JournoFinder review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Journalist database with an AI list builder, news search and pitching
JournoFinder report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for digital PR on a smaller budget
JournoFinder searches over a million journalist contacts, builds media lists from a one-sentence brief and finds who wrote any story or pasted article. But the free plan only covers journalist requests, the trial hides contact details, the FAQ says there are no refunds, and monthly billing is $189.
Who JournoFinder is for
- Fits if you pitch journalists every week and an enterprise media database is out of budget
- Works for digital PR link builders who want the writers behind an Ahrefs backlink export
Who JournoFinder is not for
- Not for you if you want to check contact details before paying, as the trial hides them
- Watch out: the FAQ says no refunds, and the vendor's pages disagree on whether the trial needs a card
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $189 against $119 a month billed annually
- Tight if you build many lists, as media lists and active contacts are capped per plan under fair use
- Too light for reactive PR outside the US and UK, which its breaking-news alerts don't watch
Why JournoFinder gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$119 a month billed annually for 1 user, above this category's usual top but short of its dearest tenth. Monthly billing is $189, and Team is $229 a month billed annually for 3 users.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan that only searches journalist requests, with 3 daily email alerts. The 7-day trial of paid plans hides journalists' contact details, which is what you'd pay for.
- BFeaturesA database of over 1,000,000 contacts, an AI list builder, news, article and outlet search, writers behind pasted URLs, request alerts, reactive PR alerts and email outreach. It covers the digital PR route to links end to end.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. The agent builds a list from a sentence, but there are filters, lists, alerts and mailboxes to set up first.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Gmail, Outlook and Microsoft 365 for sending, Slack for news alerts, and a connector for Claude and ChatGPT. No desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from JournoFinder'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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JournoFinder'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 $119 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 33 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 link building tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. JournoFinder’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 8 of 50, level with 26
- CFree plan and trialAbove 20 of 50, level with 22
- BFeaturesAbove 39 of 50, level with 11
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 50, level with 43
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 50, level with 22
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 JournoFinder, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace JournoFinder 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 $1,428 a year.
What you could make
- Link outreach: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A network of journalists who post requests for sources.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- It plugs into other products, Claude, ChatGPT and Slack among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. JournoFinder’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 JournoFinder?
JournoFinder is a media database for PR teams and digital PR link builders. It searches more than a million journalist contacts by topic, outlet and location, finds the writers behind any news story or pasted article URL, and has an AI agent that builds media lists from a plain-English brief. Paid plans add email outreach from your own mailbox, alerts for journalist requests and breaking-news alerts for clients.
Worth knowing
- The trial hides journalists' contact details, and the vendor's pages disagree on whether it needs a card.
- The FAQ states that JournoFinder gives no refunds.
- Media lists and active contacts are capped per plan, under a fair use policy.
- Breaking-news alerts watch US and UK news only.
Key features
- Journalist search
- Search a database the vendor puts at over 1,000,000 media contacts by topic, outlet, job title, location and language, including staff who are not bylined reporters.
- AI agent for media lists
- Describe the story in a sentence and the agent builds a vetted media list, judging each journalist on beat and reach; it also works from Claude or ChatGPT.
- News, article and URL search
- Search Google News in real time or any story to see who covered it, or paste article URLs, such as an Ahrefs backlink export, to get the writers' contacts.
- Journalist request alerts
- Gathers requests for expert sources from social media and platforms such as Qwoted and Featured, with AI-matched alerts by email or instantly.
- Reactive PR alerts
- Add a client's domain and it watches breaking news in the US and UK, alerting you by Slack or email when the client has a credible angle.
- Email outreach
- Connect Gmail, Outlook or Microsoft 365, personalize each pitch with the agent and schedule follow-ups; replies from every team mailbox land in one inbox.
JournoFinder pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, JournoFinder has a free plan, and paid plans start at $119 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($189 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $119 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Search journalist requests and get 3 daily email alerts for them. No journalist database, media lists or contact details.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of paid plans, with journalists' contact details hidden until you pay
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Search journalist requests with 3 daily email alerts. |
| JournoFinder | $119per month for 1 user, billed annually ($189 billed monthly) | The AI agent, journalist, news, article and outlet search, 100 media lists, contact export, 10 request alerts and news alerts for 3 clients. |
| Team | $229per month for 3 users, billed annually | Everything in JournoFinder for 3 users, news alerts for 5 clients per user, shared lists, an activity log and a customer success manager. |
Read from journofinder.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with JournoFinder before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 34% with yearly billing
JournoFinder's pricing marks yearly billing 34% off: the one-user plan is $119 a month billed annually against $189 billed monthly.
Stated on journofinder.com
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JournoFinder alternatives
- JournoFinder vs Semrush AI PR Toolkit
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- JournoFinder vs Prezly
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- JournoFinder vs JustReachOut
Free trial · from $98/mo
- JournoFinder vs Qwoted
Free plan · from $149/mo
- JournoFinder vs Featured
Free plan · from $29/mo
Common questions
Does JournoFinder have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. JournoFinder is listed for Web.
Does JournoFinder have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. JournoFinder is listed for Web.
Is JournoFinder open source?
JournoFinder 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.