Sprout Social vs Vista Social
Side-by-side pricing, platforms and features, with a verdict for each type of team.
Premium enterprise platform with the best inbox and reporting in the category, priced per seat.
Agency features (inbox, reviews, white-label reports) at a lower price than the usual suspects.
Feature by feature
| Sprout Social | Vista Social | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Trial (30 days) | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $199 / seat / mo | $39 / mo |
| Free trial | 30 days | 14 days |
| Pricing model | Per seat, billed monthly | Billed monthly; price scales with profiles |
| Platforms | ||
| Posts, Reels, Stories | Posts, Reels, Stories | |
| X / Twitter | Posts | Posts |
| Pages and profiles | Pages and profiles | |
| TikTok | Direct publish | Direct publish |
| Pages | Pages | |
| YouTube | Videos, Shorts | Videos, Shorts |
| Pins | Pins | |
| Threads | Posts | Posts |
| Bluesky | Posts | Posts |
| No | Subreddits | |
| Snapchat | No | Public Profiles |
| Google Business Profile | Reviews | Updates, reviews |
| Other networks | Tumblr | |
| Features | ||
| Content calendar | Yes | Yes |
| Approval workflow | Professional plan+ | Professional plan+ |
| AI caption writing | Yes | Yes |
| Best time to post | ViralPost | Yes |
| Bulk upload (CSV) | Professional plan+ | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Yes |
| Analytics & reports | Advanced | Advanced |
| Social inbox | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio page | SproutLink | Yes |
| First comment | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
| Browser extension | Yes | Yes |
| API access | Advanced plan | Advanced plan |
| White-label reports | No | Advanced plan |
| Client workspaces | Groups | Yes |
| Details | ||
| Editorial score | 4.3 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Best for | Enterprise teams with budget for a best-in-class inbox | Agencies that want enterprise features without the price |
| Apps | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Founded | 2010 | 2021 |
Which should you choose?
Vista Social scores 4.4 against 4.3 for Sprout Social. Sprout Social is premium enterprise platform with the best inbox and reporting in the category, priced per seat. Vista Social is agency features (inbox, reviews, white-label reports) at a lower price than the usual suspects. On price, Vista Social starts lower at $39 / mo. Sprout Social publishes to 11 networks and Vista Social to 13.
Sprout Social is the most polished of the enterprise suites. The Smart Inbox, reporting and approval workflow are genuinely excellent, and the product is backed by the kind of support and security documentation large companies ask for.
Read the full Sprout Social review →Vista Social is what you get when someone builds an Agorapulse competitor at Publer prices. It has an inbox, review management, listening, approvals, white-label reporting and one of the widest network lists in the directory, including Reddit, Snapchat and Tumblr. The free plan is enough to evaluate it with a real client.
Read the full Vista Social review →