EyeOut

Compare · Mentionlytics

Mentionlytics Alternative with an AI crisis radar

EyeOut is a Mentionlytics alternative for teams that want graded early warning rather than a larger mention feed. It monitors web, news, social, forums, podcasts and review sites, scores every mention for sentiment and emotion, and fires a severity-graded alert with a suggested first move when a source moves past its normal baseline. EyeOut starts at $59 per month billed yearly with seats included; Mentionlytics publishes plans from $49 per month billed yearly on Basic, which caps at 3 keywords, 5,000 mentions and 2 users.

Last updated July 2026 · pricing verified against public sources

Watch Desk
Try
Live mentions web · social · news · podcasts · reviews

Start watching to see mentions stream in from every channel with live sentiment.

Sentiment

Share of voice

Negative mention spike detected

on Reddit and forums, up 320% vs baseline. Severity: High.

Suggested first move: review the batch threads and prepare a holding response before it spreads to news.

Live, interactive sample · every channel · no card needed

This is a live sample. Watch your own brand across every channel and get the alert the moment something spikes.

Real-time across web, news, social, podcasts, forums and reviews · AI sentiment · spike and crisis alerts

Mentionlytics is an honest, transparently priced listening tool with a low entry point. EyeOut adds a dedicated AI crisis radar, podcasts and forums as first-class sources, and bundles seats instead of tiering them.

What it costs

Mentionlytics pricing vs EyeOut pricing

List pricing as understood in July 2026. Vendors change their rates, so confirm before you buy.

EyeOut

$59/mo Starter, $149/mo Growth, $399/mo Pro (billed yearly), custom Enterprise. Seats included, no per-seat fee.

Mentionlytics

Published plans billed yearly: Basic $49/mo (3 keywords, 5,000 mentions, 2 users), Essential $169, Advanced $299, Pro $499, Business $749, Enterprise from $1,299. 14-day free trial.

Mentionlytics pricing read from its public pricing page in July 2026, where Basic was flagged as a limited-time rate against a $69 list price. Confirm current rates before you buy.

The longer answer

Why teams look for a Mentionlytics alternative

Mentionlytics is a genuinely transparent social listening and reputation tool, and the thing buyers like about it is that the prices are on the page: Basic at $49 a month billed yearly, then Essential at $169, Advanced at $299, Pro at $499 and Business at $749, with Enterprise from $1,299. It covers social and web monitoring with sentiment, and the higher tiers open up unlimited users. Teams comparing Mentionlytics alternatives are usually reacting to one of two things: how quickly the entry plan's 3 keywords and 5,000 mentions run out once you track a brand, its products and a couple of competitors, or a wish for alerting that does more than tell you volume went up.

EyeOut approaches the same problem from the alerting side. It tracks your brand, products and competitors across web, news, social, forums, podcasts and review sites in real time, reads sentiment, emotion and clustered themes, and runs a dedicated crisis radar that learns what normal looks like for each individual source. When something is genuinely anomalous, the alert arrives with a severity level and a suggested first move rather than as another line in a feed. Pricing starts at $59 per month billed yearly, seats are bundled into the plan rather than metered, and there is no annual lock-in.

Side by side

Mentionlytics vs EyeOut, honestly

A fair look at what each does well. Both are capable tools. Here is where they differ.

What matters EyeOut Mentionlytics
Entry price $59/mo billed yearly, seats included, no free plan $49/mo Basic billed yearly, capped at 3 keywords, 5,000 mentions and 2 users
Crisis and spike alerts Dedicated crisis radar baselines each source, then alerts with a severity level and a suggested first move Real-time alerts on mentions, keywords and sentiment changes
Source coverage Web, news, social, forums, podcasts and review sites as first-class sources Social and web monitoring across the major networks, with news coverage
Sentiment and themes AI sentiment, emotion and clustered themes on every mention Sentiment analysis with multi-language support, a genuine strength
Seats Included in every plan, no per-seat fee 2 users on Basic, 10 on Essential, unlimited from Advanced upward
Languages English-first, built for US brands Broad multi-language coverage, better if you monitor many markets

Comparison reflects general, publicly understood positioning. Capabilities change, so check each product for the latest.

Why teams pick EyeOut

One tool for cross-channel brand monitoring

Alerting that grades itself

EyeOut learns normal volume and sentiment per source, so a busy day on Reddit does not page you but a genuine anomaly does, arriving with a severity level and a suggested first move.

Podcasts, forums and reviews included

Sources that usually sit on an upper tier or outside the product entirely are treated as first-class here, which matters when reputation shifts start in a niche forum or a review thread.

Seats are not a pricing lever

Every plan includes its seats. Adding the person who should see an alert never changes the invoice, which is the opposite of how most tools in this range are metered.

Good questions

Mentionlytics vs EyeOut, answered

If you want graded crisis alerting and podcast, forum and review coverage as standard, yes. Mentionlytics is a fair, transparently priced tool and its multi-language sentiment is a real strength, so if you monitor many non-English markets it may suit you better. EyeOut is English-first and focused on early warning for US brands.
EyeOut starts at $59 per month billed yearly with seats included. Mentionlytics starts lower at $49 per month billed yearly, but that Basic plan caps at 3 keywords, 5,000 mentions and 2 users; its comparable tier for a team tracking competitors is Essential at $169 or Advanced at $299. Both publish their prices, so neither needs a sales call.

More comparisons

See how EyeOut compares

vs Brand24

Brand24 alternative

AI brand monitoring with a dedicated crisis radar and podcasts, forums and reviews as first-class sources.

vs Mention

Mention alternative

AI brand monitoring with a crisis radar, emotion and theme clustering, and self-serve mid-market pricing.

vs Brandwatch

Brandwatch alternative

Self-serve AI brand monitoring with a crisis radar and transparent pricing, no sales call required.

vs Meltwater

Meltwater alternative

Self-serve AI brand monitoring with a crisis radar, transparent pricing and no annual lock-in.

vs Google Alerts

Google Alerts alternative

Everything Google Alerts misses: social, Reddit, podcasts, forums and reviews, with AI sentiment and real alerts.

vs Sprout Social

Sprout Social alternative

Brand monitoring without per-seat pricing, and without paying for a publishing suite you did not want.

vs Hootsuite

Hootsuite alternative

Monitoring-first, flat-fee, with a full mention history instead of a 30-day listening window.

vs Talkwalker

Talkwalker alternative

Published pricing and a crisis radar you can switch on today, instead of a volume-based enterprise quote.

vs Awario

Awario alternative

AI brand monitoring with a dedicated crisis radar and podcasts, forums and reviews as first-class sources.

vs Agorapulse

Agorapulse alternative

Monitoring-first AI brand listening with a crisis radar and flat pricing, not per-seat social publishing.

vs Cision

Cision alternative

Self-serve AI brand and media monitoring with a crisis radar and transparent pricing, no annual enterprise contract.

vs Sprinklr

Sprinklr alternative

Focused, self-serve AI brand monitoring with a crisis radar and transparent pricing, not a six-figure enterprise suite.

vs Muck Rack

Muck Rack alternative

Self-serve AI brand monitoring with a crisis radar and transparent pricing, for teams that need listening more than a journalist database.

vs Determ

Determ alternative

AI brand monitoring with a dedicated crisis radar and podcasts, forums and reviews as first-class sources, priced in US dollars.

vs Semrush

Semrush alternative

Brand monitoring as the product, not an app bolted onto an SEO suite.

vs BuzzSumo

BuzzSumo alternative

Monitoring without an alert cap, at a third of the entry price.

vs YouScan

YouScan alternative

Text-first AI brand monitoring with a crisis radar, starting at a fraction of an enterprise listening contract.

See how EyeOut watches every channel

Watch your brand across web, news, social, podcasts, forums and reviews in real time, with AI sentiment, share of voice and spike alerts. Self-serve, transparent pricing, cancel anytime.

See pricing

Real-time across every channel · AI sentiment · spike and crisis alerts