Social

Mention Social Monitor

Real-time social listening and monitoring

★4.3ratingPricing · FreemiumRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelMention Social Monitor · Social
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

Social AI has no moat to speak of on average, from the moat scores of its rated products. What protects Social AI tools, and the widest moats

The Brief

What Mention Social Monitor does

Mention tracks your brand, competitors, and keywords across 1 billion sources in real time.

How Mention Social Monitor compares with its closest alternatives

1 of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan, as Mention Social Monitor does. Only Modash lists a starting price, $299 a month. All 5 offer an API, as Mention Social Monitor does. Mention Social Monitor offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Mention Social Monitor was founded in 2012; the alternatives were founded between 2007 and 2019, 2 of them earlier. Mention Social Monitor is based in Paris, France; none of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters is in France. They are in the United Kingdom, Estonia, Poland and elsewhere.

Market position · Social

How Mention Social Monitor compares in Social

Mention Social Monitor 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 Mention Social Monitor's own market position as contested. 16 of the 251 operating Social tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Mention Social Monitor compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Mention Social MonitorFounded 2012 · Paris, FranceModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWebRising
BrandwatchFounded 2007 · London, United KingdomLowCrowdedPaid—NoYesWeb, APIStable
ModashFounded 2019 · Tallinn, EstoniaModerateContestedPaid$299/moNoYesWeb, APIRising
Brand24 MonitorFounded 2013 · Wrocław, PolandModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWebRising
GrinFounded 2014 · Sacramento, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoYesWebRising
Buffer Deep AnalyticsFounded 2010 · Remote-firstModerateContestedPaid—NoYesWebStable

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 Mention Social Monitor exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
ClassificationData Extraction
Industry Verticals
Marketing
Tagged

Mention Social Monitor shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Mention Social Monitor: common questions

Is Mention Social Monitor free?

Mention Social Monitor has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Mention Social Monitor?

The closest alternatives to Mention Social Monitor that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Brandwatch, Modash, Brand24 Monitor, Grin, and Buffer Deep Analytics.

Is Mention Social Monitor still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Mention Social Monitor as operating at mention.com.

Where is Mention Social Monitor based?

Mention Social Monitor is headquartered in Paris, France.

Does Mention Social Monitor have an API?

Yes. Mention Social Monitor offers an API.

Who is Mention Social Monitor for?

Mention Social Monitor is built for marketers and agencies.

How do I sign in to Mention Social Monitor?

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

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