Frequently Asked Questions about Polit-X
What is political monitoring?
Political monitoring is the observation of political processes such as legislation, inquiries and debates. The aim is to identify developments early on, manage risks and make informed decisions. Polit-X does this digitally, efficiently and in a structured manner.
What functions does Polit-X offer?
Features: political database, alerts & tracker, MP monitor, stakeholder analysis, and reports & collections. This ensures you are always informed and able to act.
Who is Polit‑X suitable for?
Polit‑X supports associations, companies, political parties, media, research and consulting, and many more. Our monitoring helps make information navigable and strengthens strategic communication.
How does Polit‑X support risk management?
Polit-X helps identify regulatory developments so that compliance or policy can be reviewed at an early stage. Alerts show you in good time when new regulations affect your industry.
How does Polit-X save time in political monitoring?
Polit-X reliably searches sources for you. Your searches can be saved. Combined with alerts, this significantly reduces your research effort and gives you an overview supported by Polit-X.
Why is Polit-X better than social media monitoring?
Polit‑X is based on official sources. This means you get verified facts instead of rumours or disinformation from social media.
How does Polit‑X support the development of narratives?
Search in over 10 million documents as broadly or narrowly as you need. Contextual keyword suggestions help you position messages specifically and plan narratives strategically.
What sources does Polit‑X use?
Polit‑X uses open data from the federal government, states, the EU, authorities and ministries. This is supplemented by documents from Austria, Switzerland and stakeholders such as associations, foundations and research institutions.
Why do I need Polit‑X if the data is open data?
Open data is scattered and often difficult to find. Polit‑X bundles this data, offers precise search, alerts and analyses – saving time, providing an overview and reducing the risk of missing important information.
Why not just use an AI search engine?
General AI platforms access unstructured web content. Polit‑X combines verified sources with AI technologies that are specifically trained on political documents – for reliable analyses and alerts.
How does Polit-X ensure the reliability of its data?
Polit-X uses only official sources. Our team of experts continuously curates and maintains sources to ensure that content is up to date and reliable.
Can I also use Polit-X to track historical developments?
Yes. Polit-X provides access to millions of political documents, allowing you to analyse developments, debates and narratives over many years.
How is Polit-X evolving?
Polit‑X is constantly being expanded – with new data sources, AI features and tools such as Komm‑X. Customer feedback is an important part of our further development.
Is Polit‑X also suitable for small teams or NGOs?
Yes. Polit‑X is scalable – from small NGOs to large associations. Small teams in particular benefit from alerts and reports because they save time and allow them to focus on strategy.
Can Polit‑X be integrated into existing workflows?
Yes. Relevant documents and analyses can be saved in collections, exported and used for internal briefings or presentations.
Is there a Polit‑X app?
Polit‑X is browser-based and allows a high degree of flexibility. Alerts are sent by email, and the evaluation of documents related to your keywords is best done in the browser.
Is the data also available via API?
Our team is working on making data available via API. If you are interested, please contact us – we will inform you about the current options.
How is Polit‑X priced?
Polit‑X uses a license model with packages for different organisation sizes. Prices are based on the range of functions (monitoring or analysis) and optional modules for Austria or Switzerland.
Is there also a tool for local authorities/municipalities?
Yes. Komm‑X allows data from over 10,000 cities and municipalities in Germany and Austria to be searched and analysed.
Is there support available for onboarding?
Yes. We offer onboarding information, webinars and personal advice from our account managers to help you use Polit-X efficiently and reap the benefits right from the start.
Is Polit-X also available in English?
Yes. Much of the content and many of the functions are available in English, especially documents and data at EU level.