Similarweb vs. Sprout Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Similarweb
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
For marketing managers, Similarweb offers competitive analysis across websites and apps, offering insights into traffic sources, user engagement, and market trends. Beyond SEO, Similarweb supports overall digital performance, helping businesses benchmark against competitors and uncover growth opportunities across industries.
$129
per month per user
Sprout Social
Score 8.4 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
SimilarwebSprout Social
Editions & Modules
Sales Intelligence - Individual
$129
per month 1 user
Web Intelligence - Starter
$199
per month 1 user
Web Intelligence - Professional
$399
per month 1 user
Shopper Intelligence - Business
$25000
per year 5 users
Web Intelligence - Team
Custom
5 users
Web Intelligence - Enterprise
Custom
per year 10 users
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
SimilarwebSprout Social
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe Starter and Professional plans are available with monthly subscriptions, ideal for individuals or small teams. For larger organizations, the Team and Enterprise packages are customized annual solutions, tailored to specific goals and scale. These plans are for marketers, market researchers, and SEO/PPC teams looking to track competitors, uncover market trends, and benchmark performance.
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Community Pulse
SimilarwebSprout Social
Features
SimilarwebSprout Social
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Similarweb
7.9
13 Ratings
4% below category average
Sprout Social
-
Ratings
Keyword analysis7.913 Ratings00 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitive analysis8.812 Ratings00 Ratings
Market Research
Comparison of Market Research features of Product A and Product B
Similarweb
7.6
14 Ratings
15% below category average
Sprout Social
-
Ratings
Competitor Research8.714 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitor alerts8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Market Insights and Reports7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Similarweb
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
7.1
95 Ratings
7% below category average
Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings6.969 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings6.582 Ratings
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings7.062 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings7.973 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Similarweb
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
8.2
119 Ratings
2% above category average
Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings9.3119 Ratings
Audience targeting00 Ratings7.292 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings7.9103 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.3103 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Similarweb
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
7.9
109 Ratings
2% below category average
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings7.767 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings7.895 Ratings
Bulk actions00 Ratings8.192 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Similarweb
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
7.1
82 Ratings
8% below category average
Lead generation00 Ratings6.960 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings8.178 Ratings
Paid media management00 Ratings6.23 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Similarweb
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
8.5
119 Ratings
2% above category average
Twitter00 Ratings8.9106 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings9.0118 Ratings
LinkedIn00 Ratings8.9107 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings7.539 Ratings
Instagram00 Ratings8.6108 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings8.636 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Similarweb
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
8.2
120 Ratings
6% above category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings8.5112 Ratings
Real-time tracking00 Ratings8.0108 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings8.197 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Similarweb
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
7.7
112 Ratings
3% below category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings8.1107 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings7.4100 Ratings
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Conductor
Conductor
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
SimilarwebSprout Social
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(118 ratings)
8.4
(177 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.5
(65 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(4 ratings)
8.6
(104 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
6.8
(4 ratings)
5.2
(38 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(27 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SimilarwebSprout Social
Likelihood to Recommend
Similarweb LTD
Similarweb is our go-to tool for SEO research. We can identify high-value keywords, track our rankings, and monitor changes in our website's traffic. This data is invaluable for optimizing our content and ensuring we rank high on search engine results pages.
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Sprout Social
IMO it's best for an organization that has a lot of different people working on social media. They could be in different departments or just different members of the same team responsible for different types of posts (corporate, e-commerce, branding, etc.). I don't think it's as vital for a one-person team working solely within the Meta platform, for instance, especially if they're less concerned with detailed analytics.
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Pros
Similarweb LTD
  • Competitive Analysis: Similarweb has provided us with a comprehensive toolkit for analyzing web traffic and audience behavior for various sports teams, leagues, and players. We can compare and contrast their online presence, helping us gain a competitive edge by understanding their digital strategies.
  • Sponsorship Decisions: Making informed sponsorship decisions is vital in sports. Similarweb assists us in evaluating potential sponsorships by providing insights into the online presence and reach of potential partners.
  • Audience Demographics: One of the standout features of Similarweb is its ability to provide detailed audience demographics. We can pinpoint the age groups, locations, and interests of online visitors, which is crucial for tailoring content, promotions, and sponsorship deals effectively.
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Sprout Social
  • For each account, customize posts for each platform, and schedule them to go live simultaneously.
  • Employee Advocacy via Sprout Social has integrated AI assistance for captions. Usually I would generate one suggested caption for employees to use/stem from when re-sharing to their socials. But now, EA message ideas display in random orders to better promote the full range of content.
  • Sprout Social has made the option to gamify the sharing concept quite easily with Employee Advocacy. Using the Leaderboard feature, employees can earn points in Employee Advocacy. Customized point values ensure you know how to climb the Leaderboard and start some friendly competition.
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Cons
Similarweb LTD
  • Sometimes I find it takes time to find exactly where a certain analysis I had looked at previously is when I go to replicated. Website could be streamlined that way.
  • You can only compare 5 companies at a time on the website but often I'd like to compare more. You can always download the data to compare two different searches, but that adds time.
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Sprout Social
  • Social media platforms don't always play nice with Sprout so it will always be a challenge to get all integrations to work properly.
  • Sprout Social is a growing organization and they are acquiring new technologies, which can be good. However, they often spend time in meetings upselling new services. I like to learn about enhancements and opportunities but prefer to focus on my investments first.
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Likelihood to Renew
Similarweb LTD
I use it every single day and its essential to succeeding in my role
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Sprout Social
I like Sprout for our needs and I like that it is easy to use. We want something better than HootSuite but don't need a high-level fancy program. The only think I don't like is customer service (except for chat).
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Usability
Similarweb LTD
Similarweb is a very easy to use tool and gives us data on the go. It takes only a few clicks to get the relevant data. However, I have deducted 2 points as it only allows us to add 5 websites at a time on the platform, and data availability is only for the last 37 months.
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Sprout Social
Sprout Social's ease of use and navigation throughout the technology are relatively easy to figure out and teach. We also had a representative thoroughly walk us through the features and functionality to set us up for success in using the platform. I didn’t give it a ten because there were times when the navigation didn’t make sense, but once you figured out the quirks, it didn’t cause any trouble.
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Reliability and Availability
Similarweb LTD
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
Similarweb LTD
No answers on this topic
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
Similarweb LTD
Support is just helpful and effective when you need them; we have only needed to contact them once about a misunderstanding while setting up our Market Analysis. Since we don't really contact them too often, it's hard to offer anything but a positive rating from the single positive experience we had with tech support.
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Sprout Social
Sprout Social's customer support is extremely responsive. They're also always looking for suggestions on how they can make the product better and will actually take your ideas to their team to see if they're worth implementing. I've never had an issue that couldn't be resolved by them in a timely manner.
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Online Training
Similarweb LTD
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
Similarweb LTD
We liked it, things can always be better
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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
Similarweb LTD
Whilst data.ai has strong app competitor intelligence data, Similarweb do a better job of showing the upstream and downstair behaviour across desktop and mobile web. Additionally, Similarweb's channel marketing mix goes deeper and allows us to understand a wider set of channels and be able to get a holistic understanding of our overall marketing strategy performance
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Sprout Social
We are constantly exploring our options and looking for the most cutting-edge products that suit our needs as a business. Sprout ticked the boxes for what we needed when it was time for a change. Both are powerful tools, and you can only see by doing.
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Return on Investment
Similarweb LTD
  • Boosting Organic Search Traffic: By leveraging the data and insights provided by Similarweb PRO, we have helped several businesses significantly improve their traffic from organic search. The platform's keyword research, competitor analysis, and market trend identification capabilities have enabled us to create tailored and effective SEO strategies for our clients, resulting in increased visibility and traffic growth.
  • Securing New Projects: Similarweb PRO's unique insights have given us a competitive edge in the consulting space, allowing us to secure projects by offering valuable information that other firms could not provide. Our ability to analyze competitors' strategies, track market trends, and assess marketing channel effectiveness using Similarweb PRO's data has made us stand out among other consulting firms, ultimately leading to new business opportunities and project wins.
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Sprout Social
  • One positive impact has been a huge time saver for our team. Where we once had multiple systems and delays from producing content to approval to publishing, now everything is seamless.
  • Another positive impact is streamlining the onboarding process for new team members. Sprout Social is user-friendly and intuitive, making it easy to study even for someone completely new to social media.
  • One negative impact has been the time it takes to wade through irrelevant social listening posts. The filtering is not effective enough to eliminate the noise.
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ScreenShots

Similarweb Screenshots

Screenshot of an analysis of a competitors' traffic spikes and trends over time.Screenshot of an analysis that tracks market performance trends to stay aligned with consumer demand, spot shifts early, and keep a brand's strategy in sync with the market.Screenshot of search volume trend monitoring, used to gauge any website’s health, understand shifts in interest and activity, and stay ahead of emerging patterns.Screenshot of an analysis of audience overlap to understand user behavior across websites, uncover shared traffic and keywords, and identify where audiences intersect.Screenshot of keyword research, displaying how competitors use the keyword, spot hidden opportunities, and craft winning strategies to own it.

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.