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Crossbeam vs Sprout Social

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Crossbeam

Software

Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sprout Social

Software

Social media management with influencer insights

From
$249/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Crossbeam has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Crossbeam the first paid plan is $4,800 a year and includes a single full access seat, with additional seats at $1,800 a year each; Sprout Social pricing is by quote only, with no rate, tier or minimum published; the page directs visitors to schedule a demo to discuss pricing
  • They diverge on capability: Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Sprout Social covers Social publishing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Crossbeam and Sprout Social actually diverge.

Attributes where Crossbeam and Sprout Social differ
AttributeCrossbeamSprout Social
Starting priceFree$249/month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20182010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Crossbeam

  • Account mapping
  • Secure data sharing
  • Co-selling workflows
  • Partner scoring
  • Revenue attribution
  • Slack
  • Snowflake

Only in Sprout Social

  • Social publishing
  • Social inbox
  • Analytics
  • Social listening
  • Influencer identification
  • Competitor analysis
  • Report builder
  • Content calendar

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Crossbeam

  • Mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companiesnot Sprout Social
  • Running a partner ecosystem programme with shared datanot Sprout Social

Sprout Social

  • Discovering and vetting creators with brand safety reporting and Brand Fit Scoresnot Crossbeam
  • Centralising creator outreach, contracting, approvals and paymentsnot Crossbeam
  • Measuring creator-driven revenue with first-party analytics and attributionnot Crossbeam
  • Building a creator pipeline through branded application pagesnot Crossbeam

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Crossbeam

  • The first paid plan is $4,800 a year and includes a single full access seat, with additional seats at $1,800 a year each
  • The free plan caps Deal Navigator and Pipeline Generation at 10 records each and offers no record exports at all
  • Record exports are the ladder, at 5,000 on Connector, 25,000 on Supernode and 100,000 on Enterprise
  • Sales seats are a separate $40 per user per month on top of the plan
  • SAML SSO and advanced access controls are excluded from the Connector plan
  • Both upper tiers are custom priced

Sprout Social

  • Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, tier or minimum published; the page directs visitors to schedule a demo to discuss pricing
  • Influencer marketing is sold separately from the main Sprout Social social media management plans

Pricing, plan by plan

Crossbeam

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited partners
    • Account mapping
    • Basic analytics

Sprout Social

$249/month
  • Standard$249/month
    • 5 social profiles
    • Social inbox
    • Publishing calendar
  • Professional$399/month
    • Competitive reports
    • Optimal send times
    • Response rate reports

Which should you pick?

Choose Crossbeam if

  • You need account mapping.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want secure data sharing.
Crossbeam review

Choose Sprout Social if

  • You need social publishing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want social inbox.
Sprout Social review

Questions people ask

Is Crossbeam or Sprout Social better?
Neither clearly leads. Crossbeam starts at Free and Sprout Social at $249/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Crossbeam or Sprout Social?
Crossbeam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Crossbeam and $249/month for Sprout Social.
Does Crossbeam or Sprout Social run on more platforms?
Crossbeam runs on Web. Sprout Social runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
Can I use Crossbeam for free?
Yes. Crossbeam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sprout Social starts at $249/month.
What is Crossbeam best used for?
Crossbeam is most often used for mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companies, running a partner ecosystem programme with shared data. Of those, mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companies and running a partner ecosystem programme with shared data are not what Sprout Social is typically brought in for.
What can Crossbeam do that Sprout Social cannot?
Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Sprout Social covers Social publishing, Social inbox, Analytics, Social listening. Both handle Salesforce, HubSpot, Web support.
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