# Meltwater alternatives

Meltwater sells through sales calls and annual contracts, with no public prices. If you need to know what people say about a brand or a competitor on social media, not track press coverage, a report does the job: Buzzsift is $9.99 a report on TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram and X, no contract.

Meltwater stays the better choice for PR and comms teams that need press clippings, broadcast and journalist databases alongside social.

| | Buzzsift | Meltwater | Brand24 | Awario |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| price | $9.99 a report, no subscription | Quotes from sales only; no public prices | $199 to $599 a month billed yearly ($249+ monthly); Individual plan: 3 keywords, 2,000 mentions a month | $49 to $399 a month ($29 to $249 billed yearly); Starter: 3 topics, 30,000 mentions a month |
| platforms | TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, X | News, social, broadcast, podcasts, AI answers | Web, news, blogs, social, forums, podcasts | Social networks, news, blogs, the web |
| model | Finished report, daily or weekly watch by email, Claude and ChatGPT connector | Media and social intelligence platform | Always-on monitoring dashboard and alerts | Monitoring dashboard with alerts and reports |
| best | Reports on one brand, competitor, problem or campaign, when you need them | PR and comms teams that also track press coverage | Continuous tracking of your own brand | Cheaper always-on monitoring of a few topics |

Checked 2026-11-14 on each tool's own site.