Software · head to head
NewsWhip vs Cision
NewsWhip
Software
Viral content tracking and audience insights for media companies
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: NewsWhip covers Viral content tracking, Cision covers Media monitoring.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which NewsWhip and Cision actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 NewsWhip
- Viral content tracking
- Social media monitoring
- Competitor intelligence
- Trend identification
- Custom dashboards
- Alert system
- Content recommendations
- Audience insights
Only in Cision
- Media monitoring
- PR Newswire distribution
- Media database
- Analytics & reporting
- Influencer identification
- Salesforce
- Google Analytics
- Slack
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
NewsWhip
- Viral trackingnot Cision
- Trend identificationnot Cision
- Competitor monitoringnot Cision
- Audience insightsnot Cision
Cision
- Press release distributionnot NewsWhip
- Media monitoringnot NewsWhip
- PR measurementnot NewsWhip
- Media outreachnot NewsWhip
- Crisis communicationsnot NewsWhip
Pricing, plan by plan
NewsWhip
On request- Enterprise$undefined/custom
- Viral tracking
- Competitor analysis
- Trend identification
Cision
On request- Cision Communications CloudFree
- Media monitoring
- Media database
- PR analytics
- EnterpriseFree
- Full platform access
- PR Newswire distribution
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose NewsWhip if
- You need viral content tracking.
- You also want social media monitoring.
Choose Cision if
- You need media monitoring.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want pr newswire distribution.
Questions people ask
- Is NewsWhip or Cision better?
- Neither clearly leads. NewsWhip starts at On request and Cision at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, NewsWhip or Cision?
- NewsWhip starts at On request and Cision at On request.
- Does NewsWhip or Cision run on more platforms?
- NewsWhip runs on Web. Cision runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is NewsWhip best used for?
- NewsWhip is most often used for viral tracking, trend identification, competitor monitoring, audience insights. Of those, viral tracking and trend identification are not what Cision is typically brought in for.
- What can NewsWhip do that Cision cannot?
- NewsWhip covers Viral content tracking, Social media monitoring, Competitor intelligence, Trend identification. Cision covers Media monitoring, PR Newswire distribution, Media database, Analytics & reporting. Both handle Web support.