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Brandwatch Social

Consumer intelligence and social listening platform

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★4.1ratingPricing · PaidRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelBrandwatch Social · Social
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.1
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Brandwatch Social does

Brandwatch provides deep social media analytics and consumer intelligence with AI that identifies emerging trends, influential voices, and crisis signals. Enterprise brands use it to understand consumer perception at scale.

How Brandwatch Social compares with its closest alternatives

2 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Brandwatch Social does not. All 5 offer an API, as Brandwatch Social does. Brandwatch Social offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Brandwatch Social was founded in 2007; the alternatives were founded between 2001 and 2022, 1 of them earlier. Brandwatch Social is based in London, United Kingdom; none of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the United Kingdom. They are in the United States and France.

Market position · Social

How Brandwatch Social compares in Social

Brandwatch Social has moderate opportunity and sits in the top third of 251 live Social tools on FalcoScan. Across Social, the average opportunity score is 53.5 and the average saturation score 56.2. FalcoScan rates Brandwatch Social's own market position as open. 16 of the 251 operating Social tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Brandwatch Social compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Brandwatch SocialFounded 2007 · London, United KingdomModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising
Sprinklr AI SocialFounded 2009 · New York, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoYesWeb, API, MobileStable
Fluvio Social IntelligenceFounded 2022ModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIRising
Mention SocialFounded 2012 · Paris, FranceModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIStable
Khoros Social AIFounded 2019 · Austin, United StatesModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIStable
Meltwater SocialFounded 2001 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Social.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Brandwatch Social exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Sentiment AnalysisClassificationNlp
Industry Verticals
EnterpriseConsumer BrandsAgency
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Questions

Brandwatch Social: common questions

Is Brandwatch Social free?

No. Brandwatch Social is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Brandwatch Social?

The closest alternatives to Brandwatch Social that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Sprinklr AI Social, Fluvio Social Intelligence, Mention Social, Khoros Social AI, and Meltwater Social.

Is Brandwatch Social still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Brandwatch Social as operating at brandwatch.com.

Where is Brandwatch Social based?

Brandwatch Social is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Does Brandwatch Social have an API?

Yes. Brandwatch Social offers an API.

Who is Brandwatch Social for?

Brandwatch Social is built for enterprise marketers, insights teams, and pr managers.

How do I sign in to Brandwatch Social?

Sign in on Brandwatch Social's own website, brandwatch.com. FalcoScan reviews Brandwatch Social but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Brandwatch Social directly.

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