JustReachOut vs LinkHunter (2026): which should you pick?

Pick JustReachOut if

• Fits if you're a founder or small business doing your own press outreach
• Works for PR consultants pitching for a handful of client brands

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you pitch a lot, at 100 email sends a month on Starter, with more quoted only by email
• Not for you if you want to try it without a card, or try a yearly plan at all, as the trial is for monthly plans only
• Skip it if you need mass emailing, press release distribution or an export of the journalist list
• Pricey if you want it done for you, as White Glove is $1,997 a month and Jumpstart is sold only yearly

Pick LinkHunter if

• Fits if you run targeted outreach and want prospecting and sending in one tool
• Works for small agencies on 500 to 5,000 emails a month

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you send more than 500 emails or 7 campaigns a month, the Starter caps
• Skip it if you want automatic follow-up on Starter, because it starts at $99
• Watch out: phone support, training and onboarding are Agency-only at $199
• Watch out: the site footer reads 2021 and no annual pricing is shown
• Not for you if you want a free plan, as only the 14-day trial is free

JustReachOut

• The 7-day trial covers monthly plans only and asks for a credit card.
• Email sends are capped from 100 a month on Starter; more sends, brands or users are quoted by email.
• There is no raw export of the journalist database, no mass emailing and no press release distribution.
• The Jumpstart Program is sold only yearly and White Glove only monthly, at $1,997 a month.

LinkHunter

• Plans are capped by outreach emails per month (500, 2,000 or 5,000) and by new campaigns.
• Automatic follow-up and Semrush metrics start on the Small Business plan; Starter shows Moz metrics only.
• Phone support, team training and onboarding are limited to the Agency plan.
• The footer of the site reads 2021, and the site publishes no pricing for annual billing.

JustReachOut

Journalist search

Search a database the vendor puts at over 700,000 journalists, with manually verified email addresses and a view of how responsive each one is.

AI pitch writing

The AI pitch engine reads a journalist's recent articles, summarizes them and drafts a personalized pitch from your story angle.

Journalist pitch requests

Requests from journalists looking for expert sources are pulled from six outside feeds into one list, searchable by keyword or category.

Podcast and guest post outreach

Find podcasts looking for guests and publications that take guest posts, then pitch them from the same account.

Broken link building

Search blog posts in your niche by keyword for broken links, then email the site owner to suggest your page as the replacement.

Automatic follow-ups

Schedule follow-up emails that go out when a journalist or site owner has not replied to the first pitch.

LinkHunter

Prospect search

Finds relevant websites, shows an SEO value for each, previews sites inside the tool and downloads lists to a spreadsheet.

Email discovery

Looks up a website's contact email so outreach can be sent without leaving the tool.

Templates and personalization

Built-in email templates with dynamic fields, plus the option to submit a site's contact form from within LinkHunter.

Automatic follow-up

Follow-up emails are sent automatically on the Small Business and Agency plans.

Outreach tracking and reports

Keeps a record of every site contacted and exports prospecting and outreach reports.

Mail account connections

Sends through Gmail, Google Workspace, or any mailbox connected over SMTP and IMAP.

JustReachOut

• Starter Outreach$98

  per month for 100 email sends, billed annually ($147 billed monthly)

  1 team member and 1 brand, with the AI pitch engine, journalist search, verified email addresses and every outreach tool.

• Advanced Outreach$165

  per month for 300 email sends, billed annually ($247 billed monthly)

  2 team members and 5 brands, plus an AI weekly email briefing.

• Ultimate Outreach$331

  per month for 1,000 email sends, billed annually ($497 billed monthly)

  5 team members and 10 brands, plus a narrative-building session and follow-up calls with the JustReachOut team.

• Jumpstart Program$417

  per month, billed annually

  Advanced Outreach plus two story sessions, five campaigns set up for you and all pitches sent for you in the first month. Annual only.

• White Glove$1,997

  per month, billed monthly

  Ultimate Outreach plus five campaigns run by JustReachOut's PR staff, monthly story sessions and a dedicated Slack channel.

LinkHunter

• Starter$49

  per month for 500 outreach emails

  7 new campaigns a month and 2 email accounts, with email discovery, templates and Moz metrics.

• Small Business$99

  per month for 2,000 outreach emails

  15 new campaigns and 5 email accounts a month, adding automatic follow-up and Semrush metrics.

• Agency$199

  per month for 5,000 outreach emails

  30 new campaigns and 10 email accounts a month, adding phone support, team training and onboarding.

JustReachOut

• Annual discount

  33% off with yearly billing

  JustReachOut's pricing page marks yearly billing 33% off: Starter Outreach is $98 a month billed annually instead of $147 billed monthly.

LinkHunter

No public discounts listed.