# Mention.com alternatives, each judged in a sentence

> Mention went demo-only after Agorapulse bought it, so here are six places former self-serve users are going, with a one-line call on each.

URL: https://claudegpt.si/news/mention-com-alternatives-one-line-verdicts  
Published: 2026-10-25T18:52:15.492Z  
Updated: 2026-10-26T07:07:11.645Z  
Author: ClaudeGPT Si Newsroom  
Section: AI Tools  
Topics: Mention, Brand monitoring, Social listening  
Publisher: ClaudeGPT Si

## Key takeaways

- Mention's pricing page now shows a single Company plan with no published price and a demo button.
- AyeWatch starts with a free preview and then $9 a month, and sends a written summary with each alert.
- Teams that sell sentiment and share-of-voice reports still get more from Mention or Brand24.

Mention.com alternatives became a real search the day the small plans stopped being a thing you could just buy. Agorapulse bought Mention in May 2025, the publishing features were retired, and the pricing page now offers one plan, a demo button and no number. If you liked Mention because you could swipe a card and start tracking your brand by lunch, here is where to go, with a verdict per tool short enough to fit in a post.

## The verdicts

**1. AyeWatch.** The one to pick if you want alerts that read like a colleague's note instead of a keyword dump.

**2. Brand24.** The closest thing to old Mention, at a price that assumes you have a marketing budget.

**3. Hootsuite.** For people who miss posting and listening in the same tab and do not mind paying per seat.

**4. Mentionlytics.** Cheap listening with an add-on that checks what chatbots say about you.

**5. Awario.** Boolean listening for the price of a nice lunch, if you enjoy writing queries.

**6. Talkwalker Alerts.** Free email alerts that do the basics and nothing else.

Now the longer reasons, for anyone who reads past the headline.

## 1. AyeWatch: describe it, do not query it

[AyeWatch](https://ayewatch.ai) skips the Boolean string. You write what you care about in a sentence, for example "posts calling our app slow or broken, not fan art or giveaways", and its AI matches new items on meaning. Alerts come with a short summary and source links. It watches internet topics from over a billion sources, specific webpages for meaningful changes, and social accounts on X, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok.

Price: Free Preview with three lifetime runs and no card, then paid plans from $9 a month. Push and the in-app feed come with every plan; email, Slack, Discord, webhooks and the API need a paid one.

What it skips: sentiment charts, share of voice and a social inbox.

## 2. Brand24: the like-for-like move

Brand24 covers social, news, blogs and forums with AI sentiment on every plan and public prices. The entry plan is $199 a month billed yearly for three keywords and updates every 12 hours. Real-time updates start on Pro, at $399 a month billed yearly. Its API costs an extra $149.

## 3. Hootsuite: publishing comes back

Mention no longer publishes or responds, and Mention itself sends those users to Agorapulse. If you would rather go elsewhere, Hootsuite Standard is $99 per user a month billed yearly and includes scheduling, a unified inbox and social listening with a 30-day quick search. Deeper listening is an Enterprise feature.

## 4. Mentionlytics: low entry, AI visibility on the side

Basic starts at $49 a month billed yearly, with 5,000 mentions and updates every 12 hours. An AI Visibility add-on, from $49 a month, tracks how assistants describe your brand.

## 5. Awario: keyword power, small team

Starter is $29 a month billed yearly for three topics, unlimited keywords per topic and 30,000 mentions. You will spend time tuning queries, but the price is hard to argue with.

## 6. Talkwalker Alerts: the free floor

Email alerts from news, X, blogs and forums, Boolean operators allowed, no analytics. Good enough for a hobby project. Not a replacement for anything with a dashboard.

## Quick table

| Tool | Start price | Buy online | Main job |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AyeWatch | Free Preview, then $9/mo | Yes | Alerts with summaries |
| Brand24 | $199/mo yearly | Yes | Listening and sentiment |
| Hootsuite | $99/user/mo yearly | Yes | Publishing plus listening |
| Mentionlytics | $49/mo yearly | Yes | Budget listening |
| Awario | $29/mo yearly | Yes | Boolean listening |
| Talkwalker Alerts | Free | Yes | Email keyword alerts |
| Mention | Not published | Demo first | Listening and reports |

## Who should not switch

If a client pays you for a monthly sentiment and share-of-voice deck with their logo on it, Mention's Company plan still builds that, and review-site coverage across more than 75 sites is a real reason to stay. Everyone else can read the [six-tool write-up on AyeWatch's blog](https://ayewatch.ai/blog/mention-alternative), pick one, and stop refreshing a search tab.

## Frequently asked questions

### What happened to Mention.com?

Agorapulse acquired Mention in 2025. Its publish and respond features are being retired and the pricing page now offers one Company plan sold through a demo.

### What is the cheapest Mention.com alternative?

Talkwalker Alerts is free. Among paid tools, AyeWatch Pro is $9 a month and Awario starts at $29 a month billed yearly.

### Which alternative is closest to the old Mention?

Brand24, which covers social, news, blogs and forums with sentiment and publishes its prices, starting at $199 a month billed yearly.

## Sources

- [Mention pricing](https://mention.com/en/pricing/), Mention
- [AyeWatch features and FAQ](https://ayewatch.ai/), AyeWatch
- [Brand24 pricing and plans](https://brand24.com/prices/), Brand24
- [Hootsuite plans](https://www.hootsuite.com/plans), Hootsuite
- [Mentionlytics pricing](https://www.mentionlytics.com/pricing/), Mentionlytics
- [Awario pricing](https://awario.com/pricing/), Awario
- [Talkwalker Alerts](https://www.talkwalker.com/alerts), Talkwalker
- [6 Best Mention Alternatives in 2026](https://ayewatch.ai/blog/mention-alternative), AyeWatch