AGENCIES · SPROUT SOCIAL
A Sprout Social alternative
for agencies.
Sprout Social is a polished suite for social teams (publishing, an inbox, listening and reports) priced per seat: Essentials $79, Standard $199, Professional $299 and Advanced $399 per person a month, billed yearly. PaperFlight is priced by clients, not seats, and makes the posts: each client gets its own AI CMO and team.
THE SHORT ANSWER
Choose Sprout Social if…
Your clients pay for community management and polished reports, and your budget covers a seat for every person on the account.
Choose PaperFlight if…
Your team spends its time making posts. You want each client's posts planned, written, designed and published for you, and approved in one place.
Sprout Social vs PaperFlight, for an agency
Price
- Sprout Social
- Per seat a month, billed yearly: $79 · $199 · $299 · $399
- PaperFlight
- One agency bill, priced for your number of clients
A second person on the team
- Sprout Social
- Another seat
- PaperFlight
- Not priced per seat
Decides what to post
- Sprout Social
- PaperFlight
- Yes, each client's CMO
Writes the captions
- Sprout Social
- Helps, AI Assist
- PaperFlight
- Yes, in each client's voice
Designs the graphics and video
- Sprout Social
- PaperFlight
- Yes, in each client's brand
Clients approve their own posts
- Sprout Social
- Approvals from Professional
- PaperFlight
- Yes, in their own portal
Shared inbox, listening, reports
- Sprout Social
- PaperFlight
- Results per client, no inbox or listening
Rating
- Sprout Social
- G2 4.4
- PaperFlight
- New
Sprout's prices are per person. Read on 6 October 2026; check sproutsocial.com/pricing before deciding.
Seats or clients
Sprout's price follows your headcount; every person on an account is a seat. PaperFlight's agency plan follows your client list instead. The bigger difference is the work: Sprout organises the posts your team makes; PaperFlight makes them.
Where Sprout Social is better
- A shared inbox, listening and polished client reports.
- Team roles and approval chains for larger accounts.
- A 30-day trial and a long record with large companies.
WHAT IT MAKES · EXAMPLE
Posts in each client's look, every morning.
Three posts PaperFlight's Designer made for PaperFlight's own brand. The same team makes each client's, in their colours, fonts and logo.
What people ask.
How much does Sprout Social cost?
Per seat a month, billed yearly: Essentials $79, Standard $199, Professional $299, Advanced $399.
Is PaperFlight a Sprout Social replacement?
For making and publishing each client's posts, yes. For an inbox, listening and polished reports, no.
Do I pay per person?
No. The agency plan is priced by how many clients you run.
How is the agency plan priced?
One bill for all your clients, priced for how many you run. It isn't listed on the site: tell us about your agency and we set it up with you.
More clients. Same team.
Outside figures as their sources showed on 6 October 2026; they change often, so check before you buy. Product names belong to their owners; PaperFlight is not affiliated with them.