MentionkitvsOctolens

Comparison · checked 20 October 2026

Mentionkit vs Octolens

Both score mentions with AI, both ship an API and an MCP server, and both are aimed at software companies. Octolens costs four times as much and reaches further; Mentionkit is one flat plan with one workspace and no tier above it. The question is whether you are buying breadth or buying simplicity.

Mentionkit — $49/moOctolens — $199/mo, $159 annually
[01] SIDE BY SIDE/ THE TABLE

Mentionkit against Octolens

Every figure read from each vendor's own materials on 20 October 2026. A tick marks the column with the advantage on that row; plenty of rows have neither, which is usually the honest answer. Pricing in this category moves — three of the ten tools we track repriced during 2026 — so confirm anything you are about to sign for.
 MentionkitOctolens
Entry price$49/mo, one plan$199/mo ($159 annually)
Keywords10 keywords, 10 trackers10, then $10 each
MentionsNo cap stated15,000/mo, then $0.013 each
Projects or workspaces1Multiple on Enterprise
Sources10, including SlackAbout 15 on Pro; Scale adds podcasts, news, web
AI relevance scoringYesYes
Reply draftingYesNot offered
REST API and webhooksIncludedAll plans
MCP serverIncludedAll plans
Seats~5 soft limit, raised on requestUnlimited
Retention1 year2 years on Pro, unlimited on Scale
Higher tier availableNo — one plan onlyScale at $599, then Enterprise
Free trial14 days7 days, 5,000 mentions
[02] WHERE MENTIONKIT WINS/ HONESTLY

A quarter of the price, with no volume meter

$49 flat against $199, and Mentionkit’s FAQ states outright that it does not cap how many mentions you can collect. Octolens meters both keywords and mentions and bills over the quota by default.

It drafts replies

Octolens does not, and reviewers have asked for it by name. For a small team the draft is often the difference between a mention being answered and being read.

One price, no arithmetic

No annual toggle, no overage, no per-keyword extras. You know what it costs. Octolens Pro’s real monthly cost depends on how many keywords and mentions you actually used.
[03] WHERE OCTOLENS WINS/ HONESTLY

Sources, especially on Scale

About 15 on Pro, including Facebook, Instagram, Stack Overflow, DEV and review sites, with podcasts, newsletters, news and the open web added on Scale. Mentionkit lists ten, and Slack is the one Octolens does not have.

Room to grow

Scale at $599 and Enterprise above it, with multiple workspaces, custom AI agents and unlimited history. Mentionkit has one plan, so outgrowing it means leaving.

Unlimited seats and two years of history

Against Mentionkit’s soft cap of about five seats and one year of retention, after which older mentions may be removed during routine cleanup.
[04] HOW TO CHOOSE/ SHORTCUTS

You are one product with a short watch list

Mentionkit

Ten keywords, no mention cap, drafts included, $49 flat. Paying four times more for headroom you will not use is the common mistake here.

You have more than one brand or client

Octolens

Mentionkit is a single workspace with no way to separate them. This is the constraint that ends the comparison for agencies.

You need podcasts, newsletters or the open web

Octolens Scale

$599/mo, and Mentionkit does not reach any of them. Confirm the sources are producing mentions you would act on before committing to that.

You want replies drafted for you

Mentionkit

Octolens does not draft. On a small team that is usually a bigger practical difference than a few extra sources.

[05] A THIRD OPTION/ OURS, DISCLOSED

Where FishOut changes the answer — and where it does not

Both meter keywords tightly — ten each — and both are single-workspace at their entry point. If your watch list is a brand, a product, three competitors and a few problem phrases, that is where both of these start costing more. FishOut is $49 for 200 keywords with unlimited projects and seats, AI relevance and labels on every post, drafts that never post, and the API and MCP server on every plan including Free. We reach ten platforms, so Octolens still wins on breadth, Pro included.
[06] SEE IT ON YOUR KEYWORDS/ FREE PLAN

What you get instead of Mentionkit or Octolens

This is the free plan. Instead of a feed of matches, a list sorted by who is asking — and unlike Mentionkit or Octolens, alerts go to whichever of thirteen places your team reads.
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