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Best AI Social Listening Tools in 2026
AI social listening tools help you keep up with mentions and conversations across online sources. Compared on source coverage, historical data, and sentiment analysis, the entries provide ways to judge the scope and context of listening. Mention limits can shape how much activity you can track, and API access may matter if you want to connect data with other systems. Team seats offer another point of comparison for collaborative use. dig, KWatch.io, and Social Searcher are among the options to explore. Check free-plan availability and paid-from pricing too, then weigh the criteria against the sources, access, and team setup you need.
- 31 apps
- Research read 23 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
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Blackbird.AI
by Blackbird.AIFree plan APIWebChoose Blackbird.AI if you need sentiment analysis across its stated range of online sources and API access. Look elsewhere if you need a published price or a platform other than web.
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dig
Free plan APIWeb - 3
Harken
Free plan Self-hostedWebHarken offers self-hosted mention monitoring with local storage, sentiment scoring, and alert options.
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OpenMagpie
Free plan Self-hostedOpenMagpie offers self-hosted conversation matching with inspection records and configurable model endpoints.
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Social Searcher
by Social SearcherFree plan WebSocial Searcher brings social searches and mention monitoring into a web interface, with filtering and several search modes. Note the plan limits alongside the service's uncapped-search description.
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BrandMentions
by BrandMentionsFree trial WebBrandMentions combines multi-source monitoring, sentiment analysis, and configurable alerts, with capacity and update frequency varying by plan.
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Mentionlytics
by MentionlyticsFree trial APIWebMentionlytics combines broad web and social monitoring with review tracking, analytics and AI features.
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Meltwater Social Listening
by Meltwater Social ListeningPaid AndroidAPIiPhone+1Choose Meltwater Social Listening if your team needs cross-channel monitoring, competitor analysis, alerts and shareable reporting in one workflow.
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MentionWatch
Free trial WebMentionWatch combines multi-network monitoring, sentiment filters, competitor tracking, and configurable alerts for smaller teams.
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Quid (formerly NetBase Quid)
Free trial APIWebQuid combines broad source coverage with historical data, sentiment analysis, competitor tracking, and alerts. Buyers should note that it is paid and pricing requires a request.
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Brandwatch Listen
Paid APIWebChoose Brandwatch Listen if your team needs broad conversation monitoring, sentiment analysis, and alerts across social platforms and the web.
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Keyhole
Paid APIWebKeyhole combines social listening, analytics, alerts, and reporting across five named platforms. It is now offered within the Muck Rack platform, and prospective customers need to request pricing.
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Infegy Starscape
by Infegy StarscapePaid WebInfegy Starscape offers broad channel coverage and tiered historical access for monitoring work. Pulse AI is the clearly priced entry, while higher plans add seats and controls.
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Zignal Labs
by Zignal LabsPaid AndroidAPIiPhone+1Zignal Labs is focused on turning public and licensed web content into mission-aligned intelligence and alerts.
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Onclusive Social
by Onclusive SocialPaid WebOnclusive Social combines network monitoring, sentiment analysis, alerts, and influencer insights for communications work.
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Sprinklr Social Listening
by Sprinklr Social ListeningPaid APIWebSprinklr Social Listening combines broad channel monitoring with AI analysis, benchmarking, crisis workflows, and reporting tools.
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#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price
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