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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sprout Social

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASprout 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

    Webex App

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Webex App brings together Webex Calling, Meetings, and Messaging into a single application, fostering collaboration and unlocking more productive ways to work.

    $0

    user/month

    Pricing
    Sprout SocialWebex App
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $79 per seat/per month annual / $99 per seat/per month monthly
    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
    Basic Plan
    $0.00
    user/month
    Meet Plan
    $13.50
    user/month
    Meet + Call Plan
    $25.00
    user/month
    Enterprise Plan
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sprout SocialWebex App
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Sprout SocialWebex App
    Considered Both Products
    Sprout Social
    No answer on this topic
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    106 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    600 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    93 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    523 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    108 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    606 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    380 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    92 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    440 Answers
    Features
    Sprout SocialWebex App
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    7.3
    114 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Webex App
    -
    Ratings
    Boolean keyword searches6.980 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam7.196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis7.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage8.090 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    8.3
    145 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Webex App
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling9.2145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience targeting7.2110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization8.2126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.4126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    7.9
    132 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Webex App
    -
    Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization7.687 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories8.1116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions8.1115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    7.1
    96 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Webex App
    -
    Ratings
    Lead generation6.869 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing8.192 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management6.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    8.4
    144 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Webex App
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter8.8126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook8.7143 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn8.6130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+7.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram8.6132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest8.246 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    8.2
    146 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Webex App
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics8.6138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking8.1134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitor analysis7.8120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    8.1
    138 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Webex App
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges8.8132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access7.3124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    -
    Ratings
    Webex App
    8.4
    639 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings8.0362 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.5173 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings8.7501 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.5244 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings8.9601 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.4513 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.6278 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    -
    Ratings
    Webex App
    7.8
    681 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings9.1671 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.6662 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings8.6613 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.3350 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.3307 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.3152 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings2.1175 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.8381 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Sprout Social and Webex App
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    -
    Ratings
    Webex App
    8.1
    591 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.1362 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.6512 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings8.7511 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.4474 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.4376 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.8390 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.2171 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings8.5365 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Sprout SocialWebex App
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (203 ratings)
    8.7
    (748 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (67 ratings)
    8.3
    (34 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (130 ratings)
    8.9
    (393 ratings)
    Availability
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    9.4
    (13 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.9
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.5
    (39 ratings)
    8.6
    (396 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    7.1
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (15 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (42 ratings)
    8.7
    (12 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (12 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sprout SocialWebex App
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sprout Social
    Sprout is typically the first platform that comes to mind when I think of social media content scheduling/platform management/social media management. However, Sprout is very pricey, and I don’t think there’s an obvious standout element that helps differentiate it from other scheduling platforms. For organizations with only a few social media profiles, I’d be more likely to recommend lower-cost or free platforms as opposed to Sprout. I’d probably only recommend Sprout for organizations with dozens or hundreds of social media accounts
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    Cisco
    It's perfect for project rooms for collaborative work, file sharing, quick reporting and incident handling, and initiating conversations via chat, voice, and video. Some more formal matters are better handled by email. There's a greater chance they won't get lost, and if we want to revisit them months or even years later, we'll be able to find them more easily.
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    Pros
    Sprout Social
    • Social Scheduling: Sprout Social makes it easier than any platform I've used to schedule posts with each, and to batch-schedule the same post to run on multiple dates. The scheduling platform is intuitive and easy to understand.
    • Social Reporting: With just a few clicks of the button, you can easily export reports that are easy for both social media experts and complete novices to understand. I like how you can get a report within 60 seconds or so if needed.
    • Customer Service/Help: Whenever I've had a question, both my Sprout Social rep and the Help Center have been extremely easy to contact and quick to reply. Problems are solved very fast and it's made easy to understand.
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    Cisco
    • The online meeting within the internal team using Webex App is always a good experience as it helps well in sharing screen, and any content for that matter.
    • It helps in arranging online interviews and it is also very good experience using the web version of Webex App.
    • It also helps in arranging online training sessions and webinars which generally involve huge number of participants generally over 200+ participants and Webex App handles it very well.
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    Cons
    Sprout Social
    • I would like for Personal Instagram Accounts to be able to integrate with Sprout Social's Employee Advocacy platform. You are able to connect personally accounts to Sprout Social itself, which is great, but for employee re-sharing internal stories, this is not possible unless it is with a Business Instagram account.
    • I would like for the left hand tool bar to be more user friendly. There are so many tools and settings that are available, and I would like for it to be simplified in a way that makes it less cluttered.
    • An improvement can be made with the Sprout Social Mobile App. The user friendliness of the app does not allow as much autonomy as the regular webpage.
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    Cisco
    • Compared to zoom, I think the user experience is not as good.
    • I am not familiar with more detailed options; maybe they are too hidden: how do I integrate Slido better?
    • Not a fan of a mobile app. Maybe needs some improvement.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sprout Social
    Sprout Social is the best platform out there for social-media management, and now that I have all my clients using Sprout Social, it would be sort of silly for me to walk away format at this juncture. The only cloud on the horizon would be if Salesforce bought it (as has been rumored) and put it inside its walled garden.
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    Cisco
    While Webex has strong adoption on the administrative side, the LTI tool for Webex is lacking some important support for teaching and learning. Therefore, faculty do not see much value in Webex and prefer to use other tools that are easier to access and more likely to benefit their students within the LMS. Webex has not been the easiest to work with for identifying pedagogical roadmap improvements, especially compared to competitors who work closely in the education space
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    Usability
    Sprout Social
    Sprout Social is straightforward to use - built for anyone regardless of tech experience to be able to navigate. It integrates pretty seamlessly to the native platforms and brings a lot of things together to make a seamlessly experience for seasoned social media managers.
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    Cisco
    Webex is quite usable, and it is, in fact very easy to use as well. You don't need a lot of documentation to learn how to use the app as it's mostly self-explanatory. The user interface is easy on the eyes, and people can see buttons without issues. Overall, WebEx's front-end design is great and I don't have much issue with it.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Cisco
    I would say every time I open it, it is there, there are times that our users have to sign out and back in to get it to work or even do a full exit as the app will disconnect from the controlling the desk phone, but some easy steps to sign-out or fully exit the app gets the user back up and running quickly.
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    Performance
    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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    Cisco
    On standalone it works fine, it used to consume a considerable amount of system resources in the past, but with updates and upgrades, this has improved quite a lot. As far as integrations with other systems, we have not come across any critical issues with the app.
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    Support Rating
    Sprout Social
    The chat and online resources are great. The managers are too. They go through account reps pretty fast. Also, not a lot of onboarding once a product or service is sold. The ticket request system is terrible, they have too many people switching off roles, they take a long time to get back to you and don't plan on anything being fixed over a weekend - even if you have a problem. Their customer service via tickets is the worst.
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    Cisco
    Talking about Webex App technical support is talking about the quality because they are always attentive and willing to attend to our needs, and the response is immediate; every time we have needed help to solve a problem or find out a function, they have not responded quickly, Cisco has always been characterized by being efficient and deserving 10 points.
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    In-Person Training
    Sprout Social
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    I am very satisfied with my experience with Webex App in online training. The creation of the event is very easy with the possibility of scheduling it in advance. The management of participants, organizers, and animators is complete. The invitations are automated and by simply using emails we can create all the schedules of the training session
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    Online Training
    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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    Cisco
    I would rate the online training 8/10. It provided clear and well-structured content, making it easy to understand the core features of Webex. However, I believe it could have been more interactive, with practical exercises or real-life scenarios to enhance user engagement. More advanced topics or troubleshooting guides could also be helpful for deeper learning.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Cisco
    There was quite a bit of back and forth with TAC and Cisco Reps to get it fully up and running but we did get there. Some of which had to do with documentation was not fully understandable. But with Cisco TAC we were able to get fully up and running.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sprout Social
    We started this agency using Later and switched to Iconosqaure because we needed more in-depth reporting. We switched from Iconosquare to Sprout Social because of the continuous scheduling bugs/issues we were having with our account and our terrible experience with their Customer Service team. We are planning to close our Sprout Social account and move to HeyOrca because of cost, ease of use, and the basic scheduling features Sprout Social doesn't offer.
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    Cisco
    Microsoft Teams is the main competitor of the Webex App. But it provides services for less cost than Webex App. And also teams are used by majority of companies in software industries due to its support for other Microsoft services.
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    Scalability
    Sprout Social
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Once everything is in place on the back end getting Webex on a user's PC is now very easy and with single sign-on, users are able to sign in without having to remember another password. Just make sure you have all the user settings in CUCM, CUC set right, and that they have the needed licenses in Webex Control Hub.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Cisco
    • Comfort in switching multiple OS platforms, when there is similar UI design.
    • HD video quality and HD screen share, make up presentations look more professional and standardized.
    • Less call/meeting drops as seen in other platforms applications.
    • Builds a level of trust, when we connect on Cisco's application platform with customers who are having their whole communication infrastructure shifted to Cisco Webex App.
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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.