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Head-to-head · Social Media Listening Software

Talkwalker vs Infegy Starscape

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Talkwalker #3 in Social Media Listening Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Talkwalker
Infegy Starscape #15 in Social Media Listening Software 7.0/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Infegy

Talkwalker leads on 0 checks, Infegy Starscape on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreTalkwalker · 9.1/10

Talkwalker scores higher on our rubric for social media listening software: 9.1 against 7.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #15.

Talkwalker is the better fit for global brands needing visual and multilingual listening. Infegy Starscape is the better fit for analysts needing long-term, unlimited-query data.

  • Talkwalker fits best

    Global brands needing visual and multilingual listening

  • Infegy Starscape fits best

    Analysts needing long-term, unlimited-query data

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Side by side

Feature Talkwalker 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Infegy Starscape 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 7.0
Ranking #3 in Social Media Listening Software #15 in Social Media Listening Software
Best for Global brands needing visual and multilingual listening Analysts needing long-term, unlimited-query data
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — $295/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Features Talkwalker 3/3 · Infegy Starscape 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, Instagram, Reddit, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok
Historical data Not checked yet 36 months
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
  • Unlimited queries across public social, news, forum, and review sources
  • Historical analysis spans 3+ years on Pro and 5+ years on Enterprise
  • Sentiment, emotion, audience analysis, and AI query assistance
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
  • Pulse AI has no dashboards and provides query-based insights
  • Core, Pro, and Enterprise prices are not publicly displayed
  • Query Monitors are an add-on for Pro and Enterprise
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…

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Infegy Starscape analyzes public conversations across social networks, news, forums, and review sources. It is aimed at brands, agencies, researchers, and consultancies that need to track topics or brands, study audiences, and examine…

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  1. TalkwalkerSocial Media Listening Software 9.1Pricing on request
  2. Infegy StarscapeSocial Media Listening Software 7.0Paid

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

  • Infegy Starscape — where it wins

    • Unlimited queries across public social, news, forum, and review sources
    • Historical analysis spans 3+ years on Pro and 5+ years on Enterprise
    • Sentiment, emotion, audience analysis, and AI query assistance

    Where it doesn't

    • Pulse AI has no dashboards and provides query-based insights
    • Core, Pro, and Enterprise prices are not publicly displayed
    • Query Monitors are an add-on for Pro and Enterprise
  • Talkwalker9.1/10 · Pricing on request

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

    Visit TalkwalkerFull verdict →
  • Infegy Starscape7.0/10 · Paid

    Long-term social listening with unlimited queries, sentiment analysis, and AI assistance.

    Visit InfegyFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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