Sprout Social alternative
A serious Sprout alternative without the enterprise price tag.
Approvals, listening, analytics and AI — a professional-grade workspace for growing teams who don't need a $249-per-user suite.
| Feature | Sked | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (USD) | $29/mo Basic | ~$199/user/mo Standard |
| 3 users, total cost | $149/mo Grow | ~$597/mo Standard |
| Approval workflows | Yes, every plan | Professional tier and up |
| Social listening | Included on Accelerate | Premium add-on |
| Setup time | Self-serve, same day | Typical 2–4 week implementation |
| Onboarding cost | Free import support | Implementation fee |
The same team outcomes, sized for growing brands.
Sprout Social is a serious enterprise suite, priced like one. Sked gives growing teams the core of what a Sprout deploy delivers — at a price growing brands can actually run on.
Three shifts that matter
The gap where growing teams live.
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Predictable per-plan pricing
Flat-rate per plan. Add paid seats at $15/mo only when you grow past Accelerate's 6 users.
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Approvals on every plan
Configurable per brand or client. No upsell gate on basic workflow.
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Listening that's included
Track up to 20 competitors on Accelerate. Brand mentions and hashtags included — no premium invoice.
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Chat, email, phone, and Zoom
24/7 human support across chat, email, phone, and Zoom on Grow and Accelerate plans. Real humans across Sydney, London, and New York time zones. Average reply: 4 minutes.
You don't need enterprise to get professional.
Agencies and growing in-house teams get the same publishing rigour, approval flows and reporting depth — with 24/7 human support on every paid plan. SOC 2 Type 2 certified.
Sprout's per-seat base price is only the starting point. Social listening, premium analytics and external approval portals are separate add-ons on top. What Sked includes on Accelerate would require additional purchase on Sprout, compounding the per-seat gap.
Pricing at a 3-user team
The same team, half the invoice.
- Standard: ~$199/user/mo × 3 users = ~$597/mo
- External client approvals require Advanced tier ($1,197/mo); capped at 3 external approvers
- Listening sold as a premium add-on on top
- Typical 2-4 week implementation
- Grow: $149/mo flat, 3 users included
- Approvals on every plan, configurable per brand
- Listening included on Accelerate — no add-on
- Self-serve in a day; free import support
For enterprise teams
Professional-grade, without the $249 seat.
SOC 2 Type 2 certified. SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, role-based permissions and audit logs on Custom. Dedicated customer success on Accelerate and above.
- SOC 2 Type 2 certified
- SAML SSO + SCIM provisioning
- Role-based permissions + audit logs
- 24/7 human support, 91% CSAT
Common questions
Questions about switching from Sprout Social.
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How much do teams save switching from Sprout to Sked?
A 3-user Sprout Standard deploy runs about $597/mo. Sked Grow is $149/mo with the same 3 users — and listening, approvals and AI are included, not premium add-ons. That's roughly $5,400 per year in annual subscription savings before add-on costs.
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Does Sked have the same listening capability as Sprout?
Accelerate includes tracking for up to 20 competitors plus brand mention and hashtag monitoring. No separate premium listening tier.
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Is Sked enterprise-ready?
SOC 2 Type 2 certified. SAML SSO, role-based permissions, SCIM user provisioning and audit logs on Custom plans. Dedicated customer success on Accelerate and above.
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Who handles the Sprout-to-Sked migration?
Our onboarding team. You export your scheduled queue and any saved replies; we import them into Sked. A typical switch lands in under two weeks.
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