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Meltwater
Star Rating
(2,256)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(2,533)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Semrush excels in Keyword Targeting with a score of 8.9, while Meltwater trails behind at 8.2. Reviewers mention that Semrush's comprehensive keyword database and suggestions help in optimizing content effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Semrush's Custom Reports feature is highly rated at 9.0, compared to Meltwater's 7.9. Users appreciate the flexibility and depth of insights available in Semrush's reporting tools, making it easier to tailor reports to specific needs.
- Users on G2 highlight that Semrush's Dashboards score 9.1, significantly higher than Meltwater's 7.9. Reviewers say that the intuitive design and customizable options in Semrush's dashboards allow for better visualization of data.
- Reviewers mention that Semrush outperforms Meltwater in Paid Campaign Tracking, scoring 8.2 versus Meltwater's 6.9. Users report that Semrush provides more detailed analytics and tracking capabilities for paid campaigns, enhancing ROI measurement.
- Users say that Semrush's Social Publishing feature is rated at 8.8, while Meltwater scores 7.9. Reviewers appreciate the ease of scheduling and managing social media posts through Semrush, which streamlines their social media strategy.
- G2 users report that Semrush's Content Calendar feature is rated at 8.8, compared to Meltwater's 8.1. Reviewers mention that Semrush's calendar offers better planning tools and integration with other content management features, making it a favorite among content marketers.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Meltwater
No pricing availableSemrush
Free
$0.00
Per Month
You can use Semrush with a free account, but the number of features and amount of data will be limited.
- Position Tracking: 10 keywords, updated daily
- Site Audit: 100 pages per month
- Social Media profiles: track 5, post to 2 (schedule 10 posts)
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Meltwater
No trial information availableSemrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.9
1,950
8.9
2,023
Ease of Use
7.9
1,981
8.4
2,040
Ease of Setup
7.9
981
8.6
1,257
Ease of Admin
8.1
860
8.6
1,055
Quality of Support
8.5
1,883
8.6
1,752
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
864
8.8
1,039
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
1,932
8.9
1,933
Features by Category
Metrics
Not enough data
8.3
340
Not enough data
8.3
335
Not enough data
7.9
321
Not enough data
7.7
295
Not enough data
7.4
284
Not enough data
7.6
281
Not enough data
7.5
282
Not enough data
7.6
292
Not enough data
7.2
277
Reporting
Not enough data
8.1
332
Not enough data
8.2
320
Not enough data
7.9
304
Not enough data
7.8
307
Not enough data
7.8
303
Not enough data
7.7
283
Not enough data
8.2
319
Other
Not enough data
7.8
295
Not enough data
8.1
308
Not enough data
7.7
298
Not enough data
8.0
300
Not enough data
7.5
268
Not enough data
7.1
249
Not enough data
7.7
267
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
275
Not enough data
7.5
267
Not enough data
8.5
319
Not enough data
8.3
310
Social Analytics
7.9
463
8.8(won by 0.9)
259
7.8
454
8.5(won by 0.7)
241
8.0
460
8.8(won by 0.8)
246
6.9
324
8.2(won by 1.3)
215
7.2(won by default)
351
Feature Not Available
7.7
339
8.1(won by 0.4)
185
7.2
365
8.1(won by 0.9)
182
Reports & Dashboards
7.7
481
8.4(won by 0.7)
245
8.1
501
8.9(won by 0.8)
252
8.0
420
8.7(won by 0.7)
239
7.1
273
7.9(won by 0.8)
177
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
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
Logistics
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
Grammar
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
8.5
97
Not enough data
8.6
95
Formatting
Not enough data
8.3
94
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.0
86
Content
Not enough data
8.7
103
Not enough data
8.4
96
Not enough data
7.7
81
Product Type
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.0
89
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
210
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
219
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
461
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
423
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
395
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
406
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
396
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
451
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
422
Not enough data
8.7
438
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
397
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
341
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.1
411
Not enough data
8.4
421
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
88
Not enough data
8.2
85
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.5
88
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.8
91
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.7
67
Other Features
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.9
75
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
8.8
714
Not enough data
9.2
565
Not enough data
9.0
551
Not enough data
9.0
552
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
8.2
1183
Not enough data
9.1
1282
Not enough data
8.8
1209
Not enough data
8.3
632
Not enough data
8.6
542
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
1259
Not enough data
8.6
713
Not enough data
8.4
669
Not enough data
8.0
554
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Collaboration
8.1
199
8.8
172
7.5
173
Feature Not Available
7.4
164
Feature Not Available
7.6
165
8.1
160
8.2
189
Feature Not Available
7.8
174
8.2
142
Social Management
8.3
238
8.7
206
7.9
225
8.8
200
7.5
195
Feature Not Available
8.0
233
8.5
197
6.7
169
7.9
174
7.3
166
8.0
148
7.7
58
7.7
120
Media Channels
7.6
511
Feature Not Available
7.3
534
Feature Not Available
8.5
601
8.6
98
Geographic Coverage
7.8
577
Feature Not Available
8.3
588
8.2
84
7.6
520
8.1
76
Reporting
8.2
588
8.9
115
8.1
578
Feature Not Available
7.9
569
9.0
104
8.0
591
9.1
113
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
8.5
72
Social Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
84
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.1
82
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.2
74
Not enough data
8.3
77
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.7
74
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.7
84
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.6
79
Grammar Tools
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.0
17
Writing Support
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
7.1
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Audiences
8.0
31
Not enough data
7.5
32
Not enough data
7.1
30
Not enough data
7.5
30
Not enough data
Data Analysis
7.8
30
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Administration
7.4
29
Not enough data
6.9
29
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Data collection
Not enough data
7.8
146
Not enough data
8.3
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
164
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
164
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.7
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
184
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
189
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
152
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
183
Not enough data
8.7
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
166
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
163
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
156
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
7.8
94
Not enough data
8.4
110
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.3
98
Not enough data
8.5
104
Not enough data
8.8
112
Not enough data
8.4
99
Monitoring & Listening
8.1
688
Not enough data
7.4
595
Not enough data
8.2
396
Not enough data
8.4
412
Not enough data
7.9
374
Not enough data
7.9
368
Not enough data
Data Management & Analysis
6.9
667
Not enough data
8.0
678
Not enough data
8.1
371
Not enough data
7.9
359
Not enough data
Influencer Marketing
7.8
188
Not enough data
7.9
191
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
7.6
184
Not enough data
7.5
182
Not enough data
6.9
149
Not enough data
7.4
157
Not enough data
8.0
183
Not enough data
7.9
185
Not enough data
7.7
171
Not enough data
7.2
131
Not enough data
6.7
136
Not enough data
6.7
123
Not enough data
6.3
104
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
7.8
160
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
164
Social Media
Not enough data
7.6
163
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
283
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Database
7.9
442
Not enough data
7.9
378
Not enough data
8.0
354
Not enough data
Outreach
8.1
391
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
316
Not enough data
Reporting
8.5
440
Not enough data
8.4
328
Not enough data
8.1
374
Not enough data
User Rights/Roles
7.8
272
Not enough data
8.0
293
Not enough data
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
557
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
548
Not enough data
8.3
537
Not enough data
8.1
479
Not enough data
7.9
475
Not enough data
8.9
610
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.9
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
299
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
294
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.5
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
321
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
274
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
250
|
Verified
Platform
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Meltwater and Semrush are categorized as Media Monitoring, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, and Social Media Management
Unique Categories
Meltwater is categorized as Media and Influencer Targeting, PR Analytics, Social Media Listening Tools, Audience Intelligence Platforms, and Influencer Marketing Platforms
Semrush is categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, Marketing Calendar, Competitive Intelligence, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Local Listing Management, Local SEO, Marketing Analytics, Market Intelligence, Content Analytics, Social Media Advertising, SEO Tools, Digital Analytics, and Proofreading
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Meltwater
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Semrush
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
15.8%
Public Relations and Communications
14.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.3%
Higher Education
5.5%
Information Technology and Services
3.0%
Other
54.7%
Marketing and Advertising
30.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.7%
Computer Software
7.9%
Internet
4.4%
Retail
3.5%
Other
45.1%
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
Edward M. Y.
Verified User in Public Relations and Communications
Meltwater as a service platform isn't bad. I subscribed to Meltwater News for a full year at about $3,000. This gave me access to their media database which was relatively accurate. Some records were either out of date or not listed at all. But that wasn't...
Semrush
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Paul B.
Verified User in Education Management
What I enjoy the most about this tool is how the dashboard is constructed. It's put together in a logical sequence of how you would most likely use the tool. Just like someone searching the web, you start with a broad term to see what results you get....
Most Helpful Critical Review
Cort T.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
All of the estimates and analytics. I've plugged in multiple clients to this tool and it's definitely not accurate.
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...
Paul B.
Verified User in Education Management
What I enjoy the most about this tool is how the dashboard is constructed. It's put together in a logical sequence of how you would most likely use the tool. Just like someone searching the web, you start with a broad term to see what results you get....
Edward M. Y.
Verified User in Public Relations and Communications
Meltwater as a service platform isn't bad. I subscribed to Meltwater News for a full year at about $3,000. This gave me access to their media database which was relatively accurate. Some records were either out of date or not listed at all. But that wasn't...
Cort T.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
All of the estimates and analytics. I've plugged in multiple clients to this tool and it's definitely not accurate.
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