Brand24 vs. GRIN

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brand24
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Brand24 is an AI-powered media monitoring tool that analyzes mentions and presents actionable insights.This tool is designed to keep track of online conversations about a brand, its products, and competitors. It collects real-time data from millions of sources, including social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Twitch, TikTok, Youtube, Telegram), podcasts, publicly available newsletters, online news sites, blogs, forums, reviews sites. Some of the key features…
$99
per month 1 user
GRIN
Score 6.3 out of 10
N/A
GRIN is a creator management software platform that offers a creator search of over 38 million influencers that is not an opt-in influencer network. GRIN states they believe that the connection between brand and creator should not have a middle-man, and therefore we take no commission. GRIN creator management platform helps brands to connect directly with creator prospects and manage creator relationships to scale. The eCommerce integration aims to make product seeding, discount codes &…N/A
Pricing
Brand24GRIN
Editions & Modules
Individual
$99
per month 1 user
Team
$179
per month Unlimited users
Pro
$249
per month Unlimited users
Enterprise
$499
per month Unlimited users
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Brand24GRIN
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Brand24GRIN
Considered Both Products
Brand24
Chose Brand24
Brand24 is the best social media tracking software we have used to date. Others always seem to be limited to just tracking your own social accounts.
Chose Brand24
I would start with Mention as opposed to beginning with Brand24. We originally used Mention but the price was increasing year-over-year so we wanted to try a cheaper alternative. We eventually did go back to Mention after Brand24, due to its ease of use and it was also easier …
Chose Brand24
I needed a low-cost way to monitor brand mentions. This was the one that worked for me.
Chose Brand24
Brand24 was priced right compared to other more expensive tools that offer similar functionality. It also offered more keywords/hashtags/users to track and the filters were very robust to find the posts that matter most.
Chose Brand24
Unfortunately I believe that Brand24 is not as complex and helpful as Brandwatch or Spredfast, but I do believe it is a more modern and complex tool than Sysomos. Brandwatch and Spredfast just have more abilities and seem to pull in more complex and comprehensive data that is …
GRIN
Chose GRIN
I wish there was a place for screenshots. They sent us "influencers" with 0 followers, 0 posts, with animal pictures for a jewelry brand.
Chose GRIN
We selected Grin because of its much larger influencer base. That being said, changes to Meta soon after we onboarded have made that pool much smaller.
Chose GRIN
We have used both Everflow and ShareASale to manage influencer partnerships.

ShareASale:
Chose GRIN
We selected GRIN over the other competitors we vetted because of the advanced Shopify integration and the ease of use.
Chose GRIN
GRIN has been the most user-friendly influencer management software I have come across benefitting both the brand and the partner we onboard. The content tracking has been more accurate, the Shopify integration has been a HUGE win as well. No other platform I've come across has …
Chose GRIN
I was looking around at Dovetale, which connected with Shopify, and although it may be an easy connection because it's within the Shopify website, it isn't as user-friendly. It also doesn't offer the same hands-on experience from the GRIN team, 24/7 customer support, or …
Chose GRIN
Although I have not used any other platforms that are direct competitors of Grin I have chosen to use Grin and not try other ones based almost solely on the level of customer support and overall knowledge of my customer success manager.
Chose GRIN
It's the easiest platform to use and I've used 3 others, ultimately canceling all and going with GRIN exclusively.
Chose GRIN
The user experience is much better on GRIN. It is much easier to learn and operate than other platforms.
Chose GRIN
GRIN is much more advanced and has way more capabilities! With Refersion, I would have to have a CSM pull a report vs. with GRIN I can pull any report myself.
Chose GRIN
I've used GRIN in 4 different roles across different products/services and is still my favorite among all the options.
Chose GRIN
Previously, I used an in-house platform for campaign management that my agency had created. It was honestly very good but not available for use by other brands besides the agency. GRIN is the closest platform I've found to my previous agency's platform.
Chose GRIN
Not applicable because GRIN is the first platform I've used for Influencer Marketing. Previously, I was only using Excel sheets and emailing through Outlook for influencer marketing. I'm glad to be able to use GRIN to scale our influencer platform and it has saved a lot of time …
Chose GRIN
Grin is very user-friendly, and has all the features you need to meet all your influencer goals.
Chose GRIN
GRIN has the most features I've seen compared to any other platform and their customer support and resources are unmatched!
Chose GRIN
The impact didn't have a custom application form/fields which was a big deal for us. Refersion is great for a smaller affiliate program, but not for the growth that we needed
Chose GRIN
We looked at Tribe Dynamics, which was cool but SUPER expensive. We also looked at Cohley, which had more of the influencers that wanted to play with just anyone. This is not what we want. We're seeking a more organic relationship.
Chose GRIN
We've been very happy with the Grin experience as it lets us invest in own our influencer relationships. We can always tap outside agencies for quick support and additional amplifications within their community, but our North Star is to create the best authentic 1-1 …
Chose GRIN
Grin has the ability to send products through the platform and links directly to Shopify - this is why I picked it. My influencers can submit requests for products directly in the platform and I can fulfill the requests through Shopify in the platform.
Chose GRIN
I've used AspireIQ and Mavrck before - AspireIQ doesn't connect to email and has a limited number of influencers to work with. GRIN can source anyone on the internet vs. AspireIQ which influencers have to sign up to be a part of. Mavrck is most similar to Grin, but it is much …
Chose GRIN
We haven't looked at other products because we were so happy with Grin!
Chose GRIN
We looked at:
FOHR as well as many other small and new platforms and GRIN by far was more advanced, user friendly, and easier to implement. GRIN was not just good for the short term, but I know will continue to support me and my team for the duration of our program.
Chose GRIN
Brandbassador is the only platform our previous manager was using. I did not have the opportunity to use it but from what I have been told by my associates is that this has better functionality and easier ability to communicate with the team.
Features
Brand24GRIN
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Brand24
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Ratings
GRIN
1.0
Ratings
0% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Mobile App Analytics00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Influencer Management
Comparison of Influencer Management features of Product A and Product B
Brand24
-
Ratings
GRIN
1.3
Ratings
14% above category average
Influencer search00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Influencer tracking00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Report generation00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Campaign planning00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Brand24GRIN
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
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1.8
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.8
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Usability
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8.1
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Support Rating
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9.3
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Implementation Rating
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8.2
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
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9.1
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User Testimonials
Brand24GRIN
Likelihood to Recommend
Brand24 is perfect for a company that wants to build up its social media presence. It's great to know when our organization is mentioned online so I can engage with other companies. I like the mobile app but if there was a way to be notified via phone with it that would make it even better.
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GRIN is the perfect way to manage your brand's advocates. Everything from the application process through the completion of the partnership can be handled on this platform. Additionally, our company just started utilizing the payment feature, which has streamlined our process for paying advocates.
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Pros
  • Tracked negative sentiments
  • Had a broad scope of social media tracking thru various popular apps and websites
  • Allowed you set up instant triggers to find post that submitted very recently
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  • Superb Customer Support
  • Seamless process of identifying quality creators
  • Robust data reporting to lets the data tell the story and guide smart decision marking
  • Great community of fellow GRINNERS to connect with and numerous workshops, webinars, and learning experiences at no additional cost
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Cons
  • Pretty weak on its algorithm to determine if a comment was positive, neutral, or negative
  • Statistics weren't overly useful for us
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  • Creator search tool - doesn't bring up viable creator options, which means we do primarily off-platform seeding.
  • The landing page is clunky and not functional for reviewing creators - it adds a lot of time to my team's day looking through the creators with the way it's set up.
  • Email templates have funny formatting, and the typeface always seems to get messed up.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I wouldn't be able to run as high of a profitable or functioning influencer program without it. GRIN seriously is the organizational tool that propels us towards success, it is not in any way going to do the work for you, but it does make the work more efficient, easier, and WAY more organized
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Usability
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Once you have used Grin for a while it is super fast and super easy. The initial set up was a little clunky for me, but after I was familiar it was super easy to use, especially after I was more familiar with all the features
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Support Rating
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We have been happy with the support that has been provided from Grin. They have allocated to us a dedicated customer success manager and we communicate with them consistently about different features and strategies we should be monitoring and testing. We also did a webinar in partnership with them as a visual testimonial they could use to show to prospective customers.
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Implementation Rating
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I don't have any key insights here. If you have someone organized and aware of how the influencer workflow operates then it will be a very easy implementation process for you. I would just ensure you have all of your products setup in Shopify before starting the implementation with Grin.
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Alternatives Considered
I would start with Mention as opposed to beginning with Brand24. We originally used Mention but the price was increasing year-over-year so we wanted to try a cheaper alternative. We eventually did go back to Mention after Brand24, due to its ease of use and it was also easier to monitor our brand with Mention in the end.
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I was looking around at Dovetale, which connected with Shopify, and although it may be an easy connection because it's within the Shopify website, it isn't as user-friendly. It also doesn't offer the same hands-on experience from the GRIN team, 24/7 customer support, or bi-weekly calls with your direct contact. It just doesn't feel like it's worth it to me for the "convenience."
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Return on Investment
  • Positive: We can respond to customers in a reasonably realistic timeframe.
  • Positive: We get updates from old content that has new activity.
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  • Grin has allowed us to grow our influencer program by at least 3 times the amount by making overall management easy and time efficient.
  • Because of the data and content captured through grin, we are also able to use it as a resource to run a more successful whitelisting program
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ScreenShots

Brand24 Screenshots

Screenshot of the web-based dashboard that provides actionable customer insights, email alerts, influencer analysis, automated & customized PDF reports, and infographics. Brand24 can be used to measure key metrics around buzz and sentiment.Screenshot of Brand24 collecting real-time social data. It is designed to keep track of online conversations about a brand and its products.Screenshot of The analytics dashboard.Screenshot of Influencer tab.

GRIN Screenshots

Screenshot of Search 36M+ CreatorsScreenshot of Identify Influential CustomersScreenshot of Activate Unlimited CampaignsScreenshot of Track Creator ContentScreenshot of Send Email Templates + SequencesScreenshot of Report on Performance