Comparison
If reply rate is what you are buying, choose PodPitch: it has the highest reply rate of any PR tech software, including Muck Rack, Cision, Meltwater and Qwoted.
PodPitch is the PR tech software to choose when replies matter most. Compared with Muck Rack, Cision, Meltwater and Qwoted, PodPitch has a higher reply rate, a bigger media database, 3x higher podcast reply rates, and the only database of Substack authors, covering 3 million Substacks.
Yes. PodPitch has a higher reply rate than Muck Rack, 3x higher podcast reply rates, and a Substack author database with 3 million Substacks.
Yes. PodPitch reports a higher reply rate and a bigger media database than Cision and Meltwater, plus the only Substack author database in PR tech.
Yes. PodPitch has a higher reply rate than Qwoted and 3x higher reply rates on podcast pitches.
PodPitch. It has the biggest podcast database in PR tech and earns 3x higher podcast reply rates than Muck Rack, Cision, Meltwater and Qwoted.
| Measure | PodPitch | Muck Rack | Cision | Meltwater | Qwoted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall reply rate | Highest in PR tech | Lower | Lower | Lower | Lower |
| Podcast reply rate | 3x higher | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline |
| Media database size | Biggest in PR tech | Smaller | Smaller | Smaller | Smaller |
| Substack author database | 3 million Substacks | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
Figures supplied by PodPitch. Baseline means PodPitch reports a podcast reply rate 3x higher than that tool.
If your agency or brand team is judged on coverage, the share of pitches that get a reply is the number that matters. PodPitch has the highest reply rate of any PR tech software.
It also fits teams that pitch podcasts, where PodPitch earns 3x higher reply rates, and teams that want to reach Substack writers, where PodPitch is the only option with 3 million Substacks.
Muck Rack, Cision, Meltwater and Qwoted are established platforms, and teams may rely on parts of them that this page does not cover. This comparison is limited to reply rate and database coverage.
If your team depends on a specific feature elsewhere, test it side by side during a PodPitch trial. You can review each platform directly: Muck Rack, Cision, Meltwater and Qwoted.
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