The ResponseSource Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about ResponseSource 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.
ResponseSource
The Insider’s Guide
UK journalist request service with a press release wire
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among link building tools, read from ResponseSource’s own pages.
Made by ResponseSource Ltd · 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 ResponseSource’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on ResponseSource’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
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about ResponseSource, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No rating on record, but enquiries arrive by email, already checked by a moderation team, and you narrow them with delivery filters.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $68.86 a month
As its pricing page puts it: £625 per category / year and up, billed annually (excluding VAT).
- 3
You can try it first
Free one-week trial of the Journalist Enquiry Service, arranged by form or phone
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Journalist Enquiry Service
Requests for expert comment, case studies, interviews and products to review arrive by email from UK print, broadcast and online journalists.
- 6
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.
- 7
25 sector categories
Subscribe only to the sectors you work in, from Business & Finance to Travel; each category is priced separately.
- 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 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.
ResponseSource at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from £625 per category / year and up, billed annually (excluding VAT)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free one-week trial of the Journalist Enquiry Service, arranged by form or phone
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- ResponseSource Ltd, since 1998
- Category
- Backlinks & Link Building
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | £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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but a free one-week trial of the enquiry service, arranged by form or phone. |
| Features | C | Moderated 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. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record, but enquiries arrive by email, already checked by a moderation team, and you narrow them with delivery filters. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web and email only, with no apps, integrations or API on record. |
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 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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- UK PR agencies and in-house teams chasing national and trade coverage
- Consumer brands answering journalists' requests for products to review
- Teams that also want to send press releases to UK media
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$68.86
A month to start
ResponseSource is a paid product with a free trial, starting at £625 per category / year and up, billed annually (excluding VAT).
No free plan, but a free one-week trial of the enquiry service, arranged by form or phone.
Journalist Enquiry Service
£625
per 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.
Trying it first
Free one-week trial of the Journalist Enquiry Service, arranged by form or phone
Read from responsesource.com on Oct 23, 2026.
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
UK journalist request service with a press release wire. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: reports, journalist requests.
It does the job fully, but only for UK media, and the press release wire is priced on top.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
ResponseSource is made by ResponseSource Ltd, and has been around since 1998.
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
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 20 of 50
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 50
- BEase of useAbove 44 of 50
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 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. ResponseSource 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 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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Qwoted, Featured, SourceBottle, Source of Sources and Roxhill
The 5 tools ResponseSource 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.
- Qwoted has a free plan. ResponseSource does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.4GPA
Featured
Free plan · from $29/mo
AI assistant for PR that finds journalist requests and drafts pitches.
- Featured has a free plan. ResponseSource does not, though it has a free trial.
- ResponseSource also covers reports.
- Featured also covers chat assistant, workflow automation and AI search visibility.
- 2.4GPA
SourceBottle
Free plan · from $65/mo
Media call outs and expert profiles for people seeking press.
- SourceBottle has a free plan. ResponseSource does not, though it has a free trial.
- ResponseSource also covers reports.
- SourceBottle also covers link outreach.
- 2.8GPA
Source of Sources
Free
Free email list of journalist queries looking for expert sources.
- Source of Sources has a free plan. ResponseSource does not, though it has a free trial.
- ResponseSource also covers reports.
- Source of Sources also covers link outreach.
- 1.8GPA
Roxhill
Paid
Media database and monitoring platform for PR teams, sold by quote.
- Roxhill also covers email campaigns.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
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 ResponseSource free?
No, ResponseSource is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free one-week trial of the Journalist Enquiry Service, arranged by form or phone.
How much does ResponseSource cost?
ResponseSource lists one plan. Journalist Enquiry Service: £625 per category / year and up, billed annually.
What platforms does ResponseSource work on?
ResponseSource is available on Web.
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.
Who makes ResponseSource?
ResponseSource is made by ResponseSource Ltd. It dates from 1998.
What are the alternatives to ResponseSource?
The closest alternatives to ResponseSource in our directory are Qwoted, Featured, SourceBottle, Source of Sources and Roxhill.
How does ResponseSource compare with other 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.
Is ResponseSource good value for money?
ToolGPA grades ResponseSource B for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of ResponseSource?
To replace ResponseSource 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 ResponseSource’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 ResponseSource'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 ResponseSource Ltd. Prices change, so check responsesource.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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- 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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