Anewstip vs BuzzStream (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick BuzzStream: it is first in our ranking of link building tools, and it grades higher too, 2.2 against 1.8.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Anewstip grades higher on the free plan. BuzzStream grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Anewstip
Journalist database searched by what reporters write and tweet
BuzzStream
Outreach CRM for link building and digital PR
Which one is for you
Pick Anewstip if
- Fits if you're a founder or small PR team building your own media lists
- Works for people who want to find reporters by the stories they've already covered
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you're staying free, as the free plan hides contact details and can't export lists or send pitches
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $200 against $160 billed annually, and Professional is $400 a month on yearly billing only
- Tight if you pitch a lot, as extra pitches are one-time packs from $59 for 500 on a paid plan
- Watch out: the 7-day trial bills you automatically when it ends unless you cancel first
- Skip it if you need coverage reports or an API, as reports are a separate product and the API is on the custom plan only
Pick BuzzStream if
- Fits if you pitch journalists or bloggers and need every past conversation kept on file
- Works for teams sharing prospect lists who must not pitch the same contact twice
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you send pitches in bulk, as Starter has no bulk sends, automated follow-ups or reports
- Pricey if you need the API, which is only on Professional at $424 a month and Custom
- Watch out: contacts count against your limit until deleted, and archiving a project frees none
- Not for you if you want a trial without payment details, as the first charge comes on day 15
- Pricey if you want AI-built media lists, as ListIQ is a separate subscription from $24 a month
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAnewstipWeak | 2.2GPABuzzStreamFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStandard is $160 a month billed annually ($200 monthly) for 1 user, which is where this category's dearest tenth starts. Professional is $400 a month, yearly only. Early-stage startups and solo PR pros can apply for $99 a month for up to a year. | CStarter is $49 a month for 1 user and 500 contacts, right in the middle of what this category charges. Bulk sending and automated follow-ups need Growth at $174 a month for 3 users, and the API needs Professional at $424. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for 1 user with search, 2 lists of 100 contacts and 2 alerts, but it hides email addresses and phone numbers and can't export or pitch, which is the part you'd pay for. The 7-day trial bills you automatically when it ends. | DNo free plan. The 14-day trial takes its first charge on day 15 unless you cancel, so it starts with your payment details. |
| Features | CSearch across an index it puts at 200 million articles plus tweets back to 2006, 800,000+ journalist profiles, lists that update themselves, tracked email pitches and alerts. The gaps the listing names: coverage reports are a separate product, ClipCoverage, and the API is only on the custom Partners plan. | BContact discovery, pitch templates with open and reply tracking, follow-ups, a shared record of every conversation, a Chrome extension and link monitoring. It covers the whole outreach job, though Starter leaves out bulk sends, auto follow-ups and reports. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Searching is simple, but you build lists, set alerts and keep an eye on a monthly allowance of pitch points before pitching pays off. | CNo rating on record. The Chrome extension adds prospects from any page, but you still connect your mailbox, set up projects and build templates before the first pitch goes out. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no integrations on record. The API comes only with the custom-priced Partners plan. | BWeb plus a Chrome extension, with Gmail, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Ahrefs and Hunter. There's an API on Professional and Custom. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | finding reporters by the articles and tweets they've written | keeping outreach conversations in one place |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Anewstip and BuzzStream. How we grade
Price against what you get
Anewstip starts at $160 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. BuzzStream starts at $49 a month and scores 2.7.
BuzzStream scores higher and starts $111 a month lower. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 24 score higher than Anewstip for less, and none scores higher than BuzzStream for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Anewstip also covers email campaigns.
- BuzzStream also covers reports.
At a glance
| Anewstip | BuzzStream | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $160 per month, billed annually ($200 billed monthly) | $49 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 1 user, search, 2 media lists of up to 100 contacts and 2 alerts. No email addresses or phone numbers, no exports and no pitches. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Standard and Professional; billed automatically when it ends | 14-day free trial; the first charge is taken on day 15 unless you cancel |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Anewstip | BuzzStream |
| Price read from | anewstip.com | buzzstream.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Anewstip
- The free plan hides journalists' email addresses and phone numbers, cannot export lists and cannot send pitches.
- Professional is billed annually only; Standard is the one plan that can be paid month to month.
- Extra pitches are one-time pitch point packs, from $59 for 500 on a paid plan or $79 on the free plan.
- API access is limited to the custom Partners plan, and coverage reports are a separate product, ClipCoverage, with its own account.
BuzzStream
- Starter is one user without bulk sends, automated follow-ups or reports; those start at Growth for $174 a month.
- The API is limited to Professional and Custom plans.
- Contacts count against the plan limit until deleted from the database; archiving a project does not free any.
- ListIQ, BuzzStream's AI tool for building media lists, is a separate subscription from $24 a month.
Key features
Anewstip
- Search by articles
- Find reporters through what they have written, across an index Anewstip puts at 200 million articles, filtered by author, region, language and date.
- Search by tweets
- Find media contacts by what they have tweeted since 2006, filtered by source, place, date, topic and an influence score.
- Journalist and outlet profiles
- Search more than 800,000 journalist profiles and 200,000 outlet profiles by name, title, outlet, topic, country and language.
- Media lists
- Save contacts to lists whose details update on their own. Paid plans can export lists and see email addresses and phone numbers.
- Pitch
- Email personalized pitches to a media list and see opens and clicks. Each email uses one pitch point from the monthly allowance.
- Alerts
- Email alerts when new articles or tweets from media contacts mention your brand, a competitor or any keyword.
BuzzStream
- Prospect research
- Search the BuzzStream Discovery database of writers and sites, find contact details, and see publisher and influencer metrics before you pitch.
- Pitch emails and follow-ups
- Templates and open, click and reply tracking on every plan; bulk sends, scheduling and automated follow-ups start at Growth.
- Outreach CRM
- Keeps every conversation with a site or person in one record, shared across projects, so a team does not pitch the same contact twice.
- BuzzMarker Chrome extension
- Adds a site or person to a project, looks up contact details and starts outreach from whatever page you are on.
- Link monitoring
- Watches the links you have won for changes: 1,000 links on Starter, 25,000 on Growth and 100,000 on Professional.
- Reports
- Growth adds email, project and link reports; Professional adds team performance reporting and unlimited report customization.
Plans
Anewstip
Free$0
1 user, 2 media lists of 100 contacts and 2 alerts. Contact details, list exports and pitching are locked.
Standard$160
per month, billed annually ($200 billed monthly)
1 user, 1,000 pitches a month, 20 media lists of 1,000 contacts, 20 alerts, contact emails and phone numbers, and list export.
Professional$400
per month, billed annually
Up to 5 users, 5,000 pitches a month, unlimited lists of 5,000 contacts, unlimited alerts and help from a PR consultant.
PartnersCustom
Unlimited users and pitches, with access to Anewstip's APIs.
BuzzStream
Starter$49
per month
1 user, 500 contacts, 30 prospecting searches, 50 Discovery results per search and 1,000 links monitored.
Growth$174
per month for up to 3 users, $58 per extra user
25,000 contacts, 250 searches, bulk sending, automated follow-ups, reports, the Ahrefs integration and 25,000 links monitored.
Professional$424
per month for up to 6 users, $70 per extra user
100,000 contacts, 1,000 searches, team performance reports, the API, a dedicated account manager and 100,000 links monitored.
Custom$999
per month and up
12 or more users, 300,000+ contacts and 4,000+ searches, with an implementation plan and onboarding for new team members.
Ways to pay less
Anewstip
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Anewstip's pricing page lists Standard at $160 a month billed annually instead of $200 billed monthly, a 20% saving.
- Startups
$99 a month for solo PR pros and early-stage startups
New customers with up to $1M in funding, or solo PR pros and teams of 5 or fewer, can apply for $99 a month for up to a year: 10 media lists and 500 pitches a month.
- Nonprofit
Discount for eligible nonprofits
The pricing page FAQ says eligible nonprofits can get a discount by contacting Anewstip; no figure is given.
BuzzStream
- Annual discount
One month free when paying 12 months ahead
BuzzStream's pricing FAQ says paying for 12 months in advance gives one month free, arranged by emailing customer service after signing up.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Anewstip or BuzzStream?
As of Oct 23, 2026, BuzzStream is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $160 a month for Anewstip. Anewstip starts at $160 per month, billed annually ($200 billed monthly), and BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Anewstip or BuzzStream?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Anewstip has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Anewstip and BuzzStream run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only BuzzStream lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.