How much does Talkwalker cost?

Talkwalker does not publish a price. Its pricing page lists Core, Analyze and Business and says to pick a plan to get a custom quote; every option leads to a demo form. Figures on third-party sites disagree by an order of magnitude, so we do not repeat them. Read on 20 October 2026.

Is Hootsuite Listening the same as Talkwalker?

Hootsuite acquired Talkwalker in April 2024, and Hootsuite says its listening is powered by Talkwalker’s technology, branded Lumen by Talkwalker, with advanced listening on its Enterprise plan.

Does Talkwalker have an API or MCP server?

It has a public developer portal with APIs billed in credits; which plan includes API access is not published. We found no MCP server in its documentation. FishOut includes both on every plan.

Can FishOut replace Talkwalker?

For a global brand team, no — Talkwalker’s reach, languages and analytics are in a different class. For a startup or a small marketing team that needs to know who is asking about their category this week, FishOut does that job without the contract.

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FishOut vs Talkwalker

Talkwalker, owned by Hootsuite since 2024 and the engine behind Hootsuite Listening, is enterprise consumer intelligence: 150 million sources, 30-plus social platforms, 187 languages, forecasting and unlimited users. Every plan is a custom quote through a demo. FishOut is the opposite shape — a narrower set of platforms, published prices, and AI triage that tells you which conversation to answer this week.

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Talkwalker facts checked on 20 October 2026, from their own published material. Sources are listed at the foot of this page.

Starts at: Free; Quote only
Sales call needed: No; Yes — every plan is a quote
API & MCP: Every plan, incl. Free; API on credits, plan not published; no MCP

[01] AT A GLANCE/ SIDE BY SIDE

FishOut and Talkwalker, feature by feature

Ties are marked as ties, and Talkwalker's wins as wins.

FishOut compared with Talkwalker, feature by feature
	FishOut	Talkwalker
Coverage
Sources	Behind: 10	Advantage: 150M sources, 30+ social platforms
Languages	Behind: English-first	Advantage: 187
AI
Forecasting and peak detection	Behind: Spike detection in the Daily brief	Advantage: Yes
Relevance triage, Reply call, reply drafts	Advantage: Every post; drafts from Plus	Behind: Not its job
Alerts
Alert destinations	Advantage: 13, every plan	Behind: Alerts; channels not published
Developer
MCP server — which plan	Advantage: Every plan, including Free	Behind: Not documented
REST API — which plan	Advantage: Every plan, including Free	Behind: Credits; plan not published
Team
Seats at entry	Even: Unlimited on every plan	Even: Unlimited users
Price
Published price	Advantage: Free, then $19/mo	Behind: None — custom quote
Free plan or trial	Advantage: Free forever, 10 keywords, 500 relevant/mo	Behind: Demo only
Time to first alert	Advantage: Minutes, self-serve	Behind: After a demo and contract
Sales call needed	Advantage: No — self-serve, cancel any time	Behind: Yes — every plan is a quote

[02] WHAT IT COSTS/ SAME NEED

What each need costs on FishOut and on Talkwalker

The plan you would need on each side for the thing you came for.

To getFishOutTalkwalker

Any plan at allFreeFreeQuote only

The APIFreeFreeQuote only

An MCP serverFreeFreeNot offered

Unlimited usersFreeFreeQuote only

Monthly-billed. A keyword is not always the same unit on both sides.

[03] WHERE TALKWALKER IS STRONGER/ HONESTLY

Talkwalker is enterprise consumer intelligence across 30+ social platforms, and there are things it does that we do not.

Reach and languages

One hundred and fifty million sources, thirty-plus social platforms and 187 languages. FishOut covers ten platforms and is built for English-first teams. For a global brand, there is no comparison on coverage.

Analytics and forecasting

Peak detection, forecasting, AI summaries, an AI agent and LLM Insights, with non-sampled volume that scales by plan. This is an analyst’s tool, and a good one.

Unlimited users and a team behind it

Every Talkwalker plan has unlimited users, and the sale comes with onboarding. We also have unlimited seats; we do not have an onboarding team.

[04] WHERE FISHOUT WINS/ WITH PROOF

A price on the page

Talkwalker’s pricing page says “pick your plan to get a custom quote”. FishOut is Free, $19/mo, $49/mo or $99/mo, and you can start tonight without talking to anyone.

MCP on every plan

Talkwalker has a credit-billed API whose plan is not published and documents no MCP server. FishOut’s MCP server and REST API are on Free, so Claude or Cursor can read your inbox today.

Which post to answer, not just how many

A suite measures volume and sentiment. FishOut reads each post against what you sell, says why it is relevant, decides whether it deserves a reply, and drafts one.

Why this is relevant

Matches your briefAsking for helpNot answered yetFresh

Reply nowAsking for recommendationsHas a problem

Agents that act

Rules you write in a minute: when a post is labelled Asking for recommendations with high relevance, draft a reply, assign it and post to Slack. From Plus.

Inbound leads6 runs / 24h

When

relevance is at least 70label is Asking for recommendations

Then

draft a replyassign to Markpost to #inbound

[05] WHO SHOULD PICK WHICH/ SHORTCUTS

If you…

Who we would send to Talkwalker, and who to us.

You run listening for a brand across markets and languagesTalkwalkerIts reach, languages and forecasting are built for exactly that.

You already pay for Hootsuite EnterpriseTalkwalker, through HootsuiteHootsuite Listening runs on the same engine.

You were sent to “request a demo” and wanted to start todayFishOutPublished prices from $19/mo, AI triage on every post, MCP and the API on Free.

[06] WITHOUT A SALES CALL/ SELF-SERVE

Without the sales call. Talkwalker: yes — every plan is a quote. FishOut: from $19/mo, or free, cancel any time.

MCP and the REST API, from Free

Talkwalker: not documented for MCP; credits; plan not published for the API.

fo_live_••••••••4b21Free plan

RESTapp.fishout.ai/api/v1MCPmcp.fishout.ai/mcpHooksmention.created

13 alert destinations

Talkwalker: alerts; channels not published. FishOut: Slack, Teams, Discord, Telegram, email, Zapier, webhooks and six more.

Alert to13 destinations

and six more

[07] SEE IT ON YOUR KEYWORDS/ FREE PLAN

What you get instead of Talkwalker

The Switchers view — people comparing, leaving or complaining — read by AI as it arrives. No contract and no seat count, which is where Talkwalker and FishOut differ most.

Views

Reply now4

Leads9

Switchers7

Complaints3

Press5

Filtered318

Saved views

Competitor pricing

Q4 launch

Switchers· Best first7

MediumOps Notes2d

What I learned running support on a shared inbox for a year

WatchComparisonComplaint

YouTubeThe Support Stack2d

Review: Notchmail after the price change

Reply, carefullyComparisonQuestion

YouTubeOpsWithDana9h

Three shared inboxes compared after a month each

Reply, carefullyComparisonQuestion

MediumOps Notes2d

What I learned running support on a shared inbox for a year

Section four calls AcmeMail’s rules “powerful but fiddly” and recommends Notchmail for teams without an admin.

Relevance

Names youMixed sentimentEvergreen

Labels · Reply call

WatchComparisonComplaint

Product feedback; route to the rules team

Draft reply

No public reply suggested. Assigned to the rules team as feedback, with the paragraph quoted.

No public reply needed

Copy and open threadFishOut never posts

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Questions

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Sources

FishOut pricing — checked 19 October 2026. lib/pricing-data.ts — the same data the pricing page renders.
Talkwalker pricing — checked 20 October 2026. Core, Analyze and Business. No prices: "Pick your plan to get a custom quote"; every plan leads to a demo form. Unlimited users on all plans. 150 million data sources, 30+ social platforms, 187 languages. Analyze has 2x non-sampled results volume; Business 6x. Custom dashboards, reports and alerts; Wisdom (peak detection, forecasting, summaries), AI Agent, LLM Insights. No API or MCP on the pricing page; no free trial.
Talkwalker developer portal: credits and pricing — checked 20 October 2026. Search, Streaming, Histogram, Topic, Export and other APIs, billed in credits ("Search API – 1 credit / result + at least 10 Credits / API call"), reset monthly. Which plan includes API access, and at what price, is not published. No MCP server documented.
Hootsuite: Talkwalker — checked 20 October 2026. Hootsuite acquired Talkwalker in April 2024. Hootsuite Listening is powered by Talkwalker’s technology ("Lumen by Talkwalker"); advanced listening is on the Enterprise plan only.

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