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Agility PR Solutions vs Roxhill

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Agility PR Solutions

News

Media intelligence that drives PR success

From
On request
Rated
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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: Agility PR Solutions no published pricing tiers; customizable pricing requires direct sales consultation; 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: Agility PR Solutions covers Media database, Roxhill covers Journalist database.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Agility PR Solutions and Roxhill differ
AttributeAgility PR SolutionsRoxhill
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryNewsMarketing
Founded2003Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 database
  • PR analytics
  • Report builder
  • Journalist outreach
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • CRM systems
  • Web support

Only in Roxhill

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

Both cover

  • Media monitoring

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

Roxhill

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

  • No published pricing tiers; customizable pricing requires direct sales consultation
  • Standard annual billing but company claims ability to accommodate other frequencies without published rates
  • Pricing depends on solution package selection (Media Relations, Monitoring, Intelligence, Social Listening, Managed Services) with no transparency on how combinations affect cost

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

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

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 Agility PR Solutions if

  • You need media database.
  • You also want pr analytics.
Agility PR Solutions 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 Agility PR Solutions or Roxhill better?
Neither clearly leads. Agility PR Solutions starts at On request and Roxhill at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Agility PR Solutions or Roxhill?
Agility PR Solutions starts at On request and Roxhill at On request.
Does Agility PR Solutions or Roxhill run on more platforms?
Agility PR Solutions runs on Web. Roxhill runs on Web, iOS, Android.
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 Roxhill is typically brought in for.
What can Agility PR Solutions do that Roxhill cannot?
Agility PR Solutions covers Media database, PR analytics, Report builder, Journalist outreach. Roxhill covers Journalist database, Journalist profiles, Media lists and distribution, Media requests and alerts. Both handle Media monitoring.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Agility PR Solutions: What is Agility PR's pricing model?

Agility PR Solutions offers customized pricing based on specific business needs. The company assesses requirements and recommends appropriate packages. Standard billing is annual, though the company indicates other frequencies can be accommodated (rates not published).

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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.

Agility PR Solutions: What billing currencies does Agility PR accept?

Agility PR Solutions accepts billing in USD, CAD, and GBP. Pricing varies by currency and is customized based on package selection and business requirements.

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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.

Agility PR Solutions: What solutions are available from Agility PR?

Agility PR offers Media Relations, Media Monitoring, Media Intelligence, Social Listening, Managed Services, and additional services like Newswire Distribution and Custom Reports. Solutions can be purchased individually or as part of an all-in-one platform.

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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.

Agility PR Solutions: Do all Agility PR plans include account management and training?

Yes, all plans include unlimited user onboarding training, platform support via phone/email/chat, and a dedicated account manager across PR Teams and PR Agencies solutions.

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Roxhill: Can I buy monthly?

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

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