Best AI Social Listening Tools in 2026
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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.
5 of 13 with known pricing have a free tier;0 apps show full bars: free, open, on most devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | digWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $25/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 2 | KWatch.ioWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $19/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 3 | Social SearcherWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | ||
| 4 | HarkenWeb · Self-hosted | Two bars | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | ||
| 5 | OpenMagpieSelf-hosted | Two bars | 0 of 6 | Free | 6.2 | ||
| 6 | Zignal LabsWeb · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.5 | |||
| 7 | Awshar AIWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 8 | Onclusive SocialWeb | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 9 | PulsarWeb | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 10 | Sprinklr Social ListeningWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 11 | SynthesioWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 12 | Blackbird.AIWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 13 | Brand24Web · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | No | 5 of 6 | $249/mo | 5.3 | |
| 14 | Quid (formerly NetBase Quid)Web · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 15 | VisibrainWeb | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 16 | Meltwater Social ListeningWeb · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.2 | |||
| 17 | DetermWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | €99/mo | 5.1 | |
| 18 | MentionlyticsWeb · API | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $49/mo | 5.1 | |
| 19 | AwarioWeb | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $29/mo | 5.0 | |
| 20 | BrandMentionsWeb | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $99/mo | 5.0 | |
| 21 | Brandwatch ListenWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.0 | |||
| 22 | KlearWeb | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.0 | |||
| 23 | MentionWatchWeb | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $29/mo | 5.0 | |
| 24 | OctolensWeb · API | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $159/mo | 5.0 | |
| 25 | RadarrWeb | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $126/mo | 5.0 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Source coverage | Sentiment analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dig | 6.4 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | 25 /mo | TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X, Reddit, Facebook, news, forums, blogs | Yes |
| 2 | KWatch.io | 6.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | Reddit, Hacker News, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube | Yes |
| 3 | Social Searcher | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 4 | Harken | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Hacker News, Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky, Stack Overflow, RSS/Atom, X, YouTube | Yes | |
| 5 | OpenMagpie | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | X/Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Hacker News, RSS/Atom feeds | ||
| 6 | Zignal Labs | 5.5 | Publicly available and licensed web content; text, imagery, and video | |||||
| 7 | Awshar AI | 5.4 | Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, Telegram, WhatsApp public groups, 300+ news outlets, and 200+ Indian forums | Yes | ||||
| 8 | Onclusive Social | 5.4 | Yes | |||||
| 9 | Pulsar | 5.4 | Yes | |||||
| 10 | Sprinklr Social Listening | 5.4 | Yes | |||||
| 11 | Synthesio | 5.4 | Social networks, blogs, forums, reviews and ratings, news and media, search platforms, ecommerce sources, client-owned data, and AI models | Yes | ||||
| 12 | Blackbird.AI | 5.3 | social media, news, dark web, forums, chat platforms, and other web content | Yes | ||||
| 13 | Brand24 | 5.3 | No | $249/mo | No | 199 /mo | Yes | |
| 14 | Quid (formerly NetBase Quid) | 5.3 | TikTok, Reddit, X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Bluesky, Pinterest, VK, RedNote, news, blogs, reviews, forums, patents, earnings calls | Yes | ||||
| 15 | Visibrain | 5.3 | X, TikTok, LinkedIn, Telegram, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Bluesky, online press, blogs, and news sites | Yes | ||||
| 16 | Meltwater Social Listening | 5.2 | No | Yes | ||||
| 17 | Determ | 5.1 | No | €99/mo | No | Yes | ||
| 18 | Mentionlytics | 5.1 | No | $49/mo | No | 69 /mo | Yes | |
| 19 | Awario | 5.0 | No | $29/mo | No | 29 /mo | Yes | |
| 20 | BrandMentions | 5.0 | No | $99/mo | No | 79 /mo | Yes | |
| 21 | Brandwatch Listen | 5.0 | Yes | |||||
| 22 | Klear | 5.0 | No | Yes | ||||
| 23 | MentionWatch | 5.0 | No | $29/mo | No | 29 /mo | YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, Facebook | Yes |
| 24 | Octolens | 5.0 | No | $159/mo | No | 159 /mo | Reddit, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Bluesky, Hacker News, GitHub, DEV, Stack Overflow, podcasts, newsletters, news, Product Hunt, Medium, and the open web | Yes |
| 25 | Radarr | 5.0 | No | $126/mo | No | Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok, Google Business, Play Store, App Store, blogs, news, and forums | Yes |
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