Brandwatch vs Meltwater

Two social listening tools side by side. Anything the vendor hasn’t confirmed says so.

Brandwatch compared with Meltwater
	Brandwatch #3 in Social listening	Meltwater #2 in Social listening
What it does	Consumer intelligence and social listening for brands and agencies.	Media and social listening across news, social and forums.
Monthly searches	8,100	14,800
Pricing	See pricing on their site	Custom pricing, contact sales
All plans	All plans Plan details not verified yet.	All plans Starter Annual price not stated Monthly price not stated Source Pro Annual price not stated Monthly price not stated Source Enterprise Annual price not stated Monthly price not stated Source Agency Annual price not stated Monthly price not stated Source
Free trial	Not mentioned on their pricing page	No free trial
Integrations	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Listing status	Unclaimed	Unclaimed
Website	brandwatch.com	meltwater.com

Pricing and trials come from each vendor’s pricing page, checked Brandwatch: Nov 2, 2026; Meltwater: Nov 2, 2026.

Searches are US monthly volumes for each tool’s brand query, Semrush, October 2026.

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