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Head-to-head · Social Media Monitoring & Listening Software

Meltwater Social Listening vs SentiOne Listen

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Meltwater Social Listening #2 in Social Media Monitoring & Listening Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Meltwater
SentiOne Listen #7 in Social Media Monitoring & Listening Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit SentiOne

Meltwater Social Listening leads on 0 checks, SentiOne Listen 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 · 9.3/10

Meltwater Social Listening scores higher on our rubric for social media monitoring & listening software: 9.3 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

Meltwater Social Listening is the better fit for global, omnichannel listening teams. SentiOne Listen is the better fit for teams tracking reputation across social and web sources.

  • Meltwater Social Listening fits best

    Global, omnichannel listening teams

  • SentiOne Listen fits best

    Teams tracking reputation across social and web sources

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Side by side

Feature Meltwater Social Listening 9.3/10 Visit ↗ SentiOne Listen 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.5
Ranking #2 in Social Media Monitoring & Listening Software #7 in Social Media Monitoring & Listening Software
Best for Global, omnichannel listening teams Teams tracking reputation across social and web sources
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — $199/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 7 integrations 7 integrations
Features Meltwater Social Listening 1/2 · SentiOne Listen 1/2
Real-time alerts Not checked yet Not checked yet
Sentiment analysis ✓ ✓
Specs
Networks supported Not checked yet Not checked yet
Monitored keywords Not checked yet Not checked yet
Historical data Not checked yet Not checked yet
Report export formats Not checked yet Not checked yet
Users included Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Monitors social networks, news, forums, and Reddit across global markets
  • Tracks sentiment, trends, competitors, and share of voice
  • Offers alerts, dashboards, reporting, and API data access
  • Monitors social, forums, blogs, news, reviews, e-commerce, and websites
  • Combines sentiment, share of voice, trends, and crisis detection
  • AI summaries, dashboards, exports, email alerts, and a public API
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Enterprise governance and API/MCP integrations are limited to its top tier
  • Social starts at $199 per month for one project, language, and user
  • History is one month on Social and Realtime plans
  • Email is the listed alert channel
Our verdict

Meltwater Social Listening helps marketing, communications, and PR teams monitor digital conversations across social networks, news, forums, and Reddit. Its coverage spans global platforms including X, Meta, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn,…

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SentiOne Listen collects publicly available mentions across social networks, forums, blogs, news portals, review platforms, e-commerce sources, and other websites. It is aimed at marketing, PR, customer experience, research, e-commerce,…

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  1. Meltwater Social ListeningSocial Media Monitoring & Listening Software 9.3Pricing on request
  2. SentiOne ListenSocial Media Monitoring & Listening Software 8.5Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Meltwater Social Listening — where it wins

    • Monitors social networks, news, forums, and Reddit across global markets
    • Tracks sentiment, trends, competitors, and share of voice
    • Offers alerts, dashboards, reporting, and API data access

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales
    • No free plan is offered
    • Enterprise governance and API/MCP integrations are limited to its top tier

  • SentiOne Listen — where it wins

    • Monitors social, forums, blogs, news, reviews, e-commerce, and websites
    • Combines sentiment, share of voice, trends, and crisis detection
    • AI summaries, dashboards, exports, email alerts, and a public API

    Where it doesn't

    • Social starts at $199 per month for one project, language, and user
    • History is one month on Social and Realtime plans
    • Email is the listed alert channel
  • Meltwater Social Listening9.3/10 · Pricing on request

    Broad global listening with AI analysis, alerts, dashboards, and API access.

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  • SentiOne Listen8.5/10 · Paid

    Broad-source listening with crisis alerts, sentiment analysis, and monthly plans from $199.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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