# BuzzSumo alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 245 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where BuzzSumo holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/buzzsumo/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Brand24: 56
- Meltwater: 50
- Muck Rack: 32
- CisionOne: 26
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: 20
- Awario: 14

## PR and media monitoring

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name BuzzSumo (BuzzSumo is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- Brand24: first choice in 41 of those 80
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 15 of those 80
- Awario: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Mention: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Muck Rack: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Google Alerts: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Agility PR Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Critical Mention: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name BuzzSumo (BuzzSumo is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Muck Rack: first choice in 23 of those 81
- Brand24: first choice in 12 of those 81
- Meltwater: first choice in 11 of those 81
- CisionOne: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Agility PR Solutions: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Awario: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Google Alerts: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BuzzSumo.

- Meltwater: first choice in 39 of those 84
- CisionOne: first choice in 17 of those 84
- Muck Rack: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Onclusive: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Brand24: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Talkwalker: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Brandwatch: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Featured.com: first choice in 1 of those 84

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