MentionMatch (formerly Help a B2B Writer, run by the Superpath community) is a free, B2B-only source-request service with one sharp advantage: it only carries B2B queries — SaaS, marketing, finance, tech — so a B2B expert wastes less time scrolling past consumer noise.
People look for alternatives because query volume is low (niche by design), they need consumer or general coverage, or they want to proactively pitch journalists instead of waiting for queries. Here are five options that cover those gaps.
We make Medialyst and ranked it first. Its read-only MCP feed can screen MentionMatch alongside five other approved sources, while its proactive workflow finds journalists for your own story. It does not submit responses into MentionMatch. Pricing is from public pages as of June 2026.
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Starting price
Free option
1Medialyst
B2B teams that want agent-based request screening and proactive journalist research in one workflow.
AI reads each journalist's recent coverage and scores fit for your story
From $97/mo (annual) · $149/mo monthly
Free first list · no credit card
2Qwoted
B2B experts who want the best outlet quality and least spam — stronger for finance, business, and tech than general feeds.
Highest share of DR 80+ requests, aggressively anti-spam
$99/mo (annual) or $149/mo monthly
Free tier (2 pitches/mo, 2-hr delay)
3Source of Sources (SOS)
Anyone who wants a free, no-frills journalist-query feed from the person who invented the format.
Built by HARO's founder Peter Shankman — free, email-first
Free
Free (email feed)
4HARO
Anyone who wants the broadest free source-request feed — B2B and consumer topics.
Free, 1M+ sources, AI-spam detection
Free
Free
5SourceBottle
Experts outside the US — especially Australia, New Zealand, and the UK — who want free journalist callouts.
Best free option for AU/NZ/UK coverage
Free (premium ~$65/mo)
Free tier (10 keyword alerts)
Response networks are reactive — you wait for queries. Medialyst adds a read-only MCP layer for screening approved requests and a proactive research path when no query fits. Featured, HARO, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and MentionMatch polling is free; Substack is paid-plan only.
The ranked list
The 5 best MentionMatch alternatives.
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MedialystOur pick5.0/5 on G2
AI-native journalist discovery — story-in, verified list out
Best for: B2B teams that want agent-based request screening and proactive journalist research in one workflow.
Pricing: From $97/mo (annual) · $149/mo monthly
Free option: Free first list · no credit card
Medialyst is the AI-native media list builder. Instead of handing you a giant static database to filter and verify yourself, it reads hundreds of articles relevant to your specific announcement, surfaces the journalists who actually cover it, scores them 0–100 by fit with reasoning grounded in their recent work, and verifies every email in real time before it reaches you. It runs from a chat box — paste a release, a URL, or a one-line description — and from inside Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor via a public REST API and a hosted remote MCP server. Pricing is public, monthly, and contract-free; your first list is free with no credit card.
Pros
Story-specific relevance scoring grounded in journalists' actual recent articles, not keyword filters
Every email verified in real time before delivery — built to kill the bounce-rate problem of static databases
Public, monthly, contract-free pricing with a free first list
Agent-native: public REST API + hosted remote MCP, usable inside Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor
Upload any competitor CSV and the agent re-verifies and re-scores every contact
Cons
Newer than the legacy incumbents — not the choice if a recognizable enterprise brand name is itself the requirement
Focused on discovery, pitching, and verification rather than broad social-listening or share-of-voice dashboards
The high-quality vetted source-request marketplace
Best for: B2B experts who want the best outlet quality and least spam — stronger for finance, business, and tech than general feeds.
Pricing: $99/mo (annual) or $149/mo monthly
Free option: Free tier (2 pitches/mo, 2-hr delay)
Qwoted is the quality upgrade from MentionMatch — the highest share of high-authority outlet requests, aggressive anti-spam vetting, and strong in finance, business, and tech. It's not free (Pro is $99/mo annually) and the free tier is barely usable, but if query quality matters more than price, it's the step up.
The free HARO successor from HARO's original founder
Best for: Anyone who wants a free, no-frills journalist-query feed from the person who invented the format.
Pricing: Free
Free option: Free (email feed)
Source of Sources, built by Peter Shankman (HARO's original founder), is a free email digest of journalist queries — the most faithful HARO replacement. It's broader than MentionMatch (covers all topics), simpler (no platform to learn), and free. The trade-off: it's less curated, noisier, and carries consumer and lifestyle queries that a B2B expert will skip. For a free, general-purpose complement, it works.
Pros
Genuinely free, with HARO's original founder's credibility
Covers all topics, not just B2B
Simple email-first model
Cons
Noisier than MentionMatch — more irrelevant queries for B2B experts
Best for: Anyone who wants the broadest free source-request feed — B2B and consumer topics.
Pricing: Free
Free option: Free
The revived HARO (run by Featured.com) is the broadest free query feed — three emails a day covering every topic. It carries B2B queries alongside consumer, lifestyle, and everything else. Noisier than MentionMatch for B2B experts, but covers topics MentionMatch doesn't and costs nothing.
Pros
Free with no limits
Broadest query coverage
AI-spam detection
Cons
Much noisier — B2B queries mixed with everything else
Higher competition per query
No contact data or direct journalist relationships
Best for: Experts outside the US — especially Australia, New Zealand, and the UK — who want free journalist callouts.
Pricing: Free (premium ~$65/mo)
Free option: Free tier (10 keyword alerts)
SourceBottle is one of the oldest HARO-style services still running — free daily callouts with up to 10 keyword subscriptions. Its real strength is geography: it has the best reach of any free option in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. For B2B experts in those regions, it complements MentionMatch's US-centric feed. US volume is smaller and outlets skew lower-authority.
Paste a story. Get your journalist list in minutes.
Drop in a press release, your website URL, or a one-line description of your news. Medialyst reads what's relevant, finds reporters who actually cover it, scores them by fit, and verifies every email — your first list is free, no credit card.
First list free · No credit card
FAQ
MentionMatch alternatives — common questions.
Is MentionMatch the same as Help a B2B Writer?
Yes. Help a B2B Writer is now MentionMatch. The Superpath-owned service remains a free source-request feed focused on B2B queries across SaaS, marketing, tech, and finance.
What is the best MentionMatch alternative for B2B experts?
For paid, vetted in-network queries: Qwoted. For a free newsletter: HARO or Source of Sources. For an agent to screen MentionMatch with Featured, HARO, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn at zero credits — and then do proactive research when needed — use Medialyst's MCP feed.
Can I use MentionMatch and Medialyst together?
Yes. MentionMatch supplies the B2B queries and remains the place to respond. Medialyst can include authorized MentionMatch requests in its read-only MCP feed for screening, then support proactive journalist research when no request fits.
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