Transparency alternatives to F5Bot
Other Social listening vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that F5Bot does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 27 that differ from F5Bot on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
F5Bot has 11 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and F5Bot does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and F5Bot does not | F5Bot publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meltwatermeltwater.com | 52/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, +2 | nothing | Compare |
| Prezlyprezly.com | 43/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, Public pricing, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| YouScanyouscan.io | 35/100 | 4 Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Determdeterm.com | 39/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Notice before subprocessors change | nothing | Compare |
| Quintlyquintly.com | 39/100 | 3 Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Notice before subprocessors change | nothing | Compare |
| Onclusiveonclusive.com | 13/100 | 3 Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, Named privacy contact | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Brand24brand24.com | 32/100 | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | nothing | Compare |
| Presspagepresspage.com | 26/100 | 2 Status page with history, Public pricing | nothing | Compare |
| Socialinsidersocialinsider.io | 22/100 | 2 Public pricing, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Talkwalkertalkwalker.com | 22/100 | 2 Status page with history, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Awarioawario.com | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | nothing | Compare |
| Buzzsumobuzzsumo.com | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | nothing | 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.