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CrowdTangle vs Prezly

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CrowdTangle

Software

Social media insights and content monitoring platform

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Prezly

Software

All-in-one PR software for modern newsrooms

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CrowdTangle crowdTangle was retired by Meta on 14 August 2024, per Meta's own transparency page (Internet Archive capture, 12 December 2024), with Meta Content Library and Content Library API offered as replacements; Prezly the Essential plan at 100 euros a month covers one site, one user and 5,000 contacts, and carries Prezly branding
  • They diverge on capability: CrowdTangle covers Social listening, Prezly covers Online newsrooms.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CrowdTangle and Prezly actually diverge.

Attributes where CrowdTangle and Prezly differ
AttributeCrowdTanglePrezly
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Founded20112010

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 CrowdTangle

  • Social listening
  • Viral content tracking
  • Competitor monitoring
  • Brand mention tracking
  • Trending alerts
  • Custom dashboards
  • Team collaboration
  • Report generation

Only in Prezly

  • Online newsrooms
  • Contact management
  • Email campaigns
  • Coverage tracking
  • Multimedia stories
  • Slack
  • Google Analytics
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

CrowdTangle

  • Viral content trackingnot Prezly
  • Social listeningnot Prezly
  • Competitor analysisnot Prezly
  • Trend identificationnot Prezly

Prezly

  • Hosting an online newsroom or press pagenot CrowdTangle
  • Sending press releases to a media contact listnot CrowdTangle
  • Managing journalist contacts and coveragenot CrowdTangle
  • Multilingual newsrooms through the localisation featuresnot CrowdTangle

Where each one falls short

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

CrowdTangle

  • CrowdTangle was retired by Meta on 14 August 2024, per Meta's own transparency page (Internet Archive capture, 12 December 2024), with Meta Content Library and Content Library API offered as replacements

Prezly

  • The Essential plan at 100 euros a month covers one site, one user and 5,000 contacts, and carries Prezly branding
  • Removing the branding and getting white-label sites requires Standard at 250 euros a month
  • Standard still allows only two users
  • The uptime SLA is Enterprise only
  • Advertised prices are the annual rates, with a 20 percent premium for paying monthly

Pricing, plan by plan

CrowdTangle

On request
  • Custom Plan$undefined/custom
    • Social monitoring
    • Competitor analysis
    • Trending content tracking

Prezly

On request
  • Starter$75/month
    • 1 newsroom
    • 3 users
    • 5,000 contacts
  • Growth$180/month
    • 3 newsrooms
    • 10 users
    • 25,000 contacts
  • Pro$450/month
    • Unlimited newsrooms
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited contacts

Which should you pick?

Choose CrowdTangle if

  • You need social listening.
  • You also want viral content tracking.
CrowdTangle review

Choose Prezly if

  • You need online newsrooms.
  • You also want contact management.
Prezly review

Questions people ask

Is CrowdTangle or Prezly better?
Neither clearly leads. CrowdTangle starts at On request and Prezly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CrowdTangle or Prezly?
CrowdTangle starts at On request and Prezly at On request.
Does CrowdTangle or Prezly run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is CrowdTangle best used for?
CrowdTangle is most often used for viral content tracking, social listening, competitor analysis, trend identification. Of those, viral content tracking and social listening are not what Prezly is typically brought in for.
What can CrowdTangle do that Prezly cannot?
CrowdTangle covers Social listening, Viral content tracking, Competitor monitoring, Brand mention tracking. Prezly covers Online newsrooms, Contact management, Email campaigns, Coverage tracking. Both handle Web support.
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