Qwoted vs Source of Sources (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Source of Sources grades higher than Qwoted: 2.8 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Qwoted grades higher on features. Source of Sources grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on 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
Source of Sources
Free email list of journalist queries looking for expert sources
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 Source of Sources if
- Fits if you want press mentions and don't want to pay anything
- Works for journalists who need an expert quickly, since posting a query is free
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to search or filter queries, as the site describes no search or topic filter
- Too light for PR teams that need a dashboard, tracking or an archive of past queries
- Watch out: one off-topic or salesy reply to a reporter gets you removed, with no appeal
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAQwotedWeak | 2.8GPASource of SourcesGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ACompletely free for sources and journalists, with no paid plan at all. The site asks you to donate to animal charities instead. |
| 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. | AEverything is free: up to three emails of queries a day, with no paid tier holding anything back. |
| 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. | DOne narrow function: an email of queries, up to three times a day. The site describes no dashboard, search or archive of past queries, and no way to filter them by topic. |
| 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 sign-up asks only for a name and email address, and queries land in your inbox. There's nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no apps, no integrations and no API on record. New requests also come by email. | CEmail only, with no app, integrations or API on record. |
| Best for | answering reporters who need expert quotes | free journalist queries by email |
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 Source of Sources. 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. Source of Sources has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Source of Sources starts $149 a month lower. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 22 score higher than Qwoted for less, and none scores higher than Source of Sources 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
- Qwoted also covers reports.
- Source of Sources also covers link outreach.
At a glance
| Qwoted | Source of Sources | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $149 per month (billing basis not stated) | Free |
| 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. | Everything is free: sources get journalist queries by email up to three times a day, and journalists post queries through a web form. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Qwoted, Inc. | Jessa and Waffle, LLC |
| Price read from | qwoted.com | sourceofsources.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.
Source of Sources
- Queries arrive only by email; the site describes no dashboard, search or archive of past queries.
- Sign-up asks only for a name and email address, and the site does not describe filtering queries by topic.
- One off-topic or salesy reply to a reporter gets a source removed from the list, with no appeal.
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.
Source of Sources
- Query emails
- Up to three emails a day collect queries from journalists, broadcasters and bloggers who need an expert to quote.
- Direct replies to reporters
- Sources answer a query by emailing the journalist directly; nothing sits between the two.
- Reporter submission form
- Journalists file a query with its outlet, category and deadline; it goes out in the next mailing, usually within a few hours.
- Verified journalists
- Queries from an outlet's own email domain go out faster; a first query from a personal address is held until the journalist's identity is checked.
- Urgent queries
- A journalist with a deadline under four hours can ask for the query to be posted on Threads straight away.
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.
Source of Sources
Free$0
Media query emails up to three times a day for sources; free query submission for journalists.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Qwoted or Source of Sources?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Source of Sources is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $149 a month for Qwoted. Qwoted starts at $149 per month (billing basis not stated), and Source of Sources is free.
Which has a free plan, Qwoted or Source of Sources?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Qwoted and Source of Sources have a free plan.
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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.