Anewstip review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Journalist database searched by what reporters write and tweet
Anewstip report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for finding reporters by the articles and tweets they've written
Anewstip finds journalists through what they've written and tweeted, then lets you build media lists, pitch them by email and set alerts. But the free plan hides every email address and phone number, Standard is $160 a month on yearly billing for one user, and coverage reports are a separate product with its own account.
Who Anewstip is for
- Fits if you're a founder or small PR team building your own media lists
- Works for people who want to find reporters by the stories they've already covered
Who Anewstip is not for
- Not for you if you're staying free, as the free plan hides contact details and can't export lists or send pitches
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $200 against $160 billed annually, and Professional is $400 a month on yearly billing only
- Tight if you pitch a lot, as extra pitches are one-time packs from $59 for 500 on a paid plan
- Watch out: the 7-day trial bills you automatically when it ends unless you cancel first
- Skip it if you need coverage reports or an API, as reports are a separate product and the API is on the custom plan only
Why Anewstip gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyStandard is $160 a month billed annually ($200 monthly) for 1 user, which is where this category's dearest tenth starts. Professional is $400 a month, yearly only. Early-stage startups and solo PR pros can apply for $99 a month for up to a year.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan for 1 user with search, 2 lists of 100 contacts and 2 alerts, but it hides email addresses and phone numbers and can't export or pitch, which is the part you'd pay for. The 7-day trial bills you automatically when it ends.
- CFeaturesSearch across an index it puts at 200 million articles plus tweets back to 2006, 800,000+ journalist profiles, lists that update themselves, tracked email pitches and alerts. The gaps the listing names: coverage reports are a separate product, ClipCoverage, and the API is only on the custom Partners plan.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Searching is simple, but you build lists, set alerts and keep an eye on a monthly allowance of pitch points before pitching pays off.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no integrations on record. The API comes only with the custom-priced Partners plan.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Anewstip's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/anewstip#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/anewstip.svg" alt="Anewstip: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Anewstip stands among link building tools
Anewstip's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 20 of 50) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $160 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 38 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 24 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 link building tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Anewstip’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 50, level with 7
- CFree plan and trialAbove 20 of 50, level with 22
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 50, level with 34
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 50, level with 43
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 50, level with 27
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 link building tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Anewstip, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Anewstip you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 38 of the 50 other link building tools grade higher. It costs $1,920 a year.
What you could make
- Link outreach: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
What this rests on. Anewstip’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Anewstip?
Anewstip is a web-based media database for PR people and founders. It finds journalists and outlets by searching the articles and tweets they have published, then lets you save them to media lists, email pitches with open and click tracking, and set alerts on new coverage. A free account can search, but contact details, exports and pitching need a paid plan.
Worth knowing
- The free plan hides journalists' email addresses and phone numbers, cannot export lists and cannot send pitches.
- Professional is billed annually only; Standard is the one plan that can be paid month to month.
- Extra pitches are one-time pitch point packs, from $59 for 500 on a paid plan or $79 on the free plan.
- API access is limited to the custom Partners plan, and coverage reports are a separate product, ClipCoverage, with its own account.
Key features
- Search by articles
- Find reporters through what they have written, across an index Anewstip puts at 200 million articles, filtered by author, region, language and date.
- Search by tweets
- Find media contacts by what they have tweeted since 2006, filtered by source, place, date, topic and an influence score.
- Journalist and outlet profiles
- Search more than 800,000 journalist profiles and 200,000 outlet profiles by name, title, outlet, topic, country and language.
- Media lists
- Save contacts to lists whose details update on their own. Paid plans can export lists and see email addresses and phone numbers.
- Pitch
- Email personalized pitches to a media list and see opens and clicks. Each email uses one pitch point from the monthly allowance.
- Alerts
- Email alerts when new articles or tweets from media contacts mention your brand, a competitor or any keyword.
Anewstip pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Anewstip has a free plan, and paid plans start at $160 per month, billed annually ($200 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $160 per month, billed annually ($200 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 1 user, search, 2 media lists of up to 100 contacts and 2 alerts. No email addresses or phone numbers, no exports and no pitches.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of Standard and Professional; billed automatically when it ends
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 user, 2 media lists of 100 contacts and 2 alerts. Contact details, list exports and pitching are locked. |
| Standard | $160per month, billed annually ($200 billed monthly) | 1 user, 1,000 pitches a month, 20 media lists of 1,000 contacts, 20 alerts, contact emails and phone numbers, and list export. |
| Professional | $400per month, billed annually | Up to 5 users, 5,000 pitches a month, unlimited lists of 5,000 contacts, unlimited alerts and help from a PR consultant. |
| Partners | Custom | Unlimited users and pitches, with access to Anewstip's APIs. |
Read from anewstip.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Anewstip before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 20% with annual billing
Anewstip's pricing page lists Standard at $160 a month billed annually instead of $200 billed monthly, a 20% saving.
Stated on anewstip.com - Startups$99 a month for solo PR pros and early-stage startups
New customers with up to $1M in funding, or solo PR pros and teams of 5 or fewer, can apply for $99 a month for up to a year: 10 media lists and 500 pitches a month.
Stated on anewstip.com - NonprofitDiscount for eligible nonprofits
The pricing page FAQ says eligible nonprofits can get a discount by contacting Anewstip; no figure is given.
Stated on anewstip.com
Anewstip alternatives
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Common questions
Does Anewstip have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Anewstip is listed for Web.
Does Anewstip have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Anewstip is listed for Web.
Is Anewstip open source?
Anewstip is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.