Anewstip vs Prowly in 2026: real-time Twitter signals vs an AI-Cited Media Database sold through Semrush
Anewstip tracks what journalists are tweeting and writing this week. Prowly, now folded into the Semrush AI PR Toolkit, targets outlets that large language models actually cite when answering questions.
Anewstip
Prowly- Prowly's AI-Cited Media Database filters journalists and outlets by whether LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity reference them when generating answers. Anewstip has no equivalent AI-citation filtering.
- Anewstip claims 1 million+ journalists and media contacts. Prowly, via Semrush, lists over 600,000 journalist and outlet profiles with audience and traffic data attached.
- Prowly can no longer be purchased as a standalone subscription; you must sign up through the Semrush AI PR Toolkit starting at $149/month for Base. Anewstip signs up directly with a free plan available.
- Anewstip surfaces journalists based on recent tweets and articles. Prowly has no social-signal search layer but does draft press releases and pitch emails with AI.
- Prowly's Media Monitoring, which tracks brand mentions across news, blogs, and forums with AI summaries, is locked to the $279/month Pro plan and absent from Base. Anewstip has no equivalent monitoring depth on any plan.
- Anewstip offers API access on Professional and Partners plans. Neither Prowly nor the Semrush AI PR Toolkit lists a public API.
Anewstip and Prowly both promise a faster route to the right journalist, but they get there differently and now sit at very different price points. Anewstip stays independent and self-serve, using Twitter and article activity to surface journalists covering your topic right now, with a real free plan to test the search quality first. Prowly no longer exists as a standalone product: new signups go through the Semrush AI PR Toolkit starting at $149 a month, and the feature that justifies the higher price is the AI-Cited Media Database, which filters journalists and outlets by whether large language models actually reference them when answering questions. If AI-era PR targeting is part of the brief, Prowly has a real answer Anewstip does not. If budget and independence from a broader SEO subscription matter more, Anewstip is the simpler buy.
The tools at a glance
Anewstip
Journalist search and media outreach platform built on Twitter signals and article indexing
Anewstip stayed an independent, self-serve product, which shows up most in how you can start using it: create an account, get a free plan with real search access, and upgrade only once you have confirmed the data quality fits. The core differentiator is still the activity layer, journalist profiles built from recent tweets and articles rather than a static directory, indexed across more than 200 million articles and a billion tweets.
Pitching, media lists, and alerts sit inside the same subscription, with the Standard plan covering 1,000 pitches and 20 lists a month for $200. Professional adds API access, useful for agencies wanting to fold Anewstip's data into their own reporting stack without waiting on a vendor integration.
Where Anewstip does not compete with Prowly is anything AI-citation related. There is no feature that tells you which outlets large language models are actually referencing, and Twitter's declining relevance as a journalist hangout is a real risk to the signal layer's long-term usefulness.
| Feature | Free $0 | Standard $200/mo | Professional $400/mo (annual) | Partners Custom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalist database | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pitches per month | 0 | 1,000 | 5,000 | Unlimited |
| Alerts | 2 | 20 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| API access | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standalone self-serve signup | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Prowly
AI-powered PR platform for media outreach, journalist discovery, and media monitoring, now part of Semrush.
Prowly's standalone product and pricing are gone; it now operates as the Semrush AI PR Toolkit. The feature that makes the migration worth mentioning is the AI-Cited Media Database, which goes beyond traffic and domain authority to identify which outlets large language models actually cite when answering questions in your industry. For brands whose PR brief includes AI visibility, that is a genuinely different targeting signal than anything Anewstip offers.
The rest of the platform covers over 600,000 journalist and outlet profiles, AI-drafted pitch emails and press releases, and a built-in CRM for managing contacts and pitch status. Media Monitoring, which tracks brand mentions across news, blogs, and forums with AI summaries and audience demographics, sits on top of that but only on the $279/month Pro plan.
The cost of that AI-Cited layer is real: $149/month for Base with Media Monitoring excluded, no public API, and no way to buy Prowly on its own outside the Semrush ecosystem. For teams already paying for Semrush, the bundle is easier to justify than for a team evaluating PR software in isolation.
| Feature | Base $149/mo | Pro $279/mo |
|---|---|---|
| AI-Cited Media Database | ✓ | ✓ |
| 600,000+ journalist profiles | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI pitch & press release writing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Media Monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Standalone self-serve signup | ✗ | ✗ |
Head-to-head feature comparison
| Feature | Anewstip | Prowly |
|---|---|---|
| Journalist/outlet profiles | 1 million+ contacts | 600,000+ profiles |
| AI-Cited Media Database (LLM citation targeting) | No | Yes (LLM-cited outlet targeting) |
| Signal-based search (social/article activity) | Yes | No |
| AI drafting of pitches / press releases | No | Yes (AI-drafted press releases and pitches) |
| Media monitoring | Alerts only, up to 20 on Standard | Yes, Pro plan only |
| Journalist CRM | Basic (media lists) | Yes (built-in CRM) |
| API access | Professional and Partners only | No public API listed |
| Standalone self-serve signup | Yes, direct | No, must sign up via Semrush |
| Free tier / trial | Free plan plus 7-day trial on paid plans | 7-day trial, no permanent free tier |
| Starting price | $200/mo (Standard) | $149/mo (Base, via Semrush) |
Considering AI Peekaboo alongside Anewstip and Prowly?
Prowly's AI-Cited Media Database is a genuine step forward: it tells you which outlets LLMs already cite, so you can target pitches accordingly. What it does not do, and what Anewstip does not do either, is track whether your own brand actually shows up in the answers those outlets influence. AI Peekaboo closes that loop by monitoring your brand's real mentions and citations across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and more, with a read/write API on every plan from $50/month and white-label reporting for agencies. It pairs naturally with Prowly-style outlet targeting: one tool tells you where to pitch for AI visibility, the other tells you whether the pitching is working.
Read the AI Peekaboo review →Which should you choose?
ProwlyAnewstipAnewstipProwlyAnewstipProwlyThe real fork here is not features so much as commitment. Prowly's AI-Cited Media Database is the more forward-looking capability, and it is a genuine reason to pick it if your PR brief explicitly cares about which outlets influence AI-generated answers. But you are buying into Semrush to get it, at nearly double Anewstip's entry price with no public API. Anewstip stays a simpler, independent, cheaper subscription that does not try to solve the AI-citation targeting problem at all.
Bottom line
Choose Prowly, via the Semrush AI PR Toolkit, if AI-cited outlet targeting and integrated media monitoring are worth $149-$279 a month and you do not mind losing standalone access. Choose Anewstip if you want an independent, cheaper, API-accessible subscription built around real-time journalist activity, and you are comfortable that neither tool actually measures whether your own brand gets cited by AI models, which is a separate problem from targeting AI-cited outlets in the first place.
Frequently asked questions
Can I still buy Prowly on its own without signing up for Semrush?
No, Prowly no longer offers standalone subscriptions or free trials on its own. New signups go through the Semrush AI PR Toolkit, starting at $149/month for Base. Anewstip, by contrast, remains a fully independent, self-serve product with its own free plan and paid tiers starting at $200/month.
What does Prowly's AI-Cited Media Database actually filter for, compared to Anewstip's search?
Prowly's AI-Cited Media Database identifies outlets that large language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity reference when generating answers, letting you prioritize pitches to journalists whose coverage is more likely to feed AI-generated responses. Anewstip's search instead surfaces journalists by recent tweets and published articles, which reflects current beat activity but has no relationship to AI-citation likelihood.
Does Anewstip or Prowly offer an API for pulling journalist data into another tool?
Anewstip offers API access on its Professional ($400/month, billed annually) and Partners plans, covering search, pitching, and alerts. Prowly, now sold as the Semrush AI PR Toolkit, does not list a public API on either its Base or Pro plan, so integrating its data elsewhere is not currently documented as an option.
Is Prowly worth $149 a month if I only need basic journalist search?
Probably not on its own. If you only need basic search and pitching, Anewstip's $200/month Standard plan, or even its free tier, covers that without requiring a Semrush subscription. Prowly's price is easier to justify when you specifically want the AI-Cited Media Database or already use other Semrush tools and can spread the cost across your existing subscription.
Which tool has better media monitoring, Anewstip or Prowly?
Prowly is the stronger option for media monitoring, but only on its $279/month Pro plan, which tracks news, blogs, and forums with AI summaries and audience demographic data on who saw your coverage. Anewstip's equivalent is a simpler alert system, up to 20 alerts on Standard and unlimited on Professional, that flags new articles or keyword mentions rather than providing full monitoring analytics.