Social Media · head to head
Determ vs Pinterest
Determ
Social Media
Media monitoring and PR intelligence with published European pricing and unlimited users on every plan
- From
- €99/month
- Rated
- -
Social Media
Visual discovery and bookmarking platform monetised through advertising and shopping links, run as an independent public company
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Pinterest has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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.; Pinterest engagement skews heavily toward planning and browsing rather than real-time interaction, so it is a poor fit for time-sensitive announcements or breaking content.
- They diverge on capability: Determ covers Real-time mention alerts, Pinterest covers Boards.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Determ and Pinterest actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Social Media).
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 Determ
- Real-time mention alerts
- Unlimited keywords
- Sentiment analysis
- Influencer identification
- Boolean query builder
- Reporting and exports
- Mentions API
- Crisis alerts
Only in Pinterest
- Boards
- Visual search
- Shopping pins
- Idea pins
- Promoted pins
- Pinterest Trends
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Determ
- A European trade association giving unlimited member-organisation staff access to the same media alerts without paying per seatnot Pinterest
- A communications team needing alerts within minutes of a negative story breaking in a regional language outletnot Pinterest
- A PR agency running monitoring for several clients where seat-based pricing would make sharing dashboards uneconomicnot Pinterest
- A public sector body tracking coverage of a policy announcement across news, forums and social without a six-figure contractnot Pinterest
- Planning a home renovation, wedding or event by collecting ideas in one placenot Determ
- A retailer running shoppable pin campaigns to drive purchase-intent traffic rather than pure brand awarenessnot Determ
- A content creator or blogger driving referral traffic to a website through pinned contentnot Determ
- A brand researching seasonal trends through Pinterest Trends data before a product launchnot Determ
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
- Engagement skews heavily toward planning and browsing rather than real-time interaction, so it is a poor fit for time-sensitive announcements or breaking content.
- Organic reach for businesses without a paid budget has declined as the feed increasingly favours advertising and algorithmic recommendation over follower-based distribution.
- The user base skews demographically narrow, concentrated among women and higher-income users in several markets, which limits its usefulness for brands needing broad reach.
- Ad pricing is auction based with no published flat rate, so campaign cost is unpredictable and can rise sharply during high-demand seasonal periods.
- Content moderation and misinformation controls have lagged some competitors, and health and wellness misinformation pinned to boards has been a recurring problem the company has had to address after the fact.
Pricing, plan by plan
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
- PinterestFree
- Free account, unlimited pinning and boards for users
- Businesses pay for promoted pins and shopping ads through Pinterest Ads Manager, priced by auction, no flat published rate
Which should you pick?
Choose Determ if
- You need real-time mention alerts.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want unlimited keywords.
Choose Pinterest if
- You need boards.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on iOS, Android, Web.
- You also want visual search.
Questions people ask
- Is Determ or Pinterest better?
- Neither clearly leads. Determ starts at €99/month and Pinterest at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Determ or Pinterest?
- Pinterest has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €99/month for Determ and Free for Pinterest.
- Does Determ or Pinterest run on more platforms?
- Determ runs on Web, iOS, Android. Pinterest runs on iOS, Android, Web.
- Can I use Pinterest for free?
- Yes. Pinterest has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Determ starts at €99/month.
- What is Determ best used for?
- Determ is most often used for a european trade association giving unlimited member-organisation staff access to the same media alerts without paying per seat, a communications team needing alerts within minutes of a negative story breaking in a regional language outlet, a pr agency running monitoring for several clients where seat-based pricing would make sharing dashboards uneconomic, a public sector body tracking coverage of a policy announcement across news, forums and social without a six-figure contract. Of those, a european trade association giving unlimited member-organisation staff access to the same media alerts without paying per seat and a communications team needing alerts within minutes of a negative story breaking in a regional language outlet are not what Pinterest is typically brought in for.
- What can Determ do that Pinterest cannot?
- Determ covers Real-time mention alerts, Unlimited keywords, Sentiment analysis, Influencer identification. Pinterest covers Boards, Visual search, Shopping pins, Idea pins.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Determ: Is Determ the same as Mediatoolkit?
Yes. Mediatoolkit rebranded to Determ; older reviews and directory listings still use the previous name.
Pinterest: Is Pinterest free?
Yes for users. Pinterest makes money from advertisers and shopping commerce tools, not from user subscriptions.
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.
Pinterest: Does Pinterest take a cut of sales through shopping pins?
Pinterest itself does not typically take a transaction cut; it charges advertisers for promoted placement, and the retailer handles the actual sale and payment.
Determ: Does it monitor print or broadcast?
No. Online and social only.
Pinterest: Has Pinterest changed ownership recently?
No. Unlike several platforms in this category, Pinterest remains an independently listed public company with no recent acquisition or rebrand.
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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