The #1 social listening platform

Meltwater social listening helps you spot risks early, track competitors, & share executive-ready reporting without juggling disconnected tools.

  • Unlock brand awareness across media, social & AI signals
  • Get AI summaries of volume spikes, sentiment shifts & emerging themes
  • Predict & jump on the latest trends before anyone else
  • Access unmatched global data coverage
  • Get secure, enterprise-grade AI with ISO/IEC & SOC 2 certifications

See Meltwater in action

3000+ reviews

Trusted by 27,000+ organizations worldwide

Leading brands use Meltwater social listening software to consolidate tools, detect crises in real time, and deliver brand insights across teams and regions.

COVERAGE ACROSS THE INTELLIGENCE ECOSYSTEM

One connected view across every signal that matters

Meltwater unifies global media, social, AI search, reviews, and first-party data into one intelligence layer for a real-time view of your brand and market.

Turn listening into action across every priority

Social listening is the real-time tracking of brand mentions, keywords, and conversations across social platforms, so you can act before a moment passes. Meltwater covers 20+ networks, including X, Meta, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, Bluesky, and Threads, across 200+ countries and 240+ languages, with alerts that reach you within minutes.

Real-Time Crisis Detection & Risk Mitigation

When the narrative shifts, minutes matter. Meltwater helps you detect issues early and respond with confidence, using real-time alerts, spike detection, and sentiment shift monitoring to catch risk before it becomes front-page news.

Competitive Intelligence & Share of Voice Tracking

Know where you stand, and where the conversation is moving. Track share of voice over time, benchmark against competitors, and spot industry trends early with dashboards designed for decision-making (not just data collection).

Executive-Ready Reporting for the C-Suite

Turn complex media coverage into clear executive narratives. Meltwater makes it easy to deliver consistent, executive-ready reporting, so stakeholders see what’s changing, why it matters, and what to do next.

Consumer Intelligence & Trend Detection

Meltwater turns billions of consumer conversations into earlier signals and faster insight—so teams can spot shifts, understand audience behavior, and act before competitors do.

With teams like yours, get outcomes like these

“We have come a long way from when we started, where we had fragmented data sources for evaluating social media, to now where we have a consolidated single source of truth. Having that one platform that enables us to evaluate our customer perceptions, as well as our marketing impact across multiple markets in a consistent and globally insightful manner, is what makes Meltwater different from its competitors.”

SVP, Global Head of Analytics, Shiseido

Amit Naik

We use Meltwater to change the conversation with our senior leadership. We can show impressions, reach, view-through rates, and exactly which audiences we’re reaching — helping drive 37% stronger campaign performance than our standard branded content.

Social and Digital Communications Lead EMEA, Canon

Gareth Crew

Meltwater helps us analyze consumer conversations in a structured way and turn that data into real business insight — driving 272% year-over-year growth in engagement across our social channels.


Social Intelligence Lead, Haleon


Danny Gardner

Increase your efficiency and engagement

80%

more efficient market research
- Haleon Case study

272%

year-over-year growth in engagement across social channels
  - Haleon Case study

406%

 year-over-year sales growth driven by social listening insights 
- Neuro Case study

WHY BRANDS CHOOSE MELTWATER FOR SOCIAL LISTENING

Built for teams that need more than keyword tracking

Move beyond surface-level monitoring with a platform built for context, speed, and action.

TRADITIONAL SOCIAL LISTENING TOOLS
MELTWATER SOCIAL LISTENING
  • Executive-ready dashboards that update automatically

Static reports built manually

Fragmented point solutions


  • One platform for social, news, forums, and Reddit

Manual Boolean setup and maintenance


  • AI-assisted Boolean and search setup

Post-level sentiment only


Competitive tools sold separately


  • Brand-level sentiment enrichment

Social coverage without news or forums


  • Competitive intelligence built in, not bolted on
  • Listening and earned media in one workflow

Ready to see the full social conversation?

See how Meltwater helps your team monitor faster, report clearly, and act with confidence.

Start seeing what matters and act first

One platform that replaces them all

Eliminate tool-switching and redundant costs. No overlap, no wasted spend.

Stay ahead of the market

Benchmark performance against competitors and industry. Uncover new opportunities to make faster, strategic decisions.

Find answers instantly

Get AI-powered answers and reports from real-time data so teams can respond faster and with confidence.

Track campaign and sponsorship impact

Measure campaign reach, engagement, brand impact, and ROI. Link performance to outcomes to guide optimization.

Spike detection and protection

Automatically flag unusual activity and coverage shifts. Understand sentiment so teams can respond with confidence.

Spot trends that matter

Identify conversations, creators, and cultural signals shaping your audience. Find influencers, track trends, and use insights for smarter decisions.

Top rated by PR, communications and marketing teams on G2

3000+ reviews

Meltwater MCP

Meltwater MCP helps teams work more efficiently with trusted intelligence by making it easier to access insights, streamline workflows, and make faster, more informed decisions.

  • Connect Meltwater to AI assistants and custom agents
  • Ask questions in natural language
  • Access media, social, consumer and AI intelligence
  • Automate workflows and act faster

Frequently Asked Questions

How real-time are alerts within Meltwater’s social listening platform?

Alerts are designed for real-time responsiveness. You can configure spike detection, sentiment shift notifications, and threshold-based triggers so relevant teams are notified quickly, including via workflow integrations like Slack or Microsoft Teams.

Do I get customer support?

Yes. Meltwater provides customer support to help you get the most from the platform, including guidance with setup, troubleshooting, best practices, and ongoing use.


Support availability and channels may vary by plan and region.

What is the data coverage like?

Meltwater provides comprehensive global coverage across media, social, and AI signals, helping teams see the full picture in one unified platform. Our coverage includes more than 6 million unique sources, 1.3 billion documents ingested daily, and support for over 240 languages.


This enables organisations to monitor conversations, identify emerging trends, understand reputational risks, and turn fragmented data into actionable intelligence.

What is MCP, and how can it work with Meltwater?

MCP, or Model Context Protocol, allows AI assistants and agents to securely connect with external data and systems. Meltwater’s MCP capabilities can make approved Meltwater intelligence available within AI-powered workflows, helping teams ask questions, analyse insights, and act faster without switching between platforms.


Access and functionality depend on the specific MCP setup, permissions, and available product capabilities.

What platforms does Meltwater’s Social Listening platform support?

Meltwater supports major social and digital channels, along with news and forum sources, so you get cross-channel visibility in one platform. Coverage can include sources like X (Twitter), TikTok brand mentions, Reddit, online news, and more, depending on your package and region.

Does the Meltwater platform integrate with other tools and systems?

Yes. Meltwater can connect with the tools and systems your teams already use, including CRM, analytics, reporting, collaboration, and data environments. It can also support MCP connections, enabling AI assistants and agents to access relevant Meltwater intelligence within approved workflows.


These integrations help teams centralise insights, automate reporting, and make intelligence easier to act on across the organisation.

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