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Upbeat PR helps startups identify and track journalists who cover their industry using machine learning. The tool matches companies with relevant media contacts based on their beat and coverage history, streamlining… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Find and follow journalists relevant to your startup using ML launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Find Journalists by Upbeat▲189

   AI powered journalist finder helping founders hack PR

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PR Boost by Press Hunt▲174

   Get your startup in the news with PR campaigns powered by AI

   2019 · presshunt.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Upbeat▲517

   On-demand PR campaigns

   2016 · flow.club · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hey Press▲584

   Free searchable database finds journalists for your startup

   2015 · hey.press · its alternatives →

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   PressFriendly – PR software built with machine learning for startups▲50

   PressFriendly is a PR agency for seed and Series A startups, with published pricing, targeted media outreach, and regular activity reporting.

   2014 · pressfriendly.com · its alternatives →

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   Postbag▲307

   Find journalists, bloggers and webmasters for your startup

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Pressful▲326

   Get a video interview with a journalists & press coverage!

   2021 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PR Database by WeLoveNoCode▲234

   4k+ journalists waiting for your startup's news

   2021 · toptal.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pressmaster.ai▲404

   AI powered all-in-one software for public relations

   2024 · pressmaster.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Journalist Hunt 2.0▲282

    100,000+ journalists to pitch and get published

    2025 · journalisthunt.com · its alternatives →

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    Prkit.co▲571

    Create a professional press kit for your company

    2017 · prkit.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mailroom Month▲342

    📰 Get massive amounts of press for your startup — for free.

    2017 · mailroom.press · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hacker PR Toolkit▲165

    Launch your startup in the press, without hiring a PR agency

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pressfarm▲111

    Find journalists to write about your startup.

    2014 · press.farm · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PressKitHero▲356

    Easily create a professional press kit for your startup

    2016 · presskithero.com · its alternatives →

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    PR Boost 2.0▲3

    Get your startup featured by media outlets & podcasts today

    2020 · presshunt.co · its alternatives →

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    Pressfarm – Find journalists to write about your startup▲32

    Pressfarm have built the largest press release distribution for startups and growth oriented companies. Be the news everyone talks about with Pressfarm.

    2014 · press.farm · its alternatives →

18. 18FJ
    Find journalists, bloggers and webmasters covering your niche▲92

    2020 · postbag.co · its alternatives →

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    JojoGPT▲76

    Find the right journalist with an AI

    2023 · jojogpt.valosan.com · its alternatives →

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    Press Hunt▲413

    Find the best journalists to cover you with our DB of 500k

    2018 · presshunt.co · its alternatives →

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    Get Tech Press▲293

    Press coverage for tech startups

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Free AI PR service▲137

    Create the perfect press release with ChatGPT

    2023 · ai.itcomms.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    EasyJourno▲66

    PR opportunities for entrepreneurs and small businesses .

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    PressFriendly▲98

    The better way to do PR.

    2014 · pressfriendly.com · its alternatives →

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