MentionAgent vs OutreachFlow (2026): which should you pick?

Pick MentionAgent if

• Fits if you want blog mentions without running outreach by hand
• Works for brands that want their own domain kept out of cold email

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're willing to pay for placements, as it turns those sites down
• Tight if you need volume soon: a new inbox starts at 5 emails a day and reaches 40 in week four
• Pricey if you run several sites, at $99 a month per extra site and $80 a month per extra inbox
• Not for you if you want a free plan: sign-up gives 50 credits once, about 25 drafts
• Too light for content, audits or keyword research, as it only does off-page outreach

Pick OutreachFlow if

• Fits if you pitch or buy guest posts at volume and want help with prices
• Works for teams that want prospecting, verification and sending in one account

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: the plan the site calls free costs $1 a month, and no trial terms are stated
• Skip it if you want to know what each action costs before signing up, as credit costs show only in the app
• Not for you if you need a mailbox ready today: you bring your own, and the vendor advises two to four weeks of warmup
• Tight if refunds matter to you, as they're at the vendor's discretion, case by case
• Too light for keeping links live, as no link monitoring is on record

MentionAgent

• There is no free plan: sign-up gives 50 credits once, and paid plans carry a 14-day money-back guarantee.
• A new inbox starts at 5 emails a day and reaches 40 in week four; one site tops out at 80 a day unless extra inboxes are added at $80 a month each.
• Extra client sites cost $99 a month each, with their own inbox and 5,000 credits; credits pay for drafts at 2 per outreach or reply email.
• It covers off-page outreach only: it does not write content, audit sites or research keywords, and it turns down sites that ask for payment.

OutreachFlow

• There is no truly free plan: the plan the site calls free costs $1 a month, and no trial terms are stated.
• Searching, finding and verifying emails, pulling metrics and sending all use credits; per-action costs are shown only inside the app.
• You bring your own sending mailboxes; the vendor advises two to four weeks of warmup before a new one runs a campaign.
• Refunds are at the vendor's discretion, case by case, under its terms.

MentionAgent

Blog prospecting and qualification

The agent works out what your site sells, searches for blog posts on that subject and checks each domain's authority and relevance before drafting anything.

Contact lookup and verification

For each post it finds the editor or author and verifies the email address before sending, to keep bounce rates down.

Pitches written per post

Each email is drafted about the specific article found. Drafts wait for your approval by default; auto-send can be switched on once warmup has started.

Sending domain and inbox included

It registers a separate sending domain, sets up a Gmail inbox on it and warms it up, so your own domain never sends cold email. The domain is transferred to you free on request.

Replies, follow-ups and deals

It follows up on quiet threads, drafts answers to editors, proposes the exact sentence to add once a deal is agreed and records the link when it goes live.

AI visibility checks and MCP

Twice a month it asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini buyer questions and shows answers that mention you. An MCP server lets Claude, Cursor or Codex review drafts and replies.

OutreachFlow

Prospect search

Enter a topic and it searches Google results for sites that are on topic, publishing and likely to take guest posts, saved into lists for campaigns.

SEO metrics on each prospect

Each site is enriched with domain authority, domain rating and organic traffic figures so you can decide who is worth pitching.

Email finding and verification

Finds contact addresses for each site and verifies them before sending, to cut bounces.

Mailbox warmup and rotation

Connect Gmail or any SMTP/IMAP mailbox. Warmup runs on connected accounts, and campaigns spread sends across several mailboxes within daily and hourly limits.

AI-written sequences

Campaign steps cover a free guest post, a paid placement or a price inquiry, plus follow-ups. Approval mode queues each draft for review; it is off by default.

Reply sorting and negotiation

Replies are classified by intent. When a site quotes a price, it sends counter-offers down a discount ladder you set, by itself or as drafts for review.

MentionAgent

• Starter$99

  per month for 1 site and 1 sending inbox, billed monthly

  Up to 40 outreach emails a day once the inbox is warmed up, and 5,000 credits a month, about 2,500 drafts.

• Growth$179

  per month for 1 site and 2 sending inboxes, billed monthly

  Up to 80 outreach emails a day for one site and 10,000 credits a month.

• Scale$329

  per month for 2 sites and 4 sending inboxes, billed monthly

  Up to 160 outreach emails a day across two sites and 20,000 credits a month.

• Agency$629

  per month for 4 sites and 8 sending inboxes, billed monthly

  Up to 320 outreach emails a day across four sites and 40,000 credits a month.

OutreachFlow

• Free plan$1

  per month for 300 credits, billed monthly

  Called the free plan on the pricing page but charged at $1 a month, for getting started.

• Starter$29

  per month for 1,800 credits, billed monthly

  Advanced analytics and priority support. $290 a year billed yearly, with 21,600 credits.

• Pro$69

  per month for 5,000 credits, billed monthly

  Same features as Starter with more credits. $690 a year billed yearly, with 60,000 credits.

• Elite$119

  per month for 10,000 credits, billed monthly

  Same features with the largest credit allowance. $1,190 a year billed yearly, with 120,000 credits.

MentionAgent

No public discounts listed.

OutreachFlow

• Annual discount

  Two months free with yearly billing

  OutreachFlow's yearly prices are ten times the monthly ones: Starter is $290 a year instead of $348 paid month by month.