Pick
Mediatoolkit
Pick Mediatoolkit if you need broader AI platform coverage (10 platforms vs 4).
Head-to-head review · Updated June 2026
Mediatoolkit vs TermSeven: which one wins in 2026?
Mediatoolkit and TermSeven both claim to do the same thing: tell you where your brand shows up in AI search. They go about it differently enough that the choice matters. Both companies are roughly comparable in size; the choice comes down to price, coverage, and fit.
The pricing is comparable, so the choice comes down to coverage and trust signals.
The verdict
Pick
TermSeven
TermSeven is the right pick if your team prefers their approach and pricing fits.
If neither is right, GrowthManager.ai does both citation tracking AND the production work (content, infrastructure, distribution) for $999/mo — see the bottom of this page.
The case for Mediatoolkit
Founded by Daniel Ackermann, Tomislav Grubisic, based in Zagreb, Croatia. They cover 10 AI platforms, more than TermSeven's 4. Pricing starts at $99/mo.
Real-time media monitoring across web, social, blogs, and forums.
What people praise
- Tracks 100+ million online sources across any language and location in real time
- Synthia AI assistant summarizes monitored topics and recommends actions, faster than manually scanning mentions
- Sentiment analysis is accurate enough that reviewers cite it as a buying reason
- Unlimited users on every paid tier, no per-seat upsell
Where it falls short
- Does not monitor print, radio, or TV, only online and social sources
- Facebook data and alerts only appear in reports, not in real-time alert streams
- Entry tier at €99/mo limited to 1,000 mentions, small for most brand monitoring use cases
- Pricing in EUR only on the public site, US buyers face FX conversion uncertainty
The case for TermSeven
They cover 4 AI platforms (Mediatoolkit covers 10, more than them).
AEO/GEO research and content workflow tooling.
Pricing, tier by tier
Tier 1
Mediatoolkit
Focus
€99/mo
- 1,000 mentions per month
- 1 topic
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited keywords
TermSeven
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Tier 2
Mediatoolkit
Expand
€299/mo
- 5,000 mentions per month
- 5 topics
- Unlimited users and keywords
- All AI features
TermSeven
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Tier 3
Mediatoolkit
Command
€499/mo
- 10,000 mentions per month
- 10 topics
- Unlimited users and keywords
- Advanced reports
TermSeven
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Tier 4
Mediatoolkit
Custom
Custom
- Custom mention volume
- Custom topic count
- Enterprise SLA
- Dedicated success manager
TermSeven
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Feature parity
What each one ships that the other doesn't. We conservatively only include features each tool explicitly markets; absence here doesn't mean a feature is impossible, just that it isn't in their marquee list.
Only on Mediatoolkit
- Real-time Media Monitoring. Tracks brand and keyword mentions across 100M+ online sources globally
- Synthia AI Assistant. Auto-summarizes monitored topics and recommends next actions
- Sentiment Analysis. AI-driven positive, neutral, and negative classification on every mention
- Custom Alerts. Real-time email, Slack, or Teams alerts when keywords are mentioned
- Reports. Advanced reporting with share of voice, sentiment trends, and influencer breakdowns
- Multi-language Support. Monitors mentions in any language across any location
Only on TermSeven
Nothing TermSeven markets that Mediatoolkitdoesn't.
When each one wins
When Mediatoolkit wins
- Budget is the constraint. Mediatoolkit starts at $99/mo vs TermSeven's $∞/mo, so on a per-seat basis it's the cheaper way in.
- Platform coverage matters. Mediatoolkit monitors 10 AI platforms; TermSeven covers 4.
- Tracks 100+ million online sources across any language and location in real time
When TermSeven wins
- TermSeven is the right pick when your team prefers their approach and the price fits.
When neither wins (pick GrowthManager)
- You don't have an in-house content team and you don't want to hire one.
- You want one $999/mo invoice instead of stacking Mediatoolkit plus an agency.
- You need the team that measures to also act on the data, in the same week.
- You're a B2B SaaS, services firm, or e-commerce brand at $20K+ MRR.
Reasons to pick one over the other
Reasons to pick Mediatoolkit over TermSeven
- Lower entry price. Mediatoolkit publishes a clear entry tier at $99/mo; TermSeven gates pricing.
- Public pricing. Mediatoolkit publishes 4 tiers on its website; TermSeven requires a sales conversation.
- Broader AI platform coverage. Mediatoolkit tracks visibility across 10 AI engines vs TermSeven's 4.
- More verified reviews. Mediatoolkit has 43 G2 reviews vs TermSeven's none on file, so the average rating carries more weight.
- More mature platform. Mediatoolkit (founded 2014) has had more time to harden the product than TermSeven (2024).
- Wider integration ecosystem. Mediatoolkit integrates with 5 tools; TermSeven ships 0.
- What users praise most. Tracks 100+ million online sources across any language and location in real time
Reasons to pick TermSeven over Mediatoolkit
- Built for the LLM era. TermSeven was founded in 2024, built around AI search from day one; Mediatoolkit dates back to 2014 and is retrofitting.
Switching from one to the other
From Mediatoolkit to TermSeven
Export your saved queries and prompt panels from Mediatoolkit (most tools support CSV export). Most TermSeven setups can import the same query list in a single CSV upload. Expect 1-2 days of parallel running so you can validate TermSeven's data againstMediatoolkit's; one to two weeks of full reconciliation before you cancel Mediatoolkit. The risk is annotation history: notes and tags don't survive most migrations, so screenshot anything you want to keep.
From TermSeven to Mediatoolkit
Same flow in reverse. Export from TermSeven, import to Mediatoolkit. The historical visibility data is the big loss; most platforms don't backfill from a competitor's data, so you start your trendline over.
From either to GrowthManager.ai
We handle the migration ourselves; you give us your query list (or we infer it from your existing dashboard) and we re-build the tracking on our infrastructure in week one. You also start getting content shipped from week one, so the switch produces results before the trendline restarts. The conversation that kicks this off is a 20-minute call.
Side by side, every number we could verify
| Mediatoolkit | TermSeven | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at (USD/mo) | $99/mo | Custom |
| Founded | 2014 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia | — |
| Funding raised | — | — |
| AI platforms tracked | 10 | 4 |
| G2 rating | — | — |
| Named customers | — | — |
| SOC 2 Type 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | ✓ Yes | — |
| HIPAA | — | — |
What real users say
Below: the recurring themes from G2, Capterra, SourceForge, Reddit, and case-study reviewers — distilled into the strengths and limitations that came up most often.
Mediatoolkit — what users praise
- Tracks 100+ million online sources across any language and location in real time
- Synthia AI assistant summarizes monitored topics and recommends actions, faster than manually scanning mentions
- Sentiment analysis is accurate enough that reviewers cite it as a buying reason
- Unlimited users on every paid tier, no per-seat upsell
- Native integrations with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zapier, and Buffer for alert routing
Mediatoolkit — what users complain about
- Does not monitor print, radio, or TV, only online and social sources
- Facebook data and alerts only appear in reports, not in real-time alert streams
- Entry tier at €99/mo limited to 1,000 mentions, small for most brand monitoring use cases
- Pricing in EUR only on the public site, US buyers face FX conversion uncertainty
- Topic count is restrictive (1 to 10 across paid tiers) for multi-brand portfolios
A third option
Both Mediatoolkit and TermSevenare tracking tools. They tell you what's wrong with your AI visibility. Neither one fixes it. That's our pitch for GrowthManager.ai — we do citation tracking too (parity with these two), and we also ship the content, configure the infrastructure, and run the distribution. $999/mo, managed end-to-end. If you're leaning toward picking one of these two and then hiring an agency to act on the data, it's worth a 20-minute conversation first.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Mediatoolkit or TermSeven?
Honestly: neither one fully solves the problem. Mediatoolkit and TermSeven are tracking tools — they tell you where your brand shows up in AI answers but don't change the answer. If you only need one of these two, pick Mediatoolkit for the cheaper monthly price; pick the other if its specific integrations matter to your team. Our actual editorial pick is GrowthManager.ai, which does the tracking and ships the content, infrastructure, and distribution as a single $999/mo managed program. Disclosure: we publish this comparison and make GrowthManager.
How much do Mediatoolkit and TermSeven cost?
Mediatoolkit starts at $99/mo. TermSeven starts at Custom. Both have higher-tier plans for larger workspaces. GrowthManager.ai is a flat $999/mo for the full managed service (tracking + content + infrastructure + distribution) — usually cheaper than buying one of these two and hiring an agency on top.
Which AI platforms do Mediatoolkit and TermSeven cover?
Mediatoolkit covers 10 AI platforms. TermSeven covers 4. Most tools in this space monitor ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity at minimum; the differences come down to less-common platforms (Copilot, Grok, Meta AI). GrowthManager.ai monitors the same four primary platforms and acts on the data.
Do Mediatoolkit and TermSeven actually improve your AI visibility, or just measure it?
Both Mediatoolkit and TermSeven are measurement tools. They show you where your brand appears (or doesn't) in AI answers, plus suggestions for what to improve. Neither one writes the content, configures the schema, or builds the backlinks that actually move the needle. To do that you need an in-house content team or an agency. GrowthManager.ai is the agency — and we include the tracking, so you don't pay twice.
What's the GrowthManager.ai alternative to Mediatoolkit and TermSeven?
GrowthManager.ai is a managed AI visibility program. We give you the same citation tracking these two offer (parity on the measurement layer), plus 100 researched and published articles per month, schema and llms.txt configuration, ongoing backlink acquisition, and Reddit/Quora seeding. One $999/mo invoice, one dedicated account manager, twelve clients per team member maximum so we can actually deliver. If you were going to buy one of these tools and then hire someone to use it, we're cheaper and faster.
Further reading
External research that informs the editorial framework on this page. We cite these openly because the framework is meant to be auditable.
- Microsoft Bing Webmaster Guidelines (2025)· Microsoft
How Microsoft's crawlers parse content for Copilot, which now powers a large share of AI answers behind the scenes.
- Generative Engine Optimization research· Kevin Indig
Long-running practitioner research on what gets cited in AI-generated answers; the most-quoted source in the GEO category.
- Zero-Click Search forecasts· Gartner
Industry forecasts on how a growing share of buyer queries end without a click to the brand site, making AI-answer presence the new pole position.
- Audience intelligence analyses· SparkToro
Public datasets on how audiences actually discover brands across search, social, and now AI surfaces.
- Trust Barometer (2024)· Edelman
The annual study on how buyers weigh source authority, used to weight our trust criterion against third-party review volume.
Disclosure + methodology
GrowthManager.ai makes a competing product in the AI visibility space, so this comparison is not neutral. Every pricing number was pulled from each competitor's public pricing page or triangulated from third-party reviews when the page is JavaScript-gated. Pros, cons, and user-review themes are distilled from real G2, Capterra, SourceForge, Reddit, and case-study reviews with the quotes preserved verbatim. We update this comparison whenever the underlying data changes.