What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about media monitoring tools — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-04 · 49 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (42 answers)
Across 49 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Meltwater is recommended most often — appearing in 83.7% of recommendations, followed by Brand24 (83.7%) and Talkwalker (75.5%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meltwater meltwater.com Best for: AI recommends Meltwater most when buyers ask “best media monitoring tools for tracking brand mentions” (100% of those answers) | 83.7% 95% CI 71–91.5% 41 mentions · avg pos 5.6 first pick 19.5% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 78.6% | Claim |
| 2 | Brand24 brand24.com Best for: AI recommends Brand24 most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise media monitoring and PR platforms” (100% of those answers) | 83.7% 95% CI 71–91.5% 41 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 22% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 78.6%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 78.6% | Claim |
| 3 | Talkwalker talkwalker.com Best for: AI recommends Talkwalker most when buyers ask “best media monitoring tools for tracking brand mentions” (100% of those answers) | 75.5% 95% CI 61.9–85.4% 37 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 10.8% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 85.7%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 4 | Brandwatch brandwatch.com Best for: AI recommends Brandwatch most when buyers ask “best media monitoring tools for tracking brand mentions” (100% of those answers) | 75.5% 95% CI 61.9–85.4% 37 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 16.2% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 64.3%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 5 | Mention mention.com Best for: AI recommends Mention most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise media monitoring and PR platforms” (100% of those answers) | 73.5% 95% CI 59.7–83.8% 36 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 5.6% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 64.3%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 64.3% | Claim |
| 6 | Cision cision.com Best for: AI recommends Cision most when buyers ask “best tools for monitoring press coverage and online brand mentions” (87.5% of those answers) | 57.1% 95% CI 43.3–70% 28 mentions · avg pos 7.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 35.7%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 7 | Sprout Social sproutsocial.com Best for: AI recommends Sprout Social most when buyers ask “which media monitoring tool has the best sentiment analysis features” (87.5% of those answers) | 53.1% 95% CI 39.4–66.3% 26 mentions · avg pos 10.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 8 | Google Alerts Best for: AI recommends Google Alerts most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise media monitoring and PR platforms” (75% of those answers) | 46.9% 95% CI 33.7–60.6% 23 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 39.1% | — | GROK 71.4%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 57.1% | Claim |
| 9 | Muck Rack muckrack.com Best for: AI recommends Muck Rack most when buyers ask “best tools for monitoring press coverage and online brand mentions” (75% of those answers) | 42.9% 95% CI 30–56.7% 21 mentions · avg pos 11.4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 35.7%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 21.4% | Claim |
| 10 | CisionOne Best for: AI recommends CisionOne most when buyers ask “best media monitoring tools for tracking brand mentions” (75% of those answers) | 38.8% 95% CI 26.4–52.8% 19 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 5.3% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 71.4%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 35.7% | Claim |
| 11 | Hootsuite hootsuite.com Best for: AI recommends Hootsuite most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise media monitoring and PR platforms” (50% of those answers) | 36.7% 95% CI 24.7–50.7% 18 mentions · avg pos 7.1 first pick 5.6% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 64.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 12 | Awario awario.com Best for: AI recommends Awario most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise media monitoring and PR platforms” (75% of those answers) | 36.7% 95% CI 24.7–50.7% 18 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 5.6% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 57.1%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 13 | Sprinklr sprinklr.com Best for: AI recommends Sprinklr most when buyers ask “which media monitoring tool has the best sentiment analysis features” (75% of those answers) | 30.6% 95% CI 19.5–44.5% 15 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 6.7% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 14 | Semrush One semrush.com Best for: AI recommends Semrush One most when buyers ask “what should I use to track when my brand gets mentioned in news and social media” (62.5% of those answers) | 24.5% 95% CI 14.6–38.1% 12 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 57.1%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 15 | Onclusive onclusive.com Best for: AI recommends Onclusive most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise media monitoring and PR platforms” (50% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 12.3 first pick 10% | — | GROK 57.1%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 16 | Critical Mention criticalmention.com Best for: AI recommends Critical Mention most when buyers ask “best media monitoring tools for tracking brand mentions” (37.5% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 8.5 first pick 11.1% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 21.4%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 21.4% | Claim |
| 17 | BrandMentions brandmentions.com Best for: AI recommends BrandMentions most when buyers ask “what should I use to track when my brand gets mentioned in news and social media” (62.5% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 21.4%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | Prowly prowly.com Best for: AI recommends Prowly most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise media monitoring and PR platforms” (50% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 21.4%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 21.4% | Claim |
| 19 | BuzzSumo buzzsumo.com Best for: AI recommends BuzzSumo most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise media monitoring and PR platforms” (37.5% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 11.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 35.7%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 20 | Slack slack.com Best for: AI recommends Slack most when buyers ask “how do I monitor competitor press coverage automatically” (75% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 20.4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 21 | Mentionlytics mentionlytics.com | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 7.1%CLAUDE 57.1% | Claim |
| 22 | TVEyes tveyes.com Best for: AI recommends TVEyes most when buyers ask “best tools for monitoring press coverage and online brand mentions” (50% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 21.4% | Claim |
| 23 | Feedly feedly.com Best for: AI recommends Feedly most when buyers ask “how do I monitor competitor press coverage automatically” (50% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 24 | Google News news.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google News most when buyers ask “how do I monitor competitor press coverage automatically” (50% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 8.2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | AlphaSense alpha-sense.com Best for: AI recommends AlphaSense most when buyers ask “how do I monitor competitor press coverage automatically” (62.5% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 12.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 26 | Agility PR agilitypr.com Best for: AI recommends Agility PR most when buyers ask “social listening tools vs full media monitoring platforms for PR teams” (50% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 17.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 42.9% | Claim |
| 27 | GuideFlow guideflow.com Best for: AI recommends GuideFlow most when buyers ask “best tools for monitoring press coverage and online brand mentions” (50% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 21.4% | Claim |
| 28 | Cloro cloro.dev | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 57.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 42.9%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 29 | Kantar Media | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 21.4% | Claim |
| 30 | PageCrawl pagecrawl.io | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 33.3% | — | GROK 28.6%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 31 | Ahrefs ahrefs.com | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 10.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 32 | Airtable airtable.com | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 10.7 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 33 | Kompyte kompyte.com Best for: AI recommends Kompyte most when buyers ask “how do I monitor competitor press coverage automatically” (37.5% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | Shadow shadow.inc Best for: AI recommends Shadow most when buyers ask “what should I use to track when my brand gets mentioned in news and social media” (37.5% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 11.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 35 | Crayon crayon.io Best for: AI recommends Crayon most when buyers ask “how do I monitor competitor press coverage automatically” (37.5% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 12.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 36 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “how do I monitor competitor press coverage automatically” (37.5% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 37 | Metricool metricool.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 38 | Visualping visualping.io | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Inoreader inoreader.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 40 | Keyhole keyhole.co | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 11.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 41 | Klue klue.com Best for: AI recommends Klue most when buyers ask “how do I monitor competitor press coverage automatically” (37.5% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 42 | Gumloop gumloop.com Best for: AI recommends Gumloop most when buyers ask “what should I use to track when my brand gets mentioned in news and social media” (37.5% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 43 | Pulsar Platform pulsarplatform.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 44 | Social Searcher social-searcher.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 45 | ForumScout | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 46 | Agora Pulse agorapulse.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 47 | Contify contify.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 48 | Determ | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 49 | Buffer buffer.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 50 | Prezly prezly.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 51 | Zoho Social | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 52 | Emplifi emplifi.io | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 53 | Launchmetrics launchmetrics.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 54 | Otterly AI otterly.ai | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 55 | Octolens octolens.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 56 | Beamtrace beamtrace.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 57 | Cognizo | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 58 | Google Sheets sheets.google.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 59 | AthenaHQ athenahq.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 60 | Peec AI peec.ai | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 61 | Profound profound.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 62 | Rankability rankability.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 63 | SE Ranking seranking.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 64 | ZipTie | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 7.1% | Claim |
| 65 | HubSpot CRM hubspot.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 66 | Nextiva nextiva.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 67 | eReleases ereleases.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 49 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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