Pulsar alternatives

At a glance

We list 13 other social listening tools as alternatives to Pulsar: Awario, Brand24, Brandwatch, F5Bot, Hootsuite, Keyhole, Lumen by Talkwalker, Meltwater, Mention, Onclusive, Sprout Social, Syften and YouScan.
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From each tool's own website and from published reviews. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.

13 alternatives

Listed alphabetically. A tool is ranked by its reviews once it has 3.

Awario
Track the conversations about your business across social media, news, blogs, videos, forums, and reviews.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Paid plans from
Starter, A$45 per month, billed annually (AUD 75 billed monthly) (as of November 13, 2026)
Free trial
Yes
Main features
Boolean search, Sentiment analysis, White-label reports
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Brand24
Social listening platform that tracks what people say about your brand, competitors and industry.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Paid plans from
Individual, $249 (as of November 13, 2026)
Platforms
Web, Mobile app
Main features
Sentiment analysis, AI Brand Assistant, AI Insights
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Brandwatch
An AI-powered social media management, consumer intelligence, and influencer marketing suite.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Main features
Consumer research, Brand monitoring, Social content calendar
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F5Bot
F5Bot monitors Reddit, Hacker News, and Lobsters for your keywords and sends you an alert.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Silver, $12.99 per month (as of November 14, 2026)
Main features
AI filtering, Advanced filtering, Slack and Discord alerts
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Hootsuite
Social media management tool that brings scheduling, content creation, analytics and listening to one place
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Plans
Enterprise: Custom (as of October 20, 2026)
Free trial
14 days
Platforms
iOS, Android
Main features
Post scheduling, Social inbox, Analytics and reports
Security and compliance
SSO
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Keyhole
Integrated social listening and PR intelligence in one cohesive platform.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Main features
Social listening, Social media analytics, Historical insights
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Lumen by Talkwalker
A social listening, media monitoring and competitive intelligence platform for marketing and PR teams.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Main features
Social listening, Media monitoring, Social benchmarking
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Meltwater
Meltwater turns media, social, and AI signals into intelligence teams can act on.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Plans
Starter: Custom, Pro: Custom, Enterprise: Custom, Agency: Custom (as of November 13, 2026)
Platforms
iOS, Android
Main features
Media intelligence, Social listening, AI visibility tracking
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Mention
Monitor the web, analyze online conversations, and manage your social media with one tool.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Free trial
Yes
Main features
Sentiment analysis, Share of voice, Review monitoring
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Onclusive
Media monitoring and intelligence across all media for PR and comms teams.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Main features
Media monitoring, Social listening, Analytics
Security and compliance
GDPR
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Sprout Social
Social media management for publishing, engagement, analytics and influencer marketing
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Paid plans from
Essentials, $99 (as of October 19, 2026)
Platforms
iOS, Android, API
Main features
Unified social inbox, Analytics and reporting, Social listening
Security and compliance
SSO
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Syften
AI-filtered keyword monitoring for the public web, Reddit, X, Hacker News, forums and more.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Paid plans from
Entry, $29.95 per month (as of November 14, 2026)
Free trial
14 days
Main features
AI filtering, Archive search, Webhooks
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YouScan
AI-powered social listening platform for analysing texts, images and audience data from social media.
No reviews yet
No checked fact sets it apart from Pulsar yet.
Free trial
3 days
Main features
Insights Copilot, Visual Insights, Audience Insights
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At a glance

We list 13 other social listening tools as alternatives to Pulsar: Awario, Brand24, Brandwatch, F5Bot, Hootsuite, Keyhole, Lumen by Talkwalker, Meltwater, Mention, Onclusive, Sprout Social, Syften and YouScan.

F5Bot has a free plan.

From each tool's own website and from published reviews. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.