analytics are decent, not enterprise-grade
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
FeedHive vs Sprout Social: FAQ
- Is FeedHive or Sprout Social cheaper?
- FeedHive is cheaper to start, from $13 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 FeedHive 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, FeedHive or Sprout Social?
- FeedHive is the stronger pick for creators and small teams who lean on AI for content, 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.