FairPost vs Sprout Social

Pricing, features & honest comparison — updated 2026

TL;DR

Sprout Social:
$249-499/user/mo. Per-seat monthly.
FairPost:
$0.10-0.25/post. No subscription. No seat limits.
Infrastructure cost:
$0.005/post

FairPost

$0.10-0.25/post

per post published

No subscription

Sprout Social

$249-499/user/mo

Per-seat monthly

Free: 30-day trial

Why people leave Sprout Social

  • Extremely expensive ($249 minimum per user)
  • Annual contracts expected
  • Price is prohibitive for small businesses

What it actually costs to run

The infrastructure cost for social media scheduling — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — is roughly $0.005/post. Sprout Social charges $249-499/user/mo. That's a 500x markup.

Fair charges $0.10-0.25/post — cost plus a small margin.

The verdict

Choose Sprout Social if

Enterprise social media teams with big budgets

Choose FairPost if

You use social media scheduling occasionally and don't want to pay $249-499/user/mo for the privilege. FairPost charges $0.10-0.25/post with full features and no subscription.

Where Sprout Social's pricing model breaks down

  • $249/user/mo is among the most expensive in the category
  • Priced for enterprise, marketed to SMBs

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