Talkwalker vs Brandwatch Listen

Talkwalker9.1Visit Brandwatch Listen9.0Visit

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

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Brandwatch Listen #4 in Social Media Listening Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Brandwatch

• Talkwalker fits best

  Global brands needing visual and multilingual listening

• Brandwatch Listen fits best

  Teams wanting straightforward search-based listening

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Side by side

Feature	Talkwalker 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Brandwatch Listen 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	9.0
Ranking	#3 in Social Media Listening Software	#4 in Social Media Listening Software
Best for	Global brands needing visual and multilingual listening	Teams wanting straightforward search-based listening
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	1 integrations	1 integrations
Features Talkwalker 3/3 · Brandwatch Listen 3/3
Web monitoring	✓	✓
Sentiment analysis	✓	✓
News monitoring	✓	✓
Specs
Social network coverage	Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Bluesky, Snapchat, Twitch, LINE, Reddit, Weibo, Truth Social	X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Tumblr, YouTube, Reddit, Bluesky, QQ
Historical data	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Tracked query limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Alert channels	Email inbox	email
Our review
Pros	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	Boolean searches monitor mentions across social networks and the wider web Saved searches provide one year of historical analysis AI volume alerts, email notifications, tagging, and visualizations aid monitoring
Cons	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	Pricing is handled through contact-sales or demo flows Two years of historical data is described as a premium add-on The listed integration is limited to Brandwatch Engage
Our verdict	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 →	Brandwatch Listen is a web-based social listening product from Cision for brands, agencies, and social media teams that need to find and analyze online mentions. Boolean search supports monitoring phrases, hashtags, products, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Brandwatch Listen — where it wins

  • Boolean searches monitor mentions across social networks and the wider web
  • Saved searches provide one year of historical analysis
  • AI volume alerts, email notifications, tagging, and visualizations aid monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact-sales or demo flows
  • Two years of historical data is described as a premium add-on
  • The listed integration is limited to Brandwatch Engage

• Talkwalker9.1/10 · Pricing on request

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

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• Brandwatch Listen9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused listening tool for tracking mentions, sentiment, and changes in conversation volume.

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