# Mention vs Monitoring Alerts Comparison

| | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 442 | 13 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (63.4% of reviews) | Small-Business (46.2% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $599.00 | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Mention

Pros:
- Brand Monitoring (2 reviews)
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)

Cons:
- AI Limitations (1 reviews)
- Complexity (1 reviews)

### Monitoring Alerts

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.4 (385 reviews) | 8.3 (10 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (389 reviews) | 8.2 (10 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (170 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (166 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (289 reviews) | 7.6 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.5 (153 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.0 (381 reviews) | 7.7 (10 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Mention

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Company Plan

Price: Starting at $599.00

Description: Complete media monitoring solution with advanced social listening, sentiment analysis, and competitive intelligence. Tailored to your organization's specific monitoring needs and scale.

Key Features:
- Unlimited users
- 10+ Basic, Standard and Boolean-search based alerts
- 50,000 mentions

[Learn more about Mention](https://www.g2.com/products/mention/reviews)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Monitoring Alerts

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Social Media Marketing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Mention** | N/A | N/A |
| **Monitoring Alerts** | N/A | N/A |

#### Additional Functionality

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customer Segmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Conversion Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Post Scheduling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Scheduling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Library** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Channel Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Trend Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Drag & Drop** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Activity Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customizable Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Channel Marketing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Promotion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Import/Export** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Contact Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **A/B Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generative AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customizable Branding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Email Marketing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Publishing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Image Library** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Copilot** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Tagging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting/Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Keyword Filtering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customizable Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Calendar Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Campaign** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Account Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Commenting/Notes** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Engagement Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Third-Party Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Metrics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Click Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Social Media Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Mention** | 8.4/10 | 25 |
| **Monitoring Alerts** | N/A | N/A |

#### Content & Collaboration

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Content Calendar** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Content Library** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Shared Inbox** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Approval Workflows** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Users and Permissions** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Content Creation** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Image Library** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Social Management

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Social Analytics** | 8.4 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Social Publishing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Optimization** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Account Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Social Ads** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Planning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Hashtag Capabilites** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Campaign** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customer Engagement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Publishing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Social Media Management

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Third-Party Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Additional Functionality

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customizable Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customizable Branding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Advertising** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Filtering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Approval Process Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Keyword Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Tagging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Activity Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Calendar Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Post Scheduling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts/Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Trend Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sentiment Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Copilot** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Promotion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **@mentions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generative AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Engagement Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Brand Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Drag & Drop** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Commenting/Notes** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Template Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Media Monitoring

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Mention** | 8.6/10 | 15 |
| **Monitoring Alerts** | N/A | N/A |

#### Media Channels

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Broadcast Media** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Print Media** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Online Media** | 8.9 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Geographic Coverage

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Local Media** | 9.0 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **National Media** | 8.9 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **International Media** | 8.5 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Keyword Targeting** | 8.7 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Feeds and Alerts** | 8.2 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Reports** | 8.5 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | 7.9 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Media Monitoring

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generative AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Additional Functionality

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Channel Marketing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Approval Process Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting & Statistics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Library** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Press Release Builder** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Channel Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Import/Export** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Press Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Email Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Search/Filter** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Media Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Update** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Copilot** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Social Media Listening Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Mention** | 7.9/10 | 322 |
| **Monitoring Alerts** | N/A | N/A |

#### Monitoring & Listening

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Social Measurement** | 8.2 (255 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Influencer Identification** | 7.8 (239 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Brand Monitoring** | 8.8 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Keyword Tracking** | 8.3 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Trend Analysis** | 6.7 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Competitor Analysis** | 6.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Competitor Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Hashtag Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Engagement Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Activity Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Influencer Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Impact Measurement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Social Media Listening Tools

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **AI/Machine Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Third-Party Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Management & Analysis

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Sentiment Analysis** | 7.6 (224 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Social Reporting** | 8.3 (230 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts and Notifications** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Data Filtering** | 7.9 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Additional Functionality

| Feature | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Negative Feedback Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audience Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Account Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Copilot** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Import/Export** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audience Engagement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Publishing Options** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generative AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Metrics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Optical Character Recognition** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Channel Data Collection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting/Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audience Targeting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Commenting/Notes** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Approval Process Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Library** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting & Statistics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Promotion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customer Engagement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Publishing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Benchmarking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Boolean Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Tagging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Visual Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Access Controls/Permissions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reputation Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Listening** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Advertising** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customizable Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Media Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/media-monitoring)

**Unique to Mention (2):** [Social Media Listening Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/social-media-listening-tools), [Social Media Management Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/social-media-mgmt)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Mention | Monitoring Alerts | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 63.4% | 46.2% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 27.5% | 23.1% | 
| **Enterprise** | 9.2% | 30.8% | 

### By Industry

#### Mention

- **Marketing and Advertising:** 10.8%
- **Internet:** 10.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 7.4%
- **Computer Software:** 5.7%
- **Public Relations and Communications:** 4.1%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 3.0%
- **Entertainment:** 3.0%
- **Writing and Editing:** 2.5%
- **Management Consulting:** 2.3%
- **Financial Services:** 2.3%
- **Other:** 48.5%

#### Monitoring Alerts

- **Public Relations and Communications:** 15.4%
- **Higher Education:** 15.4%
- **Writing and Editing:** 7.7%
- **Real Estate:** 7.7%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 7.7%
- **Management Consulting:** 7.7%
- **Internet:** 7.7%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 7.7%
- **Computer Software:** 7.7%
- **Broadcast Media:** 7.7%
- **Other:** 7.7%

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## Top Discussions

### Mention

- Title: [What is Mention used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-mention-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Mention is the marketer's best friend, allowing them to tackle multiple online marketing challenges. The platform seamlessly integrates social listening and..."
- Title: [Do you offer a free trial?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/trial-9ea8afc6-924f-436b-99e5-c147f8daa291) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, you can try our product for 14 days."

### Monitoring Alerts

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/mention-vs-monitoring-alerts)