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# Kicksta vs Sprout Social Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Kicksta** [

2.8/5(21)

](https://www.g2.com/products/kicksta/reviews#reviews)

**Sprout Social** [

4.4/5(6,877)

](https://www.g2.com/products/sprout-social/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Kicksta**
No pricing available

**Sprout Social**
Free Trial

**Starting at $79.00** 1 user/per month (billed annually) · Essentials

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Kicksta**
Not enough reviews yet

**Sprout Social**
1 month

Based on 1047 responses

Return on Investment

**Kicksta**
Not enough reviews yet

**Sprout Social**
9 months

Based on 944 responses

Perceived Cost

**Kicksta**
Not enough reviews yet

**Sprout Social**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Kicksta**
Not enough reviews yet

**Sprout Social**
10%

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 ![Sprout Social](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/23c97f84483973fc952fc0ce526a9227/sprout-social.svg "Sprout Social")

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Pros & Cons

**Kicksta**
Not enough data

**Sprout Social**
[
Ease of Use (1819)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sprout-social/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1910831&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Post Scheduling (1211)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sprout-social/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1909664&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Missing Features (707)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sprout-social/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1914770&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Features (527)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sprout-social/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1906780&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Kicksta**
Not enough data

**Sprout Social**
[

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Adobe

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-experience-manager/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_d6b6650425eafc5c72f230cad744ad29/adobe-marketo-engage.png "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe Marketo Engage

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-marketo-engage/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_3c73a8b7cddc74c8cb26894f395ebc31/animoto.png "Product Avatar Image")

Animoto

](https://www.g2.com/products/animoto/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_2a3c6c39bf8b8eb277cfcd42d9bbca1e/asana.png "Product Avatar Image")

Asana

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Screenshots

**Kicksta**
No screenshot available

**Sprout Social**
 ![Sprout Social screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/24359/Smart-Inbox.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Kicksta**

4.4

4.412

**Sprout Social**

8.5

8.55,825

Ease of Use

**Kicksta**

5.6

5.613

**Sprout Social**

8.8

8.85,899

Ease of Setup

**Kicksta**

6.7

6.76

**Sprout Social**

8.7

8.74,224

Ease of Admin

**Kicksta**
Not enough data

**Sprout Social**

8.8

8.82,429

Quality of Support

**Kicksta**

5.0

5.012

**Sprout Social**

8.6

8.65,198

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Kicksta**
Not enough data

**Sprout Social**

8.7

8.72,393

Product Direction (% positive)

**Kicksta**

5.3

5.310

**Sprout Social**

8.8

8.85,662

Features

Social Media Analytics[Hide 67 FeaturesShow 67 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.3

3,861

Social Analytics

Competitor Analysis

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

2998

Follower Analysis

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

3167

Post Performance

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

3472

Paid Campaign Tracking

Not enough data

7.2(won by default)

2608

Attribution

Not enough data

7.0(won by default)

2607

Hashtag Analytics

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

2371

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

2320

Lead Attribution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Keyword Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Influencer Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reports & Dashboards

Report Customizability

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

3284

Report Exporting

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

3297

Scalability

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

3225

White Label

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

6.2(won by default)

891

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

6.3(won by default)

896

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

6.2(won by default)

876

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

6.3(won by default)

889

Decision Making

Not enough data

6.3(won by default)

889

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benchmarking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Data Collection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Post Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Competitor Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Advertising

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Management[Hide 56 FeaturesShow 56 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.6

5,000

Content & Collaboration

Content Calendar

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

3289

Content Library

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

2932

Shared Inbox

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

3073

Approval Workflows

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

2940

Users and Permissions

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

3032

Content Creation

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Image Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Management

Social Analytics

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

4581

Social Publishing

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

4671

Campaign Optimization

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

3874

Multi-Account Management

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

4368

Campaign Planning

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

2943

Hashtag Capabilites

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

2506

Social Ads

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Multi-Campaign

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Engagement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Publishing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Social Media Management

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

6.2(won by default)

1061

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

6.4(won by default)

1053

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

6.6(won by default)

1082

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

6.5(won by default)

1045

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

6.4(won by default)

1034

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

6.4(won by default)

1038

Decision Making

Not enough data

6.5(won by default)

1035

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Advertising

Not enough data

Not enough data

Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Keyword Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Post Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Brand Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Listening Tools[Hide 66 FeaturesShow 66 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.6

2,307

Monitoring & Listening

Social Measurement

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

1923

Influencer Identification

Not enough data

7.0(won by default)

1432

Brand Monitoring

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

1258

Keyword Tracking

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

1204

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

1174

Competitor Analysis

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

1203

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Competitor Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hashtag Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Influencer Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Impact Measurement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Social Media Listening Tools

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

6.5(won by default)

388

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

6.6(won by default)

407

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

6.4(won by default)

386

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

6.5(won by default)

389

Decision Making

Not enough data

6.5(won by default)

391

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management & Analysis

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

1224

Social Reporting

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

2039

Alerts and Notifications

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

1244

Advanced Data Filtering

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

1146

Additional Functionality

Multi-Account Management

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Content Publishing Options

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

5

Negative Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audience Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audience Engagement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Optical Character Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Data Collection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audience Targeting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Engagement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Publishing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benchmarking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Boolean Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reputation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Listening

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Advertising

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Customer Service[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.8

1,659

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

870

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

7.0(won by default)

853

Process

Mentions

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

1482

Tickets

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

1255

Macros

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

1016

Channels

Social

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

1534

Email

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Live Chat

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Phone

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Text

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Insight

Surveys

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

1130

Reporting

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

1453

Visitor Activity

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Help Desk

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Social Media Marketing[Hide 42 FeaturesShow 42 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Customer Segmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conversion Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Post Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contact Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

A/B Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Publishing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Image Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Keyword Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Campaign

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Account Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Click Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Kicksta](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_02171c05336dd6c04ac7a572b09ced30/kicksta.png "Kicksta")](https://www.g2.com/products/kicksta/reviews)

Kicksta

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

80.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

13.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

6.7%

[![Sprout Social](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/23c97f84483973fc952fc0ce526a9227/sprout-social.svg "Sprout Social")](https://www.g2.com/products/sprout-social/reviews)

Sprout Social

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

44.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

38.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

17.5%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

80.0%

44.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

13.3%

38.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

6.7%

17.5%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Kicksta](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_02171c05336dd6c04ac7a572b09ced30/kicksta.png "Kicksta")](https://www.g2.com/products/kicksta/reviews)
Kicksta

Consulting

7.1%

Veterinary

7.1%

Real Estate

7.1%

Media Production

7.1%

Internet

7.1%

Other

64.3%

[![Sprout Social](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/23c97f84483973fc952fc0ce526a9227/sprout-social.svg "Sprout Social")](https://www.g2.com/products/sprout-social/reviews)
Sprout Social

Marketing and Advertising

20.2%

Non-Profit Organization Management

6.4%

Higher Education

5.6%

Information Technology and Services

3.7%

Financial Services

3.2%

Other

60.9%

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## Kicksta vs Sprout Social

- Reviewers felt that Sprout Social meets the needs of their business better than Kicksta.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sprout Social is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sprout Social over Kicksta.