--- title: "CisionOne vs Meltwater: Which is searched more?" description: "Is CisionOne or Meltwater more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media monitoring and social listening tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cisionone-vs-meltwater" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # CisionOne vs Meltwater: Which is searched more? Is CisionOne or Meltwater more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media monitoring and social listening tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: CisionOne and Meltwater - **Competitive set**: Media monitoring and social listening tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **CisionOne Share of Search**: 0.52% - **Meltwater Share of Search**: 0.29% ## Is CisionOne or Meltwater more popular in search? - In September 2026, CisionOne had more branded searches than Meltwater among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide. CisionOne had about 1,300 branded searches, while Meltwater had 730. CisionOne made up 0.52% of all media monitoring and social listening tool searches we track, and Meltwater accounted for 0.29%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Meltwater took it in May 2026, CisionOne took it in July 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CisionOne’s share of searches among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide moved from 0.38% to 0.52%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.3K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Meltwater’s share of searches among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide moved from 0.23% to 0.29%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 800 to 730. ## Top media monitoring and social listening tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Meltwater was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. CisionOne was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Meltwater was listed before CisionOne in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Meltwater | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Brandwatch | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Sprout Social | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Brand24 | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Talkwalker | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CisionOne | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Cision | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Muck Rack | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Onclusive | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Agility PR Solutions | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Prezly | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Prowly | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Mention | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about media monitoring and social listening tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which media monitoring tool should I use?": 1. Meltwater, 2. Brand24, 3. Cision, 4. Brandwatch - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best media monitoring tools?": 1. Meltwater, 2. CisionOne, 3. Brandwatch, 4. Talkwalker, 5. Brand24, 6. Muck Rack, 7. Cision - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best media monitoring tool for social listening?": 1. Brandwatch, 2. Meltwater, 3. Talkwalker, 4. Sprout Social, 5. Brand24 - Searched Google, AI Overview "social listening tools": 1. Sprout Social, 2. Brandwatch, 3. Meltwater, 4. Brand24 - Searched Google, AI Overview "online reputation monitoring": 1. Sprout Social, 2. Brand24 Not named in any answer: Onclusive, Agility PR Solutions, Prezly, Prowly and Mention. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide in September 2026? Neither CisionOne nor Meltwater moved beyond provider rounding among media monitoring and social listening tools in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | CisionOne estimated searches | CisionOne Share of Search | CisionOne rank | Meltwater estimated searches | Meltwater Share of Search | Meltwater rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 0.38% | 11 | 800 | 0.23% | 12 | | Nov 2025 | 1K | 0.33% | 11 | 720 | 0.24% | 12 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 0.39% | 11 | 610 | 0.24% | 12 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 0.45% | 11 | 870 | 0.3% | 12 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 0.49% | 11 | 980 | 0.37% | 12 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 0.42% | 11 | 1K | 0.33% | 12 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 0.49% | 11 | 940 | 0.36% | 12 | | May 2026 | 880 | 0.35% | 12 | 1.2K | 0.47% | 11 | | Jun 2026 | 1K | 0.38% | 12 | 1.2K | 0.45% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | 1K | 0.41% | 11 | 870 | 0.36% | 12 | | Aug 2026 | 1K | 0.42% | 11 | 880 | 0.37% | 12 | | Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 0.52% | 11 | 730 | 0.29% | 12 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CisionOne’s and Meltwater’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **CisionOne**: Measured on the search term “cisionone”. - **Meltwater**: Measured on the search terms “meltwater media intelligence”, “meltwater media monitoring”, “meltwater social listening” and “meltwater software”, summed into one figure. - [CisionOne profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cisionone) - [Meltwater profile](/demand/global-en/brands/meltwater) - [All media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/media-monitoring-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is CisionOne or Meltwater more popular in search? In September 2026, CisionOne had more branded searches than Meltwater among media monitoring and social listening tools worldwide. CisionOne had about 1,300 branded searches, while Meltwater had 730. CisionOne made up 0.52% of all media monitoring and social listening tool searches we track, and Meltwater accounted for 0.29%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "CisionOne vs Meltwater: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cisionone-vs-meltwater This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cisionone-vs-meltwater. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.