Meltwater Social Listening vs Talkwalker

Meltwater Social Listening9.4Visit Talkwalker9.1Visit

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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Talkwalker #3 in Social Media Listening Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Talkwalker

• Meltwater Social Listening fits best

  Large teams needing broad, mature listening

• Talkwalker fits best

  Global brands needing visual and multilingual listening

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Side by side

Feature	Meltwater Social Listening 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Talkwalker 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Social Media Listening Software	#3 in Social Media Listening Software
Best for	Large teams needing broad, mature listening	Global brands needing visual and multilingual listening
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	7 integrations	1 integrations
Features Meltwater Social Listening 3/3 · Talkwalker 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, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Bluesky, Snapchat, Twitch, LINE, Reddit, Weibo, Truth Social
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	Email inbox
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 30+ social networks alongside broad web and media sources Analyzes sentiment in 127+ languages and supports visual listening Offers AI analysis, historical trends, alerts and custom dashboards
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is available Enterprise API and governance features are confined to the Enterprise plan	No free plan or publicly listed prices; quotes require sales contact Higher tiers gate additional result volume, topics and governance Available on web, with Hootsuite listed as an integration
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 →	Talkwalker, now branded as Lumen by Talkwalker, is an enterprise social listening and consumer intelligence platform for brands and organizations. It suits marketing, communications, research and customer-experience teams that need to… 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

• Talkwalker — where it wins

  • Monitors 30+ social networks alongside broad web and media sources
  • Analyzes sentiment in 127+ languages and supports visual listening
  • Offers AI analysis, historical trends, alerts and custom dashboards

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan or publicly listed prices; quotes require sales contact
  • Higher tiers gate additional result volume, topics and governance
  • Available on web, with Hootsuite listed as an integration

• 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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• Talkwalker9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad social, web and visual listening with multilingual sentiment and custom-quote pricing.

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