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Best Social Listening Tools in 2026

28 apps
Research read 28 Sept 2026
How the order is worked out

1

F5Bot
by F5Bot
Free plan APIWeb

F5Bot provides configurable monitoring for Reddit, Hacker News, and Lobsters, from a limited free tier to plans with integrations and API access.

7.1 Free plan · paid from $9.99/user/mo Visit site
2

Exolyt

Free plan Web

Exolyt brings TikTok analytics, listening, trend research, and influencer monitoring together in a web service. Compare its history and export limits with the amount of monitoring you need.

7.0 Free plan · 7-day trial Visit site
3

Social Searcher
by Social Searcher
Free plan Web

Social 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.

6.7 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
4

Brand24
by Brand24
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

Brand24 brings web and social monitoring together with analytics, alerts, and reporting.

6.5 From $199/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
5

Truescope
by Truescope
Free plan Web

Truescope combines media monitoring, sentiment analysis, and configurable alert channels.

6.5 Pricing on request Visit site
6

Awario
by Awario
Free trial Web

Choose Awario to monitor mentions across social networks and broader online sources, with sentiment analysis and in-app follow-up.

6.1 From $29/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
7

BrandMentions
by BrandMentions
Free trial Web

BrandMentions combines multi-source monitoring, sentiment analysis, and configurable alerts, with capacity and update frequency varying by plan.

6.1 From $79/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
8

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
9

Mentionlytics
by Mentionlytics
Free trial APIWeb

Mentionlytics combines broad web and social monitoring with review tracking, analytics and AI features.

5.9 From $69/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
10

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
11

Quid (formerly NetBase Quid)

Free trial APIWeb

Quid 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.

5.8 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
12

Determ
by Determ
Paid WebiPhoneAndroid

Determ combines social and news monitoring with sentiment analysis and multiple alert channels.

5.7 From €99/mo · 5-day trial Visit site
13

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.

5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
14

Keyhole

Paid APIWeb

Keyhole 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.

5.5 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
15

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.

5.4 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
16

TweetBinder

Free plan Web

5.4 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
17

Zignal Labs
by Zignal Labs
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Zignal Labs is focused on turning public and licensed web content into mission-aligned intelligence and alerts.

5.3 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
18

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
19

Pulsar
by Pulsar
Paid Web

Pulsar combines broad social network coverage with web and news monitoring, sentiment analysis, and multiple alert channels. Pricing is on request, and its Enterprise plan has no published tier list.

5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
20

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.

5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
21

Infegy Atlas
by Infegy Atlas
Paid Web

Choose Infegy Atlas if your team needs established, browser-based social listening with broad network coverage, detailed conversation analysis, and long historical data access.

5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
22

SentiOne Listen
by SentiOne Listen
Paid Web

SentiOne Listen combines broad social coverage with web monitoring, sentiment analysis and news tracking. Buyers should match the plan’s project, history, language and export limits to their needs.

5.1 From $199/mo Visit site
23

Synthesio
by Synthesio
Paid APIWeb

Consider Synthesio if its wide source coverage, sentiment analysis, and API access match your requirements.

5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
24

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.

5.0 Pricing on request Visit site
25

YouScan
by YouScan
Paid Web

YouScan brings social, web and news monitoring into one web service, with analysis and multiple alert destinations.

4.9 From $499/mo (annual) Visit site

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