# Sprout Social alternatives for social listening

Sprout Social sells Listening as an add-on to plans from $199 per seat a month, priced on request. If what you need is to know what people say about a brand, not to publish and reply, a report is enough: Buzzsift is $9.99 a report, no seats, no subscription.

Sprout stays the better choice when your team publishes, schedules and answers messages on social every day.

| | Buzzsift | Sprout Social | Brand24 | Senti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| price | $9.99 a report, no subscription | $79 to $399 per seat a month; Listening is a paid add-on from the Standard plan ($199/seat), price on request | $199 to $599 a month billed yearly ($249+ monthly); Individual plan: 3 keywords, 2,000 mentions a month | $5 a report, $19 for 5; plans from $29 a month |
| platforms | TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, X | Major social networks | Web, news, blogs, social, forums, podcasts | X, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok |
| model | Finished report, daily or weekly watch by email, Claude and ChatGPT connector | Social media management suite with a listening add-on | Always-on monitoring dashboard and alerts | One brand sentiment report |
| best | Reports on one brand, competitor, problem or campaign, when you need them | Teams that publish and reply on social every day | Continuous tracking of your own brand | A cheap sentiment snapshot of one brand |

Checked 2026-11-14 on each tool's own site.