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Mentionlytics vs Sprout Social
Both stand on social monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial APIWeb
Mentionlytics combines broad web and social monitoring with review tracking, analytics and AI features. The trial offers a way to evaluate it before a yearly paid plan, while plan limits and MCP access requirements merit checking for a particular use case.
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Free trial AndroidiPhone
Sprout Social covers cross-network publishing, inbox management, collaboration, and reporting with tiered profile limits. Review add-ons and plan pricing carefully if you need listening, premium analytics, or more than five profiles.
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| Mentionlytics | Sprout Social | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | Android, iPhone |
| Lowest paid plan | Basic: $49 a month | Essentials: $79 a month |
| Plans published | 7 | 6 |
| Maker | Mentionlytics | Sprout Social |
| Website | mentionlytics.com | sproutsocial.com |
| On social monitoring | #8 of 24 | #12 of 24 |
Mentionlytics: what it does well
- Monitors social networks, websites, news and reviews.
- Tracks more than 100 review sources.
- Provides sentiment, reach, engagement and share-of-voice metrics.
- Alerts can be sent by email or Slack.
- 14-day trial does not automatically charge at expiry.
What to know first
- No free plan is available.
- Paid plans are billed yearly.
- The 14-day trial does not include MCP access.
- Basic plan limits include three keyword rules and 5,000 monthly mentions.
Sprout Social: what it does well
- Consolidated social inbox
- Approval and collaboration workflows
- Supports ten listed social networks
- Profile and post performance reporting
- iOS and Android apps
What to know first
- No free plan
- Essentials and Standard limit profiles to five
- Listening and Premium Analytics cost extra
- Annual plans start at $79 per seat
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