Searching for sprout social alternatives usually means one of two things: you’ve outgrown spreadsheets, or you’ve outgrown Sprout’s pricing. Either way, the market is crowded with “all-in-one” promises—most of them inflated. In social scheduling, what matters is boring but real: reliability, approval workflows, analytics you’ll actually use, and integrations that don’t break every other week. Below are seven options worth evaluating if you want to schedule, collaborate, and report without paying for features you don’t need. 1) Decide what you’re replacing (so you don’t overbuy) Before comparing tools, get brutally specific.…