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Qualtrics XM Platform vs Sprout Social comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Qualtrics XM Platform
Ranking in Social CRM
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (2nd), Survey Software (1st), Customer Feedback Management (1st), Product Management Software (2nd)
Sprout Social
Ranking in Social CRM
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Social Media Management Solutions (4th), Social Media Analytics Software (2nd), AI Customer Experience Personalization (25th), AI Content Creation (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Social CRM category, the mindshare of Qualtrics XM Platform is 4.3%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sprout Social is 8.5%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Social CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sprout Social8.5%
Qualtrics XM Platform4.3%
Other87.2%
Social CRM
 

Featured Reviews

JishnuG Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at ALA Consulting Group
Comprehensive feedback programs have transformed how we analyze customer and employee experiences
The main capabilities of Qualtrics XM Platform are writing complex surveys, which we do not have in other survey software. It is intuitive and easy to learn for training others, and we can highly customize everything from surveys to emails, along with effective dashboarding featuring AI functionalities. Integrations with Qualtrics XM Platform are highly customizable, providing out-of-box solutions such as Salesforce and methods to get data from multiple systems through various integrations, including file or API calls, allowing for effective analysis once survey responses are collected.
Andriana Sophos - PeerSpot reviewer
Financial Analyst at Honeywell
Centralized social monitoring has unified our branding and drives data-driven engagement decisions
The best features Sprout Social offers include the compose tool for social posts, reporting and analytics, and content management.What I appreciate most about the compose tool and the reporting and analytics features is that it helps to track engagements and other analytics and track social campaigns so that we are able to make data-driven decisions easily. I would add that social listening and explaining the spikes and the drops, a friendly user interface and easy to understand, great customer care integration, and statistics for organic social are also important features. Sprout Social has positively impacted my organization by saving time and increasing engagement. We have definitely streamlined our output and allowed us to access metrics, content performance, and engagement all within a few clicks, which improved our productivity in my organization by 20%.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is its simplicity and standardization. The consistent look and feel across surveys make it easy to use and provide a sense of simplicity. Once I've navigated through it for one survey, I feel confident I can efficiently handle the next hundred surveys. The intuitive interface contributes to the overall ease of use."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its setup process. I find it intuitive, especially regarding tasks like randomization and survey logic. Delighted by Qualtrics is intuitive compared to many competitors, which justifies its price."
"We can integrate data and run an algorithm."
"The solution has other extra features, like Stats iQ, Text iQ, and Predict iQ."
"Text iQ is a great feature."
"The solution allows the development of multiple surveys based on the lifecycle"
"The solution is very simple to use."
"Workflows are very powerful. There are a lot of good things, but I feel workflows are the best."
"In my experience, the best features Sprout Social offers are the ability to manage multiple campaigns."
"Sprout Social is a really good, reliable tool for increasing our online presence and handling patient queries, messages, and comments all in one place without navigating through different social media accounts."
"Sprout Social has saved us a lot of time, provided the convenience of a single login to multiple socials, and requires less time for training, making it very easy to use and start using it."
"Sprout Social is the best; it is very good, actually, because I have used Intercom and Zendesk, but when I look at the different software I have used as a customer service agent, I would go for Sprout Social as it is more complete and easy to navigate."
"One of the biggest advantages of Sprout Social is its user-friendly dashboard and clear visual reports, which make it easy to interpret data and present insights to clients."
 

Cons

"Sometimes, a lot of emails bounce back during email distribution."
"Certain limitations could be addressed in the product. For example, when implementing surveys for diverse product ranges or categories, the platform needs help to adjust questions based on user responses dynamically."
"The solution is expensive. It needs to improve the server builder, which can help it do impressive research. When I mention that the server builder can improve, I'm referring to the ease of performing tasks like implicit association testing. While it's possible to do these tasks in Delighted by Qualtrics, it's not as straightforward to create them. Additionally, there are different tiers of features based on the payment plan. As a collaborator, I may not completely oversee all the features available."
"It needs to focus more on broader CX programs and customer experience."
"It is not easy to implement."
"The dashboard is quite slow compared to other dashboards like Power BI and Tableau. The attractiveness of the dashboard also needs work."
"The process of creating, updating, and importing participants needs to be more flexible"
"The solution's integration with Salesforce should be improved."
"Sprout Social can be improved by lowering the pricing."
"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."
"Sprout Social can be improved because the user experience of having hundreds of channels to navigate can be quite fiddly, especially when trying to bulk post."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing depends upon the different kinds of use cases."
"The solution is fairly expensive, but it would be money well spent."
"Delighted by Qualtrics is more expensive than the competitor solutions"
"We need to pay a yearly licensing fee for Qualtrics Customer XM, which is expensive."
"Some clients felt that this product was expensive when the sales team tried to sell it to them."
"The product is not cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Delighted by Qualtrics?
Delighted by Qualtrics is more expensive than the competitor solutions. In my personal experience, even if I imagine that we have a partner running the solution on our behalf, internal resources wi...
What needs improvement with Delighted by Qualtrics?
The building performance of Qualtrics XM Platform for back-end builders can be improved, as it has been a bit slow. However, Qualtrics XM Platform has become faster at implementing community-reques...
What is your primary use case for Delighted by Qualtrics?
Our firm has partnered with Qualtrics XM Platform, delivering solutions to our clients. We use Qualtrics XM Platform for customer feedback collection, including relationship surveys and transaction...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sprout Social?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that Sprout Social delivers good value for the price, making it very cost-effective.
What needs improvement with Sprout Social?
The scheduling feature became less handy for me due to the enhancement of the social media platforms themselves. One limitation I have experienced with the features is that I cannot make custom mes...
What is your primary use case for Sprout Social?
My main use case for Sprout Social is scheduling out the calendar, social media campaigns, and then I use it for tagging those campaigns and reporting those metrics to funders. I use the tagging an...
 

Also Known As

Delighted by Qualtrics, Qualtrics Customer XM, Qualtrics Core XM,
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Sample Customers

Aetna, 1 800 Contacts, GE
Hyatt, Stanford University, Coldwell Banker, Razorfish, UPS, Box, Zipcar, PepsiCo, YogurtLand, Dove, TechSmith
Find out what your peers are saying about Qualtrics XM Platform vs. Sprout Social and other solutions. Updated: April 2026.
893,244 professionals have used our research since 2012.