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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mention

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMention is a social media monitoring tool. Users can create alerts for their company name, product or competitors. The vendor aims to help companies get updated in real-time by tracking the most relevant mentions over the web and social web. The vendor’s value proposition is that Mention enables companies to react, get statistics, and collaborate with their team, all on the go! According to the vendor, over 650,000 companies use Mention.

    $29

    per month

    SE Ranking

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    An SEO toolset for agency and in-house pros.

    $65

    per month

    Pricing
    MentionSE Ranking
    Editions & Modules
    Solo
    $29.00
    per month
    Starter
    $99.00
    per month
    Company
    Custom
    per month
    Essential
    $65
    per month
    Pro
    $119
    per month
    Business
    $259
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MentionSE Ranking
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—SE Ranking’s subscription plans are available at a 20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    MentionSE Ranking
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    Mention
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    SE Ranking
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    MentionSE Ranking
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Mention and SE Ranking
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    SE Ranking
    7.9
    16 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings7.316 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings7.916 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings8.412 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings7.910 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Mention and SE Ranking
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    SE Ranking
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings8.112 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Mention and SE Ranking
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    SE Ranking
    8.4
    14 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.512 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.413 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    MentionSE Ranking
    Small Businesses
    Social Suite by Reputation.com
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Social Suite by Reputation.com
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Social Suite by Reputation.com
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MentionSE Ranking
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (22 ratings)
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MentionSE Ranking
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Mention
    I would ask if they have ever used a software like Mention before, if not, I would totally suggest they start with it. It's easy to use, easy to set up and while it may be confusing at first, it's probably the cheapest and most effective. My suggestion to a new marketer or first-time user of this kind of software would be Mention.
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    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is a fantastic tool if you are a marketing agency or freelancer looking for a single tool for the majority of your SEO work. It also includes B2B tools like their lead generation widget and white label reports that can help you generate new leads for your business. It would get 10 stars if their database was larger to accommodate research for small geographic areas, but they are always expanding their database so it may just be a matter of time. Research SE Ranking has pricing plans available for every budget.
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    Pros
    Mention
    • Mention has nice support and implementation function. They will do some of the harder work for you (e.g. refining your alerts).
    • It helps us to easily track and rank influencers, which improves the effectiveness of our Public Relations (PR).
    • You can filter and refine alerts e.g. by language. This is useful if you want to break into new markets.
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    SE Ranking
    • Rank racking. It’s really important for us that the ranks are tracked accurately.
    • Monitoring of changes made on the website. We’ve found this feature really useful.
    • Reports. This includes auto reports and manuals. We can easily and quickly create reports to check our SEO progress month by month.
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    Cons
    Mention
    • Yes, I just said it is clean and easy to use, but there is always room for improvement in even the most perfect software. I would personally love to see the ability to custom message options a bit more or just customize the look and feel of your dashboard.
    • Bugs. Mention works great 95% of the time. The other 5%, you may run into major crashes or see mentions that you cleared coming back, etc., but nothing that is a deal breaker or unexpected with a tool like this. Worth noting nonetheless!
    • Better plans. This is a small issue, but I wish the lower plans has some basic reporting.
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    SE Ranking
    • I really don't think SE Ranking has many flaws. They are also rolling out an app at the moment - SE Ranking Pro - need to test that one.
    • Some more video tutorials on the site on how to use some tools would be helpful.
    • More in-system popups would be more helpful too.
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    Usability
    Mention
    No answers on this topic
    SE Ranking
    They had a huge update recently and the platform is now even better. Although not all the tools are yet in the new design.
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    Performance
    Mention
    Mention works quickly and its user interface is easy to use. Alerts update regularly and I've never noticed any lag. It integrates with our CRM via Zapier, but this is not something which we use yet. The only thing I would say is that it takes time for Mention to reach its full potential. It only starts to rank influences from when you set up the alert, so it can take a few weeks to build a map of your influencers.
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    SE Ranking
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Mention
    Mention always responded promptly and gave excellent support. Any problem we had with the software, from login trouble to broken features were addressed quickly. There was once a problem with our quota, where we were unable to see results we should have been able to see. We sent an email, and within an hour, the situation was resolved!
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    SE Ranking
    The support is great but they don't have 24/7 support. And time zones can also be an issue sometimes. On the other hand there are plenty of guides and videos around to get yourself started. I never really needed support for "big" issues. And the help I got was good enough.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Mention
    Currently, there are no other tools available with the features that Mention has possible according to our knowledge and experience. We firmly believe that Mention has placed themselves in a category all of their own. In the ten years, our company has been around. We have yet to come across any other companies like Mention. Pretty sure there may be another company or competition. None like Mention in our opinion are available, however.
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    SE Ranking
    SE Ranking is better than Serpstat or MOZ or Ahrefs when it comes to tracking keyword rankings, but it lacks in every other SEO category, such as onsite and offsite SEO metrics, content analysis, etc... It's a good choice for agencies that are interested in tracking keywords for their clients, but other than that it underperforms in every other SEO category.
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    Return on Investment
    Mention
    • Mention has had a positive impact on my business because it gives people the impression that I was following them, even if I might not have been. It makes me appear active on all social media platforms, even if I ONLY look at my mentions each day!
    • Because I have only used the free plan but have benefitted greatly, I would say that my ROI is fantastic!
    • The only negative impact that Mention has is that I do get a daily email in my inbox, and it is one more thing to check. However, it is worth the time.
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    SE Ranking
    • The website "health" report has allowed us to fix things that Google might find strange or cause us to lose rankings, which has been very helpful.
    • It's given us more visibility into what exactly our SEO management company is doing and how they are performing, and if things are changing or not. It's very easy to see right from the dashboard.
    • Being able to see how our competitors stack up against us has helped us know where to improve, what to focus on, and how to be even better.
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    ScreenShots

    Mention Screenshots

    Screenshot of Mention FeedScreenshot of Sentiment AnalysisScreenshot of Insights CenterScreenshot of Custom ReportsScreenshot of Influencers DetectionScreenshot of Influencer Profile

    SE Ranking Screenshots

    Screenshot of SE Ranking main dashboardScreenshot of SE Ranking keyword researchScreenshot of SE Ranking website auditScreenshot of SERP CompetitorsScreenshot of Organic SERP HistoryScreenshot of Content tool