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Agility PR Solutions vs SmartNews

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Agility PR Solutions

News & Media

Media intelligence that drives PR success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SmartNews

News & Media

Local news and breaking news from top sources

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only SmartNews has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Agility PR Solutions pricing is not published; SmartNews the core app is free, but a premium tier called SmartNews+ exists for business news and coupon aggregation, with no price published on the homepage
  • They diverge on capability: Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring, SmartNews covers Machine learning curation.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Agility PR Solutions and SmartNews differ
AttributeAgility PR SolutionsSmartNews
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebIos, Android
Founded20032012

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 SmartNews

  • Machine learning curation
  • Smart Mode
  • Local news
  • Breaking alerts
  • Offline reading
  • Social sharing
  • News publishers
  • Ios 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 SmartNews
  • Journalist targeting and pitch personalisationnot SmartNews
  • Social listening for trends and sentimentnot SmartNews
  • Crisis monitoring and executive briefingsnot SmartNews
  • Press release distribution through the newswirenot SmartNews

SmartNews

  • Daily newsnot Agility PR Solutions
  • Local newsnot Agility PR Solutions
  • Breaking newsnot Agility PR Solutions
  • Quick readingnot 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

SmartNews

  • The core app is free, but a premium tier called SmartNews+ exists for business news and coupon aggregation, with no price published on the homepage

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

SmartNews

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Trending news
    • Local news
    • Smart Mode reading

Which should you pick?

Choose Agility PR Solutions if

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

Choose SmartNews if

  • You need machine learning curation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want smart mode.
SmartNews review

Questions people ask

Is Agility PR Solutions or SmartNews better?
Neither clearly leads. Agility PR Solutions starts at On request and SmartNews at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Agility PR Solutions or SmartNews?
SmartNews has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Agility PR Solutions and Free for SmartNews.
Does Agility PR Solutions or SmartNews run on more platforms?
Agility PR Solutions runs on Web. SmartNews runs on Ios, Android.
Can I use SmartNews for free?
Yes. SmartNews 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 SmartNews is typically brought in for.
What can Agility PR Solutions do that SmartNews cannot?
Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring, Media database, PR analytics, Report builder. SmartNews covers Machine learning curation, Smart Mode, Local news, Breaking alerts.
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