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Best Public Relations (PR) Software in 2026

PR work may involve finding journalists, tracking media coverage, and distributing press releases. Compared on journalist pitching, media databases and contact limits, media monitoring, and press release distribution, these entries let you focus on the capabilities relevant to your outreach. Analytics and reporting add another point of comparison; check free-plan availability and paid-from pricing when considering cost. Agility PR Solutions, Muck Rack, and TVEyes Insight are among the options to weigh against your media and reporting needs.

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    Prezly AI Press Release Optimizer

    Free plan APIExtensionSelf-hosted+1
    7.3 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    CoverageBook

    Free trial ExtensionWeb

    CoverageBook gathers selected coverage into reports that teams can share online or download.

    6.2 From $99/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Cision

    by Cision
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Cision if you need news, web, and social monitoring with sentiment analysis and alerts through your preferred listed channel.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    PRgloo

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    PRgloo combines media relations, publishing, enquiry handling, and monitoring in one platform. Teams should account for its per-user annual Basic price and request pricing details for their needs.

    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Agility PR Solutions

    by Agility PR Solutions
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Agility PR Solutions if you need media monitoring across several channels, with social listening or reporting options.

    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Critical Mention

    by Critical Mention
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Critical Mention if your organization needs earned media monitoring across broadcast, online news, social media, or podcasts, with reporting and alerts in one suite.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Muck Rack

    by Muck Rack
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Muck Rack if your PR work needs journalist discovery, pitching, monitoring and reporting in one workflow. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or published plan prices.

    5.5 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
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    Releasd

    Free trial Web

    Choose Releasd if your PR team needs to assemble and distribute branded coverage reports across channels, with a range of measurement options.

    5.5 Visit site
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    TVEyes Insight

    by TVEyes Insight
    Free trial Web

    TVEyes Insight offers a stated mix of media monitoring and alert features across three geographic coverage tiers. Buyers need to request pricing and choose a plan based on the required scope.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Newswire

    Paid Web

    Choose Newswire if your team needs a web-based set of media outreach, monitoring, analytics, and release distribution services.

    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Notified AI Press Release Optimizer

    Paid Web

    Choose the Optimizer if your communications team uses GlobeNewswire distribution and wants editorial guidance for press releases before sending them out.

    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Onclusive Social

    by Onclusive Social
    Paid Web

    Onclusive Social combines network monitoring, sentiment analysis, alerts, and influencer insights for communications work.

    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    CARMA

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose CARMA if your organization needs media monitoring across several types of coverage, with a choice of automated analytics or added curation.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Signal AI

    by Signal AI
    Paid APIWeb

    Consider Signal AI if your communications or risk team needs broad external monitoring, real-time alerts or analysis tied to an organizational risk register.

    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Meltwater Social Media Analytics

    Paid Web

    Meltwater offers different combinations of dashboards, reporting, benchmarking, integrations, and governance across four paid tiers.

    4.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    JournoLink

    Paid Web

    Consider JournoLink if you want press release distribution, journalist pitching, and reporting through a web service, and its paid model fits your budget.

    4.7 From £59/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Streem Social Listen

    by Streem Social Listen
    Paid Web

    Choose Streem Social Listen if your organization needs coverage across its listed social networks alongside web and news monitoring.

    4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Prezly Newsroom

    Paid Web

    Prezly Newsroom combines publishing, pitching, monitoring, and reporting with contact and user allowances that vary by plan.

    4.5 From €100/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Propel

    Paid Web

    Propel brings media research, outreach, release distribution, monitoring, and reporting together in a web-based platform.

    4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Roxhill

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Consider Roxhill if your organization needs a media database, journalist pitching, and analytics and reporting across web and mobile.

    4.4 Pricing on request · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Prowly

    Paid Web
    4.3 7-day trial Visit site

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