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Compare Critical Mention and Prowly 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (74.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $258.00 2 Users Per Year
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 MentionProwly
Star Rating
(114)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $258.00 2 Users Per Year
Browse all 5 pricing plansCritical Mention vs Prowly
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Prowly easier to use. However, Critical Mention is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Critical Mention overall.
- Reviewers felt that Prowly meets the needs of their business better than Critical Mention.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Critical Mention and Prowly provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Critical Mention over Prowly.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Critical Mention
No pricing availableProwly
Basic Annual
Starting at $258.00
2 Users Per Year
For individuals looking to strengthen PR efforts by finding contacts, sending pitches, and monitoring the media.
Price per month, billed annually
- 500 Media database contacts
- Add own contacts to CRM
- Send, schedule and analyze 1,000 per month
Free Trial
Critical Mention
No trial information availableProwly
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
180
8.6
97
Ease of Use
8.0
180
8.8
97
Ease of Setup
8.5
62
8.2
63
Ease of Admin
8.6
61
8.4
54
Quality of Support
8.5
161
8.5
93
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
63
8.3
54
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
170
7.9
89
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
6.3
13
Agentic AI - Press Release Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Distribution
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.9
15
Contact Management
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
PR Management
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Agentic AI - Regulatory Change 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
Workflow Automation
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Media Channels
9.0
59
9.3
5
8.8
51
9.0
5
8.6
57
9.3
5
Geographic Coverage
9.1
60
9.0
5
9.1
54
9.7
5
8.1
33
9.0
5
Reporting
8.8
58
9.0
5
9.0
53
9.0
5
9.3
56
9.3
5
9.0
53
9.3
5
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
9.0
5
6.7
5
9.3
5
Monitoring & Listening
7.9
21
9.2(won by 1.3)
6
7.0
14
7.8(won by 0.8)
6
9.0
15
10.0(won by 1.0)
5
9.0(won by 0.7)
16
8.3
6
7.5(won by default)
12
Feature Not Available
8.0
11
8.6(won by 0.6)
6
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(won by 0.7)
21
7.8
6
8.1
19
8.6(won by 0.5)
6
9.3(won by 2.4)
15
6.9
6
9.3(won by 1.8)
12
7.5
6
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
Distribution & Reporting
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
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Database
8.5
10
8.8
55
8.8
10
8.3
55
Feature Not Available
8.4
51
Outreach
Feature Not Available
8.8
54
Feature Not Available
8.3
11
Feature Not Available
8.6
46
Reporting
9.6
13
9.0
7
Feature Not Available
8.4
48
9.4
12
8.2
50
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
8.3
41
9.8
8
8.3
49
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Critical Mention and Prowly are categorized as Media Monitoring, PR Analytics, Social Media Listening Tools, and Media and Influencer Targeting
Unique Categories
Critical Mention has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Critical Mention
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Prowly
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%
Public Relations and Communications
16.4%
Media Production
6.4%
Internet
6.4%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Computer Software
6.4%
Other
58.2%
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
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