Mention
Know what's being said, right now
What is Mention
Mention pulls brand mentions from web, social media, forums, blogs, news, and review sites in real-time, covering over 1 billion sources daily across 40+ languages. It's built for marketing teams and agencies at the SMB and mid-market level who need to track brand perception, monitor competitors, and measure share of voice without stitching together multiple tools. The standout capability is its two-year historical data fetch — useful when you need to benchmark a campaign or audit a brand's reputation before a pitch. Mention also lets teams publish posts and respond to customer mentions from within the same workspace, reducing context-switching. Where it starts to strain is at the enterprise end: teams needing deep BI-layer reporting or highly customized data pipelines will likely outgrow the native reporting before they outgrow the monitoring itself.
Key features
monitor mentions, signals, and attribution
official SDK
Vanderbuild take
For marketing teams and agencies that need a single place to monitor brand presence, track competitors, and act on mentions without juggling five tabs, Mention is a credible fit in the social listening category. The REST API is available and documented, so you can wrap it into your own MCP layer or pipe mention data into a broader agentic workflow when you need to — it's not native MCP, but it's not a dead end either. Budget tier 3 means this isn't a casual signup — you'll want someone who knows what they're doing with keyword taxonomies and alert logic to get real value out of it, otherwise you're paying for noise. The honest ceiling here is reporting depth: the native reports cover the basics, but if your agency clients want custom attribution or trend dashboards, you'll be exporting to a BI tool rather than building inside Mention.
Agentic stack profile
APIRESTProgrammatic access available.
REST API — straightforward to call from any agent or workflow tool. Rate limits and auth vary by plan.
API docs →Agentic readinessCapableSolid API access — wraps cleanly for agent use.
Solid REST or SDK access. No MCP server yet, but easy to wrap in custom agent tooling. Most modern SaaS tools land here.
Stack roleSignal sourceWhere this tool slots into an agentic pipeline.
Plays the role of Signal source in an agentic pipeline. Use it to surface buying intent — funding, hiring, job changes, web visits.
Mention alternatives
Tools that solve a similar problem — compared at a glance.
- Pricing
- Workspace-based
- Budget
- $$$
- Best for
- Marketing, Agency
- Readiness
- Capable
- API
- REST
- Best for
- RevOps, Marketing
- Readiness
- Capable
- API
- REST
- Pricing
- Workspace-based
- Budget
- $
- Best for
- Founder, Marketing
- Readiness
- Capable
- MCP
- Yes
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Frequently asked questions
Does Mention have a public API?
Yes — Mention ships a REST API. Docs: https://dev.mention.com/current/.
How much does Mention cost?
Mention: pricing is workspace-based, expect higher tier ($$$) spend. Full pricing page: http://mention.com/en/pricing.
Who is Mention best for?
Mention is built for Marketing, Agency. Fits SMB (1-50), Mid-market (50-500)-sized teams.
How well does Mention fit an agentic sales stack?
Tier: Capable. Solid public API, no MCP yet — straightforward to wrap in your own agent tooling.