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SocialPilot for Teams vs Sprout Social
Last updated 4 June 2026
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SocialPilot for Teams is just SocialPilot, viewed as the agency and team buy. Its draw is flat per-plan pricing with cheap account and user add-ons, plus client approvals and white-label reports on the Premium plan, rather than the per-seat fees the big suites charge.
- From
- $34 /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
SocialPilot for Teams and Sprout Social both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. SocialPilot for Teams is the stronger pick for Agencies and teams that want broad coverage without per-seat pricing; choose Sprout Social for Businesses running social as a core function.
Features compared
| Feature | SocialPilot for Teams | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Not assessed | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Not assessed | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | SocialPilot for Teams | 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
SocialPilot for Teams
Standard
$40 /mo
$34/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $40/mo, $34 on annual
- 10 social accounts, 3 users, social inbox
- Team collaboration and bulk scheduling
Premium
Popular$100 /mo
$85/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 20
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $100/mo, $85 on annual
- 20 social accounts, 6 users
- Client approvals, custom and white-label reports
Ultimate
$200 /mo
$170/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 40
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $200/mo, $170 on annual
- 40 social accounts, unlimited users
- Advanced security, dedicated account manager
- This is the same product as SocialPilot, reviewed in full separately; this entry frames its team and agency tiers (Standard, Premium, Ultimate).
- SocialPilot's appeal for teams is flat per-plan pricing with cheap add-ons (extra accounts $4/mo, extra users $5/mo) rather than per-seat fees. Client approvals and white-label reports start on Premium.
- Prices are USD; the full plan range and feature detail are in the main SocialPilot review.
Sprout Social
Essentials
$99 per user / mo
$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
$249 per user / mo
$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$399 per user / mo
$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
$499 per user / mo
$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
Custom
- 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.
Pros and cons
SocialPilot for Teams
- Flat plans with cheap account and user add-ons, no per-seat fees
- Client approvals and white-label reports on Premium
- Social inbox and bulk scheduling across ten networks
- Unlimited users on Ultimate
- Same product as SocialPilot, not a separate offering
- No real evergreen recycling or broad listening
- Approvals and white-label start on Premium
- AI is credit-metered
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
SocialPilot for Teams vs Sprout Social: FAQ
- Is SocialPilot for Teams or Sprout Social cheaper?
- SocialPilot for Teams is cheaper to start, from $34 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 SocialPilot for Teams 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, SocialPilot for Teams or Sprout Social?
- SocialPilot for Teams is the stronger pick for agencies and teams that want broad coverage without per-seat pricing, 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.