Cision vs Nexis Newsdesk

Cision

Figure	Cision	Nexis Newsdesk
Price from	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	Yes
Open source	—	—
Web	Yes	Yes
iOS	Yes	Yes
Android	Yes	Yes
API	Yes	—
Plans published	4	8
Spec score · Media Monitoring Software	8.1 (#1)	8.0 (#2)
Spec score · Social Media Listening Software	8.2 (#16)	8.5 (#8)
Alert channels	mobile,email,Slack,Microsoft Teams	RSS
Audience	Cision describes CisionOne as purpose-built for PR and communications teams.	The maker identifies PR, communications, and media teams as users, with use cases including media research, crisis response, sentiment analysis, competitor benchmarking, and ESG coverage tracking.
News monitoring	Yes	Yes
Purpose	CisionOne is an all-in-one media intelligence platform for PR and communications teams.	Nexis Newsdesk monitors global news and social media and visualizes media intelligence to help organizations understand brand perception, benchmark competitors, and track trends.
Sentiment analysis	Yes	Yes
Social network coverage	Facebook,Instagram,X (Twitter),YouTube,Reddit,Bluesky	Twitter/X,Facebook,YouTube
Support	CisionOne users can use in-product chat for guidance or specialist support, and Cision provides interactive webinars, group training, and downloadable guides.	LexisNexis lists onboarding tailored to workflows, webinars, in-product chat and help references, and a 24/7 helpdesk, with support spanning 28+ countries and 7+ languages.
Web monitoring	Yes	Yes

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