Awario is the budget-friendly social listening tool: it starts at $39 per month, includes Boolean search, and delivers surprisingly good Reddit monitoring for the price. The gaps are well-documented: no LinkedIn or TikTok monitoring, customer support that reviewers describe as slow and unresponsive, and real-time alerts that lag behind faster tools like Brand24. Here are seven alternatives across the price and capability spectrum.
Seven Awario alternatives, prices in USD.
| Tool | Pricing | Best for | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awario | From $39/mo (Starter, 3 alerts) | Budget-conscious teams wanting affordable real-time monitoring (no LinkedIn) | No |
| OutX (recommended) | Free; from $99/mo | LinkedIn-specific listening (narrower but cheaper than broad social tools) | Yes |
| Brand24 | From $199/mo (Individual, annual) | Broader monitoring with AI insights, including LinkedIn and TikTok | No |
| Mention | From $599/mo (Company) | Brand monitoring with publishing integrations | No |
| Mentionlytics | From $69/mo | Better sentiment analysis accuracy at slightly higher price | No |
| BrandMentions | From $99/mo | Advanced analytics and competitor tracking with high G2 satisfaction | No |
| Talkwalker | Custom (~$1k-$2k/mo) | Enterprise analytics with virality maps and visual listening | No |
| Sprout Social | From $199/seat/mo | Social management plus listening in one platform | No |
Awario's pricing is genuinely competitive and Reddit coverage is one of the best at this price point. The specific limitations that drive alternatives searches:
Category: LinkedIn social listening + personal branding Pricing: Free; paid from $99/mo Best for: LinkedIn-specific listening (narrower but cheaper than broad social tools)
Awario monitors Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, news, blogs, Reddit, and YouTube. It does not monitor LinkedIn. OutX monitors LinkedIn and Reddit specifically, with a depth of signal intelligence that broad monitoring tools do not match.
The practical use case for B2B brands: rather than tracking mention volume across many channels, OutX watches LinkedIn for the conversations that actually drive pipeline. When a prospect posts "we are evaluating new vendors for [category]" or "frustrated with our current [tool], looking for alternatives," OutX surfaces it, scores relevance, and lets you respond from your real LinkedIn account immediately.
For B2B teams, this is more useful than broad web monitoring because it catches the moment before a buying decision is made, not just after someone mentions your brand.
Try OutX free for 7 days (no credit card).
Category: Social Listening / Brand Monitoring Pricing: From $199/month (Individual, billed annually) Best for: Teams needing broader source coverage, AI insights, and faster real-time monitoring than Awario
Brand24 is the most commonly compared alternative to Awario and wins on every technical dimension: faster real-time alerts, broader source coverage including LinkedIn and TikTok, better UI, and AI-generated insight reports that summarize monitoring data automatically. The trade-off is price: $199/month versus Awario's $39/month.
If the primary Awario frustration is the LinkedIn coverage gap, Brand24 solves it. If the primary frustration is price, Brand24 makes it worse.
Category: Social Media Monitoring Pricing: Company plan from $599/month Best for: Teams wanting brand monitoring with stronger scheduling and publishing integrations
Mention is now owned by Agorapulse and positions as a more polished tool for monitoring plus social media management integration. The G2 comparison between Awario and Mention consistently shows Mention winning on setup quality and usability. The price jump to $599/month is significant compared to Awario's $39/month.
For teams that need monitoring integrated with their social publishing workflow and have the budget, Mention is the step up. For budget-constrained teams, the price gap is hard to justify.
Category: Social Media Monitoring Pricing: Basic from $69/month (10,000 mentions/month) Best for: Small teams wanting better sentiment analysis accuracy and broader coverage at a small premium
Mentionlytics is the middle ground between Awario and Brand24: $69/month, better sentiment analysis accuracy (consistently rated above Awario on G2), and broader source coverage. The price premium over Awario ($30/month) is small for the accuracy improvement.
If Awario's sentiment analysis mislabeling has been causing problems (a common complaint across social listening tools), Mentionlytics is worth testing.
Category: Brand Monitoring Pricing: From $99/month Best for: Teams wanting advanced analytics, competitor tracking, and customer feedback analysis
BrandMentions has a significantly higher G2 satisfaction score than Awario (4.9 vs 4.0). The analytics are more advanced, competitor tracking is a core feature, and customer feedback analysis is built into the workflow. At $99/month it is more expensive than Awario but still well below Brand24.
For teams that outgrow Awario's analytics and want more competitive intelligence, BrandMentions is a sensible step up.
Category: Social Listening / Consumer Intelligence Pricing: Custom, ~$1,000-$2,000/month estimated Best for: Enterprise teams needing deep analytics, virality maps, and visual listening
Talkwalker is the enterprise-grade alternative to Awario: significantly more powerful and significantly more expensive. Visual listening (brand logo detection in images), virality maps, crisis detection, and advanced analytics are capabilities Awario does not have.
If Awario's limitations have forced manual analytics work that a dedicated enterprise tool would automate, Talkwalker is worth evaluating for enterprise programs.
Category: Social Media Management / Listening Pricing: Standard from $199/seat/month Best for: Social media teams wanting listening integrated with publishing, engagement, and analytics
Sprout Social combines brand monitoring with publishing, engagement management, and analytics. If you currently run Awario alongside a separate social media management tool, Sprout Social consolidates both into one platform. The listening features include LinkedIn monitoring, which Awario lacks.
The trade-off is price: Sprout Social at $199/seat/month is much more expensive than Awario, and the listening features are not as deep as a dedicated monitoring tool. The consolidation benefit matters most for teams that currently manage multiple tools.
| Axis | Winner | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Awario | $39/mo vs $199/mo. 5x cheaper. |
| LinkedIn monitoring | Brand24 | Awario does not cover LinkedIn at all |
| Real-time alert speed | Brand24 | Faster delivery on most sources |
| AI insights | Brand24 | Automated AI reports; Awario has none |
| Reddit coverage | Tie | Both have strong Reddit monitoring |
| Customer support | Brand24 | 9.5+ G2 support score vs Awario's lower rating |
The LinkedIn gap is the thing. If LinkedIn monitoring is a requirement, Awario is not the right tool regardless of price. OutX at $99/month paid covers LinkedIn and Reddit deeply for B2B brands. Brand24 at $199/month covers LinkedIn as part of broader web monitoring.