Independent · sourced · Updated September 2026
Best Social Listening (2026)
8 social listening options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest social listening is Awario at $49/mo. All 8 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated September 2026.
As of Sep 3, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
Cite this comparison
Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest social listening is Awario at $49/mo; across 5 with published pricing the median is $199/mo ($49–$599/mo), every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-09-03. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/social-listening/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $49/mo, median $199/mo, up to $599/mo — across 5 with published pricing.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-09-03.
Comparison
| # | Social Listening | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awario | $49/mo Starter | No | — | — | SMB | awario.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Sprout Social | $99/mo Essentials | No | — | Yes | social media management | sproutsocial.com | Visit → |
| 3 | BuzzSumo | $199/mo Content Creation | No | — | — | content marketing | buzzsumo.com | Visit → |
| 4 | Brand24 | $249/mo Individual | No | — | — | brand monitoring | brand24.com | Visit → |
| 5 | Mention | $599/mo Company | No | — | — | enterprise brand monitoring | mention.com | Visit → |
| 6 | Brandwatch | quote-only | No | — | — | enterprise brand intelligence | brandwatch.com | Visit → |
| 7 | Meltwater | not priced monthly | No | — | Yes | enterprise PR | meltwater.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Talkwalker | not priced monthly | No | — | Yes | enterprise social intelligence | talkwalker.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest social listening?
Awario has the lowest published entry price at $49/mo (Starter), as of 2026-09-03.
How much does social listening cost per month?
Across the 5 social listening with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $199/mo, ranging from $49/mo to $599/mo, as of 2026-09-03. 3 are quote-only.
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