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Smartplannr vs Sprout Social

Sprout Social is a full social suite for larger teams, priced per seat. Smartplannr covers scheduling, approvals, comments, AI and reports for small businesses and agencies at a flat price. Here’s where each fits.

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Free plan · No card needed · Cancel any time · Prices in GBP

Last checked 4 November 2026. We make Smartplannr; everything about Sprout Social here comes from its own website, linked below the table.

The short answer

Choose Smartplannr if

  • You need scheduling, approvals, a comment inbox and reports, without paying for every seat.
  • You want to start free and grow into a paid plan.
  • You manage several clients and want each in its own workspace.

Choose Sprout Social if

  • You need listening, review management or sentiment analysis.
  • You want deep integrations with helpdesk and CRM tools, or an API, on the higher plans.

Smartplannr and Sprout Social, side by side

How it’s pricedSmartplannr: A flat price per plan, whatever networks you connectSprout Social: Per seat, per month
Free planSmartplannr: Yes: 3 accounts, 10 posts scheduled at a time, 30 published a month and 20 AI generations, with no cardSprout Social: No; a 30-day free trial with no card
Lowest paid planSmartplannr: Plus, £7 a month (£67 a year) for 6 accounts and 3 peopleSprout Social: Essentials, $79 per seat a month billed yearly ($99 billed monthly), 5 social profiles
Shared inboxSmartplannr: Comments from Facebook, Instagram, Threads and YouTube on every planSprout Social: Shared inbox and collaboration tools from Standard ($199 per seat a month)
Listening and reviewsSmartplannr: Not yetSprout Social: Keyword monitoring and review management from Standard

Sprout Social’s details are from sproutsocial.com, checked on 4 November 2026, in the currency and billing period it showed. Prices exclude tax and can change, so check their page for the latest.

What it costs a small team

List prices for a few common set-ups, from each pricing page. Sprout Social’s are shown as listed, without converting the currency.

1 person, 5 accountsSmartplannr: Plus: £7 a monthSprout Social: Essentials: $79 a month, billed yearly
3 people, 5 accountsSmartplannr: Plus: £7 a monthSprout Social: Essentials for 3 seats: $237 a month, billed yearly

Where Sprout Social is stronger

  • Listening and reviews

    Keyword and location monitoring and review management from the Standard plan.

  • Sentiment and integrations

    Sentiment analysis, helpdesk integrations and an API on the Advanced plan.

  • A 30-day trial

    A full month to try it, with no card.

What you get with Smartplannr

Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads, TikTok and YouTube, on a calendar your whole team shares, and on every plan:

Moving from Sprout Social

  • Start freeCreate a workspace and connect your accounts. Each network asks you to sign in on its own site, so we never see your passwords.
  • Bring your brandType your website and Smartplannr drafts your brand voice and fills in your brand kit from it. Check both, then save.
  • Set your timesAdd the times you usually post as posting slots, then schedule new posts into them. Your existing posts stay where they are.

What Smartplannr doesn’t do yet

  • LinkedIn Company Pages. Personal profiles work, including carousels and PDF documents.
  • Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Telegram and Discord.
  • Social listening: tracking mentions of your brand or keywords across a network.
  • If one of these rules Smartplannr out, tell us at hello@smartplannr.com. It decides what we build next.

Questions

For small teams, much cheaper. Sprout Social Essentials is $79 per seat a month billed yearly; Smartplannr Plus is £7 a month for 3 people.

Yes. Read and reply to comments from Facebook, Instagram, Threads and YouTube, and hide or delete them, on every plan.

Listening, review management, sentiment analysis and helpdesk integrations.

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