The Meltwater alternative for brand and social teams.
Meltwater was built for PR and communications: press, broadcast and media relations. Commently is built for the brand and social team: the comments, mentions and creators that move how people see your brand.
Comments under your and your creators' posts; mentions across news, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
Spoken content
Transcripts for TV, radio and podcasts
What is said in YouTube videos, to the second
Engagement rate
Engagement rate, EMV and True Reach
Classic, organic and median ER, plus ROI before you spend
Forecasts
Trend forecasting; accuracy not published
Graded when they expire, hit rate on record
Getting started
Most contracts annual with a 12-month minimum; no self-serve trial
Set up for your category in a day, then a free pilot
What Commently does differently
Built around social conversation: every comment under your and your creators' posts, classified.
What is said in YouTube videos is searchable, opened at the second your brand is named.
Creators judged on classic, organic and median ER, with ROI estimated before you spend.
Set up for your category in a day, and judged on your own data in a free pilot.
Where Meltwater still fits
For press monitoring, broadcast, media contacts and PR distribution, Meltwater covers ground Commently does not.
What reviewers say
On G2, reviewers mention a steep learning curve and an interface that is not always intuitive; on TrustRadius, some describe contracts as hard to exit early.
Choose Meltwater if
Press, broadcast monitoring and media relations are the core of your work.
Choose Commently if
Your work is social: comments, mentions, creators and your own channels.
Questions
Does Meltwater offer a free trial?
Meltwater offers a demo; its pricing page describes annual contracts, most with a 12-month minimum. Commently starts every brand with a free pilot.
Is Commently a media monitoring tool?
Commently covers news and web mentions, but it is built around social conversation, comments and creators, not press clipping or media relations.
Sources
Facts about Meltwater come only from its own public pages and public review sites.
Last checked: November 2, 2026. Product details change; check each vendor's site before you decide.
See it on your own brand.
Access is granted in small batches. We set Commently up for your brands, competitors and category, and a free pilot lets your team judge it on its own data.
The Meltwater alternative for brand and social teams.
Meltwater was built for PR and communications: press, broadcast and media relations. Commently is built for the brand and social team: the comments, mentions and creators that move how people see your brand.
Where Meltwater still fits
For press monitoring, broadcast, media contacts and PR distribution, Meltwater covers ground Commently does not.
What reviewers say
On G2, reviewers mention a steep learning curve and an interface that is not always intuitive; on TrustRadius, some describe contracts as hard to exit early.
Choose Meltwater if
Press, broadcast monitoring and media relations are the core of your work.
Choose Commently if
Your work is social: comments, mentions, creators and your own channels.
Sources
Facts about Meltwater come only from its own public pages and public review sites.
Last checked: November 2, 2026. Product details change; check each vendor's site before you decide.
See it on your own brand.
Access is granted in small batches. We set Commently up for your brands, competitors and category, and a free pilot lets your team judge it on its own data.
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