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Media monitoring pricing
What media monitoring tools cost: published prices, buyer benchmarks and contract terms for each vendor, with a source and a check date on every figure.
Most media monitoring vendors sell by quote. This table shows which vendors publish a price, the lowest published plan, and what buyers report they pay. Each vendor page gives the source and the contract terms.
Cision Pricing 2026: What Buyers Pay and How It Is Sold
Cision does not publish prices. Its pricing page is a request form. Vendr reports a median Cision contract of $12,625 a year across 107 purchases, with a range of $3,150 to $30,368. Cision sells modules: a media database, press release distribution, monitoring and analytics. Brandwatch is also part of Cision.
Updated October 14, 2026
Meltwater Pricing 2026: Plan Costs and Renewal Terms
Meltwater does not publish a price list. Its own blog gives starting points of $10,000 a year for Starter, $25,000 for Pro and $130,000 for Enterprise. Vendr reports a median contract of $25,800 a year. The US contract renews by itself unless you give written notice 60 days before the term ends.
Updated October 14, 2026