Google Alerts vs Meltwater: which is better? (compared)

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M Meltwater

Google Alerts and Meltwater are evenly matched across the measured dimensions.

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Social listening Category Social listening

Free Pricing Custom enterprise pricing

Web, email Platforms Web dashboard

Anyone wanting free, basic mention monitoring Best for PR and comms teams tracking media plus social mentions

Is Google Alerts better than Meltwater?

Google Alerts and Meltwater are evenly matched across the measured dimensions.

What is Google Alerts?

Google Alerts is a tool listed in the Social listening category of our independent SMM tools directory.

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