Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Nature of Operations Sprout Social, Inc. (“Sprout Social” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, began operating on April 21, 2010 to design, develop and operate a web-based comprehensive social media management tool enabling companies to manage and measure their online presence. Customers access their accounts online via a web-based interface or a mobile application. Some customers also purchase the Company’s professional services, which primarily consist of consulting and training services. The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31. The Company’s customers are primarily located throughout the United States, and a portion of customers are located in foreign countries. The Company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Over-allotment Offering On January 15, 2020, the Company completed an equity offering in which it issued and sold 629,603 shares of Class A common stock for total net proceeds of $10.0 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, as a result of the over-allotment option exercise by the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. The Company has prepared the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements on a basis substantially consistent with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 , and these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for the full year or any future period. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 included herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date but does not include all disclosures including certain disclosures required by GAAP on an annual basis. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 , filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that its management believes are reasonable under the circumstances, including but not limited to the potential impacts arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the extent and duration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains uncertain, the Company’s estimates and judgments may evolve as conditions change. The Company is not aware of any events or circumstances that would require an update to its estimates and judgments or a revision of the carrying value of its assets or liabilities as of May 7, 2020, the date of issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s most significant estimates and judgments are those related to the estimated period of benefit for incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer, the incremental borrowing rate for operating leases, calculation of allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation, income taxes, commitments and contingencies and litigation, among others. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 1, “Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 , filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020 . There have been no significant changes to these policies during the three months ended March 31, 2020 . Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, including subsequent amendments, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”), which modifies the accounting methodology for most financial instruments by establishing a new “expected loss model” that requires entities to estimate current expected credit losses on financial instruments, including trade accounts receivable, by using all practical and relevant information. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted the ASU as of January 1, 2020, and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software |