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Comparison · Social Media Management · weekly run Nov 2

Publer vs Sprout Social

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Sprout Social is the stronger AI pick in Social Media Management: it has a visibility score of 53.5 versus 4.2 for Publer, and ranks ahead in 67% of the answers that name both.

Choose Publer if…

You want a free plan to start
AI answers describe it more positively (71% vs 50% positive)
affordable pricing
dependable social media management

Choose Sprout Social if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (53.5 vs 4.2)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO 27001:2022 or ISO 27701:2019 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
Strong cross-channel analytics and reporting

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Publer	Sprout Social
Visibility score	4.2%	53.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Social Media Management	#19	#3
Share of voice	1.1%	11.3%
Mentions this run	7	62
Positive in AI answers	71%	50%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Publer 0pp · Sprout Social 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Sprout Social leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

10.6%

61.3%

AI Mode

58.3%

Perplexity

40.7%

PublerSprout Social

Head to head in AI answers

6 engine answers name both brands

2Publer ranked higher

4Sprout Social ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Publer	Sprout Social
Which social media management tool has the best reviews?	ChatGPT	#3	#5
Most affordable social media management tool that is still reliable	ChatGPT	#2	#7
Best social media management tool with AI features	ChatGPT	#7	#4
Best social media management tool with AI features	Perplexity	#7	#3
Which Social Media Management tools offer annual discounts?	ChatGPT	#7	#3
Which Social Media Management tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#14	#12

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Publer	Sprout Social
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Contact sales	$79 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	—	Cloud-hosted on AWS
Integrations	36+	—
Compliance	—	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27701:2019
Support	Live chat, Help center, Prioritized support on Enterprise plan	Priority customer support on the Enterprise plan, White-glove onboarding and implementation on the Enterprise plan, Professional Services add-on with trainings, strategy consultations and tag audits
Founded	2012	2010
Headquarters	Tirana, Albania	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Employees	11–50	1,001–5,000
Funding	Bootstrapped	Series B (New Enterprise Associates-led) · $104M raised
Best for	Solopreneurs, creators, small and medium businesses, and agencies	Marketing and customer care teams that manage many social profiles and high engagement; the Professional plan is aimed at teams handling a lot of profiles.