Talkwalker vs Brand24

Talkwalker9.1Visit Brand248.8Visit

Higher score Talkwalker #4 in AI Social Listening Tools 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Talkwalker

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Brand24 #7 in AI Social Listening Tools 8.8/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Brand24

• Talkwalker fits best

  Global teams needing multilingual visual listening

• Brand24 fits best

  Established teams wanting polished reporting

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Side by side

Feature	Talkwalker 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Brand24 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#4 in AI Social Listening Tools	#7 in AI Social Listening Tools
Best for	Global teams needing multilingual visual listening	Established teams wanting polished reporting
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$199/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	1 integrations	2 integrations
Features Talkwalker 1/2 · Brand24 1/2
Sentiment analysis	✓	✓
API access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Source coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Historical data	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mention limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Team seats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Monitors 30+ social networks plus broad web and media sources Analyzes sentiment in 127+ languages with visual listening Adds AI summaries, forecasting, clustering, alerts and dashboards	Tracks mentions, sentiment, reach, engagement, influencers, and competitors AI analyzes topics, events, trends, and sentiment Exports presentation-ready reports in PDF, Excel, and PowerPoint
Cons	Custom-quote pricing requires a sales conversation No free plan is available Web access and a listed Hootsuite integration limit platform breadth	No free plan; annual pricing starts at $199 per month Individual limits usage to 3 keywords, 2K mentions, and 1 user Individual updates every 12 hours; realtime updates start at Pro
Our verdict	Talkwalker is an enterprise social listening and consumer intelligence platform, now branded as Lumen by Talkwalker. It is designed for brands and organizations that need to track conversations across social networks, websites, news sites,… Read the review →	Brand24 monitors public mentions of brands, products, keywords, and hashtags across social networks, news sites, blogs, forums, podcasts, videos, reviews, and other web sources. It is designed for marketing, public relations,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Talkwalker — where it wins

  • Monitors 30+ social networks plus broad web and media sources
  • Analyzes sentiment in 127+ languages with visual listening
  • Adds AI summaries, forecasting, clustering, alerts and dashboards

  Where it doesn't

  • Custom-quote pricing requires a sales conversation
  • No free plan is available
  • Web access and a listed Hootsuite integration limit platform breadth

• Brand24 — where it wins

  • Tracks mentions, sentiment, reach, engagement, influencers, and competitors
  • AI analyzes topics, events, trends, and sentiment
  • Exports presentation-ready reports in PDF, Excel, and PowerPoint

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; annual pricing starts at $199 per month
  • Individual limits usage to 3 keywords, 2K mentions, and 1 user
  • Individual updates every 12 hours; realtime updates start at Pro

• Talkwalker9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad, multilingual listening platform for teams tracking social, media and visual signals.

  Visit TalkwalkerFull verdict →
• Brand248.8/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad social listening platform with AI analysis, alerts, and reporting for established teams.

  Visit Brand24Full verdict →