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First Alert, Dataminr's product for the public sector, delivers real-time, breaking news alerts to help you make critical decisions with speed and confidence.
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Overview
Receive the earliest indication of breaking news - so you can respond quickly to public safety emergencies and events as they happen.
Dataminr's AI platform processes billions of data units daily from more than 500,000 publicly available information sources and translates from 100+ languages to deliver alerts in real time from across the public information landscape, including global and regional social media sites, blogs and web forums, IoT sensors, audio transmissions, and the deep/dark web. Our multimodal fusion AI platform is unique in its ability to cross-correlate data formats spanning text, image, video, sound and machine-generated sensor data to deliver real-time, breaking news alerts that save time and enable decisions that protect lives, facilities, and assets. This happens at scale using natural language processing; anomaly detection; computer vision; audio processing and more.
Public sector organizations rely on First Alert for the most relevant, actionable real-time news alerts to enable them to make more confident decisions.
First Alert allows you to:
- Quickly understand each breaking news alert via single-sentence summaries
- Receive news alerts by email, mobile, or web-based notifications
- Streamline communications triage with one-to-many notifications
- Accelerate validation and response time with global, 24/7 coverage of events
- Easily deploy the product across your organization
First Alert delivers breaking news alerts to users on the move via the First Alert mobile app which is iOS and Android compatible.
The cost of First Alert can vary based on the size and scope of deployment across organizations. For custom pricing, consultation, and a detailed demo of First Alert based on your organization's needs, please reach out to awsmarketplace_firstalert@dataminr.com
Highlights
- Accelerate response time with global, 24/7 coverage.
- Quickly understand each alert via single-sentence summaries.
- Receive alerts via email, mobile or web-based notifications.
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Pricing
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
|---|---|---|
Dataminr First Alert | Single User License | $30,000.00 |
Vendor refund policy
All fees are non-cancellable and non-refundable except as required by law.
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Real-time Data Processing
Processes billions of data units daily from over 500,000 publicly available information sources including social media, blogs, web forums, IoT sensors, audio transmissions, and deep/dark web to deliver real-time breaking news alerts.
Multimodal AI Fusion
Utilizes multimodal fusion AI platform with natural language processing, anomaly detection, computer vision, and audio processing capabilities to cross-correlate multiple data formats including text, image, video, sound, and machine-generated sensor data.
Multilingual Support
Translates information from over 100 languages to deliver alerts across the global public information landscape.
Alert Delivery Channels
Supports multiple notification delivery methods including email, mobile applications (iOS and Android compatible), and web-based notifications.
Alert Summarization
Provides single-sentence summaries for each breaking news alert to enable quick understanding and comprehension of critical information.
Mass Notification System
Enables rapid multi-channel alert distribution to communities and organizations with customizable safety and evacuation instructions during critical events.
Employee Safety Tracking
Identifies and locates employees in affected areas during security incidents, including those outside usual business locations, to confirm safety status and provide relevant instructions.
E911 Compliance Management
Provides FCC-compliant E911 and MLTS platform configuration to meet federal regulations required for all United States businesses.
Crisis Response Coordination
Facilitates real-time creation and deployment of incident response plans with task management and multi-stakeholder collaboration through a unified operating picture.
Intelligent Automation with Risk Data Integration
Combines automated decision-making capabilities with comprehensive risk data to enable rapid situational awareness and reduce notification response times during critical events.
Cyber Threat Intelligence Collection
Monitoring of thousands of sources including dark web forums, criminal marketplaces, encrypted chat channels, and open web to track cyber threat actors, ransomware, and malware with finished intelligence reports and indicators of compromise.
Vulnerability Intelligence and Prioritization
Vulnerability database with 328,000+ records enriched with EPSS scores, ransomware likelihood scores, social risk scores, exploit availability data, and temporal analysis for vulnerability prioritization and remediation.
Identity Threat Detection
Monitoring and detection of stolen credentials across company and customer accounts with account takeover mitigation capabilities and proactive credential buyback functionality.
Financial Fraud Intelligence
Analysis and monitoring of financial fraud threats including credit card scraping, cryptocurrency analysis, check fraud mitigation, and card shop intelligence.
Physical Security Threat Monitoring
Real-time geolocation-based threat monitoring across global locations with social media and open source aggregation for physical security intelligence and time-based threat analysis.
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Customer reviews
Samantha L.
Fast, Reliable Alerts with Broad Coverage and Powerful Customization
Reviewed on Jan 26, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Dataminr is extremely fast and reliable at detecting emerging issues and trends across different institutions and media outlets. It also offers broad data coverage, pulling information from multiple regions and platforms and helping users organize it effectively. The app supports alert customization by location, risk, industry, and even specific topics. Dataminr is useful across different sectors as well, including emergency response, corporate risk teams, and newsrooms.
What do you dislike about the product?
Detaminr is very focused, but it’s also highly rated for pricing, and some individuals find it unattainable. The alerts from this app can be less accurate at times, and may capture unnecessary noise.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Dataminr is fruitful in early identification of events or occurrences, way before they unfold
The software includes a robust risk monitoring process, that includes situational awareness to offer proper preparation mechanisms
The app is resourceful in conducting proper scanning from big data and this reduces irrelevant noise and notifications
The app saves manual time where analytics and monitoring are automatically done
The software includes a robust risk monitoring process, that includes situational awareness to offer proper preparation mechanisms
The app is resourceful in conducting proper scanning from big data and this reduces irrelevant noise and notifications
The app saves manual time where analytics and monitoring are automatically done
Aaron S.
Fast Alerts, Needs Simpler UI
Reviewed on Jan 24, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Dataminr scans public data like social media and solves the problem of late and fragmented information. It gives me time to think and act, not rush. I also appreciate how fast and reliable it is at turning massive amounts of data worldwide into actionable alerts.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's powerfully fast but it could improve by simplifying user experience providing richer context in early alerts. It was hard to navigate but with time I got to understand it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Dataminr solves the problem of late and fragmented information, providing fast, reliable alerts from massive data worldwide. It gives me time to think and act without rushing.
Olayeni P.
Real-Time Alerts with Room for Improvement
Reviewed on Jan 24, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like how Dataminr is used for a variety of purposes, including breaking news and crisis detection as well as supporting journalism and media. One of the things I love is its ability to solve the problem of information overload. I find it particularly useful in monitoring wide risks and detecting real-time comprehensive risks, including threats and natural disasters. It helps our team move from reacting to anticipating, revealing patterns over time related to repeated unrest, recurring outages, and rising risks in a location. I also appreciate that the initial setup was easy and straightforward. My team and I have grown to love Dataminr.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not all alerts are truly relevant or actionable, and I think there could be a massive improvement on smarter prioritization and clearer scoring.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Dataminr helps manage information overload, provides real-time risk detection including threats and natural disasters, and assists my team in moving from reacting to anticipating by revealing patterns of unrest and risks.
Justina S.
Real-Time Alerts with a Cluttered Interface
Reviewed on Jan 21, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I use Dataminr to monitor real-time events and breaking news. It helps improve my awareness and decision-making by monitoring breaking events and risks in real-time. I really like that it delivers real-time alerts really fast before it even hits the news. Also, the initial setup was super easy.
What do you dislike about the product?
The interface can feel overwhelming, especially with numerous alerts. I guess there should be a way of ensuring alert filtering, so it's easy to focus on only the most relevant updates.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Dataminr to monitor real-time events and breaking news, which helps improve my awareness and decision-making. It delivers real-time alerts really fast before it even hits the news.
Arnab Kumar C.
Proactive Risk Monitoring, Minor Notification Overload
Reviewed on Nov 18, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate how Dataminr allows me to monitor even minor local disturbances that could compromise my team's health or safety, especially as an operation leader with teams in multiple locations across India. It has significantly enabled a shift in our security policy from reactive salvage operations to proactive risk prevention steps, which is crucial for staying ahead of potential threats. I find it faster at detecting potential risk situations compared to other products like Feedly, which is vital for managing safety and productivity. Furthermore, Dataminr plays an essential role in keeping my team members safe by alerting me to events that might disrupt productivity or employee safety. This proactive approach in monitoring enhances our preparedness and response to unforeseen events.
What do you dislike about the product?
I sometimes experience information overload with Dataminr, as there are too many notifications that need to be filtered out. Additionally, I find that the customization options could be more intuitive, which would enhance my ability to tailor the platform to my specific needs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Dataminr helps me monitor threats and risks, keeping my team safe by proactively preventing disruptions and ensuring awareness of events affecting productivity and safety.