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NewsBlur vs Agility PR Solutions

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NewsBlur

News & Media

A personal news reader bringing people together

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Agility PR Solutions

News & Media

Media intelligence that drives PR success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only NewsBlur has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: NewsBlur the free account is limited to 64 sites; Agility PR Solutions pricing is not published
  • They diverge on capability: NewsBlur covers Intelligence training, Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where NewsBlur and Agility PR Solutions differ
AttributeNewsBlurAgility PR Solutions
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20102003

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 NewsBlur

  • Intelligence training
  • Story sharing
  • Original site view
  • Text view
  • Blurblogs
  • Pocket
  • Instapaper
  • Evernote

Only in Agility PR Solutions

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

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

NewsBlur

  • Reading RSS feeds with training that filters by author, tag or titlenot Agility PR Solutions
  • Archiving full article content from followed sitesnot Agility PR Solutions
  • Following a large number of feeds with fast refreshnot Agility PR Solutions

Agility PR Solutions

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

Where each one falls short

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

NewsBlur

  • The free account is limited to 64 sites
  • Search and text view extraction require Premium at $36 per year
  • Premium is capped at 1,024 sites and Premium Archive at 4,096 sites
  • Full content archiving and the Daily Briefing require Premium Archive at $99 per year
  • The fastest 5 to 15 minute feed refresh and regex training require Premium Pro at $29 per month
  • Site following is capped at 10,000 even on the top tier

Agility PR Solutions

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

Pricing, plan by plan

NewsBlur

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 64 sites
    • Basic training
    • Web and mobile
  • Premium$36/year
    • Unlimited sites
    • Full training
    • Priority updates

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

Which should you pick?

Choose NewsBlur if

  • You need intelligence training.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want story sharing.
NewsBlur review

Choose Agility PR Solutions if

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

Questions people ask

Is NewsBlur or Agility PR Solutions better?
Neither clearly leads. NewsBlur starts at Free and Agility PR Solutions at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, NewsBlur or Agility PR Solutions?
NewsBlur has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for NewsBlur and On request for Agility PR Solutions.
Does NewsBlur or Agility PR Solutions run on more platforms?
NewsBlur runs on Web, Ios, Android. Agility PR Solutions runs on Web.
Can I use NewsBlur for free?
Yes. NewsBlur has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Agility PR Solutions starts at On request.
What is NewsBlur best used for?
NewsBlur is most often used for reading rss feeds with training that filters by author, tag or title, archiving full article content from followed sites, following a large number of feeds with fast refresh. Of those, reading rss feeds with training that filters by author, tag or title and archiving full article content from followed sites are not what Agility PR Solutions is typically brought in for.
What can NewsBlur do that Agility PR Solutions cannot?
NewsBlur covers Intelligence training, Story sharing, Original site view, Text view. Agility PR Solutions covers Media monitoring, Media database, PR analytics, Report builder. Both handle Web support.
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