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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (74.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$69.00 Per Month
Critical Mention
Star Rating
(220)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Critical MentionMentionlytics
Star Rating
(93)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$69.00 Per Month
Browse all 6 pricing plansCritical Mention vs Mentionlytics
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Mentionlytics easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Mentionlytics overall.
- Reviewers felt that Mentionlytics meets the needs of their business better than Critical Mention.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Mentionlytics is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Mentionlytics over Critical Mention.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Critical Mention
No pricing availableMentionlytics
Basic
$69.00
Per Month
Perfect for Small Brands
- 3 keyword rules
- 5k monthly mentions
- 12 hours update
Free Trial
Critical Mention
No trial information availableMentionlytics
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
180
9.1
81
Ease of Use
8.0
180
9.2
81
Ease of Setup
8.5
62
9.0
49
Ease of Admin
8.6
61
9.1
43
Quality of Support
8.5
161
9.7
76
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
63
9.5
43
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
170
9.7
70
Features by Category
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
17
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
16
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
15
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
7
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
13
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
11
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
12
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
14
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
16
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
16
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
11
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
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
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Social Management
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Media Channels
9.0
59
Feature Not Available
8.8
51
Feature Not Available
8.6
57
9.0
27
Geographic Coverage
9.1
60
8.5
23
9.1
54
8.8
26
8.1
33
8.8
25
Reporting
8.8
58
8.9
28
9.0
53
9.0
26
9.3
56
8.7
26
9.0
53
9.1
29
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
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
Generative AI
7.0
5
6.2
7
6.7
5
6.7
7
Monitoring & Listening
7.9
21
9.2
56
7.0
14
8.6
50
9.0
15
9.0
28
9.0
16
8.8
27
7.5
12
8.8
27
8.0
11
8.7
26
Agentic AI - Social Media Listening Tools
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
Data Management & Analysis
8.5
21
8.9
54
8.1
19
9.0
54
9.3
15
8.8
27
9.3
12
8.6
26
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Outreach
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting
9.6
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Media and Influencer Targeting
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
User Rights/Roles
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Critical Mention and Mentionlytics are categorized as Media Monitoring and Social Media Listening Tools
Unique Categories
Critical Mention is categorized as PR Analytics and Media and Influencer Targeting
Mentionlytics is categorized as Social Media Analytics and Social Media Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Critical Mention
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Mentionlytics
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
Public Relations and Communications
50.2%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.1%
Government Administration
4.1%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
32.3%
Marketing and Advertising
18.9%
Online Media
7.8%
Computer Software
6.7%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Management Consulting
3.3%
Other
57.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
How well does Critical Mention work in monitoring podcasts and Youtube channels?
1 Comment
EL
Thanks for your question! We have extremely sophisticated speech to text for both YouTube and podcasts. Our accuracy rates are on par with the best in the...Read more
Can the bandwidth insights be captured for real time motion?
1 Comment
DR
Hi Anuj - Yes, Critical Mention captures content and users receive alerts for their searches in real-time.Read more
Critical Mention has no more discussions with answers
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