Side by side
dima vs PulseLens
Both stand on social media listening software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Choose dima if your team needs Arabic-first monitoring, alerts and reporting across a broad range of media. Look elsewhere if you need a published price before discussing monitoring scope or need Starter to cover more than one company.
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PulseLens provides local, structured triage for imported mentions, with sentiment, risk scoring, and report exports. Its Alpha maturity and limited current data sources are important constraints.
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| dima | PulseLens | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Web | Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Not published |
| Plans published | 3 | None |
| Maker | dima | Not published |
| Website | thedar.ai | github.com |
| On social media listening software | #29 of 85 | #16 of 85 |
dima: what it does well
- Tracks tagged, untagged and misspelled mentions.
- Covers social, web, print, TV, radio and map reviews.
- Provides app and WhatsApp alerts for emerging risks.
- Exports branded reports in PPT, PDF and Excel.
- Connects through MCP with Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini.
What to know first
- Pricing is available only on request.
- Starter monitors one company.
- Plans depend on monitoring scope, industries and markets.
PulseLens: what it does well
- Free and MIT licensed
- English and Chinese sentiment lexicons
- L0-to-L5 crisis levels
- Local SQLite storage
- Dashboard plus JSON, CSV, and Markdown outputs
What to know first
- Current imports are CSV files and public RSS feeds
- Project status is Alpha
- Planned connectors are not current integrations
- Does not automate public replies
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