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Sprout Social Pricing
Sprout Social costs $199 to $399 per seat per month on annual billing: Standard at $199, Professional at $299 and Advanced at $399, plus a newer Essentials plan at $79. Paying month to month raises those seats to $99, $249, $399 and $499. Enterprise is custom. The bill grows with every person you add, annual billing is paid upfront, and the free trial lasts 30 days with no card.
How much does Sprout Social cost?
Every figure below was read on 23 September 2026 from sproutsocial.com/pricing. Where Sprout Social does not publish a number, this table says so instead of guessing.
Sprout Social plans compared
| Plan | Price | Billing | What it includes |
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| Essentials | $79 | per seat per month, billed annually ($99 per seat billed monthly) |
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| Standard | $199 | per seat per month, billed annually ($249 per seat billed monthly) |
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| Professional | $299 | per seat per month, billed annually ($399 per seat billed monthly) |
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| Advanced | $399 | per seat per month, billed annually ($499 per seat billed monthly) |
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| Enterprise | Custom | quoted after a demo |
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Prices verified 23 September 2026 on sproutsocial.com/pricing. Vendors change prices without notice, so check the source before you buy.
What Sprout Social costs for a real team
The seat prices above multiplied by team size. No discounts assumed, add-ons not included.
| Team | Annual billing | Paid upfront per year | Monthly billing |
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| 1 seat on Standard | $199/mo | $2,388 | $249/mo |
| 3 seats on Standard | $597/mo | $7,164 | $747/mo |
| 3 seats on Professional | $897/mo | $10,764 | $1,197/mo |
| 5 seats on Professional | $1,495/mo | $17,940 | $1,995/mo |
| 5 seats on Advanced (API included) | $1,995/mo | $23,940 | $2,495/mo |
Sprout Social pricing: the small print
The caveats the price table hides: what the headline number does not cover, and what pushes the bill up.
- Every plan is priced per seat, and Sprout’s payment FAQ says accounts are debited according to the plan and the number of users. Five people on the same plan cost five times the headline number.
- The big numbers on the page ($79, $199, $299, $399) are annual rates, and annual billing is a one-time upfront payment for the whole term. The monthly rates sit inside the FAQ: $99, $249, $399 and $499 per seat.
- Essentials and Standard stop at 5 social profiles. Unlimited profiles start on Professional, at $299 per seat per month billed annually.
- The Sprout API is listed only on Advanced ($399 per seat per month billed annually, $499 billed monthly). Standard and Professional do not include it.
- Premium Analytics, Listening and Employee Advocacy are add-ons for Standard and up. None of them shows a price on the page; Sprout sends you to a demo. The same goes for Professional Services packages.
- Each seat gets 100 Trellis AI credits a month. More AI use means Trellis Plus at $28 per user per month on annual billing or $35 on monthly billing.
- Approval workflows start on Professional. External approvals, the kind you use with clients, are Advanced only.
- Nonprofit pricing exists on Professional and Advanced, for nonprofits in the US. The page does not state the discount.
- There is no free plan. The free trial lasts 30 days, needs no credit card, and ends with you picking a plan and entering payment details.
When Sprout Social is worth the price
- Several people answer customers in one social inbox. Case management, reply collision detection, saved replies and helpdesk integrations are what Sprout is built around.
- You need approval chains: internal message approval from Professional, external client approval on Advanced.
- Listening and deeper analytics are part of the job, and you have budget for add-ons that are priced by demo.
- Governance matters: advanced permissions from Professional, IP whitelisting and feature visibility controls on Advanced, SSO setup on Enterprise.
- You report to leadership on competitors, paid social and team productivity, and want those reports ready-made.
If your team mostly publishes and schedules, none of the above is what you are using, and you still pay for it on every seat.
What the same thing costs on Upload-Post
One profile is one account on every one of the 22 supported platforms, and the API is included on every plan, Free included.
Sprout prices people. Upload-Post prices profiles. Five people on Sprout Professional cost $1,495 a month on annual billing and $1,995 month to month, and the Sprout API only arrives on Advanced at $399 per seat. On Upload-Post, Advanced is $147/month ($118 on annual billing) with 75 profiles and 5 seats (the owner plus 4 members), and the API is on every plan, Free included. Basic is $24/month ($16 annual) with unlimited uploads and 5 profiles for one person, where a profile is one account on each of the 22 supported platforms. Professional at $50/month ($33 annual) adds whitelabel and a second seat. The honest part: Upload-Post is a publishing and scheduling API with a dashboard. It has no social inbox, no listening and no case management. If those are the reason you are looking at Sprout, compare it with other suites, not with us.
| Upload-Post plan | Monthly | Annual (per mo) | Uploads | Profiles |
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| Free | $0 | $0 | 10 uploads/mo | 2 |
| Basic | $24/mo | $16/mo | Unlimited | 5 |
| Professional | $50/mo | $33/mo | Unlimited | 25 |
| Advanced | $147/mo | $118/mo | Unlimited | 75 |
| Business | $438/mo | $350/mo | Unlimited | 225 |
The Free plan is free forever, no card, with API access included. TikTok posting needs a paid plan.
Keep reading: Upload-Post vs Sprout Social ·Upload-Post pricing comparison ·The Upload-Post social media API ·Hootsuite pricing ·White label for agencies
Sprout Social pricing FAQ
The questions people actually search for, answered with the numbers above.
How much does Sprout Social cost per month?
On annual billing, Sprout Social is $79 per seat per month for Essentials, $199 for Standard, $299 for Professional and $399 for Advanced. Month to month, the same seats cost $99, $249, $399 and $499. Enterprise is custom-priced. Checked on sproutsocial.com/pricing on 23 September 2026.
Is there a free Sprout Social plan?
No. Sprout offers a 30-day free trial with no credit card, and when it ends you pick a plan and enter payment details. If you need something permanently free for publishing, Upload-Post’s Free plan gives 10 uploads a month, 2 profiles and API access, with no card and no end date.
How much does Sprout Social cost for a team of 5?
Multiply the seat price by five. On annual billing that is $995 a month on Standard, $1,495 on Professional and $1,995 on Advanced. Month to month it is $1,245, $1,995 and $2,495. Annual terms are paid upfront, so 5 seats on Professional is $17,940 in one payment.
What is the difference between Sprout Social annual and monthly billing?
Annual billing is a one-time upfront payment for the whole term and gets the lower rate ($79, $199, $299 or $399 per seat). Month-to-month billing costs more per month ($99, $249, $399 or $499 per seat) in exchange for a shorter commitment. Sprout says billing in several payments during a term does not get the annual discount.
Which Sprout Social plan includes the API?
Only Advanced lists the Sprout API, together with the helpdesk integrations. That is $399 per seat per month on annual billing or $499 monthly. On Upload-Post the posting API is included on every plan, starting with the $0 Free plan.
How much do Sprout Social add-ons cost?
Sprout does not publish prices for Premium Analytics, Listening, Employee Advocacy or Professional Services. They are available on Standard and up, and the page sends you to a demo to get a quote. The one add-on with a public price is Trellis Plus, the bigger AI allowance: $28 per user per month on annual billing, $35 on monthly.
Is Sprout Social worth the price?
It can be, if you use what the price pays for: a shared social inbox with case management, approval workflows, listening, and reports for leadership. If your team mainly schedules and publishes posts, you pay per seat for features you never open, and a publishing tool or API costs a fraction of it.
Test the full API before paying anything
Upload-Post's Free plan is a real plan, not a trial: 10 uploads a month, forever, with API access to 22 platforms and no credit card. Upgrade when you outgrow it.
Sprout Social prices verified 23 September 2026 on sproutsocial.com/pricing. We do not speak for Sprout Social; check their page for the current figures.