Roxhill Media is the UK's specialist media database — tightly curated, journalist-first, with a unique "Pinpoint" newsjacking feature that alerts you when journalists are working on relevant stories. London PR professionals rate it highly.
But Roxhill is UK-focused by design, with minimal coverage outside the UK and Ireland, sold quote-only on annual contracts (~£5K–£15K+/yr). If your PR extends beyond the UK — or you want self-serve pricing — here are the alternatives.
We make Medialyst, so we've ranked it first — but Roxhill's UK specialist strength is real and acknowledged. We evaluated on geographic coverage, data quality, pricing transparency, and discovery capabilities. Pricing is from public pages and reviews as of June 2026.
Tool
Best for
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Starting price
Free option
1Medialyst
PR teams, founders, and agencies who want a story-specific, verified journalist list in minutes — not a static database to vet by hand.
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
2Vuelio
UK teams that need media relations and political stakeholder management in one platform.
UK media database + political/parliamentary monitoring
£5K–£20K+/yr
No free trial
3Cision
Teams that need global coverage beyond the UK at enterprise scale.
850K+ contacts across 225 countries
$10K–$30K+/yr
No free trial
4Prezly
Teams that want published pricing and a press portal, and will bring their own UK contacts.
Published pricing + best branded newsrooms
€100/mo
14-day trial, no card
5Muck Rack
Teams that want the strongest data accuracy across US and global markets alongside UK coverage.
Best accuracy reputation among global databases
$5K–$15K+/yr
No free trial
Pricing reflects public pages and reviews as of June 2026. Roxhill, Vuelio, Cision, and Muck Rack don't publish prices; ranges are reported estimates.
The ranked list
The 5 best Roxhill Media alternatives.
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MedialystOur pick5.0/5 on G2
AI-native journalist discovery — story-in, verified list out
Best for: PR teams, founders, and agencies who want a story-specific, verified journalist list in minutes — not a static database to vet by hand.
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
Best for: UK teams that need media relations and political stakeholder management in one platform.
Pricing: £5K–£20K+/yr
Free option: No free trial
If you need a broader UK platform than Roxhill — one that covers political stakeholders, parliamentary monitoring, and media in one suite — Vuelio is the step-up. It's the Cision of the UK market. The trade-offs: more expensive (~£5K–£20K+/yr), more complex, and the same static-database caveats. But for public-affairs teams, the political data is a genuine differentiator Roxhill doesn't offer.
Pros
UK media database plus political stakeholder management
Best for: Teams that need global coverage beyond the UK at enterprise scale.
Pricing: $10K–$30K+/yr
Free option: No free trial
If the problem with Roxhill is geographic scope, Cision is the brute-force answer: 850K+ contacts across 225 countries, global monitoring, and PR Newswire. It covers the UK too, though at a higher, less curated level than Roxhill. The price step is significant: $10K–$30K+/yr on annual contracts.
Pros
Largest global database (850K+ contacts)
Covers UK + every other market
PR Newswire distribution
Cons
UK coverage is less curated than Roxhill's specialist approach
Best for: Teams that want published pricing and a press portal, and will bring their own UK contacts.
Pricing: €100/mo
Free option: 14-day trial, no card
Prezly is the value-and-transparency swap: published pricing from ~€100/mo, a no-card trial, and the best branded newsrooms in the category. It doesn't have a UK media database or Pinpoint-style intelligence — you bring your own contacts. But if Roxhill's opaque pricing is the problem, Prezly is the cleanest reset.
Best for: Teams that want the strongest data accuracy across US and global markets alongside UK coverage.
Pricing: $5K–$15K+/yr
Free option: No free trial
Muck Rack is the global database with the strongest accuracy reputation — the closest thing to Roxhill's tight curation but at global scale. Its UK coverage exists but isn't as specialist as Roxhill's. Annual-only, quote-only (~$5K–$15K+/yr).
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
Roxhill Media alternatives — common questions.
What is the best Roxhill Media alternative?
For global journalist discovery, Medialyst. For a broader UK suite with political data, Vuelio. For the largest global database, Cision.
Is Roxhill Media UK-only?
Primarily, yes. Roxhill specializes in UK and Irish media. Coverage outside those markets is minimal.
What is Roxhill Pinpoint?
Pinpoint is Roxhill's unique feature — alerts when journalists are actively working on stories relevant to your clients, before the story publishes. It works within UK media only.
Product names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here only for purposes of comparison. Medialyst is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of the tools listed. Pricing and feature claims are based on public documentation and customer reviews as of June 2026; please verify with each vendor.
