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Determ vs Sked Social

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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
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Sked Social

Social Media

Social media scheduling and approval workflow platform for teams and agencies

From
$24/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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.; Sked Social basic plan is limited to a single user and one profile per platform.
  • They diverge on capability: Determ covers Real-time mention alerts, Sked Social covers Approval Workflow.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Determ and Sked Social actually diverge.

Attributes where Determ and Sked Social differ
AttributeDetermSked Social
Starting price€99/month$24/month
Pricing modelPer month by topic and mention volumesubscription

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 Sked Social

  • Approval Workflow
  • Content Calendar
  • Unified Social Inbox
  • Smart Assist AI
  • Custom Reports
  • Social Listening
  • MCP AI Connections

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 Sked Social
  • A communications team needing alerts within minutes of a negative story breaking in a regional language outletnot Sked Social
  • A PR agency running monitoring for several clients where seat-based pricing would make sharing dashboards uneconomicnot Sked Social
  • A public sector body tracking coverage of a policy announcement across news, forums and social without a six-figure contractnot Sked Social

Sked Social

  • Getting client or stakeholder approval on posts without giving platform accessnot Determ
  • Scheduling content across multiple social networksnot Determ
  • Running a unified inbox for comments and messagesnot Determ
  • Building recurring performance reports for clientsnot Determ
  • Connecting live social data to AI tools via MCPnot 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.

Sked Social

  • Basic plan is limited to a single user and one profile per platform.
  • Internal and external approval workflows are paid add-ons on the Grow plan rather than included.
  • Extra profiles and users beyond plan limits carry additional annual fees.
  • Threads and Snapchat only support notification-based posting, not full auto-publishing.

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

Sked Social

$24/month
  • Basic$24/month
    • 1 user
    • 1 profile per platform
  • Grow$58/month
    • 3 users
    • 6 included profiles
  • Accelerate$166/month
    • 6 users
    • 10 included profiles
    • Internal and external approvals included
  • Custom$undefined/month
    • Tailored enterprise plan starting from $249/month

Which should you pick?

Choose Determ if

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

Choose Sked Social if

  • You need approval workflow.
  • You work on web, ios, android.
  • You also want content calendar.
Sked Social review

Questions people ask

Is Determ or Sked Social better?
Neither clearly leads. Determ starts at €99/month and Sked Social at $24/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Determ or Sked Social?
Determ starts at €99/month and Sked Social at $24/month.
Does Determ or Sked Social run on more platforms?
Determ runs on Web, iOS, Android. Sked Social runs on web, ios, android.
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 Sked Social is typically brought in for.
What can Determ do that Sked Social cannot?
Determ covers Real-time mention alerts, Unlimited keywords, Sentiment analysis, Influencer identification. Sked Social covers Approval Workflow, Content Calendar, Unified Social Inbox, Smart Assist AI.

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.

Sked Social: What does Sked Social cost?

Plans start at $24/month for Basic (1 user, 1 profile per platform), rising to $58/month for Grow and $166/month for Accelerate, with a Custom tier from $249/month.

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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.

Sked Social: Is there a free trial?

Sked Social offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required; at trial end users pick a plan or the account pauses.

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Determ: Does it monitor print or broadcast?

No. Online and social only.

Sked Social: Can I change or cancel my plan?

Upgrades take effect immediately while downgrades apply at the end of the billing cycle, and the company states there is no auto-charging or surprise billing.

Source
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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