Qwoted vs ResponseSource (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, ResponseSource grades higher than Qwoted: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
ResponseSource grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Qwoted
Marketplace where reporters request expert sources and PRs pitch
ResponseSource
UK journalist request service with a press release wire
Which one is for you
Pick Qwoted if
- Fits if you're an expert who wants press quotes without hiring a PR agency
- Works for PR agencies placing several clients in news stories
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, at 2 pitches a month, requests 2 hours late and no rollover of unused pitches
- Skip it if you draft pitches with AI, as its terms ban it and even light AI editing can get a pitch flagged
- Not for you if you'd rather pitch by email, as every pitch has to go through Qwoted
- Pricey if a team shares it, as team features and white labeling need the custom-priced Teams plan
- Watch out: the pricing page doesn't say whether Pro's $149 a month is billed monthly or yearly
Pick ResponseSource if
- Fits if you're a UK PR team after national, regional and trade coverage
- Works for consumer brands answering journalists who want products to review
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your market isn't the UK, as its pages describe UK media only
- Pricey if you cover several sectors, as each is a separate yearly subscription from £625 plus VAT at 20%
- Watch out: the price varies by sector and only the £625 floor is published
- Pricey if you also send releases, as Press Release Wire is extra, from £85 a release
- Watch out: the Vuelio media database on the same page is priced only by quote, and the trial is arranged by form or phone
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAQwotedWeak | 2.4GPAResponseSourceFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $149 a month, and the page doesn't say whether that's billed monthly or yearly. That's the start of this category's dearest tenth, for 35 pitches a month, and team features need the custom-priced Teams plan. | B£625 a year and up per sector, before VAT, and one licence covers a whole office. Split across a team of five that's about £10 a head a month, inside this category's cheaper quarter. On your own it's about £52 a month per sector. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free Basic plan gives you a profile reporters can search, alerts and 2 pitches a month. Requests show up 2 hours late, though, and unused pitches don't roll over, so you'll hit the wall fast. | CNo free plan, but a free one-week trial of the enquiry service, arranged by form or phone. |
| Features | CReporter requests, expert profiles in a searchable database, alerts, pitch intelligence that shows how crowded a request is, and an events and awards list. It does the journalist-request job fully, but that's a smaller job. | CModerated requests from national, regional, trade and consumer journalists, 25 sectors, delivery filters and an office-wide licence. It does the job fully, but only for UK media, and the press release wire is priced on top. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You build expert profiles before pitching, and the rules are strict: pitches go through Qwoted only, and even lightly AI-edited ones can get flagged. | BNo rating on record, but enquiries arrive by email, already checked by a moderation team, and you narrow them with delivery filters. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no apps, no integrations and no API on record. New requests also come by email. | CWeb and email only, with no apps, integrations or API on record. |
| Best for | answering reporters who need expert quotes | UK journalist requests for PR teams |
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: Qwoted and ResponseSource. How we grade
Price against what you get
Qwoted starts at $149 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ResponseSource starts at about $68.86 a month and scores 2.3.
ResponseSource scores higher and starts $80.14 a month lower. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 22 score higher than Qwoted for less, and 2 score higher than ResponseSource 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
At a glance
| Qwoted | ResponseSource | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $149 per month (billing basis not stated) | £625 per category / year and up, billed annually (excluding VAT) |
| Free plan | Basic plan: a profile in the database reporters search, real-time alerts and a daily email of requests, and 2 pitches a month, with a 2-hour delay on new requests. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free one-week trial of the Journalist Enquiry Service, arranged by form or phone |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Qwoted, Inc. | ResponseSource Ltd |
| Price read from | qwoted.com | responsesource.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Qwoted
- Free accounts get 2 pitches a month and see requests 2 hours late; unused pitches do not roll over.
- Pitches must be sent inside Qwoted; pitching its requests by email breaks the community guidelines.
- Qwoted's terms ban AI-written pitches, and its help center warns that even light AI editing can get a pitch flagged.
- Team features and white labeling need the custom-priced Teams plan; the pricing page does not say how Pro is billed.
ResponseSource
- Prices are in pounds and exclude VAT at 20%; each sector category is a separate annual subscription whose price varies.
- The service covers UK media; the pages do not describe requests from other countries.
- Press Release Wire is priced separately: from £85 per release, or £675 for 10 and £1,050 for 20, with extras such as video from £40.
- The Vuelio media database sold on the same page is priced only by quote.
Key features
Qwoted
- Media requests
- Reporters post calls for expert sources or products, and you answer them with a pitch sent inside Qwoted, with read receipts.
- Expert profiles
- Set up profiles for yourself, your clients or your company's spokespeople; they appear in the expert database that reporters search.
- Alerts
- Real-time alerts and a daily email flag new requests that match your experts' topics; free accounts see new requests two hours late.
- Pitch intelligence
- Shows how many pitches a request has had, how many were read or answered and who is pitching. Free accounts see it only after pitching.
- Events and awards database
- Pro and Teams list industry events and awards in one place as further PR openings.
- Team tools
- On Teams, several people can represent and reply for the same expert, with white-label branding, an admin dashboard and weekly activity reports.
ResponseSource
- Journalist Enquiry Service
- Requests for expert comment, case studies, interviews and products to review arrive by email from UK print, broadcast and online journalists.
- Moderated requests
- A quality control team reviews each request before it goes out, and delivery filters narrow the feed by request, media and sender type.
- 25 sector categories
- Subscribe only to the sectors you work in, from Business & Finance to Travel; each category is priced separately.
- Office-wide licence
- One licence covers an entire office, so a whole PR team can see and answer the same enquiries.
- Press Release Wire
- Sends releases to UK journalists and news desks, hosts them in a customizable newsroom indexed by search engines, and reports on release and newsroom views.
Plans
Qwoted
Basic$0
2 pitches a month (5 shared by a team on the free plan), with new requests shown after a 2-hour delay.
Pro$149
per month (billing basis not stated)
35 pitches a month with no delay, pitch intelligence before you pitch, opportunity research and the events and awards database.
TeamsCustom
Unlimited pitches, several people representing the same experts, profile view alerts, white labeling, weekly reports and premium support.
ResponseSource
Journalist Enquiry Service£625
per category / year and up, billed annually
Moderated journalist requests by email for one of 25 sectors; the price varies by category, and one licence covers a whole office.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Qwoted or ResponseSource?
As of Oct 23, 2026, ResponseSource is cheaper to start with: about $68.86 a month, against $149 a month for Qwoted. Qwoted starts at $149 per month (billing basis not stated), and ResponseSource starts at £625 per category / year and up, billed annually (excluding VAT).
Which has a free plan, Qwoted or ResponseSource?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Qwoted has a free plan. ResponseSource does not, though it 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.