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Mediatrends vs Meltwater Social Listening

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.

Mediatrends

Paid Web

Mediatrends combines social, news, and web monitoring with sentiment analysis and multi-channel alerts. Its archive periods and keyword allowances vary by plan, while Corporate adds organization-focused options.

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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. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or trial, or cannot work with tailored pricing and a typical 12-month minimum contract.

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The facts

MediatrendsMeltwater Social Listening
Free planNoNo
Open sourceNot publishedNot published
Runs onWebAndroid, API, iPhone, Web
Lowest paid planFree or on requestFree or on request
Plans published44
MakerNot publishedMeltwater Social Listening
Websitemediatrends.aimeltwater.com
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Mediatrends: what it does well

  • Monitors five named social networks
  • Includes web and news monitoring
  • Provides sentiment analysis
  • Alerts via WhatsApp, Telegram, or email
  • Offers a seven-day trial

What to know first

  • No free plan
  • Tracked query limit is two
  • Web access only

Meltwater Social Listening: what it does well

  • Monitors social, news, forum and Reddit conversations together.
  • Covers a broad set of listed social networks.
  • Forecasts conversation activity 48 hours ahead.
  • Alerts can be sent through Slack, Teams, email, SMS or mobile push.
  • Provides shareable dashboards and exportable reports.

What to know first

  • There is no free plan or free trial.
  • Pricing is available on request.
  • Most partnerships require an annual agreement of at least 12 months.
  • Complex or enterprise setups may incur a one-time onboarding charge.

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