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Determ vs Statusbrew

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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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Statusbrew

Social Media

Social media publishing, inbox and moderation with rule-based comment hiding built in

From
$69/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.; Statusbrew plans cap both seats and social profiles, so an agency with many small clients hits the profile ceiling well before the user ceiling and is pushed to a tier it does not otherwise need.
  • They diverge on capability: Determ covers Real-time mention alerts, Statusbrew covers Publishing and scheduling.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Determ and Statusbrew actually diverge.

Attributes where Determ and Statusbrew differ
AttributeDetermStatusbrew
Starting price€99/month$69/month
Pricing modelPer month by topic and mention volumePer user per month

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 Statusbrew

  • Publishing and scheduling
  • Unified inbox
  • Rule-based moderation
  • Approval workflows
  • Reporting
  • BrewLink
  • AI sentiment analysis
  • Social and web listening

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

Statusbrew

  • A consumer brand running paid social where ad comment threads fill with spam and complaints faster than a community manager can clear themnot Determ
  • An agency managing a dozen small clients that needs client-facing approval before anything publishes to a client accountnot Determ
  • An in-house team of five that wants one inbox for Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn engagement rather than three native appsnot Determ
  • A retailer with many Google Business Profile locations that wants reviews and posts handled in the same queue as socialnot 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.

Statusbrew

  • Plans cap both seats and social profiles, so an agency with many small clients hits the profile ceiling well before the user ceiling and is pushed to a tier it does not otherwise need.
  • Listening is limited to Premium and above and is keyword monitoring rather than a full listening dataset, so a brand that needs historical share of voice will still buy a second tool.
  • Moderation rules are keyword and sentiment based, which means sarcasm and coded language slip through while legitimate comments containing a blocked word get hidden, and someone must audit the rule set regularly.
  • Analytics retention is capped at 18 months even on paid tiers, so year-on-year comparisons beyond that require exporting data yourself before it ages out.
  • Network coverage depends entirely on the platform APIs, and features such as Instagram direct message handling or ad comment access change without notice when Meta adjusts permissions, occasionally breaking a workflow the plan was bought for.

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

Statusbrew

$69/month
  • Lite$89/month
    • 1 user
    • 5 social profiles
    • Unlimited scheduled posts
  • Standard$179/month
    • 3 users
    • 10 social profiles
    • Everything in Lite
  • Premium$299/month
    • 6 users
    • 15 social profiles
    • Everything in Standard
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Unlimited users and profiles
    • SAML single sign-on
    • HubSpot and Salesforce integration

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 Statusbrew if

  • You need publishing and scheduling.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want unified inbox.
Statusbrew review

Questions people ask

Is Determ or Statusbrew better?
Neither clearly leads. Determ starts at €99/month and Statusbrew at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Determ or Statusbrew?
Determ starts at €99/month and Statusbrew at $69/month.
Does Determ or Statusbrew run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Statusbrew is typically brought in for.
What can Determ do that Statusbrew cannot?
Determ covers Real-time mention alerts, Unlimited keywords, Sentiment analysis, Influencer identification. Statusbrew covers Publishing and scheduling, Unified inbox, Rule-based moderation, Approval workflows.

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.

Statusbrew: Can it moderate comments on paid ads?

Yes, and that is the main reason to choose it. Rules can hide or delete comments on ad posts as well as organic ones.

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.

Statusbrew: How much is it really?

89, 179 and 299 US dollars per month on monthly billing for Lite, Standard and Premium, dropping to 69, 129 and 229 on annual. Agency pricing starts at 49 per client per month.

Determ: Does it monitor print or broadcast?

No. Online and social only.

Statusbrew: Does the Lite plan work for a small agency?

No. One user and five profiles covers roughly one client. Agencies should price the dedicated agency plan against the per-client count.

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.

Statusbrew: Is there a free plan?

No, only a 14-day trial without a card.

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