# Best way to track media mentions

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hey G2 community<strong>, </strong>I’m looking for the best way to track media mentions across news outlets, blogs, and social media. I want a tool that gives clear alerts, simple reporting, and helps stay on top of brand reputation. Here are some of the top-rated platforms I found that are great for tracking media coverage:</p><ol>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/meltwater/reviews"><strong>Meltwater</strong></a> – A full-featured platform for tracking earned media and online mentions. It offers real-time alerts, sentiment analysis, and reporting dashboards to help monitor brand visibility.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/brand24/reviews"><strong>Brand24</strong></a> – Simple to set up and gives daily summaries, social listening tools, and keyword tracking. Ideal for small to mid-sized teams that want clear insight without the learning curve.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/cisionone/reviews"><strong>Cision Communications Cloud</strong> </a>– Built for PR teams managing outreach and monitoring. It includes media database access, press distribution, and coverage tracking across multiple channels.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/mention/reviews"><strong>Mention</strong></a> – Makes it easy to follow media mentions in real time. Lightweight, budget-friendly, and includes collaboration tools for teams that want to respond quickly.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/muck-rack/reviews"><strong>Muck Rack</strong></a> – Great for tracking PR coverage and finding journalist contacts. It also provides alerts and campaign performance insights, making it a strong tool for communication teams.</li>
</ol><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I found these while browsing G2’s media monitoring software category. If your team has used any of them, I’d love to know how they performed for tracking visibility, sentiment, and speed of updates.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Thanks!</p>

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## Comments
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&lt;p&gt;These are just 5 software that offer media mentions tracking analytics, but I know there are a lot more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: about 1 year ago
- Author title: Industry Analyst





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