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Best Social Media Monitoring in 2026

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

1

Harken

Free plan Self-hostedWeb

Harken offers self-hosted mention monitoring with local storage, sentiment scoring, and alert options.

7.2 Free plan Visit site
2

OpenMagpie

Free plan Self-hosted

OpenMagpie offers self-hosted conversation matching with inspection records and configurable model endpoints.

6.8 Free plan Visit site
3

Brand24
by Brand24
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

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

6.6 From $199/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
4

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.

6.6 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
5

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.

6.2 From $29/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
6

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
7

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
8

Determ
by Determ
Paid WebiPhoneAndroid

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

5.8 From €99/mo · 5-day trial Visit site
9

Octolens
by Octolens
Free trial APIWeb

Octolens combines broad source monitoring with AI filtering and flexible delivery options for B2B technology teams.

5.8 From $159/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
10

Brandwatch Listen

Paid APIWeb

Choose Brandwatch Listen if your team needs broad conversation monitoring, sentiment analysis, and alerts across social platforms and the web.

5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
11

Meltwater Social Listening
by Meltwater Social Listening
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Choose Meltwater Social Listening if your team needs cross-channel monitoring, competitor analysis, alerts and shareable reporting in one workflow.

5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
12

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.

5.7 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
13

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.

5.6 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
14

Syften
by Syften
Free trial APIWeb

Syften helps teams find and route public conversations that may signal buying interest, with context for review.

5.6 From $29.95/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
15

Konnect Insights Social Listening
by Konnect Insights Social Listening
Paid APIWeb

Konnect Insights combines broad conversation coverage with dashboards, alerts and in-platform response workflows. Its paid plans and lack of self-serve trial make a live demo the route to evaluation.

5.5 From $39/user/mo (annual) Visit site
16

Lucidya
by Lucidya
Paid APIWeb

Lucidya combines customer interaction management, social listening, and AI-assisted query handling, with documented APIs and broad channel connections.

5.5 From $125/user/mo Visit site
17

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
18

Simplify360 Location Reviews
by Simplify360 Location Reviews
Free trial Web

Simplify360 Location Reviews combines multi-location review handling with automated responses, routing, alerts, and analytics.

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.

5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
20

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
21

Sprinklr Social Listening
by Sprinklr Social Listening
Paid APIWeb

Sprinklr Social Listening combines broad channel monitoring with AI analysis, benchmarking, crisis workflows, and reporting tools.

5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
22

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
23

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
24

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
25

Locobuzz

Paid iPhoneWeb

4.6 Pricing on request Visit site

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