ResponseSource review (2026): is it worth £625 a year?
UK journalist request service with a press release wire
ResponseSource report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for UK journalist requests for PR teams
ResponseSource emails moderated requests from UK journalists who need comment, case studies or products, and one licence covers a whole office. It's sold by sector from £625 a year before VAT, each sector is a separate subscription, and its pages describe UK media only.
Who ResponseSource is for
- Fits if you're a UK PR team after national, regional and trade coverage
- Works for consumer brands answering journalists who want products to review
Who ResponseSource is not for
- Skip it if your market isn't the UK, as its pages describe UK media only
- Pricey if you cover several sectors, as each is a separate yearly subscription from £625 plus VAT at 20%
- Watch out: the price varies by sector and only the £625 floor is published
- Pricey if you also send releases, as Press Release Wire is extra, from £85 a release
- Watch out: the Vuelio media database on the same page is priced only by quote, and the trial is arranged by form or phone
Why ResponseSource gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money£625 a year and up per sector, before VAT, and one licence covers a whole office. Split across a team of five that's about £10 a head a month, inside this category's cheaper quarter. On your own it's about £52 a month per sector.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a free one-week trial of the enquiry service, arranged by form or phone.
- CFeaturesModerated requests from national, regional, trade and consumer journalists, 25 sectors, delivery filters and an office-wide licence. It does the job fully, but only for UK media, and the press release wire is priced on top.
- BEase of useNo rating on record, but enquiries arrive by email, already checked by a moderation team, and you narrow them with delivery filters.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb and email only, with no apps, integrations or API on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ResponseSource'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/responsesource#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/responsesource.svg" alt="ResponseSource: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where ResponseSource stands among link building tools
ResponseSource'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 ease of use (B, above 44 of 50) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $68.86 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 25 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 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. ResponseSource’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 35 of 50, level with 4
- CFree plan and trialAbove 20 of 50, level with 22
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 50, level with 34
- BEase of useAbove 44 of 50, level with 6
- 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 ResponseSource, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace ResponseSource 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 $826.27 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. ResponseSource’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 ResponseSource?
ResponseSource is a UK media network owned by Pulsar Group. Its Journalist Enquiry Service emails PR teams moderated requests from national, regional, trade and consumer journalists looking for comment, case studies or products to review, sold by sector. The same site sells Press Release Wire, which sends releases to UK newsrooms and hosts them in an online newsroom.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in pounds and exclude VAT at 20%; each sector category is a separate annual subscription whose price varies.
- The service covers UK media; the pages do not describe requests from other countries.
- Press Release Wire is priced separately: from £85 per release, or £675 for 10 and £1,050 for 20, with extras such as video from £40.
- The Vuelio media database sold on the same page is priced only by quote.
Key features
- Journalist Enquiry Service
- Requests for expert comment, case studies, interviews and products to review arrive by email from UK print, broadcast and online journalists.
- Moderated requests
- A quality control team reviews each request before it goes out, and delivery filters narrow the feed by request, media and sender type.
- 25 sector categories
- Subscribe only to the sectors you work in, from Business & Finance to Travel; each category is priced separately.
- Office-wide licence
- One licence covers an entire office, so a whole PR team can see and answer the same enquiries.
- Press Release Wire
- Sends releases to UK journalists and news desks, hosts them in a customizable newsroom indexed by search engines, and reports on release and newsroom views.
ResponseSource pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, ResponseSource is a paid product with a free trial, starting at £625 per category / year and up, billed annually (excluding VAT).
- Starts at
- £625 per category / year and up, billed annually (excluding VAT)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free one-week trial of the Journalist Enquiry Service, arranged by form or phone
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Journalist Enquiry Service | £625per category / year and up, billed annually | Moderated journalist requests by email for one of 25 sectors; the price varies by category, and one licence covers a whole office. |
Read from responsesource.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ResponseSource before you buy.
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Common questions
Does ResponseSource have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. ResponseSource is listed for Web.
Does ResponseSource have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. ResponseSource is listed for Web.
Is ResponseSource open source?
ResponseSource 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.