ChatGPT SearchOct 12, 2026
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Data as of Oct 12, 2026A topic in Brand Intelligence and Reputation Platforms.
Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky
AI summary
Brand24 holds a clear lead for tracking brand references across podcasts and video content. Buyers looking for general podcast media monitoring see Rephonic recommended most instead.
monitoring brand mentions across podcasts, video content, and online discussions
AI-driven media monitoring across podcasts, social platforms, and traditional media channels
fast alerts and deeper transcript searches across dedicated podcast audio files
tracking broadcast and audio mentions alongside broader media monitoring feeds
sentiment analysis across audio and video mentions, podcasts, and web sources
Mentioned in · Jul 6 – Oct 12, 2026
ChatGPT SearchOct 12, 2026
If podcast mentions are a priority, I’d choose a tool based on how well it searches podcast transcripts, not just social media posts and episode titles.
My recommendation is to start with Podchaser if you mainly want to know when your brand is mentioned on podcasts, or consider a broader platform if you also need social media, news, and sentiment analysis in one dashboard.
Here are the strongest options to evaluate as of October 2026.
(Best starting point)
Tracks brand and competitor mentions across supported podcast transcripts. Provides mention excerpts, timestamps, sentiment, alerts, and share-of-voice reporting. Verified brands can access its Brand Console for free.
Best for: Marketing teams focused on podcast exposure and competitor tracking.
Best for straightforward alerts
Sends daily email alerts for keyword or phrase mentions. It searches episode titles and descriptions broadly, plus transcripts from its top 5,000+ podcasts. Pro adds further podcast insights.
Best for: PR professionals, agencies, and teams who want to discover which shows are discussing their brand.
Best for enterprise-wide listening
Combines social listening and media monitoring across news, forums, broadcast, and podcasts. Its published coverage includes more than 20,000 podcasts.
Best for: Larger organizations that need podcast monitoring alongside PR reporting, brand sentiment, and competitor intelligence.
| Feature | Podscan | Podchaser | Meltwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podcast transcript search | Yes | Top 5,000+ shows | Confirm coverage in demo |
| Brand mention alerts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sentiment analysis |
Feature coverage is based on the vendors' published documentation; verify the exact sources, transcript depth, and plan limits that matter to you.
One important caveat: no tool necessarily indexes every podcast or every spoken word. Check transcript coverage for your target shows before committing.
One question to narrow it down: Are you primarily tracking your own brand, competitors, or client brands for an agency? That will help determine which tool offers the best fit and value.
Google AI ModeSep 23, 2026
Brand24 is the top traditional social listening tool that natively integrates podcast monitoring alongside social media, news, and web data, while Podscan stands out as the best dedicated specialist platform for deep, full-transcript podcast audio intelligence.[](https://podscan.fm/)[[2](https://brand24.com/)](https://brand24.com/)[[3](https://youscan.io/blog/podcast-monitoring-tool)](https://youscan.io/blog/podcast-monitoring-tool/)[[4](https://.fm/brand-monitoring)]()
Can you recommend platforms that analyze transcripts from audio and video files to help me track how my brand is being discussed?
We are looking for a way to track our brand name in podcast episodes. What is the best social listening software for this?
ChatGPT SearchSep 28, 2026
Yes. If your goal is earned-media monitoring—“tell me whenever someone mentions my brand in a podcast”—there are several good options.
| Yes |
| Additional insights with Pro |
| Yes |
| Competitor analysis | Yes | Keyword tracking | Yes |
| Broader social listening | Podcast-focused | Podcast-focused | Yes |
| Pricing approach | Free for verified brands; paid plans | Free and Pro options | Custom enterprise pricing |
Traditional all-in-one social suites often treat audio as an afterthought, but choosing the right platform depends on whether you need general social listening with podcast data bundled in, or deep, dedicated audio transcript searches.
| Tool | Core Strength | Primary Focus | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand24 | Broad social listening | Social media, web, news, and podcasts | Teams wanting general social intelligence with podcast mentions in one dashboard |
| Podscan | Deep audio intelligence | Full-transcript keyword and sponsor alerts for millions of podcasts | PR, brand safety, and marketing teams needing instant alerts on spoken mentions |
| Meltwater | Enterprise media intelligence | Global PR, news, social, and broadcast/podcast monitoring | Enterprise budgets requiring comprehensive multi-channel media analysis |
If you'd like, let me know:
I can help you narrow down the right choice and budget tier.
| If you need... | I'd investigate |
|---|---|
| Simple podcast brand alerts | Podchaser |
| Dedicated brand-monitoring dashboard | Podscan |
| Near-real-time podcast mention tracking | Pod Engine |
| Ad/competitor intelligence too | Magellan AI |
| Podcast + broad media/social listening | Brandwatch |
One important distinction: make sure the service actually searches episode transcripts, rather than only podcast titles/descriptions. That's the difference between catching an actual spoken mention and merely finding episodes whose metadata contains your brand name. Podchaser, Podscan, and Pod Engine explicitly describe transcript/audio-level monitoring.
If you tell me your budget, number of brands/keywords, and whether you need Slack/email alerts, sentiment, and downloadable reports, I can narrow this to 2–3 options and compare their current pricing/features.
Tracking brand mentions inside spoken audio (podcasts) requires specialized speech-to-text transcription and indexing, as traditional web scrapers cannot "hear" audio content.[](https://octolens.com/podcast-monitoring)
According to analyses by media monitoring platforms like YouScan, several dedicated tools specialize in full-transcript podcast monitoring and alerts:[](https://youscan.io/blog/podcast-monitoring-tool/)
If you can share whether you are looking for a dedicated audio-first tool (like Podscan) or an all-in-one PR stack (like Meltwater or Brand24) , I can help narrow down the best fit for your workflow and budget.
