Social Mention is a free web search engine for finding mentions of a person, brand, or topic. It organizes searches into blogs, microblogs, images, videos, bookmarks, and comments, then links to platforms where those searches can be opened. Blog destinations include Google Blog Search, Medium, Substack, WordPress.com, Tumblr, Hacker News, DEV Community, and Hashnode. Microblog coverage includes Twitter/X, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, LinkedIn, and Reddit. Image sources include Google Images, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, DeviantArt, and Giphy. Video sources include YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, Twitch, Rumble, and Dailymotion. Bookmark searches cover Pocket, Pinboard, Reddit, Hacker News, Diigo, and Mix. Comment searches include Reddit Comments, Quora, Hacker News Comments, Stack Overflow, Product Hunt, Trustpilot, and Google Forum Search. Enter a term, choose a platform, and open its search. Mastodon results depend on the instance searched.
Who it is for
Social Mention suits anyone looking for discussions, reviews, comparisons, customer experiences, industry analysis, or guest posts about a topic or brand. It also supports searches for real-time microblog conversation.
What is good
- Free web-based social search engine
- Covers six content categories
- Lists many blog and microblog destinations
- Includes image, video, bookmark, and comment sources
- Supports searches across major social networks
What to know first
- Searches open on the selected platform
- Mastodon results depend on the searched instance
- Coverage is organized as links to source searches
Verdict
Social Mention gathers many destination searches for tracking topics and brands across web and social content. Its broad source list is useful, while decentralized Mastodon coverage varies by instance.
Social Mention plans and pricing
All plansCompared on social media listening software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Social network coverage
- Twitter/X, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, LinkedIn, Reddit, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, Twitch, Rumble, Dailymotion
- Web monitoring
- Yes
