The Featured Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Featured in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Featured
The Insider’s Guide
AI assistant for PR that finds journalist requests and drafts pitches
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among link building tools, read from Featured’s own pages.
Made by Featured · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Featured’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Featured’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 37 of the 50 other link building tools we grade
Featured is a web-based PR assistant from the company that owns HARO and Connectively. You ask it in plain language for journalist requests, podcasts, bylines, speaking slots or awards that fit your expertise, and it finds them and drafts the pitch for you to send. Scheduled workflows keep watching and deliver matches to Slack or email.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Featured, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You ask in plain English, but you'll set up your expertise and workflows, and once the daily allowance runs out, work waits until it resets.
- 1
Best for finding press openings and drafting the pitch
Featured finds journalist requests, podcasts, bylines and awards that fit your expertise and drafts the pitch for you to send, from $29 a month on yearly billing.
- 2
Paid plans start at $29 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
Every feature, including Featured Chat and journalist request matching, on a small daily AI allowance; Featured's example is 2 to 3 opportunities a week.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Journalist requests
Matches live source requests from HARO, Connectively, Substack, X and LinkedIn to your expertise, sorted by deadline, and drafts a response.
- 6
Featured Chat
Ask in plain language for podcasts, writers, publications taking bylines, speaking slots or awards, and get a list with pitches drafted.
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Workflows
Scheduled searches that keep watching for new opportunities and deliver results to Slack, email or the app.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 37 of 50
That is against the other link building tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Featured you would be making a network of journalists who post requests for sources. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Featured at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Featured
- Category
- Backlinks & Link Building
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for finding press openings and drafting the pitch
Featured finds journalist requests, podcasts, bylines and awards that fit your expertise and drafts the pitch for you to send, from $29 a month on yearly billing. Every plan runs on a daily AI allowance, so workflows queue once it's used up, and the free plan's allowance comes to about 2 to 3 opportunities a week.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Lite is $29 a month billed yearly ($39 monthly), between this category's cheaper quarter and its middle. That buys 5 times the free plan's AI use. Pro is $79 and Pro+ $239, and prices exclude tax. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan with every feature and no card, but a small daily AI allowance. Featured's own example is 2 to 3 opportunities a week, which is a taste rather than a routine. |
| Features | B | Journalist requests pulled from HARO, Connectively, Substack, X and LinkedIn, a chat that finds podcasts, bylines and awards, scheduled workflows, media monitoring and a check of how AI chatbots describe your brand. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You ask in plain English, but you'll set up your expertise and workflows, and once the daily allowance runs out, work waits until it resets. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with no desktop or phone app. Results go to Slack or email, and an MCP server connects it to Claude, Cursor and VS Code. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Featured is for
- Fits if you're a founder or expert answering journalist requests for press mentions
- Works for agencies watching HARO-style requests for several clients
Who it is not for
- Tight if you stay free, at about 2 to 3 opportunities a week
- Watch out: plans differ only in daily AI allowance, and workflows wait in a queue until it resets
- Not for you if you want pitches sent for you, as it drafts them and you send them
- Pricey if a big team needs it, as Team Pro+ is $1,199 a month on yearly billing, and prices exclude tax
- Skip it if you want earned media only, as it also sells paid article placements and press-release distribution
Good to know
Good for
- Founders and experts who answer journalist requests for press mentions
- PR agencies watching HARO-style requests for many clients
- Teams that want earned media and AI-answer visibility checks in one tool
Worth knowing
- Every plan has the same features; plans differ only in a daily AI allowance, and workflows queue until it resets.
- Team Pro+ costs $1,199 a month billed annually ($1,499 monthly); Enterprise is billed by usage at API rates.
- Besides earned media, it sells paid article placements and press-release distribution through newswire partners.
- Prices exclude applicable tax.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$29
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Featured has a free plan. Paid plans start at $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
A free plan with every feature and no card, but a small daily AI allowance.
Free
$0
All features on a small daily allowance of AI usage, for trying the platform. No card needed.
Lite
$29
per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
For one person: 5 times the Free plan's AI usage, plus workflows across saved opportunities.
Pro
$79
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
5 times Lite's daily usage, for running several workflows and regular drafting.
Pro+
$239
per month, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
20 times Lite's daily usage, for agencies and power users handling several brands.
Team Lite
$159
per month for up to 25 members, billed annually ($199 monthly)
One shared usage pool, an admin dashboard showing each member's activity, shared workflows, central billing and SSO.
Team Pro
$399
per month for up to 25 members, billed annually ($499 monthly)
5 times Team Lite's shared pool, priority processing, admin controls, team analytics and priority support.
The free plan
Every feature, including Featured Chat and journalist request matching, on a small daily AI allowance; Featured's example is 2 to 3 opportunities a week.
Read from featured.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Featured's pricing page lists a 20% saving on annual billing: Lite is $29 a month billed at $348 a year instead of $39 a month.
Stated on featured.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI assistant for PR that finds journalist requests and drafts pitches. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, chat assistant, workflow automation, AI search visibility, journalist requests.
Results go to Slack or email, and an MCP server connects it to Claude, Cursor and VS Code.
- Journalist requests
- Matches live source requests from HARO, Connectively, Substack, X and LinkedIn to your expertise, sorted by deadline, and drafts a response.
- Featured Chat
- Ask in plain language for podcasts, writers, publications taking bylines, speaking slots or awards, and get a list with pitches drafted.
- Workflows
- Scheduled searches that keep watching for new opportunities and deliver results to Slack, email or the app.
- GEO audit
- Checks how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini describe your brand and which sources they cite.
- Media and competitor monitoring
- Tracks mentions of your brand, people and competitors across news, blogs, podcasts and YouTube.
- MCP server
- Connects Claude, Cursor, VS Code or your own agents to Featured's opportunity search and workflows.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Slack
- Claude
- Cursor
- VS Code
- HARO
- Connectively
Featured is made by Featured.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
37/50
Other link building tools it is graded above
Featured's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 37 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (B, above 39 of 50) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 15 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 link building tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Featured’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 8 of 50
- CFree plan and trialAbove 20 of 50
- BFeaturesAbove 39 of 50
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 50
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 link building tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Featured is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Featured you would be making a network of journalists who post requests for sources. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 37 of the 50 other link building tools we grade. It costs $348 a year.
What you could not
- A network of journalists who post requests for sources.
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Featured’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Qwoted, SourceBottle, Source of Sources, ResponseSource and Semrush AI PR Toolkit
The 5 tools Featured is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.8GPA
Qwoted
Free plan · from $149/mo
Marketplace where reporters request expert sources and PRs pitch.
- Featured also covers chat assistant, workflow automation and AI search visibility.
- Qwoted also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
SourceBottle
Free plan · from $65/mo
Media call outs and expert profiles for people seeking press.
- Featured also covers chat assistant, workflow automation and AI search visibility.
- SourceBottle also covers link outreach.
- 2.8GPA
Source of Sources
Free
Free email list of journalist queries looking for expert sources.
- Featured also covers chat assistant, workflow automation and AI search visibility.
- Source of Sources also covers link outreach.
- 2.4GPA
ResponseSource
Free trial · from £625/yr
UK journalist request service with a press release wire.
- Featured has a free plan. ResponseSource does not, though it has a free trial.
- Featured also covers chat assistant, workflow automation and AI search visibility.
- ResponseSource also covers reports.
- 1.8GPA
Semrush AI PR Toolkit
Free trial · from $149/mo
Media database, pitching and monitoring, formerly Prowly.
- Featured has a free plan. Semrush AI PR Toolkit does not, though it has a free trial.
- Featured also covers chat assistant, workflow automation, AI search visibility and journalist requests.
- Semrush AI PR Toolkit also covers reports and link outreach.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Featured free?
Featured has a free plan. Every feature, including Featured Chat and journalist request matching, on a small daily AI allowance; Featured's example is 2 to 3 opportunities a week.
How much does Featured cost?
Featured lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Featured work on?
Featured is available on Web.
Does Featured offer any discounts?
Featured publicly lists the following: Save 20% with annual billing.
Does Featured have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Featured is listed for Web.
Does Featured have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Featured is listed for Web.
Is Featured open source?
Featured is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does Featured integrate with?
Featured's listing names Slack, Claude, Cursor, VS Code, HARO and Connectively.
Who makes Featured?
Featured is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Featured?
The closest alternatives to Featured in our directory are Qwoted, SourceBottle, Source of Sources, ResponseSource and Semrush AI PR Toolkit.
How does Featured compare with other link building tools?
Featured's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 37 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 5.
Is Featured good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Featured C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 15 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Featured?
To replace Featured you would be making a network of journalists who post requests for sources.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Featured’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Featured's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Featured. Prices change, so check featured.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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