# Google Alerts alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 432 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Google Alerts 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/google-alerts/alternatives

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

- Crayon: 56
- Meltwater: 52
- Klue: 44
- Kompyte: 42
- Brand24: 34
- Muck Rack: 33

## PR and media monitoring

**Small business**: 55 of 84 answers did not name Google Alerts (Google Alerts is #6 of 12 at 3%).

- Brand24: first choice in 25 of those 55
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 13 of those 55
- Muck Rack: first choice in 5 of those 55
- Mention: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Awario: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Agility PR Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Critical Mention: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Prezly: first choice in 1 of those 55

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Google Alerts (Google Alerts is #8 of 13 at 2%).

- Muck Rack: first choice in 24 of those 73
- Meltwater: first choice in 13 of those 73
- CisionOne: first choice in 9 of those 73
- Brand24: first choice in 6 of those 73
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Agility PR Solutions: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Signal AI: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Google Alerts.

- 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

## Competitive intelligence tools

**Small business**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Google Alerts (Google Alerts is #4 of 15 at 5%).

- Kompyte: first choice in 25 of those 60
- Semrush: first choice in 8 of those 60
- Visualping: first choice in 8 of those 60
- Crayon: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Klue: first choice in 2 of those 60
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Ahrefs: first choice in 1 of those 60
- ClientCues: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Google Alerts (Google Alerts is #7 of 12 at 2%).

- Crayon: first choice in 20 of those 76
- Klue: first choice in 19 of those 76
- Kompyte: first choice in 17 of those 76
- Owler: first choice in 1 of those 76
- SE Ranking: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Semrush: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Visualping: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Google Alerts.

- Crayon: first choice in 34 of those 84
- Klue: first choice in 23 of those 84
- Contify: first choice in 4 of those 84
- CompeteIQ: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Similarweb: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Awingu: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Northern Light SinglePoint: first choice in 1 of those 84

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