A Sprout Social alternative that does the writing.
Sprout Social is an enterprise suite for social teams. Planboard is for the person who has to decide what to post, write it and show up in the right conversations, every day.
A scheduler starts at the queue
You bring the idea, the words and the image. It posts them on time.
Planboard starts at the goal
It finds, plans, writes and designs. You get one list a morning and press post.
Planboard and Sprout Social at a glance
| Feature | Planboard | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Founders and small teams creating their own content | Social and customer care teams that need an enterprise inbox, reviews and reporting |
| Finding conversations | Radars on X, Reddit and YouTube every Monday, LinkedIn on demand, reply drafted | Listening as a paid add-on |
| Content planning | Campaigns in phases with goals, items generated per phase | Collaborative calendar |
| AI writing | Agents write every piece from your voice rules | AI Assist to enhance posts on higher plans |
| A daily list | Today view and a daily digest by email | No |
| Publishing | One tap: copy and open the network | Automatic scheduling |
| Price | Free for 1 project. Paid from $149 a month, founding members get Pro at $199 | No free plan. From $99 per seat a month |
Why people add Planboard
Replies grew them more than posts.
Radars bring the conversations worth joining every week, reply drafted.
Learn moreThe calendar was empty.
Planboard starts from your goal and fills each phase with what it needs.
Learn moreThe AI sounded like AI.
Voice rules per person and per brand. The giveaway phrases never reach a draft.
Learn moreWhen Sprout Social is the better pick
We would rather you pick right than pick us.
Sprout has a Smart Inbox, review management and case management.
Sprout's reports and benchmarking go far beyond what Planboard offers.
Sprout is built for teams publishing on a schedule.
Sprout Social vs Planboard, asked often
Is Planboard a Sprout Social alternative?
For small teams that need content planned and written, yes. For enterprise inbox, care and reporting, Sprout is the right tool.
How does pricing compare with Sprout Social?
Sprout starts at $99 per seat a month and sells listening as an add-on. Planboard has a free plan for one project, and paid plans start at $149 a month with radars included.
Does Planboard have social listening?
Radars find posts on your topics worth joining and draft a reply. Sprout's listening add-on is broader brand monitoring.
Keep Sprout Social. Lose the blank page.
Find, plan and write in Planboard, then use Sprout Social for what it does best.