JustReachOut vs Prezly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Prezly grades higher than JustReachOut: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
JustReachOut grades higher on value for money. Prezly grades higher on 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.
JustReachOut
Journalist search, pitch requests and link outreach in one tool
Prezly
PR software for newsrooms, media contacts and email pitches
Which one is for you
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 Prezly if
- Fits if your team publishes its own press releases and already has a media list
- Works for PR agencies running newsrooms for several clients
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to find journalists, as there's no database and you import your own contacts
- Pricey if you want your own sending domain or no Prezly branding, as both start at Standard for $300 a month
- Tight if more than one person pitches, as Essential has a single user and extra seats aren't priced on the page
- Watch out: single sign-on and the uptime SLA are Enterprise only, prices exclude VAT, and the AI over MCP is given on request
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAJustReachOutWeak | 2.0GPAPrezlyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter Outreach is $98 a month billed yearly ($147 monthly), the top of what this category usually charges, and it allows 100 email sends a month. More sends, brands or people are quoted by email. | DEssential is $120 a month billed yearly ($175 monthly) for one user, well above this category's middle of $49. Sending from your own domain and dropping Prezly's branding need Standard at $300. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. The 7-day trial covers monthly plans only and needs a credit card. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card needed. |
| Features | CJournalist search, AI pitches, reporter requests from six feeds, podcast, guest post and broken link outreach, and automatic follow-ups. But there's no mass sending or database export, and nothing on record tracks the coverage you win. | CA branded newsroom, a contacts CRM, tracked email pitches, coverage reports and media monitoring. The gap matters for pitching: there's no journalist database, so you import your own contacts. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. The AI writes the first draft, but you'll set up your brand and story angle and work out which of the outreach tools to use. | CNo rating on record. There's a newsroom to brand, contacts to import and lists to build before the first pitch goes out. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no apps, integrations or API on record. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It works with Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini through MCP (access on request), takes drafts from Google Docs and has an API for developers. |
| Best for | pitching the press yourself | a branded newsroom and press pitching |
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: JustReachOut and Prezly. How we grade
Price against what you get
JustReachOut starts at $98 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Prezly starts at $120 a month and scores 2.3.
Prezly scores higher, and starts $22 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 18 score higher than JustReachOut for less, and 4 score higher than Prezly 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
- JustReachOut also covers link outreach and journalist requests.
- Prezly also covers reports and email campaigns.
At a glance
| JustReachOut | Prezly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $98 per month for 100 email sends, billed annually ($147 billed monthly) | $120 per month, billed annually ($175 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on monthly plans only; a credit card is required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | JustReachOut Inc. | Prezly |
| Price read from | justreachout.io | prezly.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Prezly
- There is no journalist database; you import your own contacts, and a curated media list service is arranged separately.
- Essential has one user and Prezly branding; white-label and own-domain sending start at Standard for $300 a month.
- Extra users can be added at a cost that depends on the plan, which the pricing page does not list.
- Single sign-on and the uptime SLA are limited to the custom-priced Enterprise plans; prices exclude VAT.
Key features
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.
Prezly
- Branded online newsroom
- Publish press releases and multimedia stories in a newsroom under your own brand, with downloadable media kits and support for several languages.
- Media contacts and lists
- A PR CRM for the contacts you already have, with tags, notes and lists: 5,000 to 20,000 contacts depending on the plan.
- Email pitching
- Send personalized campaigns with a story attached to a media list. Sending from your own or a client's domain starts at Standard.
- Campaign reports and coverage
- Reports show deliveries, opens and clicks per campaign, and coverage can be linked to the story and journalist it came from.
- Media monitoring
- A monitoring tool, run on Opoint's data, tracks news mentions inside Prezly and adds outlets that cover you as new contacts.
- Prezly AI over MCP
- Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini to draft stories, find contacts and review campaigns. Prezly says access is given on request.
Plans
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.
Prezly
Essential$120
per month, billed annually ($175 billed monthly)
1 newsroom, 1 user and up to 5,000 contacts, one language, Prezly branding and sending from a Prezly email address.
Standard$300
per month, billed annually ($350 billed monthly)
1 newsroom, 2 users and 10,000 contacts, white-label newsroom, custom fonts, translations and sending from your own domain.
Agency Essential$350
per month, billed annually ($525 billed monthly)
For agencies: 3 named users, 10 client newsrooms and 10,000 contacts, with Prezly branding and Prezly email sending.
Agency Standard$525
per month, billed annually ($700 billed monthly)
5 named users, 20 newsrooms and 20,000 contacts, hub rooms, media galleries, user permissions, white-label and own-domain sending.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom newsroom and user limits, single sign-on, a 99% uptime SLA, 24/7 support and custom layouts. Agencies get an Agency Custom plan.
Ways to pay less
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.
Prezly
- Annual discount
Lower monthly rate with annual billing
Prezly's pricing page lists Essential at $120 a month billed annually against $175 billed monthly, and Standard at $300 against $350.
- Nonprofit
20% off for registered charities
Prezly's nonprofit page says registered charities can claim 20% off any plan by asking through the in-app support chat after the trial.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, JustReachOut or Prezly?
As of Oct 23, 2026, JustReachOut is cheaper to start with: $98 a month, against $120 a month for Prezly. JustReachOut starts at $98 per month for 100 email sends, billed annually ($147 billed monthly), and Prezly starts at $120 per month, billed annually ($175 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, JustReachOut or Prezly?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither JustReachOut nor Prezly has a free plan. Both have 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.