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Meltwater Social Listening vs Social Places Brand 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.

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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Social Places Brand Listening

Paid Web

Social Places Brand Listening brings social, news and wider-web mentions into one web service, with sentiment, competitor and influencer views. Its custom pricing means prospective customers must discuss scope and volume with Social Places.

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The facts

Meltwater Social ListeningSocial Places Brand Listening
Free planNoNot published
Open sourceNot publishedNot published
Runs onAndroid, API, iPhone, WebWeb
Lowest paid planFree or on requestFree or on request
Plans published41
MakerMeltwater Social ListeningSocial Places Brand Listening
Websitemeltwater.comsocialplaces.io
On social media listening software#20 of 85#72 of 85

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.

Social Places Brand Listening: what it does well

  • Monitors ten named social and search platforms
  • Includes news, blogs, forums and review sites
  • Sends email alerts for mention spikes
  • Provides competitor sentiment benchmarking
  • Reports trends by brand, location and platform

What to know first

  • Pricing is available only on request
  • Rates vary by brand and volume
  • A demo is required for a quote

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