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Adverity vs Roxhill

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Adverity

Marketing

Marketing intelligence platform for data-driven organizations

From
$999/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Roxhill

Marketing

UK-focused journalist database and media monitoring, founder-owned and annual only

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Adverity no published pricing and no tiers; every quote is bespoke, which the vendor states plainly; Roxhill the database is UK-centric by reviewers’ own account, with weak US, Australian and broader Asian journalist coverage, so any multi-market programme needs a second vendor and the single-vendor cost case disappears.
  • They diverge on capability: Adverity covers Data aggregation, Roxhill covers Journalist database.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adverity and Roxhill actually diverge.

Attributes where Adverity and Roxhill differ
AttributeAdverityRoxhill
Starting price$999/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Api, MobileWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2014Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Marketing).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Adverity

  • Data aggregation
  • Custom dashboards
  • Advanced analytics
  • Predictive insights
  • Automated alerts
  • Report scheduling
  • Data quality rules
  • Attribution modeling

Only in Roxhill

  • Journalist database
  • Journalist profiles
  • Media lists and distribution
  • Media requests and alerts
  • Media monitoring
  • Bespoke newsletters
  • Historical search
  • Journalist Assistant

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Adverity

  • Consolidating marketing data from many advertising platformsnot Roxhill
  • Transforming and harmonising campaign data across sourcesnot Roxhill
  • Monitoring data quality before it reaches reportingnot Roxhill
  • Feeding a BI tool or warehouse with marketing datanot Roxhill

Roxhill

  • A UK in-house press office that needs journalist contacts with current pitching preferences rather than a scraped byline list.not Adverity
  • An agency tracking forward features across UK trade and consumer titles to place clients into planned coverage months ahead.not Adverity
  • A communications team monitoring named spokespeople and measuring their share of voice against competitors in UK media.not Adverity
  • A UK public sector body procuring through G-Cloud that needs EEA-hosted media monitoring with a published framework price band.not Adverity

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Adverity

  • No published pricing and no tiers; every quote is bespoke, which the vendor states plainly
  • An ETL and data layer rather than a reporting tool, so it needs a BI destination alongside it

Roxhill

  • The database is UK-centric by reviewers’ own account, with weak US, Australian and broader Asian journalist coverage, so any multi-market programme needs a second vendor and the single-vendor cost case disappears.
  • Contact records go stale: reviewers report old email addresses and phone numbers, distribution bounces, and there is no self-serve verification step before you send.
  • At roughly 200,000 to 300,000 journalists it is far smaller than the million-plus figures Cision and Prowly claim, with repeated complaints about thin trade, academic and journal coverage.
  • Selling is annual only with no monthly plan and a trial functionally restricted to around two weeks, so you cannot genuinely pilot before a twelve-month commitment, which is a poor fit for project or retainer agency work.
  • Licence bands are 1, 3 and 5 seats, and extra logins, workspaces, smart folders, historical search, share of voice and the spokespeople platform are all chargeable add-ons, so a team of eight to fifteen pays well above any headline band.
  • Search behaviour is described as counter-intuitive and sometimes returns implausibly few results, which means a null result cannot be trusted and lists need manual cross-checking.
  • Monitoring accuracy takes time to settle after switching, so coverage is missed in the first weeks after a cutover, which is a real gap risk if you time the migration badly.

Pricing, plan by plan

Adverity

$999/month
  • Starter$999/month
    • Up to 10 data sources
    • Custom dashboards
    • Basic integrations
  • Professional$2499/month
    • Unlimited data sources
    • Advanced analytics
    • Premium integrations
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom implementation
    • Dedicated team
    • Advanced security

Roxhill

On request
  • Core$undefined/year
    • 1 licence
    • Standard database access
    • Journalist Assistant
  • Boutique$undefined/year
    • 3 licences
    • Adds press release distribution
    • 3 workspaces, 6 smart folders, 10 spokespeople, 3 newsletters
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • 5 licences
    • 5 workspaces, 10 smart folders, 5 newsletters
    • Spokespeople platform
  • Premium$undefined/year
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Insights analysis and bespoke reporting
    • Competitor share of voice

Which should you pick?

Choose Adverity if

  • You need data aggregation.
  • You work on Web, Api, Mobile.
  • You also want custom dashboards.
Adverity review

Choose Roxhill if

  • You need journalist database.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want journalist profiles.
Roxhill review

Questions people ask

Is Adverity or Roxhill better?
Neither clearly leads. Adverity starts at $999/month and Roxhill at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Adverity or Roxhill?
Adverity starts at $999/month and Roxhill at On request.
Does Adverity or Roxhill run on more platforms?
Adverity runs on Web, Api, Mobile. Roxhill runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Adverity best used for?
Adverity is most often used for consolidating marketing data from many advertising platforms, transforming and harmonising campaign data across sources, monitoring data quality before it reaches reporting, feeding a bi tool or warehouse with marketing data. Of those, consolidating marketing data from many advertising platforms and transforming and harmonising campaign data across sources are not what Roxhill is typically brought in for.
What can Adverity do that Roxhill cannot?
Adverity covers Data aggregation, Custom dashboards, Advanced analytics, Predictive insights. Roxhill covers Journalist database, Journalist profiles, Media lists and distribution, Media requests and alerts.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Adverity: Does Adverity offer transparent published pricing?

No. Adverity does not publish fixed pricing plans. Instead, each customer receives a custom quote tailored to their specific needs and requirements, as stated on their pricing page.

Source
Roxhill: How much does Roxhill cost?

Not published on the vendor site, but the UK G-Cloud 14 listing discloses £6,450 to £25,000 per instance per year. Use that as your anchor.

Adverity: How is Adverity pricing determined?

Adverity pricing is based on individual customer requirements. Interested buyers must complete a form and contact the sales team to receive a customized quote, making it quote-only with no published rate card.

Source
Roxhill: Is Roxhill owned by Cision or Access Intelligence?

No. Companies House shows a single individual holding over 75% of shares and no corporate PSC. It is founder-controlled and unfunded. Note the founder previously sold Gorkana to Cision, so ask for a change-of-control clause.

Roxhill: Is it usable for US or APAC media relations?

Not well. Reviewers describe US, Australian and Asian coverage as materially weaker than UK. Budget for a second database.

Roxhill: Can I buy monthly?

No. Contracts are annual, sales-gated, with a trial of around two weeks.

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