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Best Social Media Monitoring & Listening Software in 2026
- 26 apps
- Research read 28 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
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Harken
Free plan Self-hostedWebHarken offers self-hosted mention monitoring with local storage, sentiment scoring, and alert options.
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Exolyt
Free plan WebExolyt 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.
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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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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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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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Sprout Social
by Sprout SocialFree trial AndroidiPhoneSprout Social covers cross-network publishing, inbox management, collaboration, and reporting with tiered profile limits.
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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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ListenFirst
by ListenFirstPaid WebListenFirst brings social measurement, creative analysis, benchmarking, and consulting into one web service.
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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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SentiOne Listen
by SentiOne ListenPaid WebSentiOne 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.
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Talkwalker
by TalkwalkerPaid WebTalkwalker 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.
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Brandwatch Consumer Intelligence
Paid Web - 25
BrandBastion Reputation+
Paid Web
#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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