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CrowdTangle
Social media insights and content monitoring platform
As of 30 August 2026, CrowdTangle's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. CrowdTangle is a social media monitoring platform by Meta that tracks viral content, monitors brand mentions, and analyzes social media engagement. Softwr lists it under News. CrowdTangle is made by Meta Platforms Inc, launched in 2011, available on Web.
Overview
What CrowdTangle does
CrowdTangle is a social media monitoring platform by Meta that tracks viral content, monitors brand mentions, and analyzes social media engagement. It's widely used by publishers, journalists, and communications teams.
What people use it for
- Viral content tracking
- Social listening
- Competitor analysis
- Trend identification
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about CrowdTangle.
- CrowdTangle was retired by Meta on 14 August 2024, per Meta's own transparency page (Internet Archive capture, 12 December 2024), with Meta Content Library and Content Library API offered as replacements
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Pricing
What CrowdTangle costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Custom Plan
On request
- Social monitoring
- Competitor analysis
- Trending content tracking
- Team collaboration
- Custom reports
Capabilities
Features
Social listening
Viral content tracking
Competitor monitoring
Brand mention tracking
Trending alerts
Custom dashboards
Team collaboration
Report generation
Facebook
Integration with Facebook
Instagram
Integration with Instagram
Twitter
Integration with Twitter
YouTube
Integration with YouTube
Behind it
Who makes CrowdTangle
- Company
- Meta Platforms Inc
- Based in
- New York, NY
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Where to go from CrowdTangle
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