Social Media & Content · head to head
Mention vs Subframe
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Mention historical data access is not included in the Company plan and is only available as a paid add-on; Subframe the free plan is capped at 1 project, 10 pages, and 2 prototypes with limited AI usage and only 24 hour version history, versus unlimited AI on the $29 per editor per month Pro plan, as of August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Mention and Subframe actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), 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 Mention
- Real-time monitoring
- Sentiment analysis
- Influencer identification
- Competitive analysis
- Custom reports
- Slack
- Zapier
- Buffer
Only in Subframe
Nothing recorded that Mention does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Mention
- Brand monitoringnot Subframe
- Competitor trackingnot Subframe
- Social listeningnot Subframe
- Reputation managementnot Subframe
Subframe
No use cases recorded yet. See the Subframe review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Mention
- Historical data access is not included in the Company plan and is only available as a paid add-on
Subframe
- The free plan is capped at 1 project, 10 pages, and 2 prototypes with limited AI usage and only 24 hour version history, versus unlimited AI on the $29 per editor per month Pro plan, as of August 2026.
Pricing, plan by plan
Mention
Free- FreeFree
- 1 alert
- 1,000 mentions
- Basic monitoring
- Solo$41/month
- 2 alerts
- 5,000 mentions
- Boolean search
- Pro$83/month
- 5 alerts
- 10,000 mentions
- Team features
- EnterpriseFree
- Unlimited alerts
- Unlimited mentions
- Custom integrations
Subframe
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Subframe review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Mention if
- You need real-time monitoring.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want sentiment analysis.
Questions people ask
- Is Mention or Subframe better?
- Neither clearly leads. Mention starts at Free and Subframe at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Mention or Subframe?
- Mention starts at Free and Subframe at Free.
- Does Mention or Subframe run on more platforms?
- Mention runs on Web, Ios, Android. Subframe runs on Web.
- Can I use Mention for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Mention best used for?
- Mention is most often used for brand monitoring, competitor tracking, social listening, reputation management. Of those, brand monitoring and competitor tracking are not what Subframe is typically brought in for.
- What can Mention do that Subframe cannot?
- Mention covers Real-time monitoring, Sentiment analysis, Influencer identification, Competitive analysis.
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