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Agility PR Solutions vs HARO

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Agility PR Solutions

News & Media

Media intelligence that drives PR success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
HARO logo

HARO

News & Media

Help A Reporter Out - connecting journalists with expert sources

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only HARO has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Agility PR Solutions pricing is not published; HARO hARO was rebranded and phased out by Cision in favor of Connectively (www.connectively.us) starting early 2024, per the vendor's own helpareporter.com notice (Internet Archive capture, 2023)
  • They diverge on capability: Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring, HARO covers Daily journalist queries.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Agility PR Solutions and HARO differ
AttributeAgility PR SolutionsHARO
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Email
Founded20032008

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (News & Media).

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 HARO

  • Daily journalist queries
  • Source submissions
  • Query archives
  • Response tracking
  • Source directory
  • Email matching
  • Profile management
  • Email

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 HARO
  • Journalist targeting and pitch personalisationnot HARO
  • Social listening for trends and sentimentnot HARO
  • Crisis monitoring and executive briefingsnot HARO
  • Press release distribution through the newswirenot HARO

HARO

  • Finding expert sourcesnot Agility PR Solutions
  • Press coveragenot Agility PR Solutions
  • Expert positioningnot Agility PR Solutions
  • Media relationsnot 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

HARO

  • HARO was rebranded and phased out by Cision in favor of Connectively (www.connectively.us) starting early 2024, per the vendor's own helpareporter.com notice (Internet Archive capture, 2023)

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

HARO

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Daily email alerts
    • Query submissions
    • Source directory
  • Pro$19.99/month
    • Advanced features
    • Priority support
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Agility PR Solutions if

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

Choose HARO if

  • You need daily journalist queries.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Email.
  • You also want source submissions.
HARO review

Questions people ask

Is Agility PR Solutions or HARO better?
Neither clearly leads. Agility PR Solutions starts at On request and HARO at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Agility PR Solutions or HARO?
HARO has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Agility PR Solutions and Free for HARO.
Does Agility PR Solutions or HARO run on more platforms?
Agility PR Solutions runs on Web. HARO runs on Web, Email.
Can I use HARO for free?
Yes. HARO 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 HARO is typically brought in for.
What can Agility PR Solutions do that HARO cannot?
Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring, Media database, PR analytics, Report builder. HARO covers Daily journalist queries, Source submissions, Query archives, Response tracking. Both handle Web support.
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