Meltwater vs Vista Social

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Vista Social is the stronger AI pick in Social Media Management: it has a visibility score of 7.2 versus 0.6 for Meltwater.

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Meltwater	Vista Social
Visibility score	0.6%	7.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Social Media Management	#35	#16
Share of voice	0.2%	2.1%
Mentions this run	1	11
Positive in AI answers	100%	70%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Meltwater 0pp · Vista Social 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Vista Social leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

4.6%

AI Mode

1.7%

10.4%

Perplexity

6.5%

MeltwaterVista Social

0 engine answers name both brands

0Meltwater ranked higher

0Vista Social ranked higher

Dimension	Meltwater	Vista Social
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	Contact sales	$99 / mo
Free plan	No	No · 14-day trial
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, UK Cyber Essentials	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
Support	24/7 multi-channel support, Website and in-product live chat, Email, Help Center	Knowledge base, Email support, Email and video call support (plan dependent), Group training
Founded	2001	2022
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States	New York, NY
Employees	1,001–5,000	11–50
Funding	Private equity investment (Verdane)	—
Best for	PR, communications and marketing leaders at growing and global brands, and agencies managing multiple clients	Agencies and freelancers managing social for several clients, plus multi-location brands and small and medium businesses.