# SourceBottle review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Media call outs and expert profiles for people seeking press Checked Oct 23, 2026 ยท graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA. SourceBottle connects journalists and bloggers who need sources with experts, brands and PR professionals who want coverage. Journalists post call outs for free, registered sources receive them by email and reply directly, and every source can list a free Expert Profile in a directory the media searches. Paid plans add a human pitching team that puts your profile forward for matching call outs. - **Category:** Backlinks & Link Building - **Made by:** TheSourceBottle Pty Ltd (since 2009) - **Website:** https://www.sourcebottle.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free, with a basic directory listing, 10 keywords and no helpdesk. - **Facts last checked:** Oct 23, 2026 ## Pricing As of Oct 23, 2026, SourceBottle has a free plan, and paid plans start at A$65 per month, billed monthly (Australian dollars). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free Expert Profile with a basic directory listing and 10 keywords, plus media call outs by email that you can answer without limit. SourceBottle's team does not pitch you. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | FREE | A$0 | Expert Profile, basic Expert Directory listing, up to 10 keywords and unlimited replies to emailed call outs. | | Unlimited Pitches | A$65 per month, billed monthly (A$650 billed yearly) | Unlimited pitching of your profile by SourceBottle's team, unlimited keywords, priority listing, helpdesk support and possible home page features. | | Agency | A$130 per month, billed monthly (A$1,300 billed yearly) | Everything in Unlimited Pitches for up to 5 client Expert Profiles, for PR professionals managing several experts. | Read from https://www.sourcebottle.com/pricing.asp on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SourceBottle before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Two months free with yearly billing** (Annual discount): SourceBottle's pricing page says yearly plans get 2 months free: Unlimited Pitches is A$650 a year instead of A$65 a month, and Agency A$1,300. Source: https://www.sourcebottle.com/pricing.asp ## Key features - **Emailed media call outs:** Journalists and bloggers post requests for sources, which go out by email alert; every plan, including the free one, can reply to as many as you like. - **Expert Profile and directory:** A free profile listed in an Expert Directory the media can search, found by keywords: 10 free, 20 on pay per pitch and unlimited on paid plans. - **Human pitching service:** SourceBottle's pitching team searches the directory and puts your profile forward for call outs that match your expertise, uncapped on paid plans. - **Agency plan for PR firms:** One Agency plan covers up to 5 client Expert Profiles, each with unlimited pitching and keywords. - **Priority listing and promotion:** Paid plans get a priority place in the directory and can be featured on SourceBottle's home page and social accounts. - **Free for journalists:** Journalists and bloggers post call outs and search the expert directory at no cost, across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, Ireland and North America. ## Good for - Experts and founders who want to be quoted in the press - PR professionals placing several client experts in stories - Australian and New Zealand businesses after local media coverage ## Worth knowing - Its terms say fees are generally in Australian dollars; the pricing page shows them with a plain $ sign. - A No Pitch, No Pay option charges A$25 per pitch, up to 3 pitches a month, with no subscription. - Fees are non-refundable, including for unused time, except where Australian Consumer Law requires; plans renew automatically. - The free plan gets no pitching, a basic listing and no helpdesk support; helpdesk access starts at Unlimited Pitches. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Oct 23, 2026. SourceBottle emails you call outs from journalists and bloggers who need sources, and replying is free with no limit. The free plan's profile is a basic listing with 10 keywords and no pitching team, paid plans start at A$65 a month, and fees are generally non-refundable. - **Value for money: C.** Unlimited Pitches is A$65 a month (A$650 a year), around the middle of what this category charges once converted. There's also a pay-per-pitch option at A$25 a pitch, up to 3 a month. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Free gets you a profile, 10 keywords and unlimited replies to the call outs it emails you, so one person can really live on it. What you don't get is SourceBottle's team pitching you, or helpdesk support. - **Features: C.** Emailed call outs, an expert profile in a directory journalists search, and on paid plans a human team that puts you forward for matching call outs. It does the job fully, but it's a small one. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record, but there's little to set up: call outs arrive by email and you reply straight to the journalist. A profile with your keywords is the only setup. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web and email only, with no apps, integrations or API on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SourceBottle's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among link building tools - SourceBottle'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). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/link-building ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace SourceBottle 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. - You could make: Link outreach: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A network of journalists who post requests for sources. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Journalist requests, Link outreach ## Alternatives - [Qwoted](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qwoted): Marketplace where reporters request expert sources and PRs pitch. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qwoted-vs-sourcebottle) - [Featured](https://toolgpa.com/tools/featured): AI assistant for PR that finds journalist requests and drafts pitches. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/featured-vs-sourcebottle) - [Source of Sources](https://toolgpa.com/tools/source-of-sources): Free email list of journalist queries looking for expert sources. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/source-of-sources-vs-sourcebottle) - [ResponseSource](https://toolgpa.com/tools/responsesource): UK journalist request service with a press release wire. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/responsesource-vs-sourcebottle) - [JustReachOut](https://toolgpa.com/tools/justreachout): Journalist search, pitch requests and link outreach in one tool. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/justreachout-vs-sourcebottle) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026: - https://www.sourcebottle.com/pricing.asp - https://www.sourcebottle.com/ - https://www.sourcebottle.com/about.asp - https://www.sourcebottle.com/terms.asp Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/sourcebottle Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).