BuzzStream vs Uprankly (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 1.6.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
BuzzStream grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
BuzzStream
Outreach CRM for link building and digital PR
Uprankly
AI link building platform from prospecting to link monitoring
Which one is for you
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
Pick Uprankly if
- Fits if you run link outreach for several clients from one tool
- Works for teams that want an agent to keep campaigns going while a person approves each placement
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're one person with one site, at $169 a month billed annually or $199 monthly
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as the way in is a $37 Test Drive pack
- Tight if you're on Starter: 1 team member, 3 active campaigns and 25 monitored links
- Watch out: credits pay for every email, search and lookup, and monthly credits don't roll over
- Skip it if you need white-label client reports, which come only with Agency at $649 a month
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABuzzStreamFair | 1.6GPAUpranklyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DStarter is $169 a month billed annually ($199 monthly) for 8,400 credits and 1 team member, in the dearest tenth of this category. The $37 Test Drive is a one-off pack for a single campaign, not a low-priced way to keep using it. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. The 14-day trial takes its first charge on day 15 unless you cancel, so it starts with your payment details. | FNothing free: no free plan and no trial. The cheapest way in is the $37 Test Drive, 1,500 credits that never expire, with every feature but 1 campaign and 5 monitored links. |
| Features | 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. | BKeyword and gap prospecting, a directory of 50,000+ vetted sites, AI vetting, SEO data and contacts, sequences with inbox rotation, an AI inbox, an agent that keeps campaigns going, and link monitoring with recovery emails. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo rating on record. Credits per action, campaigns, prospect lists and connected inboxes all need setting up and watching before the agent earns its keep. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb only. It sends from the Gmail, Outlook or Microsoft 365 accounts you connect, and that's the list: no API or other integrations on record. |
| Best for | keeping outreach conversations in one place | running the whole outreach loop for clients |
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: BuzzStream and Uprankly. How we grade
Where they differ
- Uprankly also covers AI agents and backlink analysis.
At a glance
| BuzzStream | Uprankly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $49 per month, billed monthly | $37 one-time for 1,500 credits; plans from $169 per month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial; the first charge is taken on day 15 unless you cancel | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | BuzzStream | Uprankly |
| Price read from | buzzstream.com | uprankly.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Uprankly
- Everything runs on credits: 1 per email sent or keyword search, 3 per SEO or contact enrichment, 5 per gap analysis; monthly credits do not roll over.
- Starter allows 1 team member and 3 active campaigns; white-label client reporting comes only with Agency, $649 a month billed annually.
- Link Builder plans monitor 25 to 500 links; the separate Link Monitor product covers 300 links for a one-time $19 fee.
- There is no free plan or free trial; the cheapest way in is the $37 Test Drive pack.
Key features
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.
Uprankly
- Prospect discovery
- Search by keyword or niche, mine competitors' backlink gaps, watch for new competitor links, find lookalike sites or browse a directory of 50,000+ vetted sites.
- AI qualification and enrichment
- AI judges each prospect for editorial fit and risk, then adds Domain Rating, traffic estimates, referring domains, spam score and a verified contact.
- Outreach sequences
- Multi-step sequences sent from your own Gmail, Outlook or SMTP accounts, with inbox rotation, per-account limits, time-zone scheduling and automatic follow-ups.
- AI unified inbox
- Replies from every connected account in one inbox, where AI sorts them by intent, routes out-of-office and referral replies, and drafts answers.
- AI Link Agent
- An agent that keeps a campaign going: it finds and qualifies new prospects daily and sends outreach and follow-ups, while you approve every placement.
- Link monitoring and recovery
- Placed links are re-checked for presence, anchor and follow status, and a recovery email can go to the original contact from the alert.
Plans
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.
Uprankly
Test Drive$37
one-time, for 1,500 credits that never expire
1 user, 1 campaign, 3 prospect lists, 50 inventory sites and 5 monitored links, with every feature, for trying a real campaign.
Starter$169
per month for 8,400 credits, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
1 team member, 3 active campaigns, 10 prospect lists, 500 inventory sites, 25 monitored links and unlimited sending inboxes.
Pro$329
per month for 17,600 credits, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)
5 team members, unlimited campaigns, 2,500 inventory sites, 100 monitored links, a client portal and priority support.
Agency$649
per month for 40,100 credits, billed annually ($799 billed monthly)
Unlimited team members and client workspaces, 10,000 inventory sites, 500 monitored links, white-label reports and a dedicated CSM.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom quotas and enterprise governance, priced on request.
Ways to pay less
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.
Uprankly
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
Uprankly's pricing page lists annual billing at 17% off: Starter is $169 a month billed annually instead of $199 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BuzzStream or Uprankly?
As of Oct 23, 2026, BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly, and Uprankly starts at $37 one-time for 1,500 credits; plans from $169 per month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, BuzzStream or Uprankly?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither BuzzStream nor Uprankly has a free plan. BuzzStream has a free trial.
Which platforms do BuzzStream and Uprankly 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.