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Mention vs Sprout Social comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Mention
Ranking in Social Media Analytics Software
6th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sprout Social
Ranking in Social Media Analytics Software
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Social CRM (2nd), Social Media Management Solutions (4th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (9th), AI Content Creation (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Social Media Analytics Software category, the mindshare of Mention is 5.4%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sprout Social is 17.6%, up from 15.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Social Media Analytics Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sprout Social17.6%
Mention5.4%
Other77.0%
Social Media Analytics Software
 

Featured Reviews

it_user507921 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP of Marketing at OurCrowd
Filter news items by quality and trustworthiness of source, but customer support needs improvement
I'm sure it's great to use on their own site, but it's just not how we are using it. In the sales cycle, they were very helpful, and in the beginning, their reps were still very helpful. In fact, they still are today but we keep getting switched between customer reps which is confusing.
Mirella Karpiesiuk - PeerSpot reviewer
Social Engagement Manager at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Centralized social channels have transformed daily engagement and reporting workflows
Regarding how Sprout Social can be improved, these are very minor areas. Sometimes we have this metric called action rate, which reflects how fast a message has been touched in Sprout Social, whether that is the message being tagged, responded to, or closed out. Apparently, we cannot get a 100% action rate because some responses come in that are auto-replied to, and that action rate misses that. I think this is one thing that can be improved: figuring out how to count those auto-responded messages. This is a niche area. Outside of that, I do not have much advice for improvements in Sprout Social; I truly think it is a hub of value and provides a lot for us. The user interface is great; it is super friendly. For someone who has never touched it before, I knew where everything was and maneuvered through it within a week of using it. The integrations are seamless with all of our social media accounts: Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and all of that. We can also export data and PDF files, which helps us with other projects. I see very minimal improvements needed on my end; I think it is a very valuable program that we use.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We like the filtering news items by quality score, which is one of the reasons we are implementing it."
"Sprout Social has positively impacted my organization by providing me with reporting capabilities and allowing me to assess how my posts are performing."
"I have definitely seen a return on investment with Sprout Social, as it has led to time savings, improved efficiency, and financial returns since not everything had to be manually posted."
"The best features Sprout Social offers are the ability to post across all platforms from one place, the ability to review the performance of this post in one place, and also the ability to combine all the analytics from all these platforms into one report."
"The only outcome I have seen in my workflow because of Sprout Social is the time, as the same thing if I do manually will cost me around maybe one day or two days, and using Sprout Social this time has shortened to maybe one hour or one and a half hour maximum."
"Sprout Social has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to streamline the scheduling of content, get ahead of everything so we can focus on the present, and pivot when necessary based on what is happening or not happening."
"We would not be able to do it without Sprout Social, and it is very easy to use; the user interface is very friendly and intuitive."
"Sprout Social has positively impacted my organization with enhanced engagements, enhanced reach for our social posts, and better ROI for our investment in our social channels."
"In my experience, the best features Sprout Social offers are the ability to manage multiple campaigns."
 

Cons

"We like the interface on their website, and we like the idea, but we have been customers for six months and have been waiting for some bug fixes on their side to complete the API development."
"I know Sprout Social is expensive; it is on the higher side."
"Realistically, I find the pricing quite high."
"Maybe trying to figure out the reason why sometimes the engagement could be less when posted through Sprout Social rather than manually."
"Currently, in the pilots that I have done, I have not found it to be very highly accurate, so there is a felt need to get improvements in those areas."
"If you do not already have existing solutions and you are using the platform to help schedule out marketing campaigns, it will not be that helpful."
"As of now, I have been using Sprout Social for almost two years, but there are some glitches in the back-end; sometimes the posts are not integrated or do not come with the proper details, proper dates, or proper content."
"Sprout Social could be improved by being able to schedule out Stories, which is a current limitation."
"There is a limitation for us with Sprout Social in publishing boosted content within LinkedIn, and we would appreciate that to be improved."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
13%
University
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

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Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise18
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sprout Social?
We do not mind the setup cost because the organization provides whatever we are asking for, and we are just working on it. We do not know much about pricing and setup costs as we have a separate te...
What needs improvement with Sprout Social?
I think enhanced AI features as well as APIs to talk to CRM programs would certainly make Sprout Social more efficient. Regarding Sprout Social's AI capabilities, I currently think they manage it w...
What is your primary use case for Sprout Social?
My main use case for Sprout Social is management of the social media channels at Harman, where we manage it for eight plus brands across key platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, an...
 

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