Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Brandwatch
Brandwatch clearly comes out ahead of YouScan on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Neither lists a free tier. YouScan's paid plans start at $499/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | YouScan | Brandwatch (Cision) |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentMedia & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | MarketingMedia & Entertainment |
| Categories | social-mediaai-research | social-media |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | youscan | brandwatch |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Custom Dashboard | ||
| Advanced Analytics | ||
| 3 Topics (Text-Based Search Queries) | ||
| Consumer Intelligence | ||
| As Many Topics As You Need | ||
| Custom Data Retention | ||
| Aspect Sentiment Analysis, Trend Detection, Word Clouds, And More | ||
| Influencer Marketing | ||
| Audience Insights | ||
| Social Media Management | ||
| Data Collection Based On Text Queries, Image Contents, And Attributes Of Social Audiences | ||
| Full Coverage Of Supported Social Media, Blogs, Forums, Reviews, And Online News Sources | ||
| Insights Copilot Ai Agent (10 Questions/Mo) | ||
| Mention Wall For Tvs And Big Screens | ||
| Slack, Microsoft Teams Or Whatsapp Integration (1 Integration Per Account) | ||
| Unlimited Custom Dashboards, Data Export Options And Api Access | ||
| Unlimited Insights Copilot Questions | ||
| Unlimited Rules And Alerts | ||
| Unlimited Sampled Mentions | ||
| Unlimited Social Searches | ||
| Unlimited Users | ||
| Up To 15,000 Monthly Mentions | ||
| User Access Rights Configured To Your Requirements | ||
| Visual Insights |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Brandwatch comes out ahead overall, though YouScan can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Brandwatch scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
