Social Media · head to head
Awario vs Statusbrew
Awario
Social Media
Social listening with published prices and no per-seat charge on the top tier
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Statusbrew
Social Media
Social media publishing, inbox and moderation with rule-based comment hiding built in
- From
- $69/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Awario mention quotas are hard monthly caps, so a brand that experiences an unexpected coverage spike can exhaust its allowance mid-month and stop collecting data during the exact event it needed to monitor.; 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: Awario covers Boolean query builder, Statusbrew covers Publishing and scheduling.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Awario and Statusbrew actually diverge.
| Attribute | Awario | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | $69/month |
| Pricing model | Per month by mention volume | Per user per month |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web, iOS, Android |
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Awario
- Boolean query builder
- Multi-source monitoring
- Sentiment analysis
- Topic cloud
- Awario Leads
- Influencer identification
- Location filtering
- White-label reporting
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.
Awario
- A five-person agency that needs client-branded listening reports without paying enterprise suite seat prices, using the unlimited-member Enterprise tiernot Statusbrew
- A software company tracking competitor complaints on forums and Reddit to feed a sales objection librarynot Statusbrew
- A consumer brand watching for early signs of a product complaint spreading before it reaches mainstream pressnot Statusbrew
- A consultant who needs a defensible share-of-voice number for a pitch deck and can build the Boolean queries themselvesnot 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 Awario
- An agency managing a dozen small clients that needs client-facing approval before anything publishes to a client accountnot Awario
- An in-house team of five that wants one inbox for Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn engagement rather than three native appsnot Awario
- A retailer with many Google Business Profile locations that wants reviews and posts handled in the same queue as socialnot Awario
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Awario
- Mention quotas are hard monthly caps, so a brand that experiences an unexpected coverage spike can exhaust its allowance mid-month and stop collecting data during the exact event it needed to monitor.
- Stored-mention limits per topic mean older mentions are purged, so building a genuine multi-year historical baseline is not possible on any published tier and back-filling history before signup is not offered.
- There is no language filter, and results skew heavily to English, which makes it unreliable for brands whose primary conversation happens in a non-English market.
- The Leads module identifies accounts showing intent but does not enrich them with an email address or phone number, so every lead still requires manual contact research before outreach.
- The company operates with a very small team, reportedly down from around thirty staff in 2020, so support depth and the pace of platform coverage updates when a social network changes its API are real risks on a multi-year commitment.
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
Awario
$29/month- Starter$49/month
- 3 topics
- 30,000 new mentions per month
- 5,000 stored mentions per topic
- Pro$149/month
- 15 topics
- 300,000 new mentions per month
- 15,000 stored mentions per topic
- Enterprise$399/month
- 100 topics
- 1,000,000 new mentions per month
- 50,000 stored mentions per topic
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 Awario if
- You need boolean query builder.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want multi-source monitoring.
Choose Statusbrew if
- You need publishing and scheduling.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want unified inbox.
Questions people ask
- Is Awario or Statusbrew better?
- Neither clearly leads. Awario starts at $29/month and Statusbrew at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Awario or Statusbrew?
- Awario starts at $29/month and Statusbrew at $69/month.
- Does Awario or Statusbrew run on more platforms?
- Awario runs on Web, API. Statusbrew runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- What is Awario best used for?
- Awario is most often used for a five-person agency that needs client-branded listening reports without paying enterprise suite seat prices, using the unlimited-member enterprise tier, a software company tracking competitor complaints on forums and reddit to feed a sales objection library, a consumer brand watching for early signs of a product complaint spreading before it reaches mainstream press, a consultant who needs a defensible share-of-voice number for a pitch deck and can build the boolean queries themselves. Of those, a five-person agency that needs client-branded listening reports without paying enterprise suite seat prices, using the unlimited-member enterprise tier and a software company tracking competitor complaints on forums and reddit to feed a sales objection library are not what Statusbrew is typically brought in for.
- What can Awario do that Statusbrew cannot?
- Awario covers Boolean query builder, Multi-source monitoring, Sentiment analysis, Topic cloud. Statusbrew covers Publishing and scheduling, Unified inbox, Rule-based moderation, Approval workflows.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Awario: How much does Awario cost?
Starter is 49 USD per month billed monthly or 29 USD per month billed annually, Pro is 149 or 89, and Enterprise is 399 or 249 with unlimited team members.
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.
Awario: Can I get historical mentions from before I signed up?
No. Monitoring begins when you create a topic, and stored-mention caps mean older data is purged over time, so it cannot serve as a historical archive.
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.
Awario: Is the Enterprise tier suitable for a large enterprise?
Despite the name, reviewers consistently report it does not meet complex enterprise requirements. It is best understood as an unlimited-seat tier for small teams and agencies.
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.
Awario: Does it filter by language?
No. There is no language filter and coverage skews to English, which is a significant limitation for non-English markets.
Statusbrew: Is there a free plan?
No, only a 14-day trial without a card.
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