GuestPostCRM vs Pitchbox (2026): which should you pick?

Pick GuestPostCRM if

• Fits if you sell or buy guest posts and keep publishers, prices and orders in spreadsheets
• Works for small agencies, as Starter includes 3 users

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if your inbox is busy: actions cost 1 to 11 or more credits, and the free plan has 2,000 credits and 1 user
• Pricey if you want Moz metrics or API automation, which start at $39 and $69 a month
• Watch out: white-label setup is $500 once, from Professional, and extra users are $5 a month each
• Not for you if your mail isn't in Gmail, as Gmail is the email connection named
• Skip it if you need sites to pitch, as it manages deals rather than finding prospects

Pick Pitchbox if

• Fits if you're an agency running link building for many clients and can commit for a year
• Works for in-house SEO teams that pitch publishers directly instead of hiring out

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're one person, as every plan is a year's commitment and Pro alone is $2,520 a year
• Tight if more than 2 people pitch, as Pro has 2 users and 2 mailboxes
• Watch out: recurring campaigns, email rotation, Slack and the API start at Advanced for $420 a month
• Not for you if you want to try it yourself, as trials only come after a demo with a product specialist
• Pricey if you pay monthly, as expert onboarding then costs $2,000 to $4,000

GuestPostCRM

• Every automated action uses credits, from 1 for a label move to 11 or more for processing an order, so busy inboxes use up allowances fast.
• The email connection named is Gmail; sign-in is with a Google or Microsoft account.
• Moz metrics start at Growth ($39 a month) and full API automation at Professional ($69 a month).
• White-label setup costs $500 once on Professional and above, and extra users are $5 a month each.

Pitchbox

• Every plan needs a one-year commitment, whether billed monthly or annually; cancelling keeps access until the term ends.
• Pro has 2 users and 2 mailboxes; recurring campaigns, email rotation, Slack and the API start at Advanced for $420 a month.
• There is no self-serve trial: trials are arranged after a demo with a product specialist.
• Expert-led onboarding costs $2,000 to $4,000 by plan on monthly billing and is included with annual billing.

GuestPostCRM

Email sorting by sender and intent

Identifies whether a message comes from a brand, agency, publisher, reseller or link builder, and whether it is a request, price question, negotiation or payment.

AI replies and follow-ups

Drafts replies from the whole email thread, sends first responses to qualified inquiries and keeps following up until someone answers.

Offers, deals and orders

Accepted offers become deals in one click and then orders that track the site, requirements, documents, delivery date and live link status.

Invoices and payment reminders

Creates invoices from approved orders, tracks paid, pending and overdue status and reminds clients before and after due dates.

Live link monitoring

Tracks published guest posts and link placements, their live URLs and publication status, from one dashboard.

Moz site metrics

From the Growth plan, pulls DA, DR, spam score and traffic for sites so offers can be judged inside the CRM.

Pitchbox

Prospecting

Search by topic, keywords, competitor sites or advanced search operators, filter by SEO metrics, and get sites back with contact details found and verified.

AI personalization and replies

AI reads each prospect's site to draft a personal pitch, and an AI Reply Agent can answer and negotiate replies. Both are on every plan.

Email sequences

Multi-step follow-ups with conditional templates, holiday scheduling and one-click unsubscribe. Rotating sends across mailboxes starts at Advanced.

Deliverability monitoring

From Advanced, a built-in MXRight service scores each mailbox daily and watches more than 80 blacklists.

Link partner CRM and inbox

One inbox for every mailbox and client, with follow-up reminders, out-of-office detection that snoozes a thread, tasks and pipeline stages.

Link monitoring and reports

Checks won links are live, indexed by Google and pointing at a healthy page: 1,000 to 10,000 links by plan, with white-label client reports.

GuestPostCRM

• Free$0

  2,000 credits and 1 user, with CRM, order and offer management, basic invoices, and limited AI and sending.

• Starter$20

  per month with 12,000 credits and 3 users

  Full AI tasks, AI order detection and offer processing, automated reminders and backup download. Extra users $5 a month.

• Growth$39

  per month with 27,000 credits and 5 users

  Adds the Moz integration with DA, DR and spam score, website traffic data, automated invoices and advanced automation.

• Professional$69

  per month with 55,000 credits and 10 users

  Full team features, full API automation and Moz plus AI verdicts. White-label setup is $500 once.

• Business$129

  per month with 120,000 credits and 20 users

  Everything in Professional with more credits and seats, and priority support.

• Enterprise$249

  per month with 250,000 credits and 30 users

  Everything in Business with 250,000 credits, 30 users and dedicated support.

Pitchbox

• Pro$210

  per month, billed annually ($300 billed monthly)

  2 users, 2 email accounts, 2,000 outreach emails and 25 campaigns a month, 1 workspace and 1,000 links monitored.

• Advanced$420

  per month, billed annually ($600 billed monthly)

  Unlimited users, 6 email accounts, 5,000 emails a month, 25 workspaces, email rotation, deliverability monitoring, Slack and the API.

• Scale$825

  per month, billed annually ($1,200 billed monthly)

  Unlimited users, 20 email accounts, 25,000 emails a month, unlimited workspaces and campaigns, approval workflow and Looker Studio.

• Enterprise PlatformCustom

  For large companies: single sign-on, a service level agreement, vendor security review, private training and dedicated support.

GuestPostCRM

No public discounts listed.

Pitchbox

• Annual discount

  Save 30% with annual billing

  Pitchbox's pricing page says annual billing saves 30% against monthly payments: Pro is $210 a month instead of $300.