Sked social vs. sprout

The Instagram-first Sprout Social alternative… Priced for you

Sprout Social is an enterprise tool for companies ready to pay $249+ per month for a one-user licence plan. With Sked, Instagram-first brands and agencies pay a fraction of the price for unlimited users and everything they need.

We’re Instagram-first, not Instagram-only

Cross-post everything, everywhere. Repurpose Instagram posts in a couple of clicks, or create original content for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok and more.

”Sked makes it easier to post to multiple social platforms and tailor the media and copy for each accordingly. The visual planner is a great tool for strategy and overall look/feel.”

Mark King
CryptoStreet Academy

”I can now schedule weeks of posts in advance, my clients can view the schedule and approve/make changes as required. I'm no longer chained to the screen posting like crazy.”

Elesha Piper
Joy Digital

Users say Sprout Social is overpriced and loaded with unneeded features

Sprout Social can work for enterprise teams ready to pay for training, $199+ per additional user per month, and feature add-ons. Otherwise, choose Sked instead.

”Paying FULL price for employees who use 1/4 of the services? Give me a break.”

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”It seems ridiculously expensive for something other services can do for a fraction of the price.”

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”There are limits on a lot of elements(tags etc.) that require extra money.”

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”We didn’t need all the bells and whistles and honestly there seems to be no way to opt out. We also didn’t love the constant sales calls pressuring us into buying.”

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”[ ... ] it’s TOO expensive for what you get. I don’t like the fact that many features are add ons or only available on the most expensive plans.”

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”Pricing is unclear, many hidden expensive add ons such as their version of ‘premium analytics’ which amounts to locking down additional ways of presenting basic reports.”

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Sked Social gives you everything you need at the right price

Sprout Social is a hard sell — especially during uncertain economic times. With Sked, you get unlimited users and our most popular plan for less than you’ll pay for a single Sprout Social user.

Invite unlimited users or clients – free

It takes a team to publish visual content, so invite as many team members, clients, and contractors as you wish at no extra cost.

Curate an aesthetic feed

Use the drag-and-drop visual planner to schedule and rearrange your content. See how your posts look before they golive.

Pay a fraction of the price

Sprout Social charges $199-$349+ per additional user per month. You can onboard unlimited internal and external team members to Sked Social for less.

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Sked Social knows what Instagram-first companies need (and what they don’t)

Visual planner

Plan a pixel-perfect feed weeks in advance

Drag and drop content on to a perfect copy of your Instagram feed. Move content around until your aesthetic is just right, and trust that each post will go out on the date and time you’ve assigned to each slot.

automate

Auto-post everything to Instagram

Schedule reels, stories (yes, for real), carousels, videos, and images to auto-post — no more manual posting from your phone on evenings and weekends.

”Sked Social has made it possible for me to truly sign off from work when the weekend hits, while content is still being published. It's allowed me to have a great work-life balance, and that's worth a lot to me!”

Niki B.
Community Manager

Collaborate

Collaborate with clients in a branded portal

Invite clients to a portal that matches your brand. Show previews of your content, collect feedback, and let them reject and approve posts in one place— no login needed.

”In the last week, we’ve sent out content calendars […] to our clients and have received nothing but glowing feedback! It’s been an easy and seamless process on both ends and has saved our team so much time”

Klaire O.
Marketing Manager

Approval workflows

Get faster approvals by internal and external stakeholders

It takes a team to publish visual content that cuts through the noise. With Sked, you can set up custom approval workflows with as many steps as you need. Alert the right people when it’s their turn to provide feedback and get work signed off faster.

”Sked Social has helped us streamline our entire Instagram social media process. No other social media scheduling platform allows us to do this and we’ve tried them all.”

James Breese
Stregth Matters

Internal comments

Add feedback your team can’t miss

Collaboration should happen near your content —not in Slack, email, or a generic project management app. Use Sked’s internal comments to speed up collaboration between team members and clients. Tag people in Sked to make sure nobody drops the ball.

”Sked has allowed our social media team to more effectively create storylines and arcs and to coordinate with our marketing team through its engaging layout and useful planning tools.”

Samantha Lin
360 Painting

work smarter

Filling your content calendar has never been this easy

Find trending hashtags and add user-generated content to your library on the fly with our Chrome Extension. Drag content on to our content planner, make it your own, and you’re done.

”My favorite part of Sked is the ability to easily repost UGC using the Chrome extension! The process for that is we regularly look for UGC and save it as a draft (via the Chrome extension), then I dig through those posts and plan them out

Lauren
Recreation Dallas

insights

Optimize your Instagram reels and stories

Get deep analytics for stories and reels — not just feed posts. You’ll know when your audience is active, discover the types of content that works, and see how your performance compares to your competitors’.

Get easy reports to share with stakeholders or clients for Instagram and Facebook – weekly, monthly or ad-hoc.

”The data the social platform provides is a good start, but it’s hard to create a narrative out of it. With Sked Social, you can spot patterns and trends and understand why they’re there.”

Ami
Capterra

Social inbox

Use Sked Inbox to engage with your audience across multiple accounts

With Sked Inbox, you can see and engage with DMs, comments, and posts across all of your accounts from one place. Show your audience the human side of your brand without juggling logins, tabs, and devices

Over 10,000 Instagram-first agencies and brands trust Sked Social

Trade feature bloat and overpriced add-ons for what you actually need

Sprout social
Users
Users
$199+/month per extra users
Unlimited users
at no extra cost
Users
Users
Users
Supported social platforms
Users
Users
Not available for videos or mixed content types
Auto-post images, videos or mixed content types
Auto-post carousels
Users
Users
Not available for story chains
Auto-post both stories and story chains
Auto-post stories
Users
Users
Manual publishing through mobile app
100% automatic posting
Story link stickers
Users
Users
Generate more sales from your organic posts
Product tags
Users
Users
Limited personalizations
Add call-to-action buttons along with your clickable grid
Link in Bio
Users
Users
Create, schedule, and auto-post from your desktop
Publishing devices
Users
Users
Only available on their highest plan
Source, curate and share user-generated content
Content library
Users
Users
Sure, let's charge for that!
No bloat, no add-ons
Chatbots
Twitter CSAT & NPS surveys
Employee advocacy
  • Users
  • Supported social platforms
  • Auto-post carousels
  • Auto-post stories
  • Story link stickers
  • Product tags
  • Link in Bio
  • Publishing devices
  • Content library
  • Chatbots
  • Twitter CSAT & NPS surveys
  • Employee advocacy
  • Sprout social
  • $199+/month
    extra per user
  • Not available for videos or mixed content types
  • Not available for story chains
  • Manual publishing through mobile app
  • Limited personalizations
  • Only available on their highest plan
  • Sure, let's charge for that!
  • Unlimited users
    at no extra cost
  • Auto-post images, videos or mixed content types
  • Auto-post both stories and story chains
  • 100% automatic posting
  • Generate more sales from your organic posts
  • Add call-to-action buttons along with your clickable grid
  • Create, schedule, and auto-post from your desktop
  • Source, curate and share user-generated content
  • No bloat, no add-ons

We’re pro-collaboration and it shows in our pricing

Sprout social
Users
Users
Standard
$249/month
1 user + $199/m Per additional
fundamentals
$30/month
1 user
Lowest plan
Users
Users
Professional
$399/month
1 user + $299/m Per Additional
Essentials
$89/month
Unlimited users
Intermediate plan
Users
Users
Advanced
$499/month*
1 user + $349/m per additional
Professional
$159/month
Unlimited users
Highest plan
  • Lowest plan
  • Intermediate plan
  • Highest plan
  • Sprout social

  • Standard
    $249/month
    1 user + $199/m Per additional
  • Professional
    $399/month
    1 user + $299/m Per Additional
  • Advanced
    $499/month*
    1 user + $349/m per additional
  • fundamentals
    $30/month
    1 user
  • Essentials
    $89/month
    Unlimited users
  • Professional
    $159/month
    Unlimited users

Get a free 1-on-1 session to help set up your account when you switch

sprout social vs. sked social

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I auto-post to Instagram without checking the app?
Is Sked Social limited to Instagram scheduling?
Does Sked Social have a free plan?
How does sprout social's and Sked Social’s pricing compare?
What kind of customer support do I get with Sked Social?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I auto-post to Instagram without checking the app?

You can. Sked Social automatically publishes your posts without you lifting a finger. Your carousels, reels, and stories too. Be it at 2 AM or 2 PM, your posts go out exactly when you schedule them. No more annoying push notifications telling you to log in and post manually.

Is Sked Social limited to Instagram scheduling?

While it’s true we’re built with Instagram-first brands and agencies in mind, you can also schedule and cross-post content to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google Business Profile.

Does Sked Social have a free plan?

You can try Sked Social risk-free for 7 days. To learn more about our pricing plans, click here.

How does sprout’s and Sked Social’s pricing compare?

Starting at $99/mo per user, Sprout Social prices are suitable for enterprise companies. Sked Social is for growing teams that need a tool that saves them time, while offering the exact feature set they need, at a price they can justify during uncertain economic times.

Unlike Sprout Social, Sked doesn’t penalize your business growth. You get unlimited users starting with our Essentials plan for $63/month.

What kind of customer support do I get with Sked Social?

The kind of customer support that puts you on a first-name basis with our team.Our Essentials plan includes 24/7 live chat and email support with a 4-minute response time on average. The Professional plan includes phone support. Go annual and you get a dedicated customer success manager.