Sprout Social vs Statusbrew (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sprout Social grades higher than Statusbrew: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Sprout Social grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Sprout Social
Social media management with a shared inbox, listening and reports
Statusbrew
Social media publishing, inbox and reporting with AI moderation
Which one is for you
Pick Sprout Social if
- Fits if your social team handles customer questions as much as posts
- Works for companies tying social to Salesforce, Zendesk or HubSpot, at $199 a seat or more
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're a small business: $79 a seat gets no inbox, and the plan with one is $199 a seat
- Tight if you have more than 5 profiles, since unlimited starts at Professional, $299 a seat
- Not for you if you want listening or Premium Analytics included, as both are paid add-ons
- Watch out: the API and help desk integrations need Advanced at $399 a seat a month billed yearly
- Skip it if you want a free plan: there's a 30-day trial, and monthly billing runs $99 to $499 a seat
Pick Statusbrew if
- Fits if you are a marketing or support team answering many comments
- Works for agencies that price by client
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you pick Lite: 1 user and 5 profiles
- Pricey if you need approvals or listening: Premium is $229 a month annually
- Watch out: only annual prices were readable; monthly billing figures weren't captured
- Watch out: the mobile app is a companion, not a full replacement for the web dashboard
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASprout SocialFair | 2.0GPAStatusbrewFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DEssentials is $79 a seat a month billed yearly and covers 5 profiles, so two people pay $158 a month and three $237. That's in this category's dearest tenth, from $99. And that plan has no inbox: Standard, which does, is $199 a seat. | D$69 a month on annual billing for 5 profiles and 1 user. Approvals, SLA reports and listening start at Premium, $229, well above the category's $29 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 30-day trial with no card needed, twice the usual 14 days here. | C14-day free trial with no card. No free plan. |
| Features | BPublishing to 11 networks including Reddit and Snapchat, an inbox that pulls in messages, reviews and WhatsApp, approvals, competitor and paid reports, and an API. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job; listening is an add-on. | CPublishing, inbox, reviews, reporting and AI. Approvals, benchmarking and listening are Premium and above. |
| Ease of use | CIts iPhone and iPad app averages 4.2 from about 1,300 ratings, and the full suite takes some setting up across profiles, inbox rules and reports. | CNo store rating on record. Profiles and inbox rules to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Salesforce, Zendesk, HubSpot, Canva, Slack, Shopify and Tableau, and the Sprout API on Advanced. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Business Profile, Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. |
| Best for | customer care on social for bigger teams | teams that handle a lot of comments |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Sprout Social and Statusbrew. How we grade
Price against what you get
Sprout Social starts at $79 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Statusbrew starts at $69 a month and scores 2.3.
Sprout Social scores higher, and starts $10 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other social media schedulers on the chart, 3 score higher than Sprout Social for less, and 9 score higher than Statusbrew for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Statusbrew also covers workflow automation and review collection.
At a glance
| Sprout Social | Statusbrew | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $79 per seat / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | $69 per month for 5 profiles and 1 user, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Sprout Social, Inc. | Statusbrew |
| Price read from | sproutsocial.com | statusbrew.com |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Sprout Social
- There is no free plan, and every seat is charged at the plan's full rate, from $79 a month on Essentials to $399 on Advanced, billed annually.
- Essentials and Standard stop at 5 social profiles; unlimited profiles start at Professional.
- The Sprout API and help desk integrations need Advanced at $399 per seat / month, billed annually.
- Listening and Premium Analytics are paid add-ons from Standard, and Trellis Plus (1,000 AI credits a seat) is $28 per seat a month billed annually, $35 monthly.
Statusbrew
- Only annual prices are shown on the readable pricing page; monthly-billing figures were not captured.
- Approvals, SLA reports, benchmarking and listening are limited to Premium and above.
- Lite includes a single user, and Standard three.
- The mobile app is described as a companion app, not a full replacement for the web dashboard.
Key features
Sprout Social
- Publishing calendar
- Posts for Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Bluesky, Reddit and Snapchat are planned on one calendar, with optimal send times.
- Smart Inbox
- Messages, comments, Messenger and WhatsApp conversations and reviews arrive in one inbox, with tagging from Professional and sentiment on Advanced.
- Approvals and collaboration
- Message approval workflows, calendar notes and a shared asset library, with calendars that can be shared with people outside the account for sign-off.
- Reports and competitor insights
- Profile and post reports on every plan; competitor, tag and paid reports from Professional; team productivity and customer care reports on Advanced.
- Trellis AI agent
- Each seat gets 100 Trellis credits a month for questions about social data. Trellis Plus costs $28 per user a month billed annually ($35 monthly).
- Add-ons
- Listening, Premium Analytics and Employee Advocacy are sold separately on Standard and up, and influencer marketing is a separate product.
Statusbrew
- Publishing and approvals
- Scheduling for Reels, Shorts, Stories and Threads, post groups across profiles, shareable calendars and approval workflows on higher tiers.
- Unified inbox
- One inbox for organic and paid interactions, with auto-hiding of Facebook and Instagram comments and a rule engine from Standard.
- Review management
- Reviews from many locations are handled in one dashboard with filtering.
- Reporting
- Reports can be scheduled for weekly or monthly PDF delivery, with team and SLA reports and competitor benchmarking on Premium.
- AI and MCP
- AI builds inbox views, automation rules and replies from plain-language prompts, and an MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot.
- Migration help
- Onboarding and training for all team members, and import of reporting, post and conversation data from another tool, are offered on all plans.
Plans
Sprout Social
Essentials$79
per seat / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Publishing for up to 5 social profiles, optimal send times, profile and post reports, and 100 Trellis AI credits a month.
Standard$199
per seat / month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
5 social profiles, the consolidated inbox, collaboration tools, keyword and location monitoring, and review management.
Professional$299
per seat / month, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)
Unlimited social profiles, message tagging, competitor, tag and paid insights, and AI post enhancement.
Advanced$399
per seat / month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
AI reply help, inbox sentiment, the Sprout API, help desk integrations, team productivity and customer care reports, and spike alerts.
EnterpriseCustom
A tailored plan with white-glove onboarding, single sign-on setup and priority support.
Statusbrew
Lite$69
per month for 5 profiles, billed annually
1 user and 5 social profiles with unlimited posts, a best-time queue, bulk scheduling, the social inbox and email support.
Standard$129
per month for 10 profiles, billed annually
3 users and 10 profiles, adding link in bio, reporting with 18 months of backfill, Google Business Profile and a rule engine.
Premium$229
per month for 15 profiles, billed annually
6 users and 15 profiles, with more of each available, plus sentiment analysis, approvals, SLA reports, benchmarking and listening.
Agency$49
per client / month, billing basis not stated
Priced from $49 per client a month with unlimited spaces, shareable calendars and reports. Sold through a demo.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited profiles and users, SAML single sign-on, Salesforce and HubSpot integration, an account manager and MCP support.
Ways to pay less
Sprout Social
- Annual discount
About 20% off with annual billing
Paying for a year up front brings Standard to $199 a seat a month from $249, Professional to $299 from $399 and Advanced to $399 from $499.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit pricing on Professional and Advanced
US nonprofits that commit to at least two seats on an annual plan pay $239 a seat a month for Professional and $299 for Advanced.
Statusbrew
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Sprout Social or Statusbrew?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sprout Social starts at $79 per seat / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly), and Statusbrew starts at $69 per month for 5 profiles and 1 user, billed annually. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Sprout Social or Statusbrew?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Sprout Social nor Statusbrew has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.