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Should I use Medialyst?

AI-powered media list builder for PR pros, founders, and comms teams. Surface vetted journalists matched to your story in minutes — verified, recently active, on-beat. - medialyst.ai

Depends. Buy if you pitch journalists regularly and will verify every contact yourself — pricing is transparent and far cheaper than legacy PR suites. Skip if you need guaranteed list accuracy or full-suite monitoring; one working publicist graded its AI output an F.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; many comparison pages are Medialyst's own marketing, and no numeric G2 rating was visible.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources reviewed.
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free media list

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Starter$149/mo
Pro$299/mo

Best for

  • Solo PR pros and boutique agencies
  • Founders doing their own outreach
  • Comms teams pitching journalists weekly
  • Teams fleeing expensive legacy suites

Not for

  • Anyone wanting accurate lists without human verification
  • Enterprises needing monitoring, measurement, and full PR suites
  • Occasional pitchers — subscription outpaces sporadic list needs
  • Buyers allergic to mixed, unproven AI output quality

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Starter $149/mo, Pro $299/mo; 3,000 monthly credits burn fast on frequent pitching

medium

Comparison pages dominating search results are self-published; check neutral reviews before buying

medium

Gmail integration exists; policy claims no humans read it — read terms before connecting

low

Refund requests must be submitted within 30 days per Terms of Service

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Published, stable pricing versus opaque legacy suites
  • Cheaper than reported rivals: Agility PR runs $8,000–$15,000
  • Aggregates journalist requests from six platforms
  • MCP and REST API for agent-driven workflows
  • Passed a cloud application security assessment

Cons

  • Independent publicist graded an AI-generated list 'kinda garbage' — F score
  • Pro caps 3,000 credits monthly; heavy users hit ceilings
  • Most 'vs' comparison evidence is Medialyst's own marketing
  • Early-stage founder-led product; began as a tiny side-project
  • Reddit PR pros remain skeptical of AI-built lists

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x5security x2news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Transparent, cheap vs legacy; credit ceilings limit heavy use.
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Repeatedly called fastest way to build vetted lists.
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Lists, six-platform request monitoring, email editor, API, agent.
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources reviewed.
  • Security posture: 4/5. Passed cloud security assessment; public status page.
  • $149/mo Starting price Starter plan
  • $299/mo Pro plan 3,000 credits/month
  • 3,300 teams Claimed user base 148 countries, per founder
  • 30 days Refund window Per Terms of Service

Pricing

Free media list

$0

  • Sample vetted list
  • Offered at medialyst.ai/joni

Starter

$149/mo

  • Published, stable pricing
  • Entry tier for solo pros

Pro

$299/mo

  • 3,000 credits/month
  • For regular list building

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; many comparison pages are Medialyst's own marketing, and no numeric G2 rating was visible.

$149–299/mo AI media list builder. Transparent pricing, real speed — but output quality is contested. Verify every contact.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; many comparison pages are Medialyst's own marketing, and no numeric G2 rating was visible.

Sources

  1. Medialyst — homepage and pricingmedialyst.ai
    official
  2. G2 — Medialyst Reviews 2026g2.com
    review
  3. LinkedIn — AI-Generated Media List Graded with F Scorelinkedin.com
    review
  4. Reddit r/PublicRelations — can AI just build media lists for me?reddit.com
    review
  5. The Digital PR Observer Newsletter Issue 71digitalprtips.com
    news
  6. Substack — AI Just Built My Media List. Should I Be Worried?affiliateforpublicists.substack.com
    review
  7. Medialyst vs Muck Rack (self-published)medialyst.ai
    official
  8. Medialyst vs Cision (self-published)medialyst.ai
    official
  9. Medialyst Security & Privacymedialyst.ai
    security
  10. Medialyst status pagestatus.medialyst.ai
    security
  11. Medialyst Terms of Servicemedialyst.ai
    official
  12. Elvis Sun — Founder of Medialyst (LinkedIn)ca.linkedin.com
    news
  13. Get Your Free Media Listmedialyst.ai
    official
  14. SourceForge — Medialyst Reviewssourceforge.net
    review

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