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Social media management

Sprout Social

Publishes to social networks, gathers incoming messages and reports on social performance.

Platformsproutsocial.comUnited States company; plans sold onlineReviewed October 2026
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Sprout Social is a social media management platform sold per seat in Standard, Professional, Advanced and Enterprise plans. Higher plans add competitor and paid-media reports, message tagging and API access. Sprout Social, Inc. is a publicly listed company.

Where it shines

  • Publishes its per-seat prices.
  • States SOC 2 Type 2 audits and ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certification in its trust portal.
  • Offers a 30-day free trial.

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  • API access starts at the Advanced plan.
  • Every additional user is charged at the plan's per-seat rate.

What it offers

Objectives
Brand awarenessCommunity building
Disciplines
Social media
Markets
Global
Attestations
SOC 2 reportISO/IEC 27001GDPR (DPA offered)CCPA / CPRAEach one cites its source below.
Technical details
Category
Social media management
Deployment
Cloud (SaaS)
Pricing model
Per user

Something is listed only when it can be checked. A connection we could not confirm is left off, and Find your stack then credits a public API at half weight.

Our six checks3 of 6 met
Medium confidence
  • TransparencyMet

    Publishes per-seat prices for Standard, Professional and Advanced; Enterprise is quoted.

  • InterfacesMet

    The Sprout API is included from the Advanced plan.

  • DeliveryMet

    Plan contents are listed on the pricing page and in a plan comparison.

  • ConsentNot assessed

    Not shown in the sources checked.

  • DataNot assessed

    Acts as a processor under the GDPR with standard contractual clauses; data residency options not shown.

  • Commercial termsNot assessed

    Listed prices are for annual billing; monthly billing costs more.

Not assessed is not a failure — it means we have not checked yet. Methodology

EvidenceSources: 6

Sources

  1. Sprout Social Pricing — Sprout Social, accessed 2026-10To re-check
  2. Which Sprout Social Plan is Right for You? — Sprout Social, accessed 2026-10To re-check
  3. Sprout Social Trust Center — Sprout Social, accessed 2026-10To re-check
  4. Sprout Social Data Processing Addendum (revised April 10, 2025) — Sprout Social, 2025-04-10To re-check
  5. Start a Free 30-Day Trial — Sprout Social, accessed 2026-10To re-check
  6. Sprout Social Receives ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 Certifications — Sprout Social Investor Relations, 2023To re-check
Every attribute29 recorded · 21 not yet

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Identity

Type
Platform
Categories
Social media management
Founded
Not recorded
Headquarters
Not recorded
Ownership
Publicly listed
Parent company
Not applicable
Stock ticker
Not recorded
Open source
No
Added by
IMC Institute team

Fit

Objectives
Brand awareness, Community building
Disciplines
Social media
Number of disciplines
1
Suits
Brand manager, Content and social lead
Company sizes
Not recorded
Industries
Not recorded
Markets
Global
Reach
100/100
Interface languages
Not recorded
Support languages
Not recorded

Capabilities

Features
Not recorded
Public API
Not recorded
Webhooks
Not recorded
Full data export
Not recorded
AI features
Not recorded
Connects to
Not recorded
Number of connectors
Not recorded
Deployment
Cloud (SaaS)
Can run on your own servers
No
Availability
Generally available

Commercial

Pricing models
Per user
Free tier
No
Starting price
US$199.00 (October 2026)
Published contract terms
Not recorded

Trust

Transparency
Met
Interfaces
Met
Delivery
Met
Consent
Not recorded
Data
Not recorded
Commercial terms
Not recorded
Checks met
3
Attestations
SOC 2 report, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR (DPA offered), CCPA / CPRA
Data residency
Not recorded
Accessibility statement
Not recorded
Public status page
Not recorded
Security page
Yes
How much we've checked
Medium
Sources
6
Last reviewed
October 2026

Recognition

Analyst recognitions
0

The community

"Looks right" confirmations
0
Community experiences
0
Community rating
Not applicable

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Profile shape
DisciplinesReachConnectorsFeaturesPrice clarityCriteria shownSprout Social
Disciplines
17
Reach
100
Connectors
0
Features
0
Price clarity
100
Criteria shown
50

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