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VERDICT

Should I use Bizjournals?

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Depends. Worth buying if you need daily local business intelligence — sales prospecting, deal flow, or competitive tracking in one metro. Skip it if you expected software or just want occasional headlines; free and library access cover that.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; user-review evidence limited to app-store and Reddit snippets.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usable evidence in sources
  • Feature depthNews product; no feature evidence found
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$4

Trial

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo
Annual digital$350/year
MonthlyNot stated in sources

Best for

  • B2B sales teams prospecting local companies
  • Commercial real estate and construction watchers
  • Founders tracking local funding and competitors
  • Executives needing one metro's business news daily

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — this is a news subscription
  • Casual readers; free headlines cover most needs
  • National or global business news seekers
  • Multi-market teams without big per-seat budgets

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Annual plan auto-renews; monthly terms describe recurring billing — set a renewal reminder

medium

Guess: one subscription covers one local market; extra cities likely cost more

medium

2025 Justia post alleges privacy violations; claims unproven but worth noting

low

Check your university or public library for free access before paying full price

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Local business news across many US metro markets
  • Covers funding, real estate, and small-business beats
  • Mobile app available for on-the-go reading
  • Monthly subscription option exists alongside annual
  • $4 risk-free trial lets you test it cheaply

Cons

  • $350/year is steep for local news
  • Reddit users openly question whether it's worth the price
  • Full access is paywalled behind subscription
  • No public security page found
  • 2025 privacy-violation complaint posted on Justia

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/27/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x2security x3news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $4

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. $350/yr per market; Reddit users debate worth
  • Ease of use. No usable evidence in sources
  • Feature depth. News product; no feature evidence found
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Bug bounty present; no public vulns; privacy complaint filed
  • $350 Annual price 52 weeks, per subscription page
  • $4 Trial Risk-free trial (Wichita page)
  • No Free tier Full access requires subscription
  • ACBJ Publisher American City Business Journals

Pricing

Trial

$4

  • Risk-free trial offer
  • Duration not stated in sources

Annual digital

$350/year

  • 52 weeks of access
  • Local market business news

Monthly

Not stated in sources

  • Recurring monthly billing per terms page

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Alternatives

Compare Bizjournals with each alternative.

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; user-review evidence limited to app-store and Reddit snippets.

This is a $350/yr local business news subscription, not software. Buy only if you prospect or compete in one metro.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; user-review evidence limited to app-store and Reddit snippets.

Sources

  1. Subscribe — The Business Journalsbizjournals.com
    official
  2. Subscribe — Wichita Business Journalbizjournals.com
    official
  3. Monthly Subscription Terms and Conditionspromo.bizjournals.com
    official
  4. American City Business Journals — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    news
  5. Is Columbus Business First worth it — Redditreddit.com
    review
  6. Silicon Valley Business Journal — App Store reviewsapps.apple.com
    review
  7. Seeking legal review for privacy violations by BizJournals — Justiaanswers.justia.com
    security
  8. The Business Journals — HackerOne Response Policyhackerone.com
    security
  9. Bizjournals security page (none found)bizjournals.com
    security
  10. Kenan-Flagler Library Newsstand (bizjournals access)kenan-flagler.libguides.com
    official

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