About Free Social Listening Tools

Who writes this site

We're a small team from the middle of Europe, building things for the web from a village.

What this site does

The site lists free and trial options for social listening with the same fields for every tool. It takes no affiliate commissions or partner payments from any tool listed here.

How every tool is treated

• Only where it fits

  A tool appears only where it answers the page's question.

• Same fields

  Free type, sources, allowance, frequency, sign-up and limits, for every tool.

• Same formula

  Every tool's stars come from the same four checks.

• Honest label

  Each free plan gets exactly one label: a one-time allowance is never called “free forever”.

How we check free listening tools

We read each vendor's own pricing or help page. Directories and review sites are never the only source.

• Dated facts

  Each fact is stored with the page we read and the date. Lists show it as “Checked”.

• Re-checked every 90 days

  A fact older than 90 days fails our build until it is checked again.

• No tests claimed

  We have not run hands-on tests. Comparisons describe what vendors document.

• Examples labelled

  Invented brands or numbers carry an “Illustrative example” label.

How we rate free listening tools

Four checks, equal weight, scored from vendor pages only. The labels themselves are explained on the free social listening tools page, and lost free plans on ended free plans.

• Source coverage

  How many of eight sources it watches: web, news, Reddit, YouTube, X, Bluesky, reviews, podcasts.

  None6 or more

• Alert speed

  How fast the entry plan tells you about a new mention.

  Not published15 min

• Value

  Mentions you get for each dollar of the entry plan.

  Quote only200+ per $

• Free access

  What you can use before paying anything.

  Nothing freeFree forever

Corrections

When a free plan or limit changes on a vendor's own page, the row is corrected, and its "Checked" date shows when.