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Cision vs Determ

Cision logo

Cision

News

The complete PR and earned media platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Determ

Social Media

Media monitoring and PR intelligence with published European pricing and unlimited users on every plan

From
€99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Cision no transparent pricing published for media monitoring and PR tools; Determ there is no print media monitoring, so any organisation with a press cuttings obligation or a board that still reads newspaper coverage has to buy a second service alongside it.
  • They diverge on capability: Cision covers Media monitoring, Determ covers Real-time mention alerts.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cision and Determ actually diverge.

Attributes where Cision and Determ differ
AttributeCisionDeterm
Starting priceOn request€99/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer month by topic and mention volume
CategoryNewsSocial Media
Founded1867Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Cision

  • Media monitoring
  • PR Newswire distribution
  • Media database
  • Analytics & reporting
  • Salesforce
  • Google Analytics
  • Slack
  • Microsoft 365

Only in Determ

  • Real-time mention alerts
  • Unlimited keywords
  • Sentiment analysis
  • Boolean query builder
  • Reporting and exports
  • Mentions API
  • Crisis alerts

Both cover

  • Influencer identification

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Cision

  • Press release distributionnot Determ
  • Media monitoringnot Determ
  • PR measurementnot Determ
  • Media outreachnot Determ
  • Crisis communicationsnot Determ

Determ

  • A European trade association giving unlimited member-organisation staff access to the same media alerts without paying per seatnot Cision
  • A communications team needing alerts within minutes of a negative story breaking in a regional language outletnot Cision
  • A PR agency running monitoring for several clients where seat-based pricing would make sharing dashboards uneconomicnot Cision
  • A public sector body tracking coverage of a policy announcement across news, forums and social without a six-figure contractnot Cision

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Cision

  • No transparent pricing published for media monitoring and PR tools

Determ

  • There is no print media monitoring, so any organisation with a press cuttings obligation or a board that still reads newspaper coverage has to buy a second service alongside it.
  • Mention allowances are the real constraint and a single viral news cycle can exhaust a 1,000-mention monthly quota in days, after which you either upgrade mid-contract or lose visibility exactly when you need it most.
  • Long-range historical reporting is thin, so year-on-year share of voice analysis and multi-year campaign retrospectives are awkward compared with the larger monitoring suites.
  • Facebook coverage is restricted and LinkedIn profiles cannot be monitored, limits imposed by those platforms but which still leave gaps in any brand where the conversation happens there.
  • It is a monitoring tool rather than a PR suite, with no media database, no journalist contact list and no pitching workflow, so agencies replacing Cision or Muck Rack will find half the job undone.

Pricing, plan by plan

Cision

On request
  • Cision Communications CloudFree
    • Media monitoring
    • Media database
    • PR analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Full platform access
    • PR Newswire distribution
    • Custom integrations

Determ

€99/month
  • Focus$99/month
    • 1 topic
    • 1,000 mentions per month
    • Unlimited keywords
  • Expand$299/month
    • 5 topics
    • 5,000 mentions per month
    • Unlimited keywords
  • Command$499/month
    • 10 topics
    • 10,000 mentions per month
    • Unlimited keywords
  • Custom$undefined/year
    • Custom topic and mention volumes
    • Enterprise onboarding
    • Quoted individually

Which should you pick?

Choose Cision if

  • You need media monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want pr newswire distribution.
Cision review

Choose Determ if

  • You need real-time mention alerts.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want unlimited keywords.
Determ review

Questions people ask

Is Cision or Determ better?
Neither clearly leads. Cision starts at On request and Determ at €99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cision or Determ?
Cision starts at On request and Determ at €99/month.
Does Cision or Determ run on more platforms?
Cision runs on Web, Ios, Android. Determ runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Cision best used for?
Cision is most often used for press release distribution, media monitoring, pr measurement, media outreach. Of those, press release distribution and media monitoring are not what Determ is typically brought in for.
What can Cision do that Determ cannot?
Cision covers Media monitoring, PR Newswire distribution, Media database, Analytics & reporting. Determ covers Real-time mention alerts, Unlimited keywords, Sentiment analysis, Boolean query builder. Both handle Influencer identification.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Cision: How much does Cision cost?

Cision does not publish standard pricing on its website. The company offers media monitoring, journalist outreach, and social listening tools through CisionOne platform with pricing based on media monitoring scope, number of keywords, and service level. Contact sales for quotes.

Source
Determ: Is Determ the same as Mediatoolkit?

Yes. Mediatoolkit rebranded to Determ; older reviews and directory listings still use the previous name.

Cision: What services does Cision offer?

Cision offers media monitoring, instant insights and reporting, journalist outreach, social listening and management, professional services, and CisionOne AI. All services are part of the CisionOne unified platform.

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Determ: How are users charged?

They are not. Every published plan includes unlimited users and unlimited keywords; you pay for topics and monthly mention volume.

Determ: Does it monitor print or broadcast?

No. Online and social only.

Determ: What happens if I exceed my mention limit?

You stop receiving new mentions on that topic for the period unless you upgrade, so set queries tightly before a campaign launch.

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