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Agility PR Solutions vs Ground News

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Agility PR Solutions

Software

Media intelligence that drives PR success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Ground News

Software

See every side of every story

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Ground News has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Agility PR Solutions pricing is not published; Ground News blindspot analysis, the global coverage map, full coverage comparison, ownership and funding transparency, bias and factuality ratings and the My News Bias dashboard are all Vantage subscriber features
  • They diverge on capability: Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring, Ground News covers News comparison.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Agility PR Solutions and Ground News actually diverge.

Attributes where Agility PR Solutions and Ground News differ
AttributeAgility PR SolutionsGround News
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebIos, Android, Web
Founded20032018

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Agility PR Solutions

  • Media monitoring
  • Media database
  • PR analytics
  • Report builder
  • Journalist outreach
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • CRM systems

Only in Ground News

  • News comparison
  • Bias ratings
  • Source transparency
  • Blindspot analysis
  • Ownership data
  • Browser extension
  • Ios support
  • Android support

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Agility PR Solutions

  • Media monitoring across traditional and digital coveragenot Ground News
  • Journalist targeting and pitch personalisationnot Ground News
  • Social listening for trends and sentimentnot Ground News
  • Crisis monitoring and executive briefingsnot Ground News
  • Press release distribution through the newswirenot Ground News

Ground News

  • News consumptionnot Agility PR Solutions
  • Media literacynot Agility PR Solutions
  • Researchnot Agility PR Solutions
  • Fact checkingnot Agility PR Solutions

Where each one falls short

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

Agility PR Solutions

  • Pricing is not published
  • Newswire distribution is a separate service alongside the monitoring platform rather than part of it

Ground News

  • Blindspot analysis, the global coverage map, full coverage comparison, ownership and funding transparency, bias and factuality ratings and the My News Bias dashboard are all Vantage subscriber features
  • Saved stories are unlimited only on Vantage
  • The advertised $8.33 a month price is the annual rate, so paying monthly costs more

Pricing, plan by plan

Agility PR Solutions

On request
  • Media MonitoringFree
    • News monitoring
    • Social listening
    • Alerts
  • Media DatabaseFree
    • Journalist contacts
    • Media lists
    • Pitching tools
  • Complete SuiteFree
    • All features
    • Advanced analytics
    • API access

Ground News

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic news comparison
    • Bias ratings
    • Limited stories
  • Pro$9.99/month
    • Unlimited stories
    • Blindspot feed
    • Ownership data
  • Vanguard$19.99/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Support journalism
    • Early features

Which should you pick?

Choose Agility PR Solutions if

  • You need media monitoring.
  • You also want media database.
Agility PR Solutions review

Choose Ground News if

  • You need news comparison.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want bias ratings.
Ground News review

Questions people ask

Is Agility PR Solutions or Ground News better?
Neither clearly leads. Agility PR Solutions starts at On request and Ground News at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Agility PR Solutions or Ground News?
Ground News has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Agility PR Solutions and Free for Ground News.
Does Agility PR Solutions or Ground News run on more platforms?
Agility PR Solutions runs on Web. Ground News runs on Ios, Android, Web.
Can I use Ground News for free?
Yes. Ground News has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Agility PR Solutions starts at On request.
What is Agility PR Solutions best used for?
Agility PR Solutions is most often used for media monitoring across traditional and digital coverage, journalist targeting and pitch personalisation, social listening for trends and sentiment, crisis monitoring and executive briefings. Of those, media monitoring across traditional and digital coverage and journalist targeting and pitch personalisation are not what Ground News is typically brought in for.
What can Agility PR Solutions do that Ground News cannot?
Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring, Media database, PR analytics, Report builder. Ground News covers News comparison, Bias ratings, Source transparency, Blindspot analysis. Both handle Web support.
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