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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sprout Social

    Score8.6 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

    ZoomSphere

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AZoomSphere is a social media scheduling and management solution designed for teams to plan, schedule, auto-publish, and analyze their social media content across multiple platforms. ZoomSphere is primarily used by social media managers, marketing teams, and agencies to streamline content workflows, improve collaboration, and track performance across various social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X. The software helps users automate…

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    Sprout SocialZoomSphere
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Leads Manager
    $29
    per month
    ZoomSphere
    $199
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sprout SocialZoomSphere
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsTwo month discount available for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Sprout SocialZoomSphere
    Considered Both Products
    Sprout Social
    No answer on this topic
    ZoomSphere
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    71 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    76 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    62 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    64 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Sprout SocialZoomSphere
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Sprout Social and ZoomSphere
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    7.6
    87 Ratings
    2% below category average
    ZoomSphere
    -
    Ratings
    Boolean keyword searches7.465 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam7.276 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis7.156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage8.765 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Sprout Social and ZoomSphere
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    8.5
    110 Ratings
    6% above category average
    ZoomSphere
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Content planning and scheduling9.5110 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Audience targeting7.687 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Content optimization8.296 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.796 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Sprout Social and ZoomSphere
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    8.0
    100 Ratings
    1% above category average
    ZoomSphere
    -
    Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization7.962 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories8.088 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions8.185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Sprout Social and ZoomSphere
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    7.2
    78 Ratings
    7% below category average
    ZoomSphere
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lead generation7.257 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing8.474 Ratings9.01 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 ZoomSphere
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    8.6
    110 Ratings
    2% above category average
    ZoomSphere
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Twitter9.098 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Facebook9.2109 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    LinkedIn9.0100 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Google+7.636 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram9.199 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Pinterest8.633 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Sprout Social and ZoomSphere
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    8.8
    111 Ratings
    11% above category average
    ZoomSphere
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Campaign success analytics8.8103 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Real-time tracking8.6100 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Competitor analysis8.889 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Sprout Social and ZoomSphere
    Feature
    Sprout Social
    7.8
    104 Ratings
    3% below category average
    ZoomSphere
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges7.999 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile access7.892 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Sprout SocialZoomSphere
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Vista Social
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Vista Social
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sprout SocialZoomSphere
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (168 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (65 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (95 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.2
    (38 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.8
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sprout SocialZoomSphere
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    ZoomSphere
    ZoomSphere is suited for all companies - from small to big, for one brand or more brands within company. With ZoomSphere you can leverage your social media presence - but you need to use lot of apps ZoomSphere has. I think that ZoomSphere is not suited for company that want to use ZoomSphere for only one purpose, for example content creation and publishing. There are plenty of ways how to use ZoomSphere more complex.
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    Pros
    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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    ZoomSphere
    • Content Creation and Publishing
    • Analytics and Reporting
    • Workflow management
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    Cons
    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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    ZoomSphere
    • Community Management
    • Viewable backlog or product roadmap
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    ZoomSphere
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    ZoomSphere
    There is always a space for improvement, but overall I see ZoomSphere as a valuable partner and tool for our business on social media. Maybe in a future rest of the apps in tool (community management, social media listening,...) will be on a same level as competitors and we will use only one tool for whole social media management. But if not, ZoomSphere is still awesome for the most of 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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    ZoomSphere
    No answers on this topic
    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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    ZoomSphere
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    ZoomSphere
    Whenever I contacted customer service, I had a great response within minutes. Sometimes was not easy to solve, but somehow we figured it out. I would like to reccommend more proactive communication with clients regarding product roadmap, for example "In 1Q we will launch XY,..." Client should know that before implementation - client can prepare for news, client can test something,...
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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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    ZoomSphere
    No answers on this topic
    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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    ZoomSphere
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    ZoomSphere
    We see ZoomSphere as a better option than Kontentino. They are almost the same in way you can use the tool, but ZoomSphere has better UI and UX and also customer service. We also know that pricing levels are better with ZoomSphere than Kontentino. But both tools are quite awesome for social media management. Just book a demo, have a trial and you will see by yourself.
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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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    ZoomSphere
    • Possitive effect into measure all awareness effects on social channels
    • Time effectiveness
    • Faster workflow management and realtime communication
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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.

    ZoomSphere Screenshots

    Screenshot of ZoomSphere Workspaces, which lets the user keep clients and projects organized. A separate workspace can be set up for each client with only needed apps—no extra clutter. Each workspace comes with a built-in Chat for easy communication and a Files section to store everything from images and videos to presentations and reports, keeping work in one place.Screenshot of ZoomSphere Scheduler, which simplifies social media planning and publishing across platforms like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X. Users can manage formats like stories, carousels, and short videos, or set up a custom approval flow for fast approval from a manager or client, and enjoy features like Instagram grid preview, post performance panel, and bulk actions.Screenshot of a Kanban-style interface to streamline task management. Here, users can create tasks, set deadlines, attach files, and discuss each task card with a team to keep everything on track. With clear task organization, ZoomSphere Workflow Manager helps teams stay on top of their projects and ensures smooth collaboration from start to finish.Screenshot of ZoomSphere Notes, which makes organizing ideas and plans easy.Screenshot of ZoomSphere Analytics, which offers in-depth insights into social media performance. Content performance can be analyzed with over 100 available metrics, and reports can be generated for any time period.Screenshot of the tool to send multiple posts for approval to client at once. Bulk Actions lets users send entire batches of posts via email or built-in chat, as well as duplicate, update statuses, or delete multiple posts.