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Head-to-head · Social Monitoring

Talkwalker vs Mentionlytics

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Talkwalker #4 in Social Monitoring 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Talkwalker
Mentionlytics #8 in Social Monitoring 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Mentionlytics

Talkwalker leads on 0 checks, Mentionlytics on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreTalkwalker · 8.8/10
  • Free trialonly Mentionlytics

Talkwalker scores higher on our rubric for social monitoring: 8.8 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Talkwalker is the better fit for teams needing multilingual, visual social listening. Mentionlytics is the better fit for teams tracking social and web mentions together.

  • Talkwalker fits best

    Teams needing multilingual, visual social listening

  • Mentionlytics fits best

    Teams tracking social and web mentions together

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Side by side

Feature Talkwalker 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Mentionlytics 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.4
Ranking #4 in Social Monitoring #8 in Social Monitoring
Best for Teams needing multilingual, visual social listening Teams tracking social and web mentions together
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — $69/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — 14 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 1 integrations 5 integrations
Features Talkwalker 2/3 · Mentionlytics 2/3
Web monitoring ✓ ✓
Sentiment analysis ✓ ✓
Competitor tracking Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Social networks monitored Not checked yet Not checked yet
Historical data access Not checked yet 18 months
Alert channels Email inbox Email, Slack
Our review
Pros
  • Monitors 30+ social networks and a range of web sources
  • Analyzes sentiment in 127+ languages and supports visual listening
  • Combines alerts, historical trends, dashboards and AI-assisted analysis
  • Monitors social networks plus news, blogs, forums, reviews, and websites
  • Combines sentiment analysis, Boolean search, alerts, and AI mention clustering
  • Integrates with Slack, Hootsuite, Looker Studio, API, and MCP
Cons
  • Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed
  • Paid plans are described by volume and feature expansions, not public prices
  • Available as a web platform; only Hootsuite is named as an integration
  • No free plan; annual plans start at $69 per month
  • Basic limits monitoring to 3 keyword rules and 5,000 monthly mentions
  • Basic updates every 12 hours, slower than higher-tier update schedules
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 monitors social networks alongside websites,…

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Mentionlytics brings social listening and broader web monitoring into one platform for businesses, agencies, and enterprises. It tracks mentions across social networks including X, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit,…

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  1. TalkwalkerSocial Monitoring 8.8Pricing on request
  2. MentionlyticsSocial Monitoring 8.414-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Talkwalker — where it wins

    • Monitors 30+ social networks and a range of web sources
    • Analyzes sentiment in 127+ languages and supports visual listening
    • Combines alerts, historical trends, dashboards and AI-assisted analysis

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed
    • Paid plans are described by volume and feature expansions, not public prices
    • Available as a web platform; only Hootsuite is named as an integration

  • Mentionlytics — where it wins

    • Monitors social networks plus news, blogs, forums, reviews, and websites
    • Combines sentiment analysis, Boolean search, alerts, and AI mention clustering
    • Integrates with Slack, Hootsuite, Looker Studio, API, and MCP

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; annual plans start at $69 per month
    • Basic limits monitoring to 3 keyword rules and 5,000 monthly mentions
    • Basic updates every 12 hours, slower than higher-tier update schedules

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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