Social Listening Tools
- launch briefQuality gapOpportunity score
46
CPC (real)
$12
Active Google advertisers
12
LinkedIn advertisers
9
Pixel advertisers
8
Avg ad tenure
2.8 yr
Incumbent ad spend/mo
$533k
Spend momentum
+38%
SEO difficulty
0
Avg incumbent funding
$3.1B
Incumbents (12)- genuine category specialists - cross-listed generic tools excluded
| Product | Rating | Funding | Ad spend/mo | Google ads | Channels | Authority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2(255) | $568M | $168k | 3.4y | 24 | 4 | 53 | |
| 4.4(184) | $264M | $157k | 3.0y | 17 | - | 43 | |
| 4.7(425) | $24B | $137k | 4.6y | - | - | 67 | |
| 4.0(96) | - | $51k | 4.6y | 24 | 6 | 50 | |
| 4.4(606) | - | $14k | 1.1y | 24 | 5 | 60 | |
| 4.5(110) | $21M | $2k | 1.5y | 24 | 4 | 39 | |
| 4.6(83) | - | $2k | 2.4y | - | - | 27 | |
| 4.6(713) | $19M | $901 | 1.8y | 24 | 2 | 49 | |
YouScanAd | 4.9(114) | $2.2M | $548 | 2.5y | 24 | 4 | 44 |
| 4.4(39) | - | $16 | 3.1y | 12 | 4 | 36 | |
| 4.4(131) | $15M | - | 4.6y | 12 | 3 | - | |
| 4.5(50) | $6.4M | - | 1.1y | - | - | - |
PPC playbook- keywords the incumbents bid on - copy these (bidders = how many incumbents compete)
Common complaints- recurring incumbent review cons = product gaps to exploit
Ad creatives- live Google Search ads the incumbents run - copy the angles
Brandwatch brandwatch.com
The #1 Social Media Toolkit - Everything In One Platform
Social Media Management made manageable - All social channels & workflows in one place.
The #1 Social Media Toolkit
Game-Changing Social Tool — Social Media Management made manageable - All social channels & workflows in one place.
The No. 1 Social Media Suite - Manage & Monitor Social Media
"excellent, stress-free way to organize social media. " g2 market leader, 2022. Brandwatch lets you manage all your social networks from one intuitive platform.
The #1 Social Media Toolkit | Everything In One Platform
Social Media Management made manageable - All social channels & workflows in one place.
Reputation reputation.com
Online Reputation Management | Reputation™️
Track your business' online reputation with our Reputation software. Increase visibility in search, manage all reviews, and update all listings in one place.
Brand Reputation Management | Reputation™️
Track your business' online reputation with our Reputation software. Increase visibility in search, manage all reviews, and update all listings in one place.
Reputation Management Platform | Reputation™️
Track your business' online reputation with our Reputation software. Increase visibility in search, manage all reviews, and update all listings in one place.
Online reputation platform | Reputation™️
Track your business' online reputation with our Reputation software. Increase visibility in search, manage all reviews, and update all listings in one place.
XM for Strategy & Research qualtrics.com
Free depression screening
Take 5 minutes to fill out a mood screener from UCSF.
Think you are depressed?
Find out. 5 minute mood screener from UCSF.
Employee Engagement Surveys
Employee Experience Management — Measure the holistic employee experience & empower everyone to drive change. Request demo! The market-leading solution to transform employee engagement with AI-powered insights.
Meltwater meltwater.com
Brandwatch
Social Listening + Media Tools — Discover why Meltwater's AI powered social listening is #1 choice for brands. Meltwater offers full...
Media Monitoring Tool
Alerts Before News Breaks — AI-powered media monitoring: competitor tracking, brand management & crisis alerts in one. Track brand mentions across 270k+ news sources, 20k+ podcasts, TV & radio, & social.
The #1 Social Listening Tool
Meltwater Social Listening — Data from over 15 social media channels, LLMs like ChatGPT, print, broadcast & podcasts. Join...
Sprout Social sproutsocial.com
Sprout Social | Social Media Management Tool
Get the Social Publishing Tool That Doesn't Slow You Down. Start Your 30 Day Free Trial. Sprout Social Provides Smarter, Faster Publishing in One Workspace.
Sprout Social
Social Media Management Tool — Get the Social Publishing Tool That Doesn't Slow You Down. Start Your 30 Day Free Trial. Sprout...
Oktopost oktopost.com
Finally, Social Built for B2B | Link Social Data to Your CRM
Switch to the only social OS that links every LinkedIn interaction to your CRM pipeline. See the difference a true B2B platform makes.
Finally, Social Built for B2B
The only B2B social platform — Switch to the only social OS that links every LinkedIn interaction to your CRM pipeline. Stop...
Oktopost: B2B to the Core | Native Salesforce Integration
See the difference a true B2B platform makes. Explore Oktopost's solutions today. Stop making noise with generic tools.
Social Listening tool for B2B
AI-Powered Social Listening — Monitor the conversations that matter. Link social listening directly to your B2B pipeline. Track...
Infegy Atlas infegy.com
Social Media Listening Tools
Free Social Listening Trial — Manage your brand and understand consumer desires w/ the most accurate, hard-to-find data.
Unlimited Social API - Fastest Social Listening API
Infegy API is Fast, Unlimited, and Flexible for Social Media Posts and Analytics.
Social Listening Platform | Forecast & Watch Market Trends
Industry-leading speed to track PR, understand conversations and maximize profit/health. Manage...
Unlimited Social API
Social Media API — Infegy API is Fast, Unlimited, and Flexible for Social Media Posts and...
Agorapulse agorapulse.com
#1 Hoot Alternative | Trusted by 31,000+ Users
6,000+ teams switched from Hoot. Award-winning support, 96% satisfaction. Book a demo. Trusted by 31,000+ social media managers.
$79 vs $199/User - Compare | All-Inclusive Pricing
$79/user vs $199/user. More features, better support. 96% satisfaction. Book a demo. All-inclusive pricing with 24/7 support & 30-min response.
The Best Hoot Alternative - The Smarter Social Platform
6,000+ teams switched from Hoot. Award-winning support, 96% satisfaction. Book a demo. Save 10+ hours weekly. Track ROI from social posts. 96% satisfaction. Schedule a demo.
The Best Hoot Alternative | Trusted by 31,000+ Users
Trusted by 31,000+ social media managers. 24/7 support, 30-min response. Book a demo. Save 10+ hours weekly. Track ROI from social posts. 96% satisfaction. Schedule a demo.
Risk: XM for Strategy & Research is the entrenched leader ($24B raised), authority 67 - wedge in rather than attack head-on.
Sources: Capterra profiles + reviews · SEMrush demand / spend / paid keywords / authority / momentum · Apollo funding. Incumbent rollups exclude domains appearing in >25 categories. Capterra category ↗
