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Should I use Burrelles?

After providing world-class media monitoring for over 130 years, Burrelles has decided to exit the media monitoring business. - burrelles.com

Skip. Burrelles has formally exited the media monitoring business, so there is nothing left to buy. Existing customers — especially print-monitoring users — should migrate to a live alternative now.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 7 usable public sources; several scraped sources were irrelevant WordPress-theme noise, not product evidence.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing evidence available
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence available
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence; company is winding down
  • Security postureNo public findings either way

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

Not disclosed

Not for

  • Anyone needing active media monitoring — the service has exited
  • Teams relying on print-scanning coverage going forward
  • Buyers who need long-term vendor stability or support
  • Small teams wanting cheap self-serve monitoring

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Contracts, archive access, and support end as the company winds down — migrate data immediately.

medium

Print-scanning replacements are scarce; expect a painful migration.

low

Legacy pages like Bidsource trials remain live but the product behind them is defunct.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 130+ years of media monitoring heritage and archives.
  • Coverage reached small, local outlets that Google searches miss.
  • Offered rare print-scanning capability that users valued.

Cons

  • Exited the media monitoring business — no product left to buy.
  • Users report no viable replacement for its print-scanning service.
  • Limited public reviews and no BBB accreditation.
  • Homepage runs a generic WordPress theme; product pages appear abandoned.

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/05/2026 - 7 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; company is winding down operations.

official x2review x4news x1

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 7

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing evidence available
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence available
  • Feature depth: 4/5. G2 users praise coverage of small local outlets
  • Support quality. No support evidence; company is winding down
  • Security posture. No public findings either way
  • 130+ Years in media monitoring Per its own shutdown announcement
  • 50 G2 reviews Across Burrelles products
  • Not accredited BBB accreditation Limited public reviews found

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; company is winding down operations.

What users say

Sparse reviews praise its reach into small local media, but buyers are now scrambling to replace it after the shutdown.

“It definitely can grab some of the smaller media organizations that don't show up in google searches.”
G2, Burrelles MYNEWSDASH review
“Anyone find a viable solution to replace print-scanning services like Burrelles offered? We work with a manufacturer”
Reddit, r/PublicRelations
Full analysis

Based on 7 usable public sources; several scraped sources were irrelevant WordPress-theme noise, not product evidence.

Burrelles has exited media monitoring after 130+ years. Don't buy — pick a live alternative like Meltwater or Cision.

Methodology

Based on 7 usable public sources; several scraped sources were irrelevant WordPress-theme noise, not product evidence.

Sources

  1. Burrelles — shutdown announcementburrelles.com
    official
  2. Burrelles product security pageburrelles.com
    official
  3. Burrelles Products — G2 seller reviewsg2.com
    review
  4. Burrelles MYNEWSDASH reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  5. Burrelles Review, Pricing, and FAQs — The SMB Guidethesmbguide.com
    review
  6. BurrellesLuce Media Monitoring — GoodFirmsgoodfirms.co
    review
  7. Print Monitoring Software thread — r/PublicRelationsreddit.com
    news

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