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Head-to-head · Social Media Monitoring

Meltwater Social Listening vs Locobuzz

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Meltwater Social Listening #1 in Social Media Monitoring 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Meltwater
Locobuzz #7 in Social Media Monitoring 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Locobuzz

Meltwater Social Listening leads on 0 checks, Locobuzz on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreMeltwater Social Listening · 9.4/10
  • Most featuresLocobuzz · 1 of 1

Meltwater Social Listening scores higher on our rubric for social media monitoring: 9.4 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

Meltwater Social Listening is the better fit for teams needing broad, established media listening. Locobuzz is the better fit for mid-market and enterprise teams pairing listening with care.

  • Meltwater Social Listening fits best

    Teams needing broad, established media listening

  • Locobuzz fits best

    Mid-market and enterprise teams pairing listening with care

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Side by side

Feature Meltwater Social Listening 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Locobuzz 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.6
Ranking #1 in Social Media Monitoring #7 in Social Media Monitoring
Best for Teams needing broad, established media listening Mid-market and enterprise teams pairing listening with care
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — —
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, iOS
Integrations 7 integrations 1,000+ integrations
Features Meltwater Social Listening 0/1 · Locobuzz 1/1
Real-time alerts Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Supported networks Not checked yet Instagram, X/Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit
Sentiment analysis Not checked yet Advanced
History retention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Monitoring queries Not checked yet Not checked yet
Report exports Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Monitors social networks, news, forums, and Reddit across many channels.
  • Combines sentiment, trend, competitor, and share-of-voice analysis.
  • Offers alerts, executive reporting, and APIs for listening data.
  • Monitors social, news, forums, reviews and other digital sources in real time
  • Combines an omnichannel care inbox with AI response suggestions and workflow automation
  • Connects with CRM, helpdesk, BI and collaboration tools
Cons
  • There is no free plan.
  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • API and MCP integrations are listed under Enterprise.
  • Plans require a sales quote rather than showing prices
  • The published plans target mid-market and enterprise teams, not smaller buyers
  • Advanced capabilities such as SignalSense and AgentIQ require AI Pro Max
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. Its coverage spans…

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Locobuzz brings social listening, digital customer care, reputation management and competitive benchmarking into a single cloud platform, with mobile access on iOS. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise brands that need to track public…

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  1. Meltwater Social ListeningSocial Media Monitoring 9.4Pricing on request
  2. LocobuzzSocial Media Monitoring 8.6Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Meltwater Social Listening — where it wins

    • Monitors social networks, news, forums, and Reddit across many channels.
    • Combines sentiment, trend, competitor, and share-of-voice analysis.
    • Offers alerts, executive reporting, and APIs for listening data.

    Where it doesn't

    • There is no free plan.
    • Pricing requires contacting sales.
    • API and MCP integrations are listed under Enterprise.

  • Locobuzz — where it wins

    • Monitors social, news, forums, reviews and other digital sources in real time
    • Combines an omnichannel care inbox with AI response suggestions and workflow automation
    • Connects with CRM, helpdesk, BI and collaboration tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Plans require a sales quote rather than showing prices
    • The published plans target mid-market and enterprise teams, not smaller buyers
    • Advanced capabilities such as SignalSense and AgentIQ require AI Pro Max
  • Meltwater Social Listening9.4/10 · Pricing on request

    Broad listening, sentiment analysis, alerts, and reporting for marketing, communications, and PR teams.

    Visit MeltwaterFull verdict →
  • Locobuzz8.6/10 · Pricing on request

    Locobuzz pairs real-time social intelligence with ticketing and digital-care workflows.

    Visit LocobuzzFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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