Talkwalker vs BrandMentions

Talkwalker8.7Visit BrandMentions8.4Visit

Higher score Talkwalker #5 in Brand Intelligence Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Talkwalker

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BrandMentions #8 in Brand Intelligence Software 8.4/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit BrandMentions

• Talkwalker fits best

  Teams monitoring many languages and media types

• BrandMentions fits best

  Teams needing historical mentions and flexible alerts

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Side by side

Feature	Talkwalker 8.7/10 Visit ↗	BrandMentions 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Brand Intelligence Software	#8 in Brand Intelligence Software
Best for	Teams monitoring many languages and media types	Teams needing historical mentions and flexible alerts
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$79/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	1 integrations	3 integrations
Features Talkwalker 1/4 · BrandMentions 1/4
Social listening	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
News and web monitoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Sentiment analysis	✓	✓
Competitor tracking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Monitors 30+ social networks plus websites, news, blogs, forums and reviews Sentiment analysis supports 127+ languages with visual listening AI summaries, forecasting, alerts and custom dashboards support ongoing analysis	Three years of historical mention data with Boolean search AI sentiment, Digest, Assistant, and competitor monitoring Real-time alerts plus white-label and KPI reporting options
Cons	Pricing requires a custom sales quote The listed platform is web-only Hootsuite is the only named integration	Starter tracks only 5 keywords and supports 1 user Integrations are limited to Slack, RSS, and webhooks Plans are priced for annual billing, starting at $79 per month
Our verdict	Talkwalker, now branded as Lumen by Talkwalker, is an enterprise social listening and consumer intelligence platform for marketing, communications, research and customer-experience teams. It tracks conversations across more than 30 social… Read the review →	BrandMentions is a web and social listening platform for businesses, agencies, and marketing teams tracking brands, products, competitors, and topics. It monitors public mentions across social networks, websites, blogs, news sources,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Talkwalker — where it wins

  • Monitors 30+ social networks plus websites, news, blogs, forums and reviews
  • Sentiment analysis supports 127+ languages with visual listening
  • AI summaries, forecasting, alerts and custom dashboards support ongoing analysis

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a custom sales quote
  • The listed platform is web-only
  • Hootsuite is the only named integration

• BrandMentions — where it wins

  • Three years of historical mention data with Boolean search
  • AI sentiment, Digest, Assistant, and competitor monitoring
  • Real-time alerts plus white-label and KPI reporting options

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter tracks only 5 keywords and supports 1 user
  • Integrations are limited to Slack, RSS, and webhooks
  • Plans are priced for annual billing, starting at $79 per month

• Talkwalker8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad multilingual listening for teams tracking brands across social and media channels.

  Visit TalkwalkerFull verdict →
• BrandMentions8.4/10 · 7-day trial

  BrandMentions combines historical data, Boolean search, AI analysis, and flexible alerts.

  Visit BrandMentionsFull verdict →