Meltwater Social Listening vs Cision

Meltwater Social Listening9.4Visit Cision8.9Visit

Higher score Meltwater Social Listening #1 in Social Media Listening Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Meltwater

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Cision #5 in Social Media Listening Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Cision

• Meltwater Social Listening fits best

  Large teams needing broad, mature listening

• Cision fits best

  Mature teams combining social and traditional media

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Side by side

Feature	Meltwater Social Listening 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Cision 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Social Media Listening Software	#5 in Social Media Listening Software
Best for	Large teams needing broad, mature listening	Mature teams combining social and traditional media
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS
Integrations	7 integrations	4 integrations
Features Meltwater Social Listening 3/3 · Cision 3/3
Web monitoring	✓	✓
Sentiment analysis	✓	✓
News monitoring	✓	✓
Specs
Social network coverage	X, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Reddit, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitch, Discord, Threads, Bluesky, WeChat, Weibo, RED (Xiaohongshu), Douyin, Toutiao, QQ, Bilibili, Youku, Naver, Kakao Talk, LINE	Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), YouTube, Reddit, Bluesky
Historical data	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Tracked query limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Alert channels	Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, mobile app push alerts, SMS	mobile, email, Slack, Microsoft Teams
Our review
Pros	Monitors social networks, news, forums, and Reddit across channels Combines sentiment, trends, competitor analysis, alerts, and reporting Offers APIs and integrations including Slack, Teams, and Power BI	Monitors major social networks, blogs, forums, and online news Combines sentiment, competitor benchmarking, dashboards, and alerts Adds publishing, reporting, and traditional media analysis
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is available Enterprise API and governance features are confined to the Enterprise plan	Pricing requires a sales consultation Historical-data availability varies by media type and package Social publishing may be unnecessary for monitoring-only teams
Our verdict	Meltwater Social Listening is a web-based social intelligence product for marketing, communications, and PR teams that need to track conversations across social networks, news, forums, and other digital sources. It covers platforms ranging… Read the review →	CisionOne combines social listening with traditional media monitoring for public relations, communications, and marketing teams. It tracks conversations across Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit, Bluesky, blogs, forums, and online… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Meltwater Social Listening — where it wins

  • Monitors social networks, news, forums, and Reddit across channels
  • Combines sentiment, trends, competitor analysis, alerts, and reporting
  • Offers APIs and integrations including Slack, Teams, and Power BI

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is available
  • Enterprise API and governance features are confined to the Enterprise plan

• Cision — where it wins

  • Monitors major social networks, blogs, forums, and online news
  • Combines sentiment, competitor benchmarking, dashboards, and alerts
  • Adds publishing, reporting, and traditional media analysis

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales consultation
  • Historical-data availability varies by media type and package
  • Social publishing may be unnecessary for monitoring-only teams

• Meltwater Social Listening9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad listening and analysis for teams that need more than social-network monitoring.

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• Cision8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  CisionOne brings social and traditional media monitoring into one workflow.

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