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Best Media Monitoring Software in 2026

Media monitoring software helps track coverage in broadcast, print, and online news. This list is for people comparing monitoring scope, reports, archives, sentiment analysis, platforms, and cost.

  1. 1

    Europe Media Monitor

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.2 Free plan Visit site
  2. 2

    Anewstip

    Free plan Web
    6.1 Free plan · paid from $200/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
  3. 3

    Cision

    by Cision
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Cision if you need news, web, and social monitoring with sentiment analysis and alerts through your preferred listed channel.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
  4. 4

    Newsmeter

    Free plan Web
    6.0 Free plan Visit site
  5. 5

    Nexis Newsdesk

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
  6. 6

    Agility PR Solutions

    by Agility PR Solutions
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Agility PR Solutions if you need media monitoring across several channels, with social listening or reporting options.

    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
  7. 7

    Critical Mention

    by Critical Mention
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Critical Mention if your organization needs earned media monitoring across broadcast, online news, social media, or podcasts, with reporting and alerts in one suite.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
  8. 8

    Factiva

    Paid APIiPhoneWeb

    Choose Factiva if your work calls for business news, company research and tools for tracking topics or sales signals.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
  9. 9

    Plaqad IQ

    Free plan Web
    5.6 Free plan Visit site
  10. 10

    Muck Rack

    by Muck Rack
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Muck Rack if your PR work needs journalist discovery, pitching, monitoring and reporting in one workflow. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or published plan prices.

    5.5 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
  11. 11

    Isentia

    by Isentia
    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Isentia combines web, news, and social monitoring with sentiment analysis and push alerts. Pricing is paid and available on request.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
  12. 12

    TVEyes Insight

    by TVEyes Insight
    Free trial Web

    TVEyes Insight offers a stated mix of media monitoring and alert features across three geographic coverage tiers. Buyers need to request pricing and choose a plan based on the required scope.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
  13. 13

    CARMA

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose CARMA if your organization needs media monitoring across several types of coverage, with a choice of automated analytics or added curation.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
  14. 14

    NewsWhip Spike

    by NewsWhip Spike
    Paid Web

    NewsWhip Spike brings broad web and social monitoring together with engagement predictions, dashboards, alerts, and digests.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
  15. 15

    Notified AI Press Release Optimizer

    Paid Web

    Choose the Optimizer if your communications team uses GlobeNewswire distribution and wants editorial guidance for press releases before sending them out.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
  16. 16

    Onclusive Social

    by Onclusive Social
    Paid Web

    Onclusive Social combines network monitoring, sentiment analysis, alerts, and influencer insights for communications work.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
  17. 17

    Signal AI

    by Signal AI
    Paid APIWeb

    Consider Signal AI if your communications or risk team needs broad external monitoring, real-time alerts or analysis tied to an organizational risk register.

    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
  18. 18

    PeakMetrics

    by PeakMetrics
    Paid APIWeb

    PeakMetrics combines narrative monitoring, threat detection, configurable scoring, and response guidance across news, social, and open-web sources.

    5.0 Pricing on request Visit site
  19. 19

    Talkwalker

    by Talkwalker
    Paid Web

    Talkwalker offers broad social, web, and news monitoring with sentiment analysis and email alerts. Its three paid plans scale results volume, channels, historical data, and governance features.

    4.9 Pricing on request Visit site
  20. 20

    Vuelio

    by Vuelio
    Paid Web

    Vuelio combines extensive media and stakeholder data with monitoring, distribution and analytics tools.

    4.9 Pricing on request Visit site
  21. 21

    Core Intelligence

    Paid iPhoneWeb
    4.7 7-day trial Visit site
  22. 22

    Hypefactors Monitor

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb
    4.7 Pricing on request Visit site
  23. 23

    Meltwater Media Monitoring

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb
    4.7 Pricing on request Visit site
  24. 24

    ACCESS Newswire

    Paid Web
    4.6 Visit site
  25. 25

    AISEE

    Paid Web
    4.6 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

Check whether a tool has a free plan or trial, what its paid pricing starts at, and which platform fits your work. If you need to read or change code, review the licence before choosing.

Questions

Is free media monitoring software available?

A free plan is offered by tools on this list. Anewstip lists a free plan, plus paid pricing from $200 per month.

Do media monitoring tools offer free trials?

Trial terms vary. Anewstip lists a 7-day trial, while AISEE lists a 14-day trial.

Which media channels can these tools monitor?

The comparison covers broadcast, print, and online news monitoring. Check a tool's stated coverage for the channels you need.

Can I access historical coverage?

Historical archive is one of the comparison fields. Review the tool's plan details to confirm archive access.

What platforms do these services support?

Listed platform options include web, iOS, Android, API, macOS, and Windows. Confirm support for your preferred platform.

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