Midesk vs CisionOne
Real‑time media intelligence and outreach.
All‑in‑one PR and media‑intelligence platform that delivers real‑time monitoring across traditional, digital and premium sources, with AI‑powered metrics and outreach tools.12
Switching from CisionOne? Midesk adds multi-source scraping, adaptive clustering and AI-ready briefs so research teams can ship board updates in hours instead of days.
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Why teams switch from CisionOne
- CisionOne is optimised for PR teams and focuses on monitoring media coverage; it does not scrape competitor websites, filings or job boards like Midesk.15
- The platform provides mention streams and reports but lacks a workflow to produce AI‑written executive briefs with clustering and citations.23
- Governance features like tenant‑scoped taxonomies and EU‑hosted compliance are not prominently offered.3
- It centres on communications workflows (press releases, journalist outreach) rather than multi‑source market intelligence.2
Stick with CisionOne if…
- You need a PR‑centric platform for real‑time media monitoring, alerting and journalist outreach.
- Your workflow revolves around earned media coverage across print, broadcast and online channels.
Choose Midesk if…
- You require multi‑source market intelligence, structured scraping and AI‑written briefs with citations.
- Governance features like EU‑hosted deployment and tenant taxonomies are critical.
Where CisionOne excels
- Real‑time mention streams to track brands, competitors, spokespeople and industry mentions; compare streams side by side as news rolls in.1
- AI‑powered React Score that detects potentially harmful content and provides contextual insights.1
- Complete media coverage across hundreds of thousands of news sources, top social platforms, leading print publications, 3 000+ TV and radio stations, 60 000+ podcasts and over 10 000 premium paywalled titles.1
- Instant alerts through mobile apps with Slack or Microsoft Teams integration and reports delivered to your inbox.1
- Unmatched media sources across 190+ countries and 96 languages, with in‑depth analytics and an outreach database of 500 k+ journalists.2
Typical CisionOne use cases
Crisis monitoring
Set up real‑time mention streams and React Scores to detect breaking news or harmful stories that could impact your brand.1
PR campaign reporting
Analyse media coverage and build interactive reports to demonstrate the impact of your campaigns and fine‑tune strategy.2
Journalist outreach
Leverage a database of over 500 k validated journalists and outlets to distribute press releases and engage influencers.2
Best suited for
- PR and communications teams needing comprehensive media monitoring and outreach.
- Enterprises that require real‑time alerts across online, broadcast and print media with Slack or Teams integration.
Not the right fit when
- Consulting teams seeking multi‑source intelligence, regulatory filings and structured competitor scraping.
- Organisations wanting AI‑generated narrative briefs with clustering and citations.
Comparison
Common integrations
Migration playbook
- 1Document the mention streams, keywords and journalist lists used in CisionOne.
- 2Configure equivalent monitoring jobs in Midesk to ingest news and additional sources (filings, tenders, job boards) for those topics.45
- 3Use Midesk’s scraping recipes for competitor websites if needed, and map alert rules to Midesk signal scoring.
- 4Leverage Midesk’s briefs pipeline to classify, cluster and summarise signals and schedule digests to stakeholders via email or Slack.3
See it in action
Analysts monitor KPIs, competitor moves, and MCP-ready briefings inside the Midesk workspace.
FAQ
- Does CisionOne integrate with Slack or Teams?
- Yes. CisionOne offers instant alerts via its mobile app and integrates with Slack or Microsoft Teams to deliver live notifications for specific mention streams.1
- What media sources does CisionOne cover?
- CisionOne provides complete media coverage across hundreds of thousands of news sources, top social platforms, global print publications, 3 000+ TV and radio stations, 60 000+ podcasts and over 10 000 premium paywalled titles, spanning 190+ countries and 96 languages.12
References
Last reviewed 02/11/2025
- 1. CisionOne Media Monitoring – Complete Coverage and Instant AlertsCision15/08/2025Visit source
- 2. CisionOne OverviewCision15/08/2025Visit source
- 3. AI News Briefs — Executive‑Ready IntelligenceMidesk01/01/2025Visit source
- 4. News Monitoring & Management OverviewMidesk01/01/2025Visit source
- 5. Web & Data Scraping in Competitive & Market IntelligenceMidesk01/01/2025Visit source
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