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What Cision is

Cision is a paid media monitoring service for tracking news, web content, and activity across social networks. It monitors Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), YouTube, Reddit, and Bluesky, and includes sentiment analysis. Users can receive alerts through mobile notifications, email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams. The service runs on the web and iOS, giving users access through a browser or an iOS device. Cision is made by Cision, a company founded in 1876 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Pricing is available on request. Its listed capabilities focus on monitoring and sentiment analysis, with alerts available through several channels. This makes it relevant to people who need to follow coverage across news, web, and social sources and want updates routed to a chosen alert channel. The product website is cision.com.

Who it suits

Cision suits teams or individuals who need to monitor news, web content, and the listed social networks. It may fit people who want alerts delivered by mobile notification, email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams.

What it does well

  • Monitors news and web content.
  • Tracks six listed social networks.
  • Includes sentiment analysis.
  • Alerts can arrive through four listed channels.
  • Available on web and iOS.

What to know first

  • Pricing is available only on request.
  • The listed platforms are web and iOS.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Media MonitoringRealtime mention streams · AI-powered metrics · Instant Insights dashboards and reporting · Realtime and scheduled alerts · Mobile accessOn request
CisionOne SuiteJournalist outreach · Media monitoring and insights · Social listening and engagementOn request
Journalist OutreachTrusted journalist contacts · AI-powered pitching · Customizable press release distribution · Outreach performance metrics and reportingOn request
Media Monitoring + SocialMedia Monitoring features · Social listening · Social dashboards and reports · Combined traditional and social media analysis · Audience engagement on owned social channelsOn request

As cision.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Visit the Cision website.
  2. Ask Cision for pricing.
  3. Use Cision on the web or iOS.

Verdict

Choose Cision if you need news, web, and social monitoring with sentiment analysis and alerts through your preferred listed channel. Consider another option if you need a published price before contacting the maker or need a platform beyond web and iOS.

Questions

How much does Cision cost?

Cision uses a paid pricing model. Pricing is available on request.

Which platforms does Cision support?

Cision is available on the web and iOS.

Which social networks does it monitor?

The listed networks are Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), YouTube, Reddit, and Bluesky.

Can Cision monitor news and the web?

Yes. News monitoring and web monitoring are listed capabilities.

How can I receive alerts?

Alerts can be delivered by mobile notification, email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams.

Who makes Cision?

Cision is made by Cision, founded in 1876 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Facts from Cision's own pages

AI metrics
Cision’s AI-powered React Score detects potentially harmful content and provides context about coverage. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Alert channels
mobile,email,Slack,Microsoft Teams · cision.com, 19 Sept 2026
API
The CisionOne REST API provides mention lists, aggregated Mention Stream data, and account Mention Stream lists, with JSON and CSV output. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Audience
Cision describes CisionOne as purpose-built for PR and communications teams. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Company history
Cision says its origins date to 1876. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Coverage sources
Cision says its monitoring includes hundreds of thousands of news sources, 3,000+ TV and radio stations, 60,000+ podcasts, and over 10,000 premium paywalled titles. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Founded
1876 · cision.com, 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois, United States · cision.com, 28 Sept 2026
Integrations
CisionOne can send live mention notifications through Slack or Microsoft Teams and offers API and Google Analytics integrations. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Journalist outreach
CisionOne provides journalist contacts, AI-powered pitching, press release distribution, and outreach performance reporting. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Media monitoring
The platform monitors print, online, TV, radio, social, podcasts, and magazines in real time. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Mobile app
Cision says the CisionOne mobile app supports iOS and Android. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
News monitoring
Yes · cision.com, 19 Sept 2026
Pricing
Cision says it recommends a package and provides pricing during a short consultation. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Purpose
CisionOne is an all-in-one media intelligence platform for PR and communications teams. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Reporting
CisionOne supports branded reports and dashboards and exports including PDF, HTML, CSV, and Excel formats. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Security
Cision says its data centers have completed a SOC 2 Type II audit and that it follows the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Sentiment analysis
Yes · cision.com, 19 Sept 2026
Social network coverage
Facebook,Instagram,X (Twitter),YouTube,Reddit,Bluesky · cision.com, 19 Sept 2026
Support
CisionOne users can use in-product chat for guidance or specialist support, and Cision provides interactive webinars, group training, and downloadable guides. · cision.com, 11 Oct 2026
Web monitoring
Yes · cision.com, 19 Sept 2026

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