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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Brandle

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ABrandle is a social media management platform focused on governance, compliance and minimizing the brand risks involved in social media.N/A

    Meltwater

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMeltwater Media Intelligence platform is a set of public relations software tools for media monitoring, social media monitoring, and collecting brand insights. The four areas of functionality are Monitor, Analyze, Distribute, and Engage. (Note that this product combines features from the vendor Meltwater's former Buzz, Press, and News products.)N/A
    Pricing
    BrandleMeltwater
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    BrandleMeltwater
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BrandleMeltwater
    Considered Both Products
    Brandle
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    Meltwater
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    63%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    62%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    69%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    63%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    BrandleMeltwater
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Brandle and Meltwater
    Feature
    Brandle
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Boolean keyword searches8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Brandle and Meltwater
    Feature
    Brandle
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Audience targeting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Brandle and Meltwater
    Feature
    Brandle
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Brandle and Meltwater
    Feature
    Brandle
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Lead generation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Brandle and Meltwater
    Feature
    Brandle
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Brandle and Meltwater
    Feature
    Brandle
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitor analysis9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Brandle and Meltwater
    Feature
    Brandle
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score7.6 out of 10
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    Score5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Vista Social
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Cision Communications Cloud
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrandleMeltwater
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (73 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrandleMeltwater
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Brandle
    Brandle is great for any company that doesn't get a lot of exposure. You are able to use this software as a tool in order to expand your sights on the internet. People are more easily able to access social media, websites, and apps. It also is great to use in scenarios where you want to put your company out there and be more visible to others. It may be less appropriate when companies already have a lot of exposure. It would really just be better for statistical purposes at that point.
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    Meltwater
    Meltwater is well-suited for agencies that have an engagement team who is looking to service a variety of client needs such as social media reporting, public relations outreach, and community management. If you're looking to have a platform serve just one need, you can still use Meltwater but will get more bang for your buck if you are needing a variety of tools.
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    Pros
    Brandle
    • Helping to govern what we do for our social media presence.
    • Keeps track of ratings and viewing of our social media, websites, and apps.
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    Meltwater
    • Media research - you can search for relevant publications and journalists to add to your media list.
    • Earned media coverage - you can search for coverage of your brand and find news stories that also include data that may be useful (how many people did the story reach for example).
    • Building media lists - if you have no current existing list, you can build and export one in Excel for example.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Brandle
    • Sometimes it can glitch on you.
    • There aren't many templates.
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    Meltwater
    • The dashboards are not user-friendly, customizable (color, font size, etc.), or worthy of presenting to a client. All of the insights from a dashboard get pulled from the platform and placed into a more client-friendly presentation.
    • Paywalls for certain publications connected to who-knows-what. DowJones racket limits media monitoring capabilities and results in manual searches for a growing number of publications.
    • TVeyes, the broadcast monitoring arm of the media monitoring capabilities, just needs TLC and to become more client-facing. Currently, the links produced to share clips look sketchy, and they have a relatively short shelf life.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Brandle
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Meltwater works well for our organization and has allowed us to meet our internal goals. We are always open to new products and services that may be able to provide similar or better features; however, our experience has been that many of Meltwater's competitors are not up to the task.
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    Usability
    Brandle
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Once you get some basic training it's pretty easy to use. I would like to see training manuals, or instructional videos to help me explore features I'm not currently using.
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    Support Rating
    Brandle
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Our account rep at Meltwater went dark for a long time. Then, a couple of weeks ago, our new account manager reached out to set up a meeting. Apparently, they had a big shakeup in the company, and there were some personnel changes. Our new account rep was great in discussing the platform's capabilities that were available to us and even offered to schedule a follow-up meeting with his technical team to introduce our new social media team members to the platform and how it could help them with their jobs.
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    In-Person Training
    Brandle
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Again, really in-depth and helpful for a program that is really easy to use.
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    Online Training
    Brandle
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Walked step by step through program. Very informative on a program that doesn't require much training.
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    Implementation Rating
    Brandle
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    You are only allowed 15 users, so make sure you've identified who will have access to use the tool.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Brandle
    Brandle stacks up against other apps and software because it offers many different options. You can choose between different packages and you are able to keep track of the status of your social media websites. Brandle is able to help promote your brand in a multitude of ways and places which is why it stacks up against other brand making apps and software.
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    Meltwater
    I was looking for a full-service option. I did some research. What really sold me was the presentation. They offered products that were helpful, and I wasn’t even aware of them. It is more expensive than the other products that are out there, but you get more. The other companies are good, but Meltwater Media Intelligence is more full service.
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    Return on Investment
    Brandle
    • It has enabled more traffic to come across our website.
    • It has brought more follows to our social media.
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    Meltwater
    • As a PR firm, we rely on the media databases that [Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform] supplies to deliver the media exposure that they expect from us.
    • We utilize their tracking of media hits for our overall reporting to our clients.
    • Both of these are advantageous in helping us to not only keep our existing clients happy but also to gain new clients (and, in turn - revenue), as well.
    Incentivized
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