News & Media · head to head
Agility PR Solutions vs Substack
Agility PR Solutions
News & Media
Media intelligence that drives PR success
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Substack
News & Media
The newsletter platform for writers and publishers
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Substack has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Agility PR Solutions pricing is not published; Substack substack takes a 10% cut of subscription revenue (writers keep 90%), plus separate credit card processing fees
- They diverge on capability: Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring, Substack covers Newsletter publishing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Agility PR Solutions and Substack actually diverge.
| Attribute | Agility PR Solutions | Substack |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Mobile |
| Founded | 2003 | 2017 |
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 Substack
- Newsletter publishing
- Subscriber management
- Paid subscriptions
- Email analytics
- Post scheduling
- Archive creation
- Free/paid tier split
- Comments & discussion
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 Substack
- Journalist targeting and pitch personalisationnot Substack
- Social listening for trends and sentimentnot Substack
- Crisis monitoring and executive briefingsnot Substack
- Press release distribution through the newswirenot Substack
Substack
- Newsletter distributionnot Agility PR Solutions
- Reader monetizationnot Agility PR Solutions
- Community buildingnot Agility PR Solutions
- Subscriber managementnot 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
Substack
- Substack takes a 10% cut of subscription revenue (writers keep 90%), plus separate credit card processing fees
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
Substack
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited newsletters
- Basic design
- Archive access
- Pro$12/month
- Custom domain
- Advanced analytics
- Member chat
Which should you pick?
Choose Agility PR Solutions if
- You need media monitoring.
- You also want media database.
Choose Substack if
- You need newsletter publishing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want subscriber management.
Questions people ask
- Is Agility PR Solutions or Substack better?
- Neither clearly leads. Agility PR Solutions starts at On request and Substack at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Agility PR Solutions or Substack?
- Substack has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Agility PR Solutions and Free for Substack.
- Does Agility PR Solutions or Substack run on more platforms?
- Agility PR Solutions runs on Web. Substack runs on Web, Mobile.
- Can I use Substack for free?
- Yes. Substack 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 Substack is typically brought in for.
- What can Agility PR Solutions do that Substack cannot?
- Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring, Media database, PR analytics, Report builder. Substack covers Newsletter publishing, Subscriber management, Paid subscriptions, Email analytics. Both handle Web support.