Transparency alternatives to Exploding Topics
Other Social listening vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Exploding Topics. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 27 that differ from Exploding Topics on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Exploding Topics has 11 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “Found there, not found at Exploding Topics” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Exploding Topics | Found at Exploding Topics, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meltwatermeltwater.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Meltwater | 52/100 | 6 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, +3 | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| Prezlyprezly.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Prezly | 43/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Quintlyquintly.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Quintly | 39/100 | 4 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| YouScanyouscan.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to YouScan | 35/100 | 4 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Determdeterm.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Determ | 39/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Notice before subprocessors change | nothing | Compare |
| Brand24brand24.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Brand24 | 36/100 | 3 Data location stated, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Talkwalkertalkwalker.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Talkwalker | 22/100 | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| Onclusiveonclusive.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Onclusive | 13/100 | 3 Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, Named privacy contact | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| Presspagepresspage.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Presspage | 26/100 | 2 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
| Socialinsidersocialinsider.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Socialinsider | 22/100 | 2 HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Cisioncision.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Cision | 13/100 | 2 HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| Landau Medialandaumedia.deSee also Transparency alternatives to Landau Media | 13/100 | 2 HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.