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Madgicx vs Roxhill

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Madgicx

Marketing

AI ad management and analytics platform for Meta, Google, and TikTok advertising

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Roxhill logo

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: Madgicx core plan pricing is not published upfront and instead scales with monthly ad spend, making cost comparison difficult before signing up.; 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: Madgicx covers AI automation rules, Roxhill covers Journalist database.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Madgicx and Roxhill actually diverge.

Attributes where Madgicx and Roxhill differ
AttributeMadgicxRoxhill
Starting price$49/monthOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedquote
PlatformswebWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Marketing).

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 Madgicx

  • AI automation rules
  • Cross-channel reporting
  • Server-to-server tracking
  • One-Click Reports
  • Audience and targeting tools

Only in Roxhill

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

What people use each for

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

Madgicx

  • E-commerce brands automating Meta and Google ad budgetsnot Roxhill
  • Agencies needing unified reporting across multiple ad channelsnot Roxhill
  • Improving conversion attribution after iOS tracking changesnot Roxhill
  • Building shareable client-facing ad performance dashboardsnot Roxhill

Roxhill

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

Where each one falls short

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

Madgicx

  • Core plan pricing is not published upfront and instead scales with monthly ad spend, making cost comparison difficult before signing up.
  • Server-to-server tracking and enhanced attribution are gated behind a separate $49/month Tracking Pro add-on rather than included by default.
  • The free trial is limited to 7 days, shorter than the 14-day trials common among competing ad platforms.

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

Madgicx

$49/month
  • Madgicx Pro Complete with AI$undefined/month
    • Pricing scales with monthly ad spend
    • Automation, targeting, analytics, ad management
    • Up to 5 dashboards
  • Tracking Pro Add-On$49/month
    • Advanced tracking and attribution
    • Server-to-server tracking
    • Enhanced conversions with Facebook Click ID support

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 Madgicx if

  • You need ai automation rules.
  • You work on web.
  • You also want cross-channel reporting.
Madgicx 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 Madgicx or Roxhill better?
Neither clearly leads. Madgicx starts at $49/month and Roxhill at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Madgicx or Roxhill?
Madgicx starts at $49/month and Roxhill at On request.
Does Madgicx or Roxhill run on more platforms?
Madgicx runs on web. Roxhill runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Madgicx best used for?
Madgicx is most often used for e-commerce brands automating meta and google ad budgets, agencies needing unified reporting across multiple ad channels, improving conversion attribution after ios tracking changes, building shareable client-facing ad performance dashboards. Of those, e-commerce brands automating meta and google ad budgets and agencies needing unified reporting across multiple ad channels are not what Roxhill is typically brought in for.
What can Madgicx do that Roxhill cannot?
Madgicx covers AI automation rules, Cross-channel reporting, Server-to-server tracking, One-Click Reports. Roxhill covers Journalist database, Journalist profiles, Media lists and distribution, Media requests and alerts.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Madgicx: How is Madgicx priced?

The core plan's price scales with a business's monthly ad spend rather than a flat fee, with monthly, quarterly, or annual billing options.

Source
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.

Madgicx: Is there a free trial?

Madgicx offers a 7-day free trial with no credit card required, including access to all features and up to 5 report dashboards.

Source
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.

Madgicx: What does Madgicx integrate with?

One-Click Reports pull data from Meta Ads, Google Ads, Google Analytics 4, Shopify, Klaviyo, and TikTok across unlimited ad accounts.

Source
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.

Madgicx: Can I cancel the trial anytime?

The free trial can be cancelled anytime with no penalties mentioned on the pricing page.

Source
Roxhill: Can I buy monthly?

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

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