Dot Star Media vs Editorielle (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Dot Star Media grades higher than Editorielle: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dot Star Media grades higher on the free plan. Editorielle grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dot Star Media
Journalist request alerts from X, Bluesky and direct submissions
Editorielle
UK newsletter of journalist requests for businesses and PR agencies
Which one is for you
Pick Dot Star Media if
- Fits if your digital PR coverage comes from #journorequest
- Works for companies with several staff on one email domain, as colleagues are included
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you follow more than 5 topics, as 10 cost £60 a month and all 29 cost £80
- Watch out: prices are in pounds and exclude VAT, and plans are rolling monthly with a one-month minimum and no yearly option
- Not for you if you want alerts in Slack or Microsoft Teams without paying for Gold at £80 a month
- Skip it if you want requests from lifestyle bloggers and influencers, as they're mostly left out
Pick Editorielle if
- Fits if you're a UK small business or expert after editorial coverage
- Works for brands in beauty, fashion, food, home and travel
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try before paying: trials need a promo code, and the terms give no refunds
- Tight if you want requests the moment they're approved, at £5 a month per instant category
- Watch out: the Elle pitching assistant is a separate monthly add-on with no price on the pricing page
- Skip it if your team uses different email domains, as Team members must share one company domain
- Watch out: prices are in pounds and exclude VAT, and no dollar prices are published
How we grade them
| 2.2GPADot Star MediaFair | 2.0GPAEditorielleFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBronze is £40 a month before VAT for 5 topics, around the middle of this category. Silver is £60 for 10 and Gold £80 for all 29, with no yearly plan to bring that down. | B£10 a month before VAT for the newsletter and unlimited pitches, which even with VAT stays under the $20 where this category's cheapest quarter starts. Instant alerts are £5 a month per category on top. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card. Qualifying charities can use it free. | FNothing free: no free plan and no public trial, as trials come only with promo codes, and the terms say no refunds are given. |
| Features | CA filtered #journorequest feed from X and Bluesky plus direct submissions, alerts within about 30 seconds, 29 topics with keyword filters and journalist bios. It does request alerts fully, but that's a smaller job, and influencer requests are left out. | CA daily request newsletter, click-to-pitch, 12 instant categories, a team dashboard and the Elle pitching add-on. It does the request job fully, but that's a smaller job, and Elle's price isn't on the pricing page. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but there's little to set up: pick your topics and requests arrive by email, ready to reply to. | BNo rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: requests land in your inbox and you pitch from the email with one click. |
| Platforms and integrations | CEmail and web, with Microsoft Teams and Slack delivery only on Gold at £80 a month. No API on record. | CWeb and email only, with no integrations on record. Pitches go only from the email addresses signed up. |
| Best for | #journorequest alerts sorted by topic | UK journalist requests by daily email |
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: Dot Star Media and Editorielle. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dot Star Media starts at about $52.88 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Editorielle starts at about $13.22 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Editorielle starts $39.66 a month lower. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Dot Star Media for less, and none scores higher than Editorielle 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
- Dot Star Media also covers link outreach.
At a glance
| Dot Star Media | Editorielle | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | £40 per month for 5 topics, excluding VAT, billed monthly | £10 per month, excluding VAT, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Dot Star Media Ltd | Editorielle Ltd |
| Price read from | dotstar.media | editorielle.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dot Star Media
- Prices are in pounds and exclude VAT; no dollar prices are published.
- Plans are rolling monthly with a one-month minimum; there is no yearly plan.
- Teams and Slack delivery need the Gold plan at £80 a month.
- Requests from lifestyle bloggers and other influencers are generally left out of the feeds.
Editorielle
- Prices are in pounds and exclude VAT; no dollar prices are published.
- The terms state that no refunds are given, and there is no public free trial; trials come only with promo codes.
- Pitches only reach journalists from the email addresses signed up, and team members must share one company domain.
- The Elle pitching assistant is a separate monthly add-on whose price is not on the pricing page.
Key features
Dot Star Media
- Filtered #journorequest feed
- Requests posted on X and Bluesky are checked by automation and people, keeping verified journalists at established outlets and dropping most noise and influencer requests.
- Fast alerts
- The vendor says most alerts arrive within 30 seconds of the journalist posting, as individual emails or digests.
- 29 topics with keyword filters
- Requests are sorted into 29 topics; plans cover 5, 10 or all 29, and topics can be changed whenever a campaign changes.
- Full request details
- Each alert carries the whole request, the journalist's name and biography, and options for replying to them directly.
- Teams and Slack delivery
- The Gold plan can post requests into Microsoft Teams or Slack channels as well as email.
Editorielle
- Daily request newsletter
- Every weekday at 12pm UK time, members get the day's requests from journalists at publications such as Forbes, Grazia and the Daily Mail.
- Click to pitch
- Reply to a request from the newsletter; the pitch goes to the journalist's inbox and any answer comes straight back to yours.
- Instant categories
- Pick any of 12 categories, such as beauty, business, finance or travel, to get requests round the clock before they reach the newsletter, at £5 a month each.
- Elle pitching assistant
- A paid monthly add-on that spots relevant requests and drafts a pitch from your profile, sent to your inbox to approve, edit or decline.
- Team dashboard
- Manage the plan and add colleagues from one dashboard, with up to 100 team members on the Team plan.
Plans
Dot Star Media
Bronze£40
per month for 5 topics, excluding VAT, billed monthly
Individual request emails, keyword filtering, digests, and each journalist's name and bio. Colleagues on the same email domain are included.
Silver£60
per month for 10 topics, excluding VAT, billed monthly
The same features as Bronze across any 10 topics.
Gold£80
per month for all 29 topics, excluding VAT, billed monthly
Every topic, plus request alerts delivered to Microsoft Teams or Slack.
Editorielle
Individual£10
per month, excluding VAT, billed monthly
The daily newsletter, an individual dashboard and unlimited pitches. Instant alerts cost £5 a month per category.
Team£15
per month for a team of 2, excluding VAT, plus £5 per extra member
Everything in Individual with a team dashboard for up to 100 members, who must share one company email domain.
Ways to pay less
Dot Star Media
- Nonprofit
Free for qualifying charities
Dot Star Media's about page says its journalist enquiry service is free of charge to qualifying charities.
Editorielle
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dot Star Media or Editorielle?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Editorielle is cheaper to start with: about $13.22 a month, against about $52.88 a month for Dot Star Media. Dot Star Media starts at £40 per month for 5 topics, excluding VAT, billed monthly, and Editorielle starts at £10 per month, excluding VAT, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Dot Star Media or Editorielle?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Dot Star Media nor Editorielle has a free plan. Dot Star Media has a free trial.
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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.