Muck Rack vs Nexis Newsdesk

MRMuck Rack9.3Visit Nexis Newsdesk9.1Visit

Higher score MR Muck Rack #2 in Media Monitoring Software 9.3/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Muck Rack

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Nexis Newsdesk #4 in Media Monitoring Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 6 features Contact LexisNexis

• Muck Rack fits best

  PR teams pairing monitoring with journalist outreach

• Nexis Newsdesk fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise communications teams

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Side by side

Feature	MRMuck Rack 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Nexis Newsdesk 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Media Monitoring Software	#4 in Media Monitoring Software
Best for	PR teams pairing monitoring with journalist outreach	Mid-market and enterprise communications teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Phone, Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Muck Rack 1/6 · Nexis Newsdesk 1/6
Broadcast monitoring	Not published	Not published
Print monitoring	Not published	Not published
Online news monitoring	Not published	Not published
Historical archive	Not published	Not published
Coverage reports	Not published	Not published
Sentiment analysis	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Monitors digital, broadcast, print, podcasts and social media Combines journalist research, media lists and pitching workflows Sends alerts through email and Slack, with reporting and API access	Monitors news, social, blogs, forums, print, TV, and radio Combines sentiment analysis, alerts, dashboards, and exports Mobile apps support searching, analysis, and sharing
Cons	PR platform subscriptions use custom pricing Social listening is presented as an add-on Premier's advanced AI and custom reporting sit in its most flexible package	Pricing requires a custom quote There is no free plan TV/radio and news archive coverage start with Premium
Our verdict	Muck Rack brings media monitoring and journalist outreach together for PR and communications teams at brands, agencies and other organizations. Its coverage spans digital, broadcast, print, podcasts and social media, while its journalist… Read the review →	Nexis Newsdesk brings media monitoring and social listening together for PR, communications, media intelligence, reputation management, and marketing teams. It tracks news, social networks, blogs, forums, comments, print, TV, and radio,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Muck Rack — where it wins

  • Monitors digital, broadcast, print, podcasts and social media
  • Combines journalist research, media lists and pitching workflows
  • Sends alerts through email and Slack, with reporting and API access

  Where it doesn't

  • PR platform subscriptions use custom pricing
  • Social listening is presented as an add-on
  • Premier's advanced AI and custom reporting sit in its most flexible package

• Nexis Newsdesk — where it wins

  • Monitors news, social, blogs, forums, print, TV, and radio
  • Combines sentiment analysis, alerts, dashboards, and exports
  • Mobile apps support searching, analysis, and sharing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a custom quote
  • There is no free plan
  • TV/radio and news archive coverage start with Premium

• MRMuck Rack9.3/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

  Combines cross-media monitoring, social listening and journalist outreach in one PR platform.

  Visit Muck RackFull verdict →
• Nexis Newsdesk9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Cross-media monitoring, analytics, and mobile access for communications teams.

  Contact LexisNexisFull verdict →