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Best Social Listening Tools & Software 2026

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Rankings updated: Jul 9, 2026
42 Software

List of the Top Social Listening Software

  • Hootsuite

    4.270 ReviewsVerified

    Hootsuite is the world's most widely used social media marketing & management platform with over 16 million users worldwide. The social media management platform that lets you build smarter workflows, scales across ... read more about Hootsuite

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    Hootsuite will meet all your demands to your social media management problemsreviewed by: Corey Tyner, Founder at Buy Yo Dirt
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  • Buffer

    4.238 ReviewsVerified

    Buffer is an intuitive, streamlined social media management software platform trusted by brands, businesses, agencies, and individuals to help drive meaningful engagement and results on social media. We have a suite of ... read more about Buffer

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    "Scheduling Platform for sure"reviewed by: Arshia Jabbar
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  • Sprout Social

    4.412 ReviewsVerified

    Sprout Social’s social media management software & marketing solutions help you find, form and deepen real connections with the people who love your brand. Sprout Social’s all-in-one social media management solution empowers ... read more about Sprout Social

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    Sprout Social has been a great tool for us to manage all of our social media accounts in one placereviewed by: Patricia Jones, Co-Founder at Neutypechic
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  • ReadPartner

    4.311 ReviewsVerified

    ReadPartner helps professionals and organizations stay informed, aligned, and prepared in a fast-moving media landscape. Our platform delivers tailored news monitoring, cross-department briefings, and media intelligence tools designed to support smarter decisions ... read more about ReadPartner

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    The tool monitors everything, sometimes even too muchreviewed by: Christopher Black, Member Board of Directors at Alliance for Audited Media
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  • Social Champ

    4.73 ReviewsVerified

    Social Champ is a result-driven Social Media Management Tool allowing users to automate and streamline the Social Media Scheduling process. Users can collaborate with teams, track and analyze their Social Profiles, create ... read more about Social Champ

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    Social Champ is the best choice for any business looking forward to promote their contentreviewed by: Anthony Mixides, Managing Director at Bond Media
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  • Sprinklr

    4.52 Reviews

    Sprinklr is the first unified customer experience management platform for the enterprise. We help the world’s largest brands reach, engage, and listen to their customers on Facebook, Twitter, and 23+ other social ... read more about Sprinklr

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    Sprinklr is flexibility to use and helps in gathering insights by analyzing case datareviewed by: Ashley Amor, Co-founder at People Find Fast
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  • Brandwatch

    5.01 Review

    Social media analytics software which provides consumer insights and market trends by analyzing conversations across multiple platforms. Drive a consumer-first culture by monitoring the customer journey and distributing insights directly to your ... read more about Brandwatch

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    Brandwatch is great for our team of marketers considering its versatilityreviewed by: Zarina Bahadur, CEO & Founder at 123 Baby Box
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  • StackMention

    5.01 ReviewVerified

    StackMention doubles as a social listening tool that focuses on brand mentions across platforms that influence both search engines and AI models. Today, people don’t just search — they ask AI. That ... read more about StackMention

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    A Growing Directory Helping Tools Get Discoveredreviewed by: Creator at Agentsai
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  • Meltwater

    Meltwater helps companies make better, more informed decisions based on insights from the outside. We believe that business strategy will be increasingly shaped by insights from online data. Organizations will look outside, beyond their internal reporting systems to a world of data that is constantly growing and changing. Our customers use these insights to make timely decisions based on real-time ... read more about Meltwater

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  • Keyhole

    We accurately measure real-time and historical social media data, illustrating information in easy-to-read graphs and layouts that simplify reporting and strategizing. Our product helps you effortlessly track #hashtags, keywords, @accounts and URLs on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook. Use us for real-time campaign monitoring and optimization, brand monitoring and optimization, and data-driven market and competitor research.

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  • Emplifi

    Understand your audience with real-time insights and stay ahead of major social marketing trends. Take immediate action on critical data to protect your brand’s reputation. Build a customer engagement platform that creates a unified and effective way for brands to better reach, engage, and retain modern customers.

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  • Sociality

    Founded in 2015, Sociality.io offers a new way of collaborating to build stronger brands through social media channels. It brings teams together into one central hub to schedule content, deliver through a social inbox, measure performance, monitor brand health and competitors.

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    $99 Per Month
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  • Vista Social

    We are a passionate team of marketers, engineers, and social media experts that have decided to build the last social media management platform that agencies and businesses will use. With so many social media solutions available, we want to deliver a modern product designed for social media as it exists today, not for social media of the last decade.

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    $39 Per Month
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  • Social Insider

    Access powerful Instagram listening data, such as content, engagement, and demographics insights. Spot trends and identify marketing opportunities that can make your brand thrive on social. Stay ahead of the curve with AI Instagram listening insights Discover what’s the general sentiment and emotion associated with a certain brand on Instagram. Dive deep into sentiment and emotions analytics to find out ... read more about Social Insider

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    $82 Per Month
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  • Carma

    The news cycle never sleeps and nor does CARMA’s online media monitoring, finding your coverage as it happens. With ever more content to sift through, and without the right tools, PR teams can miss critical coverage that makes or breaks brand reputation. That’s why we’ve blended our tech and media research experts to crawl the web and track the media ... read more about Carma

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  • Quick Metrix

    QuickMetrix Social listening goes beyond merely monitoring social media channels; it involves analyzing and interpreting the vast sea of online conversations to gain actionable insights. Our cutting-edge social listening tools allow you to tap into the pulse of your audience, deciphering sentiments, trends, and sentiments that matter most to your business. Social listening is more than monitoring mentions; it's about ... read more about Quick Metrix

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  • Ornico

    Ornico provides comprehensive media monitoring coverage and analysis across print, broadcast, online news, and social media within South Africa, and rest of Africa. Our AI powered news monitoring tools combined with our human verification process tracks keywords that are relevant to you. All editorial, broadcast and public online content that mentions your keywords is aggregated into a single platform – ... read more about Ornico

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  • Exolyt

    Perform in-depth research on any topic to get a comprehensive understanding of the content and audience surrounding it. Find consumer preferences and pain points, and tap into the latest trends in your niche. Utilize the latest tech to listen to audiences and analyze their sentiments across any or all brand videos. Couple your social listening research with related topics and ... read more about Exolyt

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    $400 Per Month
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  • Swat.io

    Having always been led by CEOs with a tech background - which is rare to find- we jumped on the Social Media Marketing space shuttle as early as 2009 when Facebook opened its first API. As a company, we’re driven by two strong passions: tech and social media. Being down to earth and still reaching for the stars are not ... read more about Swat.io

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    $41.21 Per Month
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  • Trendspottr

    TrendSpottr is a predictive trend intelligence platform used by global brands, marketers and digital and PR agencies. TrendSpottr predicts emerging trends, viral content and key influencers for any topic in real-time. Our technology and products detect accelerating trends with high viral potential and market impact from Twitter and other data sources hours or days before they have become "popular" and ... read more about Trendspottr

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  • Listening247

    Our suite of social listening and analytics solutions offers you a comprehensive toolkit to boost your brand's presence, understand consumer sentiments, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. With us, you can harness the power of data to make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition. listening247 and DataVinci together form our Intelligent data as a Service (IdaaS) solution. This powerful ... read more about Listening247

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  • Octolens

    Understand and report keyword trends over time, platforms, and relevance and share them with your team. We use AI to rank posts on their buying intent and relevance to your business, so you get notified for what important. Use our AI generated replies for comment inspiration.Consume your mentions via webhooks and connect them to any system of your choice.

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    $19 Per Month
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  • Brandchats

    Monitoring everything that is published and commented on about your brand, the competition, executives, products, or concepts and topics in general on social media and digital media provides a flow of highly valuable external information. Social Listening allows you to monitor your reputation, detect opinions and trends of consumers or influential professionals, take the pulse of campaigns, brand image, the ... read more about Brandchats

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  • Bclab Monitor

    The quality of our monitoring data is the key prerequisite for gaining relevant insights that help our customers achieve their goals. With the established crisis radar, bc.lab offers a tried and tested and reliable early warning system. It enables companies to identify crisis issues early on before they escalate. As one of the pioneers in social media monitoring, bc.lab now ... read more about Bclab Monitor

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  • Storyclash

    From content performance to campaign success, from costs to revenue and ROI - our 50+ metrics cover engagement, sales, and overall campaign effectiveness across all platforms. Track and analyze influencer campaigns across platforms and formats. Generate UTM tracking links in bulk, measure their impact and verify if creators hit their content goals. Get clear insights from 50+ performance metrics, including ... read more about Storyclash

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  • Propel PRM

    Stay ahead of the online conversation so you can be a part of it and control the narrative for your business and clients’ brands. Use media monitoring to keep a pulse of brand mentions online, on social media, broadcast news, and in different outlets - all in one place - without relying on manual searches or reminders. Let your reports ... read more about Propel PRM

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  • Brand Analytics

    Brand Analytics provides the most complete data collection from all sources: Social networks: VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Instagram*, Facebook*, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, etc. Blogs, forums, review sites, marketplaces, map services, mobile app stores Telegram Public Channels and Chats Online media Websites of government agencies, market-forming companies and organizations.

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  • Lucidya

    The power to listen to your market and customers across social media, news, and blogs Lucidya Social Listening gathers and analyzes data related to your brand, customers, and competitors across multiple social media platforms. At Lucidya, we’re passionate about hiring the best talent to do their very best work.With an HQ in Riyadh and offices in different countries in the ... read more about Lucidya

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  • Social News Desk

    We thrive at the intersection of technology and communication, providing cutting-edge solutions for digital engagement. We help our customers leverage artificial intelligence, data analytics, and behavioral insights to reach and engage their audience We provide an intuitive and feature-rich platform that empowers businesses to understand their unique social media landscape, develop engaging content, and effectively engage with their audience. Our ... read more about Social News Desk

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    $399 Per Month
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  • Determ

    Our product is our benchmark. Determ is as straightforward, effective, and exceptional as everyone about it. And we advance together. It's in our values.Make sense of the world around you.Help people around the world find and understand relevant information from the media to drive better business decisions. Help people around the world find and understand relevant information from the media ... read more about Determ

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  • Kolsquare

    Our social listening tool allows you to track your competitors’ every move and keep a close eye on their influencer marketing game plan. See where your brand stands and discover actionable insights that help you reach (and stay at) the top of your industry. Our competitive analysis module allows you to create custom dashboards to track brands and follow their ... read more about Kolsquare

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  • Infegy

    We know first-hand that great innovation is fueled by a diversity of skills, experiences, perspectives and out-the-box thinking. This means you won’t find any siloed teams or individuals at Infegy. Instead, we approach our clients, partners and each other with open minds and hearts in order to create, innovate, and problem-solve. We’re out to change how companies lean in and ... read more about Infegy

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  • MiraSpaces

    MiraSpaces is the perfect place for entrepreneurs, leaders, and influencers to connect with their most passionate followers, build thriving communities, and turn passions into profitable opportunities. With MiraSpaces, you can skip the middlemen, ditch the limitations, and unlock endless growth potential. It’s just you, your audience, and unlimited possibilities for success. Ready to level up your community? Join us today ... read more about MiraSpaces

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  • YouTube to OGG Converter

    How to Convert YouTube Video to OGG Copy the URL of your chosen YouTube video Paste the link into our converter Click "Start Converting" and wait a few seconds Click "Download Now" to get your OGG file Why Choose YouTube to OGG Converter Superior Conversion Speed Process multiple videos quickly with our high-performance converter, saving you valuable time on downloads ... read more about YouTube to OGG Converter

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  • Aura

    Make it easy to sell online with the most comprehensive and modular suite of ecommerce tools.We learned the ins and outs of B2B commerce by starting and growing an online retail business.We launched our first SaaS product, helping other online sellers grow their businesses.We've grown our customer base to over 2,000 sellers, and continue to build out our offering.

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FeatureHootsuite4.2Buffer4.2Sprout Social4.4ReadPartner4.3Social Champ4.7Sprinklr4.5Brandwatch5.0StackMention5.0
All features (15 features)
Alerting & Notifications
API Integration
Competitive Analysis
Crisis Management Tools
Engagement Metrics
Image & Video Recognition
Influencer Identification
Keyword & Hashtag Tracking
Real-time Monitoring
Sentiment Analysis
Share of Voice Analysis
Social Media Analytics
Spam Filtering
Topic Clustering
Trend Analysis
Total supportedout of 15 features4/155/158/157/157/157/156/153/15
Full supportNot supported
Feature scores: supported = 1, not supported = 0

What the matrix tells you

Which Social Listening Tool products lead on features, and where the rest fall short.

Feature-count leaders

Tooldata Martech leads with 13 of 15 features supported.

  • Tooldata Martech13 / 15
  • addinfluencer11 / 15
  • CultureX10 / 15
  • Lucidya9 / 15
  • Media Watcher9 / 15

Most features (6-10)

Solid all-rounders just behind the leaders - strong picks if a top choice does not fit your budget or stack.

  • Sprout Social8 / 15
  • Brandchats8 / 15
  • Bclab Monitor8 / 15
  • Sociavault8 / 15
  • SocialEcho - Your Social Media AI Workspace8 / 15

Watch-outs - missing table stakes

These products support the fewest features - confirm they cover your must-haves before shortlisting.

  • YouTube to OGG Converter1 / 15
  • RedditMentions3 / 15
  • StackMention3 / 15
  • Aura4 / 15
  • MiraSpaces4 / 15

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