Socioboard vs. Sprout Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Socioboard
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Since 2014 Socioboard has been serving as an open-source software that harnesses the power of social media to generate more leads and sales for businesses. Socioboard presents itself as an opensource Social Technology Enabler, that aims to build world changing open source Social Media products.N/A
Sprout Social
Score 8.6 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
SocioboardSprout Social
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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
SocioboardSprout Social
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
SocioboardSprout Social
Considered Both Products
Socioboard
Sprout Social

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
SocioboardSprout Social
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Socioboard
10.0
2 Ratings
26% above category average
Sprout Social
7.9
87 Ratings
3% above category average
Boolean keyword searches10.02 Ratings7.665 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam10.02 Ratings7.576 Ratings
Sentiment analysis10.02 Ratings7.656 Ratings
Broad channel coverage10.02 Ratings8.965 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Socioboard
10.0
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Sprout Social
8.6
110 Ratings
6% above category average
Content planning and scheduling10.02 Ratings9.5110 Ratings
Audience targeting10.02 Ratings7.787 Ratings
Content optimization10.02 Ratings8.296 Ratings
Workflow management10.02 Ratings8.896 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Socioboard
10.0
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Sprout Social
8.1
100 Ratings
0% below category average
Automated routing and prioritization10.02 Ratings7.962 Ratings
Customer interaction histories10.02 Ratings8.288 Ratings
Bulk actions10.02 Ratings8.285 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Socioboard
10.0
2 Ratings
26% above category average
Sprout Social
7.3
78 Ratings
6% below category average
Lead generation10.02 Ratings7.357 Ratings
Content marketing10.02 Ratings8.574 Ratings
Paid media management10.02 Ratings6.23 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions10.02 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Socioboard
10.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Sprout Social
8.7
110 Ratings
4% above category average
Twitter10.02 Ratings9.198 Ratings
Facebook10.02 Ratings9.2109 Ratings
LinkedIn10.02 Ratings9.1100 Ratings
Google+10.02 Ratings8.136 Ratings
Instagram10.02 Ratings9.099 Ratings
Pinterest10.02 Ratings8.633 Ratings
YouTube10.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Socioboard
10.0
2 Ratings
25% above category average
Sprout Social
8.7
111 Ratings
11% above category average
Campaign success analytics10.02 Ratings8.8103 Ratings
Real-time tracking10.02 Ratings8.6100 Ratings
Competitor analysis10.02 Ratings8.889 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Socioboard
10.0
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Sprout Social
8.1
104 Ratings
0% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges10.02 Ratings8.299 Ratings
Mobile access10.02 Ratings7.992 Ratings
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SocioboardSprout Social
Small Businesses
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 9.9 out of 10
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 9.9 out of 10
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprises
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.4 out of 10
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
SocioboardSprout Social
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.7
(168 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(65 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.7
(95 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
5.8
(38 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(23 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SocioboardSprout Social
Likelihood to Recommend
EmpMonitor
No answers on this topic
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
EmpMonitor
  • Manage Multiple Social Accounts.
  • Team Collaboration.
  • Create Multiple Boards.
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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
EmpMonitor
  • The software logs out automatically
  • There should be more options for theme customization
  • I hope SocioBoard soon offers automation for other social media platforms, like TikTok
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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
EmpMonitor
No answers on this topic
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
EmpMonitor
Chat support 24/7
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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
EmpMonitor
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
EmpMonitor
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
EmpMonitor
I don’t have to waste my team in creating content
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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
EmpMonitor
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
EmpMonitor
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
EmpMonitor
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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
EmpMonitor
  • Team collaboration
  • RSS Feed Reader
  • Updated dashboard
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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

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.