# Meltwater alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 148 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Meltwater holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/meltwater/alternatives/

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

- Brand24: 41
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: 25
- Awario: 22
- Mention: 12
- Muck Rack: 12
- Agility PR Solutions: 6

## PR and media monitoring

**Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Meltwater (Meltwater is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Brand24: first choice in 29 of those 70
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 17 of those 70
- Awario: first choice in 14 of those 70
- Mention: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Google Alerts: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Determ: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Muck Rack: first choice in 2 of those 70
- BuzzStream: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 54 of 72 answers did not name Meltwater (Meltwater is #7 of 13 at 4%).

- Brand24: first choice in 10 of those 54
- Awario: first choice in 8 of those 54
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit: first choice in 8 of those 54
- Muck Rack: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Agility PR Solutions: first choice in 6 of those 54
- Mention: first choice in 3 of those 54
- BrandMentions: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Elevate: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 24 of 72 answers did not name Meltwater (Meltwater is #1 of 9 at 57%).

- Muck Rack: first choice in 3 of those 24
- Brand24: first choice in 2 of those 24
- Determ: first choice in 2 of those 24
- Truescope: first choice in 1 of those 24

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.