Sprout Social and Statusbrew occupy the same neighborhood of the market — full-featured agency and enterprise suites with publishing, a unified inbox, and analytics — but they approach it very differently. Sprout Social is a publicly traded enterprise platform priced per seat, from Essentials at $79/seat/month to Advanced at $399/seat/month at annual-billing rates (as of June 2026). Statusbrew explicitly pitches "1:1 feature parity with Sprout Social and Hootsuite" at a lower entry price: its Lite plan lists at $69/month billed annually for one user and five profiles. This page compares the two honestly across pricing, platforms, and team features — and notes where a third option, SocialKit, covers the core publishing job on a flat EUR plan with no per-seat or agency-tier billing.
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All three tools side by side, grouped by category. Pricing and feature availability as of June 2026.
| Feature | Sprout Social | Statusbrew | SocialKit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms supported | 10 of 11Also supports: Reddit, Snapchat | 10 of 11Also supports: WhatsApp, Line | All 11 |
| Bluesky | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mastodon | No | No | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pricing & trial | |||
| Entry price | $79/seat/mo (Essentials, annual billing)$99/seat/mo billed monthly · as of June 2026 | $69/mo (Lite, billed annually)$89/mo billed monthly · as of June 2026 | €29/mo flat (€17.40/mo billed annually) |
| Pricing model | Per seat — every user billed $79–$399/mo at annual rates | Tiered suite — 1 user/5 profiles on Lite, up to $229/mo Premium | Flat plans — all 11 platforms included, no per-network pricing |
| Social accounts included | 5 profiles on Essentials & StandardUnlimited profiles from Professional ($299/seat/mo) | 5 profiles on Lite · 10 on Standard15 on Premium (expandable) · unlimited on Enterprise | 15 on Solo · 30 on Team |
| Free trial | 30 days, no credit card required | 14 days, no credit card required | 7 days — €0.00 due today |
| Money-back guarantee | NoNone listed on sproutsocial.com/pricing (June 2026) | NoNone listed on statusbrew.com/pricing (June 2026) | 7 days |
| Publishing & scheduling | |||
| Scheduled posts | No cap listedPost limits not shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Unlimited posts on every plan | Unlimited on every plan |
| Best-time auto-posting | Optimal send timesListed from the Essentials plan | Best-time posting queue on every plan | Yes |
| Per-platform customization | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Statusbrew’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| First-comment scheduling | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Statusbrew’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Calendar view | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Content & AI | |||
| AI assistant | AI Assist from Professional ($299/seat/mo)AI alt text on Standard · AI reply enhancement on Advanced | AI composer · AI sentiment from PremiumComposer plan availability not broken out on the pricing page (June 2026) | Every plan (metered credits) |
| Post templates | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Statusbrew’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Content library | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Statusbrew’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Thread posts (X, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon) | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Statusbrew’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Hashtag manager | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Statusbrew’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Collaboration | |||
| Team seats | Per seat — each user adds $79–$399/mo | 1 on Lite · 3 on Standard · 6 on Premium (expandable) | 2 on Team · unlimited on Enterprise |
| Approval workflow | Not listed by planApproval details not broken out on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Premium plan ($229/mo annual)Assignment & approval workflows listed on Premium and up (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Comments on posts | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Not listed by planCollaboration details not broken out on the pricing page (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Integrations & support | |||
| Analytics | Profile- & post-level reporting from EssentialsPremium Analytics is a paid add-on (price not published) | Reporting listed from Standard ($129/mo annual)18-month data backfill · team & SLA reporting on Premium | Included on every plan |
| API + webhooks | Advanced plan ($399/seat/mo)API access listed on Advanced and up (June 2026) | Enterprise plan (custom pricing)Insights API + SAML SSO listed on Enterprise (June 2026) | Every plan, incl. Solo |
| Support | Priority support on Enterprise plan | Email on Lite · chat from Standard · priority on Premium | Email · priority on Enterprise |
| Verdict | |||
| Best for | Enterprise teams needing listening, inbox & advocacy suites | Agencies & enterprise teams moderating high engagement volume | Posting to many platforms on one flat EUR plan |
Pricing as of June 2026. Sprout Social figures per their public pricing page; Statusbrew figures per their public pricing page. Both may change. SocialKit facts per our own pricing page.
Entry plans compared. SocialKit prices are in EUR; all 11 platforms included — no per-network pricing.
$99/seat/month billed monthly. Standard $199, Professional $299, Advanced $399 per seat/month at annual rates. As of June 2026.
$89/month billed monthly. Standard $129, Premium $229 per month at annual rates ($179/$299 monthly); Enterprise custom; Agency offer from $49/month per client. As of June 2026.
billed annually · €29/month billed monthly
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Pricing as of June 2026. Sprout Social and Statusbrew prices are taken from their public pricing pages (linked above) and may change. Full SocialKit plan details on our pricing page.
Each tool genuinely wins somewhere. Here is the honest split.
Bottom line
Pick by scale and team size, not by brand. Sprout Social is the right call for large enterprise teams with the budget and the headcount to justify per-seat pricing from $79 to $399 a month — its inbox, listening, and advocacy depth is real, and Reddit and Snapchat coverage are genuine differentiators. Statusbrew is the right call for agencies and multi-seat teams that want roughly the same feature set at a lower USD price, with a no-long-contracts promise and free onboarding included. The gap between them is creators, small businesses, and lean teams who need multi-platform scheduling with analytics and collaboration — but don’t need a full agency console. That is exactly what SocialKit is built for: all 11 platforms including Mastodon, a flat EUR pricing model that doesn’t charge per seat or per tier, and an approval workflow on the €49/month Team plan, no procurement required.
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