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Meltwater: Intelligence you can act on

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Meltwater - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: August 2026

Meltwater overview

What is Meltwater?

Meltwater is the global leader in actionable intelligence for PR, Communications, and Marketing

teams. By analyzing 1.3 billion pieces of content daily, Meltwater transforms media, social, and

AI signals into intelligence that leaders rely on to make faster, more confident decisions. With

27,000 customers worldwide, Meltwater is the intelligence platform global brands trust to stay

ahead.

Meltwater: Intelligence you can act on.

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Pros & Cons

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Information Accessibility

PR Media Database

Social Media Monitoring

Customer Support

Client Email Management

Monitoring Team

Meltwater’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Meltwater review summaries overview

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
 
1-2(9)
3-4(49)
5(38)

What do users say about Meltwater?

Users say Meltwater offers robust social media monitoring, reporting, and analytics tools that help them track brand mentions and manage media relations efficiently. They find it useful for compiling reports, analyzing social conversations, and organizing information, but some mention difficulties with social post scheduling, tagging, and higher costs compared to alternatives. They also note occasional errors in reporting and limited access to certain platforms.

Reviewers report mixed experiences with customer support, describing it as responsive and helpful at times, but also slow, pushy, or unhelpful in other cases. They indicate the platform has a steep learning curve and requires significant training to use effectively.

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Who uses Meltwater?

Based on 96 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Marketing and Advertising
Internet
Non-Profit Organization Management
Public Relations and Communications
Others

Use cases

Social Media Analytics Tools
Public Relations
Social Listening Tools
Social Media Monitoring
Competitive Intelligence

Meltwater's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Meltwater users:

Multi-Channel data collection
Engagement tracking
Campaign analytics
Post scheduling
Competitor monitoring
Customizable reports

All Meltwater features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Activity dashboard
Ad hoc reporting
AI/Machine learning
Alerts/Notifications
API
Approval process control
Article Author Database
Audience analytics
Audience engagement
Audience targeting
Automated publishing
Automated scheduling
Behavior analytics
Benchmarking
Brand management
Brand tracking
Calendar management
Campaign analytics
Campaign management
Campaign planning
Campaign tracking
Channel management
Clippings Management
Collaboration tools
Commenting/Notes
Communication management
Competitive analysis
Competitor monitoring
Contact database
Contact management
Content discovery
Content management
Content publishing options
Conversion tracking
Customer engagement
Customer segmentation
Customizable fields
Customizable reports
Customizable templates
Customization
Dashboard
Dashboard creation
Data import/export
Data visualization
Digital asset management
Drag & drop
Dynamic content
Email alerts
Email Distribution
Email marketing
Engagement tracking
Filtering
Hashtag tracking
Impact measurement
Influencer discovery
Influencer relationship management
Influencer tracking
Keyword filtering
Keyword tracking
KPI monitoring
Lead generation
List management
Marketing automation
Media monitoring
@mentions
Mobile alerts
Monitoring
Multi-Account management
Multi-Campaign
Multi-Channel attribution
Multi-Channel data collection
Multi-Channel distribution
Multi-Channel management
Multi-Channel marketing
Multi-Language
Natural language processing
Negative feedback management
Performance metrics
Post scheduling
Predictive analytics
Press Monitoring
Press Release Builder
Real-Time analytics
Real Time Comparisons
Real-Time data
Real-Time monitoring
Real-Time notifications
Real-Time reporting
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & statistics
Reputation management
Response management
Review monitoring
ROI tracking
Scheduling
Search/Filter
Sentiment analysis
Social listening
Social marketing
Social media integration
Social media monitoring
Social mentions tracking
Social Performance Management
Tagging
Template management
Third-Party integration
Third-Party integrations
Trend analysis
User management
Visual analytics
Website analytics
Website Monitoring
Web tracking
Widgets
Workflow management

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Integrations rated by users

We looked at 96 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Meltwater integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Good for reminders in slack for OKRs, reviews and 1-1s, but doesn't affect the tool itself much.

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Meltwater support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Phone Support
Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
24/7 (Live rep)
Chat

Training options

Videos
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation

Meltwater FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Meltwater?

Meltwater has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid-size Business, Small Business

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Q. Does Meltwater support mobile devices?

Meltwater supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. What level of support does Meltwater offer?

Meltwater offers the following support options:
Phone Support, Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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