generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: https://www.meltwater.com/en/suite/data-api-integration
plan_count: 3
note: >-
  Meltwater publishes no price list. Every tier is quoted through sales, and API access is a
  paid add-on with quotas written into the contract rather than into a public plan. The price
  ranges below are third-party (Vendr) market data, not a Meltwater-published figure, and are
  marked as such. What IS published by Meltwater is the packaging: the Usage Limits guide names
  the core packages that carry an inclusive API allowance - MI Advanced, Social Essentials,
  Social Advanced, Essentials Suite and Advanced Suite - and says anything beyond that requires
  a Meltwater Insights API package.
inclusive_api_access:
  packages: [MI Advanced, Social Essentials, Social Advanced, Essentials Suite, Advanced Suite]
  documents_per_month: 30000
  exports_per_month: 50
  analytics_calls_per_day: 50
  historical_access: 12 months
  source: https://developer.meltwater.com/guides/getting-started/usage-limits
paid_api_package:
  name: Meltwater Insights API
  quotas: stated in the customer contract
  historical_access: contract-specified, or the full archive when unspecified
mcp_package:
  name: Meltwater MCP
  note: Access to the MCP server requires a Meltwater MCP package in the subscription; tools exposed depend on the products in the package.
  source: https://developer.meltwater.com/guides/meltwater-mcp/overview
name: Meltwater Plans and Pricing
description: Meltwater offers tiered subscription plans for its media intelligence platform and API access. Pricing is primarily enterprise-focused and negotiated per contract. API access is an add-on to platform subscriptions.
url: https://www.meltwater.com/en/suite/data-api-integration
plans:
  - name: Essentials
    description: Entry-level plan for small teams focused on media monitoring and basic analytics.
    type: subscription
    pricing_model: per_user
    price_range:
      min: 3000
      max: 8000
      currency: USD
      period: per_user_per_year
      source: third-party (vendr.com) market data, not published by Meltwater
    features:
      - Media monitoring
      - News search and alerts
      - Basic social listening
      - Limited mention quota (100,000/month typical)
    api_access: false

  - name: Suite / Professional
    description: Mid-tier plan for growing teams with social analytics, journalist outreach, and PR analytics.
    type: subscription
    pricing_model: per_user
    price_range:
      min: 1500
      max: 3000
      currency: USD
      period: per_user_per_year
      source: third-party (vendr.com) market data, not published by Meltwater
    features:
      - All Essentials features
      - Social analytics (owned accounts)
      - Journalist database and outreach
      - PR analytics and brand reporting
      - Expanded mention quota (up to 500,000/month)
    api_access: false

  - name: Enterprise / API Package
    description: Full enterprise plan with API access add-on. API usage limits (e.g., calls per day) are specified in the customer contract.
    type: subscription
    pricing_model: custom
    price_range:
      min: null
      max: null
      currency: USD
      period: annual
    features:
      - All Suite features
      - REST API access
      - Custom API call quotas (per contract)
      - Webhook / streaming export support
      - Dedicated account management
      - SLA guarantees
    api_access: true
    api_notes: API access is a paid add-on; specific call limits are negotiated per contract (e.g., 100 calls/day baseline).

notes:
  - Pricing is not publicly listed; quotes obtained through sales.
  - API access requires a separate API package agreement.
  - Mention quotas and API call limits vary significantly by tier and contract.
  - Sources reference $3,000–$8,000/user for smaller orgs and $1,500–$3,000/user for enterprise volume.
sources:
  - https://www.meltwater.com/en/suite/data-api-integration
  - https://developer.meltwater.com/docs/meltwater-api/getting-started/overview/
  - https://www.vendr.com/marketplace/meltwater