Facts checked October 2026
Illumipost vs Sprout Social
Sprout Social is an enterprise social media platform with publishing, engagement, listening and analytics, priced per seat.
Illumipost is an AI-assisted scheduler for solo creators, consultants and small teams. Its AI drafts from a prompt or URL, writes a native version for each network, and repurposes one piece into a week of posts. You approve everything before it publishes.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Illumipost | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing basis | Per subscription, billed monthly | Per seat per month, billed annually |
| Plans | Free $0, Creator $12, Pro $29, Team $59 | Essentials $79 ($99 billed monthly), 5 profiles, Standard $199, 5 profiles, Professional $299, unlimited profiles, Advanced $399, unlimited profiles, Enterprise Custom |
| Free plan | Yes: 3 accounts, 15 scheduled posts and 30 AI credits a month | No |
| Free trial | Not needed: the Free plan has no time limit | 30 days, no card required |
| Social accounts on the entry plan | 3 (Free), 8 (Creator, $12/mo) | 5 (Essentials) |
| Users | 1 (Free, Creator), 3 (Pro), 10 (Team) | Sold per seat |
| Bluesky | Yes | Yes |
| Mastodon | Yes, any server | No |
| Threads | Coming soon (waiting on Meta review) | Yes |
| Personal profiles. Company Pages planned. | Profiles and Pages | |
| X (Twitter) | Yes, within a monthly X allowance on paid plans | Yes |
| Coming soon (waiting on Meta review) | Yes (Business) | |
| Pages, coming soon (waiting on Meta review) | Pages | |
| TikTok | Not yet (planned) | Yes |
| YouTube | Not yet (planned) | Yes |
| AI writing | Draft from a prompt or URL, adapt per network, repurpose into a week of posts, brand voice. 30 to 5,000 credits a month by plan. | Trellis AI agent (100 credits per seat a month) on every plan; AI Assist post enhancement from Professional |
| Approval workflow | Yes, on plans with more than one user (contributors submit drafts for approval) | Not published |
| Open source | No | No |
Sprout shows annual-billing prices. Monthly prices for Standard and above are not published in the page text.
Choose Sprout Social if
- You run social for a larger brand and need listening, employee advocacy and premium analytics.
- You need publishing to TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest or Google Business today.
Choose Illumipost if
- You need a scheduler with useful AI, not an enterprise suite. Pro is $29/mo for 3 users and 25 accounts.
- You post to Mastodon.
- You want to repurpose one long piece into a week of per-network drafts.
Sources
- Sprout Social pricing (checked 2026-10-23)
- Sprout Support: profiles you can connect (checked 2026-10-23)
- Sprout Support: Trellis Plus (checked 2026-10-23)
- Illumipost pricing and integrations
Prices are list prices in US dollars before tax. Vendors change plans often; check their pages before you buy.
Frequently asked questions
Is Illumipost cheaper than Sprout Social?
Illumipost has a Free plan and paid plans at $12, $29 and $59 a month. Sprout Social's pricing: Essentials $79 ($99 billed monthly), 5 profiles; Standard $199, 5 profiles; Professional $299, unlimited profiles; Advanced $399, unlimited profiles; Enterprise Custom (per seat per month, billed annually). Which is cheaper depends on how many accounts and people you have.
Can I move from Sprout Social to Illumipost?
Yes. Connect your accounts in Illumipost and schedule new posts there. There's no import of scheduled posts from other tools yet; bulk CSV import is planned.
Where do these facts come from?
From Sprout Social's official pricing and help pages, checked on 2026-10-23. Sources are linked on this page. If something has changed, email privacy@illumipost.com and we'll correct it.
Try Illumipost alongside Sprout Social
Write once, let AI draft a native version for each network, approve it, and Illumipost publishes on time. The Free plan covers 3 accounts, no card required.
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