Meltwater vs Sprout Social

Two social listening tools side by side. Anything the vendor hasn’t confirmed says so.

Meltwater compared with Sprout Social
	Meltwater #2 in Social listening	Sprout Social #1 in Social listening
What it does	Media and social listening across news, social and forums.	Social media management with listening and analytics.
Monthly searches	14,800	40,500
Pricing	Custom pricing, contact sales	From $79 per seat/mo, billed annually ($99 monthly)
All plans	All plans Starter Annual price not stated Monthly price not stated Source Pro Annual price not stated Monthly price not stated Source Enterprise Annual price not stated Monthly price not stated Source Agency Annual price not stated Monthly price not stated Source	All plans Essentials $79 per seat/mo, billed annually $99 per seat/mo, billed monthly Source Standard $199 per seat/mo, billed annually $249 per seat/mo, billed monthly Source Professional $299 per seat/mo, billed annually $399 per seat/mo, billed monthly Source Advanced $399 per seat/mo, billed annually $499 per seat/mo, billed monthly Source Enterprise Annual price not stated Monthly price not stated Source
Free trial	No free trial	30-day free trial, no card needed
Integrations	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Listing status	Unclaimed	Unclaimed
Website	meltwater.com	sproutsocial.com

Pricing and trials come from each vendor’s pricing page, checked Meltwater: Nov 2, 2026; Sprout Social: Nov 2, 2026.

Searches are US monthly volumes for each tool’s brand query, Semrush, October 2026.

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