Publer vs. Sprout Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Publer
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Publer is a social media management tool used by individuals and businesses in crafting, scheduling, and analyzing their online presence across various social platforms. Publer aims to simplify the complexity of social media management, as a companion for digital marketers, influencers, and businesses of all sizes. Key Features: Scheduling: Publer enables users to plan and schedule posts across multiple social media platforms, to ensure a consistent…
$12
per month per user
Sprout Social
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Sprout Social provides social media management, marketing, customer care, data and intelligence, and employee advocacy solutions for brands and agencies, including Ticketmaster, Chipotle, Grubhub, Subaru, and Zendesk. Sprout’s platform is used to simplify social publishing, engagement, reviews, analytics and listening for customers. Sprout also provides customer success and technical support, to deliver consistent value to all users. Any organization, regardless of size or industry, receives…
$249
per month per user
Pricing
PublerSprout Social
Editions & Modules
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Standard
$199 annual / $249 monthly
per user/per month
Professional
$299 annual / $399 monthly
per user/per month
Advanced
$399 annual / $499 monthly
per user/per month
Free Trial
Free
for 30 days
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PublerSprout Social
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsVAT not included in the price. 14 days money back guarantee.
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Community Pulse
PublerSprout Social
Considered Both Products
Publer
Chose Publer
Publer is easy to use, and my clients can have free access if they wish. The Publer community is fantastic, and the owners of the company are so client focused, it shows within the service they provide. I'm pleased I've chosen Pulber, as it makes my business look very …
Chose Publer
Publer is better in general, and pricing was better. User friendly so any brand new to social media management can jump right in and do more with less learning curve. Sure there is things to learn and figure out body most it is very intuitive and just simple designed. One of …
Sprout Social

No answer on this topic

Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
PublerSprout Social
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Publer
9.6
11 Ratings
19% above category average
Sprout Social
4.9
57 Ratings
48% below category average
Content planning and scheduling10.011 Ratings7.157 Ratings
Content optimization9.611 Ratings3.549 Ratings
Workflow management9.210 Ratings6.052 Ratings
Audience targeting00 Ratings3.048 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Publer
9.2
8 Ratings
13% above category average
Sprout Social
6.0
55 Ratings
30% below category average
Automated routing and prioritization9.37 Ratings2.725 Ratings
Bulk actions9.27 Ratings7.446 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings7.951 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Publer
9.2
11 Ratings
8% above category average
Sprout Social
7.5
59 Ratings
13% below category average
Twitter9.59 Ratings7.757 Ratings
Facebook9.410 Ratings6.359 Ratings
LinkedIn9.510 Ratings8.352 Ratings
Google+9.37 Ratings7.721 Ratings
Instagram9.09 Ratings7.349 Ratings
Pinterest9.56 Ratings7.214 Ratings
YouTube8.36 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Publer
9.9
10 Ratings
23% above category average
Sprout Social
5.9
58 Ratings
28% below category average
Campaign success analytics10.010 Ratings4.154 Ratings
Competitor analysis9.84 Ratings6.947 Ratings
Real-time tracking00 Ratings6.655 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Publer
9.1
8 Ratings
11% above category average
Sprout Social
7.6
58 Ratings
7% below category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges9.27 Ratings7.655 Ratings
Mobile access9.18 Ratings7.651 Ratings
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Publer
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
7.4
53 Ratings
3% below category average
Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings6.939 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings7.143 Ratings
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings7.224 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings8.434 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Publer
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
4.7
39 Ratings
48% below category average
Lead generation00 Ratings2.431 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings2.935 Ratings
Paid media management00 Ratings6.23 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
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PublerSprout Social
Small Businesses
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Score 1.4 out of 10
Publer
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.3 out of 10
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
PublerSprout Social
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(14 ratings)
7.6
(115 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(62 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(42 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.2
(37 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
PublerSprout Social
Likelihood to Recommend
Publer
If you don't want to have a complicated management of different platforms, and don't want to spend too much money on a social media management platform, Publer is the right thing for you. It's easy to use, and you can modify your package as you go, meaning if you want to add or remove accounts, you can do it one by one, no global thing needed. I really needed that, so I recommend it. You can also give access to someone to use it which is very useful for my community manager.
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Sprout Social
Sprout [Social] is great for small businesses, small agencies and those who need a platform but don't want to spend a fortune. If you need multiple user log-in's, the cost will add up. This is great to share a log-in for different people to use or add one or two users
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Pros
Publer
  • Allows for approve/disapprove
  • Analytics are easy to read
  • Connecting clients accounts to the workspace without me needing to know the passwords
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Sprout Social
  • The Landscape system that Sprout Social offers allows me to modify all the images that I want to publish on my social networks. This service allows me to modify the size of the image, add filters, modify the colors and much more, it is a very important tool to be able to have a better presentation of the images that we use in our publications on social networks.
  • It offers me a perfect statistical system where I can consult all kinds of movements that have occurred in all my social networks, I can see statistics individually or generally. The statistics allow me to see group reports, participation, information on audience movement on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn and also allow me to view the activity that has occurred in my account.
  • Sprout Social allows me to view a record in real time that shows me all the movements that my social networks are having by my employees. As Director of the Marketing Sector, this is a very important role, as I can know what actions my employees are taking to improve marketing with social networks.
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Cons
Publer
  • Unless I don't know about it there's no option to see what a post would look like in your existing feed (e.g. instagram).
  • Occasionally I have had issues with things not working (but they do always get fixed).
  • I think the analytics could be a little more detailed, such as what types of engagement a post got.
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Sprout Social
  • I'd love to see more robust tag reporting capabilities, but they mentioned that this is something in the pipeline for improvement.
  • I wish it was easier to batch content and shift it to approval or draft mode. Sometimes clients can change their mind and moving through each post individually can be a bit time consuming. This is a very minor thing.
  • I'd love to see more customization options come to its reporting feature so we can insert graphics. Currently it supports the insertion of text only.
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Likelihood to Renew
Publer
No answers on this topic
Sprout Social
While I am currently no longer working with the company in which I was employed and utilized Sprout Social, I do know that the company is still utilizing Sprout Social on a daily basis and I do not foresee a time when the subscription would be cancelled.
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Usability
Publer
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Sprout Social
Sprout Social is extremely user-friendly. The publishing feature is easy to use, and provides previews of what your content will look like once posted. I also love the calendar view where you can view all posts you have scheduled for the month. The collaborative nature of the platform makes working directly in Sprout Social with clients a breeze, and we are seeing our content get approved much faster.
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Reliability and Availability
Publer
No answers on this topic
Sprout Social
Uptime was OK, but given the fact that we are in Europe, there were some specific problems: They tended to take the system down for maintenance during the night in the US, which was during our workday. This was definitely problematic and hard to explain to our clients.
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Performance
Publer
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Sprout Social
It is quick to post, however you have to refresh the page every time you add a new scheduled item.
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Support Rating
Publer
No answers on this topic
Sprout Social
Sprout Social's customer support is extremely prompt and always helpful. Not only do they provide quick and useful service, but the representatives follow up multiple times to ensure that the issue is fully address and/or completely resolved. The overall experience is exemplary; very few other companies provide comparable service.
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Online Training
Publer
No answers on this topic
Sprout Social
Their training is good, but the promotion of it is even better. I don't need or have the time for training, but I was always happy to know it was there. They did a great job sending updates out and making me aware when there was a new feature that I may want training for. As for the training I never used it, so I can't comment on that
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Implementation Rating
Publer
No answers on this topic
Sprout Social
Make sure you do it all the way. Do not break it into phases. Pour yourself a coffee, start it in the morning and you'll be done before you finish that coffee.
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Alternatives Considered
Publer
I chose Publer because it seemed to play really well with LinkedIn and that was the only channel I was planning to use it for. The main reason I use Publer and not anything else is the Recycling Feature. That is a brilliant feature and lets me keep my posting queue full without having to always be creaing new content
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Sprout Social
I used Buffer previous to Sprout Social for two years. It was a good solution as we were getting a handle on scheduling content. It was the first real tool we had for this. But we outgrew it and they began removing features that were critical to our workflow, such as the RSS Feed. While their 50% off policy for non-profits was very helpful, once we started adding up the cost to use features like Replies and Analytics, we discovered that our needs were simply too robust for Buffer to handle. Sprout Social was the solution suggested by all our peers and we've been very happy with it ever since.
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Return on Investment
Publer
  • I can on-charge the price of the subscription within my package, so I can charge it out for what I want, allowing me to make some profit
  • Every one of my clients has loved using it, so they are more inclined to keep using our social media services
  • Publer helps my business to look professional
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Sprout Social
  • Sprout has given insights to lead our creative refreshes every quarter. As we have a healthy budget on paid social, it is crucial to understand the type of creative that works best.
  • Sprout has the ability to send notifications based on certain types of messages received. This is crucial for social media teams who don't have 24/7 coverage but need to be notified of urgent matters.
  • Sprout has saved me hours of time as I no longer pull analytics natively from each social platform. The generated reports give me a look at all of the platforms and can be customized.
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ScreenShots

Sprout Social Screenshots

Screenshot of Sprout’s social media publishing tools, used to schedule and post messages to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn simultaneously from a single Compose window.