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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 197 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Mention 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/mention/alternatives

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

- Meltwater: 48
- Brand24: 28
- Muck Rack: 26
- CisionOne: 24
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: 14
- Awario: 7

## PR and media monitoring

**Small business**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Mention (Mention is #5 of 12 at 3%).

- Brand24: first choice in 19 of those 46
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 10 of those 46
- Awario: first choice in 6 of those 46
- Muck Rack: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Google Alerts: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Prezly: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Talkwalker Alerts: first choice in 1 of those 46

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Mention (Mention is #9 of 13 at 0%).

- Muck Rack: first choice in 20 of those 67
- Meltwater: first choice in 9 of those 67
- CisionOne: first choice in 7 of those 67
- Brand24: first choice in 6 of those 67
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Agility PR Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Awario: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Google Alerts: first choice in 1 of those 67

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

- 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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