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Best Social Listening Tools 2026
Facts read 19 Sep 2026 – 15 Oct 2026
Use social listening tools to follow conversations, coverage and sentiment on social networks and other online channels. They can support alerts, search, reporting and team work.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Brand24 | Brand24 suits businesses, marketers, agencies, and startups that need to monitor online discussion and report on trends. | 5.7 | $249 a month, billed yearly | Free trial | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 02 Exolyt | 5.5 | 1,085 PLN a month, billed yearly | Free plan | Web | 15 Oct 2026 | |
| 03 F5Bot | 5.1 | $109 a year | Free plan | Web, API | 4 Oct 2026 | |
| 04 BrandMentions | BrandMentions suits businesses and agencies that want to monitor brand visibility, sentiment, and mentions across web and social sources. | 4.8 | $99 a month, billed yearly | Free trial | Web | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 05 Mentionlytics | Mentionlytics suits small businesses, startups, agencies, enterprises, public personas, politicians, nonprofits, and other organizations monitoring online discussion. | 4.8 | $49 a month, billed yearly | Free trial | Web, API | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 06 Awario | Awario may suit businesses or teams that need to follow mentions across social channels, news, and the wider web. | 4.6 | $29 a month, billed yearly | Free trial | Web | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 07 Social Searcher | Social Searcher suits people looking for public social posts, profiles, images, or hashtags, and organizations monitoring brand mentions. | 4.4 | Free plan | Free plan | Web | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 08 Determ | Determ may suit teams monitoring social networks and news who need sentiment analysis and alerts through several channels. | 4.3 | €99 a month | — | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web | 19 Sep 2026 |
| 09 Cision | Cision suits people who need to monitor news, web content, and activity across its listed social networks. | 4.2 | — | — | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, API | 11 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Synthesio | It suits brands, agencies, and business teams seeking consumer insights from broad online and client-owned data sources. | 4.2 | $1,200 a month | — | Web, API | 15 Oct 2026 |
This finder is rebuilt nightly and puts newer releases ahead of older ones, using figures the makers publish rather than a score. Compare platform access, coverage scope, historical data, analysis and export options for your work.
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Exolyt
Web Record5.5 Visit
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F5Bot
WebAPI Record5.1 Visit
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BrandMentions
BrandMentions suits businesses and agencies that want to monitor brand visibility, sentiment, and mentions across web and social sources.
Web Record4.8 Visit
05
Mentionlytics
Mentionlytics suits small businesses, startups, agencies, enterprises, public personas, politicians, nonprofits, and other organizations monitoring online discussion.
WebAPI Record4.8 Visit
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Awario
Web $29 a month, billed yearly Record4.6 Visit Awario may suit businesses or teams that need to follow mentions across social channels, news, and the wider web.
7
Social Searcher
Web Free plan Record4.4 Visit Social Searcher suits people looking for public social posts, profiles, images, or hashtags, and organizations monitoring brand mentions.
8
Determ
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb €99 a month Record4.3 Visit Determ may suit teams monitoring social networks and news who need sentiment analysis and alerts through several channels.
9
Cision
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 — Record4.2 Visit Cision suits people who need to monitor news, web content, and activity across its listed social networks.
10
Synthesio
WebAPI $1,200 a month Record4.2 Visit It suits brands, agencies, and business teams seeking consumer insights from broad online and client-owned data sources.
15
Critical Mention
WebAPI — Record3.7 Visit Critical Mention suits PR and communications teams tracking earned coverage across broadcast, news, social media, and podcasts.
17
Onclusive Social
Web — Record3.7 Visit Onclusive Social suits marketing, PR, and communications teams that monitor brand conversations and need sentiment, crisis, competitor, or influencer insights.
19
Signal AI
WebAPI — Record3.7 Visit Signal AI suits communications teams monitoring reputation and external narratives, as well as enterprise risk managers mapping risk registers to outside signals.
Before you choose
Check the way you can start
Items in this category may offer a free plan or trial access. Review each listing's terms before selecting a paid plan.
Exolyt shows both a free plan and a seven-day trial. Keyhole shows a 14-day trial but no free plan.
Match platforms to your workflow
Access may be provided through the web, an API, or iOS, Android, macOS and Windows. Check the platform you need before you commit.
Brandwatch Consumer Intelligence lists web access.
Compare the listening controls
The comparison covers coverage scope, historical data, sentiment analysis, real-time alerts and Boolean queries. These fields show how a tool can fit a monitoring brief.
Look for the combination of coverage and search controls that matches the subjects and terms you need to follow.
Review collaboration and output
This category compares included team seats and report exports. Review both if several people need access or findings must be taken out of the tool.
Paid terms can differ by product. BrandMentions is listed as paid, while Brandwatch Consumer Intelligence and Keyhole note pricing on request.
Questions
What platforms do social listening tools support?
Listings support access through the web, an API, or iOS, Android, macOS and Windows.
Can I try a social listening tool for free?
Items in this category may offer free plans or free trials. Exolyt shows a free plan and a seven-day trial; Keyhole shows a 14-day trial.
What should I compare between tools?
Compare free-plan availability, paid-from pricing, coverage scope, historical data, sentiment analysis, real-time alerts, Boolean queries, team seats and report exports.
Does pricing appear for every tool?
Pricing details differ by listing. BrandMentions is marked paid; Brandwatch Consumer Intelligence and Keyhole note pricing on request.
Can a tool send reports?
Report exporting is one of this category's comparison fields. Check the listing for the export details that fit your workflow.
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