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Critical Mention combines broadcast, online news, social, and podcast monitoring in one earned-media suite. It covers more than 2,500 television and radio stations, millions of online sources in more than 90 languages, and social channels including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter/X. Podcast alerts include searchable transcripts and editable clips, while reports can include sentiment, share of voice, publicity value, and geographic metrics. A media contact database, API access, RSS delivery, downloadable clips, and up to 26 months of search availability support PR and communications work.
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Brand Intel
Free plan APIWebMultilingual social and business-source listening — Brand Intel adds more than 75,000 source connections, business filings, legal sources, and customizable multilingual sentiment lexicons.
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dig
Free plan APIWebSocial video analysis and narrative research — dig analyzes visuals, speech, scenes, objects, emotions, and narrative structure across social video, with source-linked research answers.
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Truescope
by TruescopeFree plan WebMulti-channel alerts for global social monitoring — Truescope covers LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Weibo, and Xiaohongshu, and sends alerts through Slack and Microsoft Teams.
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Social Searcher
by Social SearcherFree plan WebBroad social search with free access — Social Searcher monitors ten named social networks, including Tumblr, Reddit, Flickr, Dailymotion, and VKontakte, with a 400-query limit.
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KWatch.io
by KWatch.ioFree plan APIWebReal-time conversation and competitor alerts — KWatch.io tracks Reddit and Hacker News comments, sales signals, and competitor activity, with AI sentiment categories.
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Sprinklr Social Listening
by Sprinklr Social ListeningPaid APIWebLarge-scale, multi-channel social intelligence — Sprinklr monitors 30+ social and digital channels, including WhatsApp, LINE, WeChat, Pinterest, and Google Business Profile.
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Europe Media Monitor
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Anewstip
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Newsmeter
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Nexis Newsdesk
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Factiva
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Plaqad IQ
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CARMA
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Core Intelligence
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Hypefactors Monitor
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Meltwater Media Monitoring
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ACCESS Newswire
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AISEE
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Readers may still want alternatives because Critical Mention uses paid, request-based pricing and supports only API and web platforms. Its social coverage is narrower than some competitors, and its alert channels are email and RSS. When switching, weigh whether you need free access, lower starting prices, mobile apps, broader social networks, video or conversation analysis, additional alert destinations, or specialized intelligence features. Also consider whether broadcast and podcast depth matters more than social listening breadth, and whether your workflows depend on API access or integrations such as Slack.
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