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Supported Social Networks | Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube | Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram | Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google My Business |
Post Scheduling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Social Calendar | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Content Approvals | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bulk Import | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Post Preview | Yes | Yes | Yes |
AI Content Generator | No | No | Yes |
Post Recycling | No | Yes | Yes |
Twitter Thread Scheduling | No | Yes | Yes |
Instagram Story Scheduling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Instagram First Comment | No | Yes | Yes |
Auto Post From Rss Feeds | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Social Inbox | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Top Performing Posts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Live Support | No | No | Yes |
Paid plans starting at | $29/month, 10 social media profiles | $99/month, 5 social media profiles | $8/month, 4 social media profiles |
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HootSuite works with more social networks
In comparison to Sprout Social, HootSuite works with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube.
HootSuite has less features
In comparison to HootSuite, Sprout Social has more features.
Sprout Social has many unique features
Sprout Social has unique features like Post Recycling, Twitter Thread Scheduling, Instagram First Comment and Dynamic Automations that are not available in HootSuite.
Free plan and free trial
HootSuite has a free plan. Both HootSuite and Sprout Social offer free trial on their paid plans.
Content planning with calendar
Both HootSuite and Sprout Social have Social Calendar for easy content planning.
Content approval workflow
Both HootSuite and Sprout Social have content approval workflow for easy content review within teams.
Generate AI content
Neither HootSuite nor Sprout Social have AI based content generator.
Schedule Instagram stories
Both HootSuite and Sprout Social have Instagram story scheduling.
Schedule Instagram posts with first comment
Sprout Social lets you schedule Instagram posts with first comment which is not possible with HootSuite.
Schedule Twitter threads
Sprout Social lets you schedule threads on Twitter which is not possible with HootSuite.
Recycle your content - evergreen posting
Sprout Social has post recycling which is not possible with HootSuite.
Import your social media content in bulk
Both HootSuite and Sprout Social supports importing content in bulk.
Automatically post from RSS feeds
Both HootSuite and Sprout Social supports automatically posting content from RSS feeds.
Team collaboration for your social media
Both HootSuite and Sprout Social have team collaboration feature.
Highly available live chat support
Neither HootSuite nor Sprout Social have live chat support.

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