Best Social Listening · head-to-head
Brand24 vs BuzzSumo
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for social listening. BuzzSumo has the lower 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.
BuzzSumo has the lower entry price — Brand24 starts at $249/mo, BuzzSumo at $199/mo. Free tier: Brand24 No, BuzzSumo No. HIPAA: Brand24 —, BuzzSumo —.
As of 2026-11-01 · figures link to their source below STALE
Side by side
Brand24
$249/mo entryBuzzSumo
$199/mo entrySources — Brand24: brand24.com (verified 2026-09-03) STALE · 2026-09-03 · BuzzSumo: buzzsumo.com (verified 2026-11-01)
Key features
Brand24: AI Sentiment Analysis across all plans; AI Brand Assistant and AI Events Detection on Pro+; Lightning Search for real-time monitoring; Advanced Reports on Business+
BuzzSumo: Content Analyzer for trending content discovery; Media Database & Outreach on PR & Comms+; YouTube Analyzer on Suite+; Question Analyzer for content ideation