Fanbeam vs Sprout Social: Enterprise Power at Startup Pricing

Sprout Social is an excellent enterprise platform with deep CRM integration, social listening, and advanced analytics. But for most small-to-medium teams, you're paying for features you'll never use. Fanbeam delivers the core scheduling and publishing features at a fraction of the cost.

Let's be honest about what Sprout Social costs:

• Standard: $249/month per user (minimum)
• Professional: $399/month per user
• Advanced: $499/month per user
• Enterprise: Custom pricing (typically $1000+/month)

For a team of 5, you're looking at $1,245 to $2,495/month just for scheduling.

Fanbeam's pricing is radically simpler:

• Creator: $15/mo (individual creators)
• Professional: $39/mo (teams with workflows)
• Business: $79/mo (advanced features + API)

No per-user fees. One price. All included features.

We'll be honest about the trade-offs:

• Social Listening: Monitor brand mentions across the web
• CRM Integration: Full contact management and conversation history
• Advanced Analytics: Enterprise-grade reporting and competitive analysis
• Helpdesk Features: Full customer service ticket management
• Employee Advocacy: Coordinated employee social sharing programs

If these enterprise features are core to your business, Sprout Social may be worth the premium. But most teams focused on publishing content don't need a full social CRM.

All the scheduling features you actually use:

• 9 Platform Support: Including Bluesky, which Sprout doesn't support
• Unlimited Posts: No artificial caps on scheduling volume
• Calendar View: Visual content planning with drag-and-drop
• Media Library: Organize and reuse your visual assets
• Team Collaboration: Approvals, reviews, and role-based access (Professional+)
• Automatic Retries: Never miss a post due to platform issues
• Status Tracking: Real-time visibility into every post's state

Fanbeam supports 9 platforms: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, X (Twitter), Bluesky, Threads, and Pinterest.

Sprout Social supports 8 platforms but doesn't support Bluesky. If you're building presence on emerging platforms, Fanbeam has you covered.

Both platforms support team collaboration, but the cost difference is stark:

Sprout Social Team (3 users): $747/month minimum Fanbeam Professional: $39/mo (unlimited team members on your plan)

With Fanbeam, you can add team members without adding monthly costs. Approvals, reviews, and role-based permissions are all included in Professional and above.

Sprout Social makes sense if you:

• Need social listening and brand monitoring
• Require CRM-level conversation tracking
• Have budget for $250+ per user per month
• Need enterprise compliance and security features
• Want dedicated account management and training

Fanbeam makes sense if you:

• Focus primarily on scheduling and publishing content
• Want to save 90%+ on social media tools
• Need support for 9 platforms including Bluesky
• Prefer simple, flat-rate pricing without per-user fees
• Want to get started immediately without enterprise onboarding

Sprout Social is a powerful enterprise platform—but most teams are paying for CRM and listening features they never use. Fanbeam delivers the scheduling and publishing core at a fraction of the cost.

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