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Muck Rack vs NewsWhip Spike
Both stand on media monitoring software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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.
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Paid Web
NewsWhip Spike brings broad web and social monitoring together with engagement predictions, dashboards, alerts, and digests. It is a paid service with pricing supplied on request, and Slack’s private-channel restriction is important for some teams.
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| Muck Rack | NewsWhip Spike | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Not published |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Maker | Muck Rack | NewsWhip Spike |
| Website | muckrack.com | newswhip.com |
| On media monitoring software | #10 of 51 | #14 of 51 |
Muck Rack: what it does well
- Combines media discovery, pitching, monitoring and reporting.
- Searches a global directory of verified journalist contacts.
- Monitors transcripts across more than 75,000 podcasts.
- Sends alerts through email and Slack.
- Creates shareable reports with reach, sentiment and share of voice.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Pricing for Starter, Standard and Premier is on request.
- The API program is available only to Premier customers.
NewsWhip Spike: what it does well
- Monitors six listed social networks
- Predicts engagement up to 24 hours ahead
- Boolean search has no usage limits
- Alerts support email, Slack, and Teams
- Covers every country and language
What to know first
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Slack alerts cannot use private channels
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