PR & Media Monitoring Software

BuzzSumo vs Semrush

Compare BuzzSumo and Semrush side-by-side. See feature differences and pricing in the PR & Media Monitoring Software category.

BuzzSumo

by Cision

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Pricing: Content Creation $199 a month, PR & Comms $299, Suite $499; annual billing cuts those to $159, $239 and $399. Enterprise $999 a month, annual billing only. Checked 2026-09-11.

BuzzSumo is a content research and media monitoring tool from Cision for digital PR teams; journalist contact details need the PR & Comms plan or higher.

5 /18 features Full profile

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Semrush

by Adobe

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Pricing: SEO from $117.33/mo billed annually ($139.95 monthly); Social from $20/mo; Local from $30/mo per location; Content $60/mo; Advertising from $99/mo; AI PR from $149/mo; Enterprise on quote

Semrush is Adobe's SEO and marketing platform: rank tracking, site audits, keyword and backlink research, AI search visibility, content, local, social and PR.

10 /18 features Full profile

Feature Comparison

PR & Media Monitoring Software features side-by-side

Feature	BuzzSumo 5/18 features	Semrush 10/18 features
Journalist contact database A maintained database of journalists, outlets and beats with contact details.	Yes	Yes
Media list building Builds and saves targeted media lists from the database and your own contacts.	Yes	Yes
Email pitching with open and click tracking Sends pitches from the tool and tracks opens and clicks per journalist.	Yes	Yes
Automated pitch follow-ups Schedules follow-ups that stop when the journalist replies.	No	Yes
AI pitch and press release drafting Drafts pitches and releases from a brief.	No	Yes
Online news monitoring Tracks coverage across online news sites and blogs.	Yes	Yes
Print media monitoring Tracks coverage in newspapers and magazines.	No	No
Broadcast TV and radio monitoring Tracks mentions on television and radio.	No	No
Podcast monitoring Tracks mentions in podcast audio.	No	Yes
Coverage books and clipping reports Assembles coverage into shareable reports and coverage books.	No	No
Reach and ad-equivalency metrics Estimated reach and advertising-value equivalents per placement.	No	No
Media share of voice Your share of coverage against named competitors.	No	Yes
Coverage sentiment tagging Tags each piece of coverage as positive, negative or neutral.	No	No
Hosted online newsroom A hosted newsroom or press page with releases, assets and contacts.	No	No
Press release editor with media embeds Writes releases with embedded images, video and galleries.	No	Yes
Journalist request feed A feed of journalists asking for sources and quotes.	No	No
Coverage translation Translates foreign-language coverage.	No	No
Coverage digest emails Daily or weekly digests of new coverage to the team.	Yes	Yes
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BuzzSumo 5/18 features

Journalist contact database: Yes
Media list building: Yes
Email pitching with open and click tracking: Yes
Automated pitch follow-ups: No
AI pitch and press release drafting: No
Online news monitoring: Yes
Print media monitoring: No
Broadcast TV and radio monitoring: No
Podcast monitoring: No
Coverage books and clipping reports: No
Reach and ad-equivalency metrics: No
Media share of voice: No
Coverage sentiment tagging: No
Hosted online newsroom: No
Press release editor with media embeds: No
Journalist request feed: No
Coverage translation: No
Coverage digest emails: Yes

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Semrush 10/18 features

Journalist contact database: Yes
Media list building: Yes
Email pitching with open and click tracking: Yes
Automated pitch follow-ups: Yes
AI pitch and press release drafting: Yes
Online news monitoring: Yes
Print media monitoring: No
Broadcast TV and radio monitoring: No
Podcast monitoring: Yes
Coverage books and clipping reports: No
Reach and ad-equivalency metrics: No
Media share of voice: Yes
Coverage sentiment tagging: No
Hosted online newsroom: No
Press release editor with media embeds: Yes
Journalist request feed: No
Coverage translation: No
Coverage digest emails: Yes

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Pricing

BuzzSumo

Content Creation $199 a month, PR & Comms $299, Suite $499; annual billing cuts those to $159, $239 and $399. Enterprise $999 a month, annual billing only. Checked 2026-09-11.

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Semrush

SEO from $117.33/mo billed annually ($139.95 monthly); Social from $20/mo; Local from $30/mo per location; Content $60/mo; Advertising from $99/mo; AI PR from $149/mo; Enterprise on quote

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