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Alternatives to CrowdTangle
19 news & media tools sit alongside CrowdTangle in this directory. Below is what separates each from CrowdTangle on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- -
- CrowdTangle starts at
- On request
Why people look past CrowdTangle
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the CrowdTangle entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for CrowdTangle carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 9 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
CrowdTangle publishes a single plan, Custom Plan at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The all-in-one platform for newsletter creators
- Can be used without paying; CrowdTangle cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where CrowdTangle does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Modern publishing platform with content API and membership support
- Can be used without paying; CrowdTangle cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $15/month, where CrowdTangle does not.
- 4 tiers to CrowdTangle's 1.
Comprehensive news coverage powered by Google
- Can be used without paying; CrowdTangle cannot.
- Sold on a free model rather than quote.
All the news you want. From sources you trust.
- Can be used without paying; CrowdTangle cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to CrowdTangle's 1.
Your personal magazine for news and stories
- Can be used without paying; CrowdTangle cannot.
- Sold on a free model rather than quote.
The easiest way to start and grow your newsletter
- Can be used without paying; CrowdTangle cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $9/month, where CrowdTangle does not.
- 2 tiers to CrowdTangle's 1.
Every CrowdTangle alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrowdTangle (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| Beehiiv | Free | Subscription | - | vs CrowdTangle |
| Ghost | Free, then $15/month | - | 4 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Google News | Free | Free | 1 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Apple News | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Free | Free | 1 | vs CrowdTangle | |
| Buttondown | Free, then $9/month | - | 2 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Ghost CMS | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Artifact | Free | Free | 1 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Feedly | Free | - | - | vs CrowdTangle |
| GlobeNewswire | On request | Usage-based | 4 | vs CrowdTangle |
| ConvertKit | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs CrowdTangle |
| EIN Presswire | On request | Usage-based | 3 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Chartbeat | $1000/month | Quote | 1 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Brightspot | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Feedbin | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Cision | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Agility PR Solutions | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Arc Publishing | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CrowdTangle |
| Business Wire | On request | Usage-based | 4 | vs CrowdTangle |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the CrowdTangle badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Beehiiv , Free
- Ghost , Free, then $15/month
- Google News , Free
- Apple News , Free
- Flipboard , Free
- Buttondown , Free, then $9/month
- Ghost CMS , Free
- Artifact , Free
What you would be giving up
CrowdTangle is most often brought in for viral content tracking, social listening, competitor analysis, trend identification. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If CrowdTangle is broadly right and the question is cost, the CrowdTangle pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the News & Media category lists everything the directory holds, and best news & media tools ranks them.
CrowdTangle runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about CrowdTangle alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to CrowdTangle?
- 19 other news & media tools are listed in this directory, led by Beehiiv, Ghost, Google News, Apple News. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to CrowdTangle?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Beehiiv, Ghost, Google News, Apple News, Flipboard.
- Why do people look for an alternative to CrowdTangle?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from CrowdTangle?
- CrowdTangle is most often brought in for viral content tracking, social listening, competitor analysis, trend identification. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to CrowdTangle?
- None of the news & media tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these CrowdTangle alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, News & Media, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare CrowdTangle against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against CrowdTangle covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every news & media tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the News & Media category, 19 tools beside CrowdTangle. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.