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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Seat-based
No pricing available
AlphaSense
Star Rating
(307)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Seat-based
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Star Rating
(2,494)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MeltwaterSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Meltwater excels in providing a comprehensive media intelligence system, with features like social media listening and global news monitoring that give users a broad picture of their brand's presence. Users appreciate the customizable dashboard and automated analytics, which enhance their overall experience.
- Users say AlphaSense stands out for its advanced semantic search capabilities, allowing users to understand intent rather than just keywords. This feature significantly reduces the time spent on manual searches, making it a valuable tool for market research.
- Reviewers mention that Meltwater's implementation process is intuitive, with many users highlighting the ease of setup once they get everything configured. This user-friendly approach helps teams get up and running quickly, which is crucial for busy professionals.
- According to verified reviews, AlphaSense shines in its AI-powered search functionality, which quickly surfaces relevant insights from earnings calls and filings. Users find the ability to access high-quality, hard-to-find content invaluable, enhancing their research efficiency.
- Users appreciate Meltwater's responsive customer service, which is frequently mentioned in positive feedback. This level of support can be a deciding factor for teams that require assistance during their media monitoring journey.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while AlphaSense has a higher satisfaction rating in certain areas, such as quality of support and product direction, Meltwater's overall performance and extensive user base suggest it may be a more reliable choice for small businesses looking for robust media monitoring solutions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AlphaSense
SMB-MM
Seat-based
For small and medium sized teams, we offer seat-based pricing.
Meltwater
No pricing availableFree Trial
AlphaSense
Free Trial is available
Meltwater
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
215
7.9
2,136
Ease of Use
8.7
219
7.8
2,170
Ease of Setup
8.9
114
7.8
1,150
Ease of Admin
8.9
47
8.1
929
Quality of Support
9.3
208
8.5
2,061
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
74
8.4
935
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
203
8.0
2,119
Features by Category
File Management
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Social Analytics
Not enough data
7.8(won by default)
525
Not enough data
7.7(won by default)
513
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
518
Not enough data
6.8(won by default)
376
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5(won by default)
394
Not enough data
7.1(won by default)
425
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
7.7(won by default)
544
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
564
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
481
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Financial Information
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
137
Not enough data
Analysis
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
132
Not enough data
7.1
115
Not enough data
Market News
8.2
135
Not enough data
8.4
136
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.5
110
Not enough data
7.5
103
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Financial Research
7.2
6
Not enough data
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
238
Not enough data
7.4
211
Not enough data
7.3
202
Not enough data
7.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
228
Not enough data
7.6
212
Social Management
Not enough data
8.3
280
Not enough data
7.8
267
Not enough data
7.4
237
Not enough data
7.9
275
Not enough data
6.5
208
Not enough data
7.1
208
Not enough data
7.3
100
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
5.8
24
Not enough data
6.0
24
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.2
23
Media Channels
Feature Not Available
7.3
635
7.2
37
7.2
657
8.4
39
8.5
730
Geographic Coverage
6.1
34
7.8
703
7.8
38
8.2
711
7.6
37
7.6
636
Reporting
9.2
43
8.2
709
9.2
43
8.1
696
8.9
38
7.9
690
8.8
38
7.9
713
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
Not enough data
6.3
83
Not enough data
6.3
81
Not enough data
6.2
80
Not enough data
6.3
81
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
8.1
17
6.5
288
8.7
17
6.6
283
Compatibility
7.0
17
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
5.9
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Search Queries
7.3
17
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
7.1
17
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
6.2
17
Not enough data
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audiences
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
7.3
44
Not enough data
7.0
42
Not enough data
7.4
42
Data Analysis
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
7.9
43
Administration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
43
Agentic AI - Audience Intelligence Platforms
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data collection
8.4
127
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.7
127
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
125
Not enough data
Segment Trending
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
124
Not enough data
8.5
127
Not enough data
7.3
107
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
146
Not enough data
8.1
116
Not enough data
7.2
113
Not enough data
8.4
137
Not enough data
7.4
117
Not enough data
7.9
112
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
8.0
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
Monitoring & Listening
Not enough data
8.0
801
Not enough data
7.3
703
Not enough data
8.2
515
Not enough data
8.3
522
Not enough data
7.8
486
Not enough data
7.8
477
Agentic AI - Social Media Listening Tools
Not enough data
6.5
83
Not enough data
6.4
84
Not enough data
6.2
82
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Management & Analysis
Not enough data
6.9
779
Not enough data
7.9
787
Not enough data
8.0
481
Not enough data
7.8
464
Influencer Marketing
Not enough data
7.8
203
Not enough data
7.8
205
Not enough data
8.0
209
Not enough data
7.7
199
Not enough data
7.4
196
Not enough data
6.9
162
Not enough data
7.4
170
Not enough data
8.0
199
Not enough data
7.9
200
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.7
148
Not enough data
6.7
134
Not enough data
6.3
115
Agentic AI - Influencer Marketing Platforms
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.5
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.6
155
Not enough data
6.7
152
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
Not enough data
7.9
480
Not enough data
7.9
412
Not enough data
8.0
388
Outreach
Not enough data
8.1
426
Not enough data
7.5
146
Not enough data
7.7
349
Reporting
Not enough data
8.5
474
Not enough data
8.3
361
Not enough data
8.1
407
Agentic AI - Media and Influencer Targeting
Not enough data
5.8
20
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
6.0
19
User Rights/Roles
Not enough data
7.7
305
Not enough data
8.0
326
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AlphaSense and Meltwater are categorized as Media Monitoring
Unique Categories
AlphaSense is categorized as Financial Research, Market Intelligence, Cloud Content Collaboration, and Enterprise Search Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AlphaSense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Meltwater
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Financial Services
18.4%
Pharmaceuticals
11.4%
Investment Management
9.4%
Biotechnology
5.7%
Consulting
3.7%
Other
51.5%
Marketing and Advertising
15.7%
Public Relations and Communications
14.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.6%
Higher Education
5.5%
Information Technology and Services
3.1%
Other
54.4%
Discussions
Complex search results and noisy alerts are eating into my research time and client prep
1 Comment
AB
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Setting up saved watchlists, dashboards, and alerts might help you track key companies or themes and jump back into...Read more
Has anyone else struggled with navigation and staying oriented in large research projects?
1 Comment
AB
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Try adjusting your Generative Search questions to be more specific about companies or keywords. If Gen Search provided...Read more
Do others feel the AI answers and search prompts fall short when you need very specific insight?
1 Comment
AB
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have you looked into using AlphaSense's Generative Search with specific content filters? You can include content...Read more
How do I make Meltwater work for our organization?
3 Comments
AS
I find it helpful to make customized reporter/influencer lists (based on geography, issue, etc). Makes it easy to do rapid-response outreach.Read more
How soon will sysomos and meltwater fully be integrated?
2 Comments
FA
Hi Janay. Sorry I don't know the answer to that question. Hopefully a Meltwater rep or someone else can answer it. I suggest simply contacting Meltwater...Read more
How much does meltwater cost?
2 Comments
GS
Basic modules, with 4 users and a maximum of 20 searches (imagine it as no more than 20 quieres saved at the same time), 12K a year. Twitter data, unlimited....Read more
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