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Cision Social Software

byCision
in Social Analytics Applications
4.0

Overview

Product Information on Cision Social Software

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Cision Social Software?

Cision Social Software is designed to facilitate social media management and monitoring for businesses seeking to improve their public relations and communications strategies. The software enables users to track conversations across multiple social platforms, analyze engagement, and gather insights from online interactions. It provides tools for scheduling posts, managing campaigns, and measuring the impact of social content. The software helps organizations respond to trends, monitor brand reputation, and access analytics to inform decision-making processes. By integrating with other communication solutions, it supports efficient workflow and allows for comprehensive reporting on social media activities, aiding users in addressing challenges related to communication, outreach, and audience engagement.

Cision Social Software Pricing

Cision Social Software is offered on a subscription pricing model, with packages typically structured based on features, usage volume, and the number of users. The software provides tiers that scale according to business needs, and pricing may vary depending on the scope of social media management and analytics required. Custom pricing is available for organizations seeking specific configurations or expanded functionalities.

Overall experience with Cision Social Software

PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT DIRECTOR
<50M USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“Social listening tool with strong reporting capability”

5.0
Jun 2, 2023
We use Cision for Social Listening. We work with a variety of social services and health care agencies throughout the US and we coordinate social media campaigns. Cision allows us to view all of the posts created by our agency and partner agencies in a single location and helps assess reach and impact. Each month/quarter/year I am able to extract a report that shows our coalition's reach. Our agency has various programs that do this and each program has a saved search and can run their own customized reports.
SENIOR RESEARCH MANAGER
1B - 3B USD, Media
CRITICAL

“Great for journalist vetting but not reporting”

3.0
Feb 28, 2024
Cision is a great tool for finding journalists contact information. However, I prefer other tools for traditional media listening.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 24th March 2025

Cision is a company that concentrates on offering consumer and media intelligence, engagement, and communication solutions. The firm provides tools that assist PR, corporate communications, and social media professionals adapting in the data-centric world. It features deep expertise and unique data collaborations. Cision's broad range of products such as CisionOne, Brandwatch, and PR Newswire enable a significant number of companies and organizations to interact and comprehend their crucial audience effectively.

Company Details

Updated 29th April 2025
Company type
Private
Head office location
Chicago, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
https://www.cision.com/us/

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Cision Social Software Likes & Dislikes

Like

Social Listening tools: the ability to see the individual posts from a variety of agencies and their reach and impact. Easy to use: once the system has been set up I can get the data I need each month with just a few clicks. Saved searches: The searches I need to conduct on a regular basis are saved so I can access them easily and run reports. Word cloud: Each search creates a word cloud from the collective social media posts that can be exported to presentations to leadership. Data from searches can be exported to Excel for further analysis.

Like

Ability to find journalists contact information, being able to add in articles, having more journalist data than other tools

Like

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Dislike

Frequent down periods where data is not accurate or available. Cision is unable to track specific hashtags on personal Facebook pages, which makes it appear that our impact is lower than it actually is. The number of people reached seems to be exaggerated. Our social media pages frequently get disconnected from Cision and need to be reconnected. Emotion ratings are usually wrong. Cision will rate a post as positive, negative, happy, sad, angry, etc. and most of the time these ratings are wrong. This could be because most of the posts we track include Spanish language content and Cision may misinterpret the meaning of these non-English words.

Dislike

It feels old school, it doesnt have social, it doesnt have the best operators

Dislike

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Peer Discussions

Cision Social Software Reviews and Ratings

4.0

(53 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
45%
4 Star
47%
3 Star
6%
2 Star
2%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

4.5

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  • SENIOR RESEARCH MANAGER
    1B-10B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Great for journalist vetting but not reporting

    3.0
    Feb 27, 2024
    Cision is a great tool for finding journalists contact information. However, I prefer other tools for traditional media listening.
  • PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT DIRECTOR
    <50M USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Social listening tool with strong reporting capability

    5.0
    Jun 2, 2023
    We use Cision for Social Listening. We work with a variety of social services and health care agencies throughout the US and we coordinate social media campaigns. Cision allows us to view all of the posts created by our agency and partner agencies in a single location and helps assess reach and impact. Each month/quarter/year I am able to extract a report that shows our coalition's reach. Our agency has various programs that do this and each program has a saved search and can run their own customized reports.
  • Product Manager
    1B-10B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    An ехсеllеnt aсquіsіtіоn fоr yоur соmрany

    5.0
    Jul 20, 2020
    Duе tо thе faсt that wе swіtсhеd tо Cіsіоn, wе savе a lоt оf tіmе оn thе рrосеss оf sеarсhіng fоr thе іnfоrmatіоn wе arе іntеrеstеd іn rеgardіng сustоmеrs, оthеr соmрanіеs оr thіrd-рarty usеrs. And wе havе nеvеr had a rеasоn tо dоubt thе rеlіabіlіty оf thе іnfоrmatіоn.
  • Product Manager
    1B-10B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Sосіаl lіstenіng іs eаsy wіth Vіrаlheаt

    4.0
    Jul 18, 2020
    Vіrаlheаt’s mоnіtоrіng feаtures helр me stаy uр-tо-dаte wіth іndustry news аnd trends. I trасk relevаnt рhrаses аnd keywоrds tо my lіne оf wоrk аs I use these іnsіghts fоr рrоduсt іdeаs аnd develорment. I’m аble tо see іf there аre сertаіn sріkes оr eхtrа соnversаtіоns аrоund раrtісulаr tорісs - thіs аlerts me tо tаke а lооk іntо the subjeсt tо see hоw іt саn аffeсt my wоrk.
  • Social Media Manager
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Best Social Media Management Solution

    5.0
    Feb 22, 2020
    With Cision Social Software, you'll be able to monitor conversations across social media channels and identify trends as they happen. You'll be able to distribute valuable and engaging content to your audience. It also provides you with the necessary data you need to make better decisions. The analytics is solid, it lets you visualize your data, monitor your social performance and improve your social media management effort.
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