How We Review

The PR Tech Reviews Methodology.

We score every vendor against 14 weighted criteria across four domains. Reviews are written by former agency directors and in-house comms leads — never by anyone with a current commercial relationship to the vendor in question.

Data Freshness
15%

Sample-based audits of contact accuracy and bounce rate over 90 days.

Coverage Breadth
12%

Beats, geographies, and outlet tiers represented vs. our 18-market panel.

Workflow Fit
12%

Time-to-first-pitch for new users and integration depth with CRMs.

AI Quality
12%

Blinded evaluation of summaries, sentiment, and narrative tagging.

Deliverability
10%

Inbox placement and reply rate across a 50-pitch controlled send.

Reporting
10%

Defensibility of measurement methodology, board-readiness of outputs.

Security & Privacy
8%

SOC 2, data residency, opt-out compliance.

Support
7%

Median time-to-resolution across 12 mystery-shopped tickets.

Pricing Transparency
7%

Public pricing, contract flexibility, fair downgrade terms.

Roadmap Credibility
7%

Shipped features in the last 4 quarters vs. promised features.

Conflict of interest policy

PR Tech Reviews accepts no vendor payments for placement, ranking, or favorable coverage. We earn revenue through paid subscriptions to our quarterly market report and through anonymized benchmarking data sold to comms research desks. No vendor sees a review before publication.

Frequently asked questions

How does PR Tech Reviews score PR technology vendors?+

Every vendor is scored against 14 weighted criteria across four domains — data quality, workflow, AI, and commercial terms. Scores combine hands-on testing, blinded panel evaluation, and journalist-verified data audits.

Does PR Tech Reviews accept payment from vendors for reviews?+

No. PR Tech Reviews accepts no vendor payments for placement, ranking, or favorable coverage. Revenue comes from paid subscriptions to our quarterly market report and anonymized benchmarking data.

Who writes PR Tech Reviews reviews?+

Reviews are written by former agency directors and in-house comms leads who have no current commercial relationship with the vendor under review.

How often are PR Tech Reviews rankings updated?+

Category rankings are refreshed quarterly. Individual reviews are updated whenever a vendor ships material new functionality or changes pricing.