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Qwoted review (2026): is the free plan enough?

Marketplace where reporters request expert sources and PRs pitch

Free plan · from $149/moLink BuildingChecked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
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Qwoted report card

1.8GPA

Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026

Best for answering reporters who need expert quotes

Qwoted is a marketplace where reporters post requests for experts and products, and you or your PR person pitch them inside it. The free plan is 2 pitches a month with requests shown 2 hours late, Pro is $149 a month for 35 pitches, and team features need a custom-priced plan.

Who Qwoted is for

  • 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

Who Qwoted is not for

  • 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
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Why Qwoted 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 moneyPro 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.
  • CFree plan and trialThe 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.
  • CFeaturesReporter 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.
  • CEase of useNo 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.
  • CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no apps, no integrations and no API on record. New requests also come by email.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Qwoted'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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Where Qwoted stands among link building tools

Qwoted'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 $149 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 35 of the 41 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 22 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. Qwoted’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

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$1$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500$1kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessQwoted

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Keep Qwoted, or make your own?

Keep it

To replace Qwoted 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.

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 $1,788 a year.

What you could make

  • Reports: an app builder makes this well.

What you could not

  • A network of journalists who post requests for sources.

What this rests on. Qwoted’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 Qwoted?

Qwoted is a web platform that connects journalists with expert sources. Reporters post requests for experts or products, and experts or the PR people who represent them pitch those requests inside Qwoted, with alerts as new ones go live. Experts also get a profile in a database that reporters search, and paid plans show how competitive each request is before you pitch.

Worth knowing

  • 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.

Key features

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.

Qwoted pricing

As of Oct 23, 2026, Qwoted has a free plan, and paid plans start at $149 per month (billing basis not stated).

Starts at
$149 per month (billing basis not stated)
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.
Free trial
None listed
Basic$02 pitches a month (5 shared by a team on the free plan), with new requests shown after a 2-hour delay.
Pro$149per 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.
TeamsCustomUnlimited pitches, several people representing the same experts, profile view alerts, white labeling, weekly reports and premium support.

Read from qwoted.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Qwoted before you buy.

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Common questions

Does Qwoted have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Qwoted is listed for Web.

Does Qwoted have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Qwoted is listed for Web.

Is Qwoted open source?

Qwoted 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.