--- title: "Meltwater vs Truescope: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Meltwater or Truescope more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Earned media measurement platforms 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/meltwater-vs-truescope" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Meltwater vs Truescope: Which is searched more? Is Meltwater or Truescope more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Earned media measurement platforms 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**: Meltwater and Truescope - **Competitive set**: Earned media measurement platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Meltwater Share of Search**: 0.67% - **Truescope Share of Search**: 1.2% ## Is Meltwater or Truescope more popular in search? - In September 2026, Truescope had more branded searches than Meltwater among earned media measurement platforms worldwide. Truescope had about 1,350 branded searches, while Meltwater had 730. Truescope made up 1.2% of all earned media measurement platform searches we track, and Meltwater accounted for 0.67%. - The lead changed hands 4 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Meltwater took it in February 2026, Truescope took it in March 2026, Meltwater took it in June 2026, Truescope took it in July 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Meltwater’s share of searches among earned media measurement platforms worldwide moved from 0.64% to 0.67%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 800 to 730. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Truescope’s share of searches among earned media measurement platforms worldwide moved from 0.85% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 1.4K. ## Top earned media measurement platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Meltwater appeared in all five answers. Truescope did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Muck Rack | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Onclusive | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Cision | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CoverageBook | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Brandwatch | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Signal AI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Truescope | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about earned media measurement platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which earned media measurement platform should I use?": 1. Muck Rack, 2. Onclusive, 3. Meltwater, 4. CoverageBook - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best earned media measurement platforms?": 1. Meltwater, 2. Muck Rack, 3. Onclusive, 4. CoverageBook, 5. Brandwatch - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best earned media measurement platform for pr teams?": 1. Muck Rack, 2. Onclusive, 3. Meltwater, 4. Cision - Searched Google, AI Overview "pr measurement tools": 1. Meltwater, 2. Brandwatch, 3. CoverageBook - Searched Google, AI Overview "media coverage reports": 1. Cision, 2. Meltwater Not named in any answer: Signal AI and Truescope. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for earned media measurement platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Truescope worldwide rose 28.6% over 12 measured months, from 1.1K to 1.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Meltwater estimated searches | Meltwater Share of Search | Meltwater rank | Truescope estimated searches | Truescope Share of Search | Truescope rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 800 | 0.64% | 7 | 1.1K | 0.85% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 720 | 0.63% | 7 | 1K | 0.89% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 610 | 0.61% | 7 | 750 | 0.75% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 870 | 0.78% | 7 | 1K | 0.94% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 980 | 0.88% | 6 | 910 | 0.82% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 1K | 0.82% | 7 | 1.1K | 0.86% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 940 | 0.85% | 7 | 1K | 0.94% | 6 | | May 2026 | 1.2K | 1.2% | 7 | 1.4K | 1.3% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 1% | 6 | 1K | 0.91% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 870 | 0.86% | 7 | 1.3K | 1.3% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 880 | 0.89% | 7 | 1K | 1.1% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 730 | 0.67% | 7 | 1.4K | 1.2% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meltwater’s and Truescope’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. - **Meltwater**: Measured on the search terms “meltwater media intelligence”, “meltwater media monitoring”, “meltwater social listening” and “meltwater software”, summed into one figure. - **Truescope**: Measured on the search terms “truescope” and “truescope media monitoring”, summed into one figure. - [Meltwater profile](/demand/global-en/brands/meltwater) - [Truescope profile](/demand/global-en/brands/truescope) - [All earned media measurement platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/earned-media-measurement-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Meltwater or Truescope more popular in search? In September 2026, Truescope had more branded searches than Meltwater among earned media measurement platforms worldwide. Truescope had about 1,350 branded searches, while Meltwater had 730. Truescope made up 1.2% of all earned media measurement platform searches we track, and Meltwater accounted for 0.67%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Meltwater vs Truescope: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/meltwater-vs-truescope This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/meltwater-vs-truescope. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.