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Cision's CisionOne is a PR and comms platform for media monitoring, journalist outreach and press releases, with social listening that includes Reddit and AI visibility dashboards. Upthread works on Reddit only: the threads AI answers cite, a drafted reply, and what it did.

Last checked Nov 8, 2026. Every fact about Cision is numbered to its source at the bottom of the page.

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  1. Why look beyond Cision
  2. Who should choose which
  3. Cision in brief
  4. Pricing, plan by plan
  5. Point by point
  6. What it watches
  7. Replying
  8. After you post
  9. Price and plans
  10. Switching from Cision
  11. Reddit access is changing
  12. Questions
  13. Sources
  14. Related comparisons

Why people look beyond Cision.

Cision sells CisionOne, an all-in-one platform for PR and communications teams: media monitoring across online, print, broadcast and podcasts, a database of 500k+ journalists and outlets for outreach, media releases with engagement tracking, and social media management. 1

Prices are not published. The pricing page is a form: you describe your team and the solutions you want, and an expert contacts you with an option tailored to your needs and budget. 2

Social listening sits in CisionOne Social, which it calls the social tool built for PR teams. It tracks conversations on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit, Bluesky and millions of blogs and forums, and analyzes them next to your traditional media coverage. 3

Upthread isn't a PR suite. It covers Reddit only, starting from the threads Google results and AI answers show your buyers, and helps someone on your team write a reply that fits each subreddit's rules and post it from their own account.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose Cision

  • Your PR team needs media monitoring across online, print, TV, radio and podcasts, plus a database of 500k+ journalists and outlets. Upthread covers Reddit only. 1
  • You want to see which journalists and outlets AI answers cite, then pitch them from the same platform. 4
  • You send media releases and want to see who engaged with each one, with metrics to benchmark your outreach. 1

Who should choose Upthread

  • Your goal on Reddit is a helpful reply in the threads buyers read, not press coverage or a journalist pitch.
  • You want the Reddit threads that AI answers cite, each with a draft reply that already follows the subreddit's rules.
  • You want to try it on your own brand this week, with a 7-day trial and public plans from $49 a month.

Cision in brief

PR software: media monitoring, journalist outreach, press releases, social listening and AI visibility in CisionOne.

  • CisionOne is an all-in-one media monitoring and journalist outreach platform, with a database of 500k+ validated journalists and outlets. 1
  • Pricing is not public: the pricing page is a form, and an expert contacts you with a solution for your needs and budget. 2
  • Monitors online, TV, radio, print, podcast and social content in 190+ countries and 96 languages. 1
  • CisionOne Social tracks conversations on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit, Bluesky and millions of blogs and forums. 3
  • It schedules and publishes posts to your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts, with content calendars and planners. 3
  • AI Visibility dashboards, powered by Trajaan, track your visibility and share of voice across nine AI platforms, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. 4
  • Shows the journalists, outlets and domains AI cites in the answers you track, and links to its outreach tools to pitch them. 4
  • Its AI writes journalist pitches with subject lines from a prompt and summarizes your coverage. No Reddit reply drafting is described. 5

Pricing, plan by plan.

Cision

  • Pricing is not public. You complete a request form, and an expert reaches out with a solution tailored to your team's needs and budget. 2
  • No free trial is described; CisionOne Social leads to a demo request. 3
  • AI Visibility dashboards are part of CisionOne, powered by Trajaan, its search intelligence technology. 4

Upthread

Starter$49 a month
1 brand, 25 keywords, 25 buyer questions, 3 engines, 150 drafts a month, 1 seat. Discovery: Daily.
Growth$149 a month
3 brands, 100 keywords, 75 buyer questions, All engines, 600 drafts a month, 3 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.
Agency$499 a month
15 brands, 500 keywords, 300 buyer questions, All engines, 2,500 drafts a month, 10 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.

Yearly billing gives 2 months free. Every workspace starts with a 7-day trial on Starter limits, with no card. See full pricing.

Cision and Upthread, point by point.

Each row sets a sourced fact about Cision next to what Upthread does, grouped by what you would check first.

What it watches

SourcesThey do more
CisionOnline, print, TV, radio, podcasts and social content in 190+ countries and 96 languages. 1
UpthreadReddit only.
RedditDifferent approach
CisionOne of the networks in CisionOne Social's listening, with streams, filters, alerts and scheduled reports. 3
UpthreadThreads Google and AI answers cite for your buyer questions, plus threads that name your brand, labelled by type.
Finding threadsDifferent approach
CisionSocial streams built in a few clicks, filtered by a range of metrics, with instant alerts and scheduled reports. 3
UpthreadThreads from Google results and AI citations, ranked by Google rank, AI citations per engine, buying intent, freshness and how the subreddit treats brands.
AI answersThey do more
CisionNine AI platforms, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Mode, with the journalists, outlets and domains each answer cites. 4
UpthreadGoogle AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week, from live Google results. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly through their APIs, labelled API.
How it reads RedditDifferent approach
CisionNo Reddit data source stated. 3
UpthreadBuilt on your own logged-in browser, so Reddit's move to logged-in-only viewing doesn't break it. Discovery comes from Google results and AI citations, with no Reddit API.

Replying

DraftingDifferent approach
CisionAI writes journalist pitches and summarizes coverage. No Reddit reply drafting described. 5
UpthreadTwo drafts per thread, grounded in the thread, its top comments, the subreddit's rules and your facts. A lint and an AI judge check each one first.
OutreachThey do more
CisionA database of 500k+ validated journalists and outlets, plus media releases with engagement tracking. 1
UpthreadNone: Upthread drafts public Reddit replies that you post yourself, and sends no pitches or messages.
PostingDifferent approach
CisionSchedules and publishes to your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts. 3
UpthreadYou post from your own account. The extension can insert the draft; you click Comment.

After you post

After postingUpthread does more
CisionBranded, interactive reports on media coverage and release engagement. No reply tracking described. 1
UpthreadScore over time, moderator removals, and the thread's citation history before and after your reply. Links carry UTM tags for your own analytics.

Price and plans

PriceDifferent approach
CisionPricing is not public; you request it through a form and an expert contacts you. 2
Upthread$49 / $149 / $499 a month, or 2 months free yearly. A 7-day trial with Starter limits. No card required.

Switching from Cision.

Upthread doesn't need a sales conversation to start. Enter your website and it drafts a brand profile, with suggested keywords, competitors, buyer questions and focus subreddits for you to edit. Set the voice and disclosure line for your replies, choose engines and a country, and the first runs fill a ranked inbox, with under three minutes as the target. Install the extension when you want to post.

What you bring across

  • Your social streams. Brand and product terms become keywords, and the terms you filter out become negative keywords.
  • The prompts you track in AI Visibility, as buyer questions, asked in Google's AI answers and four AI assistants.
  • Your competitors, with aliases, for share of voice per engine and to spot rivals in the threads AI answers cite.
  • Your reporting cadence: a daily or weekly email digest, and shareable read-only reports on Growth and Agency.

What works differently

  • Cision listens across Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit, Bluesky, blogs and forums for PR teams. Upthread covers Reddit alone and ranks threads by Google rank, AI citations per engine, buying intent, freshness and how the subreddit treats brands. 3
  • Cision's AI Visibility shows the journalists, outlets and domains AI answers cite, so you can pitch them. Upthread follows the Reddit threads those answers cite and drafts two replies for each, grounded in the thread and the subreddit's rules. 4
  • Cision's AI turns your message into a journalist pitch with a subject line. Upthread sends no pitches or messages: you post a public reply on Reddit yourself, with your disclosure when it names the brand. 5
  • After you post, Upthread tracks the reply: its score over time, moderator removals, and whether the thread is still cited in AI answers.

How Reddit access is changing

Reddit is closing its public API and moving toward logged-in viewing. This matters for any tool that reads Reddit, so each comparison states only what the tool itself says about its data source.

  1. On Oct 29, 2026, Reddit said it will shift to a primarily logged-in experience, starting with tests in select markets outside the US. 6
  2. 9to5Mac reported that Reddit will start requiring a logged-in account for most of its content. 7
  3. Reddit's CEO said most unauthorized access to its content happens through the logged-out experience. 8

Cision and Upthread: questions.

Does Cision monitor Reddit?

Yes. CisionOne Social tracks conversations on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit, Bluesky and millions of blogs and forums. Upthread covers Reddit only and begins with the threads Google and AI answers show buyers. 3

Is Cision related to Brandwatch?

Yes. Cision's forms name Brandwatch, CisionOne and PR Newswire among Cision and its affiliated brands. Upthread is independent and focuses on Reddit replies, so it can sit next to either one. 2

How much does Cision cost?

Cision doesn't publish prices; you request pricing and an expert contacts you. Upthread lists its plans: Starter $49 a month, Growth $149 and Agency $499, with a 7-day trial and no card. 2

Does Cision track AI answers?

Yes. Its AI Visibility dashboards, powered by Trajaan, track visibility and share of voice across nine AI platforms and show the journalists, outlets and domains each answer cites. Upthread focuses on the Reddit threads AI answers cite and drafts a reply for each. 4

Can I use Cision and Upthread together?

Yes. Cision can keep running media monitoring, journalist outreach and releases for your PR team, while Upthread covers the Reddit threads that search and AI answers put in front of buyers.

Sources

We read each page on the date shown. Cision's own pages are named, not linked. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we will fix it.

  1. [1]CisionOne page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  2. [2]Cision request pricing page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  3. [3]Cision social listening and management page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  4. [4]CisionOne AI Visibility page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  5. [5]CisionOne AI page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  6. [6]Engadget, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  7. [7]9to5Mac, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  8. [8]CyberInsider, checked Oct 30, 2026.

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