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Market Segments
Small-Business (42.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $258.00 2 Users Per Year
Meltwater
Star Rating
(2,209)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MeltwaterProwly
Star Rating
(102)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $258.00 2 Users Per Year
Free Trial is available
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- Users report that Meltwater excels in its Media Database, scoring 8.1, which allows for effective media outreach and relationship management. In contrast, Prowly shines with a higher score of 8.9, indicating a more comprehensive and user-friendly database for managing media contacts.
- Reviewers mention that Prowly's PR Planner feature stands out with a score of 9.0, providing a robust tool for planning and executing PR campaigns. Meltwater, while strong in campaign management with a score of 8.0, does not offer the same level of detailed planning capabilities.
- G2 users highlight that Meltwater's social analytics, particularly in Competitor Analysis and Follower Analysis, score 7.8, which is decent but lacks the depth found in Prowly's offerings. Prowly's social analytics features are noted for their ease of use and effectiveness, making it a preferred choice for users focused on social media performance.
- Users on G2 report that Meltwater's content creation tools, such as Press Release Creation, score 7.9, which is satisfactory. However, Prowly's multimedia capabilities, scoring 7.4, are seen as less effective, indicating that while Meltwater provides solid content creation tools, Prowly may not meet the same standards in multimedia integration.
- Reviewers mention that Meltwater's reporting features, particularly in Analytics and Custom Reports, score 7.8, which is functional but lacks the advanced capabilities that Prowly offers. Prowly's reporting tools are praised for their customizability and ease of use, making it easier for users to generate insightful reports.
- Users say that while both platforms offer solid support, Meltwater's Quality of Support scores 8.5, matching Prowly's score. However, Meltwater's overall user experience is slightly lower, with a score of 7.9 in Ease of Use compared to Prowly's 8.7, indicating that Prowly may provide a more intuitive user experience overall.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Meltwater
No pricing availableProwly
Basic Annual
Starting at $258.00
2 Users Per Year
For individuals looking to strengthen PR efforts by finding contacts, sending pitches, and monitoring the media.
Price per month, billed annually
- 500 Media database contacts
- Add own contacts to CRM
- Send, schedule and analyze 1,000 per month
Free Trial
Meltwater
No trial information availableProwly
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.9
1,904
8.5
85
Ease of Use
7.9
1,934
8.7
85
Ease of Setup
7.9
935
8.0
51
Ease of Admin
8.1
839
8.5
51
Quality of Support
8.5
1,838
8.5
81
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
844
8.4
51
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
1,886
7.7
77
Features by Category
Social Analytics
7.9(won by default)
448
Not enough data
7.8(won by default)
439
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
445
Not enough data
6.9(won by default)
311
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
337
Not enough data
7.7(won by default)
324
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
351
Not enough data
Reports & Dashboards
7.7(won by default)
465
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
486
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
404
Not enough data
7.1(won by default)
259
Not enough data
Grammar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Formatting
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Product Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
6.5
10
Content Distribution
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.8
12
Contact Management
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
PR Management
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Workflow Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Content & Collaboration
8.2
189
Not enough data
7.5
163
Not enough data
7.5
154
Not enough data
7.6
155
Not enough data
8.2
179
Not enough data
7.8
164
Not enough data
Social Management
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.0
215
Not enough data
7.5
186
Not enough data
8.1
223
Not enough data
6.7
160
Not enough data
7.4
157
Not enough data
7.7
48
Not enough data
Media Channels
7.6
477
Not enough data
7.3
499
Not enough data
8.5
567
Not enough data
Geographic Coverage
7.7
542
Not enough data
8.2
553
Not enough data
7.6
485
Not enough data
Reporting
8.2
554
Not enough data
8.1
543
Not enough data
7.8
534
Not enough data
7.9
556
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Audiences
7.7
25
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
6.9
24
Not enough data
7.3
24
Not enough data
Data Analysis
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.8
25
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
7.5
25
Not enough data
Administration
7.2
23
Not enough data
6.7
23
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
Monitoring & Listening
8.1
668
Not enough data
7.4
576
Not enough data
8.2
377
Not enough data
8.4
392
Not enough data
7.9
355
Feature Not Available
7.9
349
Not enough data
Data Management & Analysis
6.9
648
Not enough data
8.0
659
Not enough data
8.1
351
Not enough data
7.9
339
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution & Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Influencer Marketing
7.8
183
Not enough data
7.9
186
Not enough data
8.0
190
Not enough data
7.7
179
Not enough data
7.4
177
Not enough data
7.0
144
Not enough data
7.4
152
Not enough data
8.1
178
Not enough data
8.0
180
Not enough data
7.8
166
Not enough data
7.2
126
Not enough data
6.8
131
Not enough data
6.7
118
Not enough data
6.3
99
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Database
7.9
428
8.9
54
7.9
364
8.4
54
8.0
341
8.5
50
Outreach
8.1
378
8.8
53
Feature Not Available
9.0
10
7.8
303
8.7
45
Reporting
8.5
427
9.2
6
8.4
315
8.5
47
8.1
361
8.3
49
User Rights/Roles
7.8
259
8.4
40
8.0
280
8.5
48
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Meltwater and Prowly are categorized as Media Monitoring, Media and Influencer Targeting, PR Analytics, and Social Media Listening Tools
Unique Categories
Meltwater is categorized as Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Audience Intelligence Platforms, and Influencer Marketing Platforms
Prowly is categorized as Online Newsroom, PR CRM, AI Writing Assistant, and Press Release Distribution
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Meltwater
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Prowly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
15.9%
Public Relations and Communications
14.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.2%
Higher Education
5.5%
Information Technology and Services
3.1%
Other
54.9%
Public Relations and Communications
18.4%
Media Production
7.1%
Marketing and Advertising
6.1%
Internet
6.1%
Entertainment
6.1%
Other
56.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Meltwater
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Riddhi S.
Verified User in Market Research
Its a great product that helps you pull the information you need and also to help sort the information. Some of the features that I like: 1. Easy to use interface 2. Easy means to download the data in CSV formats 3. Easy to search in different...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jennifer R.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Some features were appealing, but because the media lists and news monitoring features were incomplete and inaccurate, features such as reporting, analytics, and press release distribution became useless. Incomplete and inaccurate media lists, which...
Prowly
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Robert T.
Verified User in Public Relations and Communications
The thing that I like the most is that the whole process of creation of the press office is so simple and fast. Moreover, I'm impressed by the large amount of data that I receive after each distribution of press release to journalists.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Many of the features you can actually get for free. Prowly is an app that should be free but is actually quite expensive and limiting. The PR reach is dismal and I have achieved much better success with free PR platforms. The support is also poor and they...
Riddhi S.
Verified User in Market Research
Its a great product that helps you pull the information you need and also to help sort the information. Some of the features that I like: 1. Easy to use interface 2. Easy means to download the data in CSV formats 3. Easy to search in different...
Robert T.
Verified User in Public Relations and Communications
The thing that I like the most is that the whole process of creation of the press office is so simple and fast. Moreover, I'm impressed by the large amount of data that I receive after each distribution of press release to journalists.
Jennifer R.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Some features were appealing, but because the media lists and news monitoring features were incomplete and inaccurate, features such as reporting, analytics, and press release distribution became useless. Incomplete and inaccurate media lists, which...
Verified User in Computer Software
Many of the features you can actually get for free. Prowly is an app that should be free but is actually quite expensive and limiting. The PR reach is dismal and I have achieved much better success with free PR platforms. The support is also poor and they...
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Discussions
How do I make Meltwater work for our organization?
3 comments
AS
I find it helpful to make customized reporter/influencer lists (based on geography, issue, etc). Makes it easy to do rapid-response outreach.Read more
How soon will sysomos and meltwater fully be integrated?
2 comments
FA
Hi Janay. Sorry I don't know the answer to that question. Hopefully a Meltwater rep or someone else can answer it. I suggest simply contacting Meltwater...Read more
How much does meltwater cost?
2 comments
GS
Basic modules, with 4 users and a maximum of 20 searches (imagine it as no more than 20 quieres saved at the same time), 12K a year. Twitter data, unlimited....Read more
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