Hey Press vs Roxhill in 2026: a founder-focused search tool folded into JournoFinder vs UK enterprise media intelligence
Hey Press no longer operates as an independent product; hey.press is now a PR content hub pointing to JournoFinder. Roxhill is a demo-gated media intelligence platform built for professional UK PR and communications teams.
Hey Press
Roxhill- Hey Press is no longer an independently operating product. It merged into JournoFinder, and hey.press now functions primarily as a content hub for PR guides.
- Roxhill requires a sales demo before pricing is disclosed and has no free tier or trial, the opposite of Hey Press's original self-serve, no-cost positioning.
- Roxhill's spokespeople analytics module tracks share of voice for individual executives against named competitors, a capability with no equivalent anywhere in Hey Press's original feature set.
- Roxhill's journalist database depth is concentrated in UK press; global programs targeting North America or APAC will find thinner coverage there than in dedicated global databases.
- Neither tool offers an API. Roxhill confirms it has none as of mid-2026. Hey Press's API status now depends entirely on JournoFinder, since hey.press has no live product left.
- Roxhill bundles press release distribution and media monitoring with smart folders directly into its platform, functions Hey Press never offered even at its peak as a standalone search tool.
- The PR guides still hosted on hey.press, including comparison content on journalist request platforms, remain useful reading independent of which tool a team ultimately chooses.
These two tools were never really built for the same buyer, and the gap has only widened since Hey Press merged into JournoFinder. Hey Press started as a lightweight journalist search tool for startup founders avoiding enterprise database costs; hey.press today is a content hub with no pricing or product of its own. Roxhill sits at the opposite end of the market entirely: a demo-gated media intelligence platform with deep UK journalist data, spokespeople analytics, and press release distribution, aimed at professional communications teams who need infrastructure, not a quick search box. Comparing them only makes sense if you are trying to understand the full range of the PR & Outreach category, from a defunct founder tool to an enterprise-grade UK platform.
The tools at a glance
Hey Press
Journalist discovery tool for startups, now part of JournoFinder
Hey Press launched as a lean journalist search tool built for startup founders who wanted to find relevant media contacts without a Muck Rack-level subscription. The pitch was simple: search by topic or beat, get a list of journalists who cover it, and start pitching directly.
The product has since merged into JournoFinder, and hey.press now announces itself as "now part of JournoFinder" on the homepage. Anyone trying to use the live journalist search functionality is directed to JournoFinder's own site and pricing structure, which is not documented on hey.press itself.
What remains natively on hey.press is a set of PR guides and comparison articles covering Muck Rack alternatives, Prowly alternatives, and pitching guidance for startup founders. These are well-researched and worth reading, but they are content, not a product with its own roadmap, pricing, or feature set to evaluate against Roxhill.
| Feature | See JournoFinder Via JournoFinder |
|---|---|
| Journalist search | Via JournoFinder |
| Contact database | Via JournoFinder |
| PR guides and resources | Free on hey.press |
Roxhill
Media intelligence platform for UK and global PR with journalist database, media monitoring, and spokespeople analytics
Roxhill is a media intelligence platform built for professional PR and communications teams, with particular depth in the UK press landscape. It combines a journalist database with media monitoring, spokespeople analytics, and press release distribution in a single environment, positioned as complete media relations infrastructure rather than a single-purpose search tool.
The journalist database tracks profiles across UK national, regional, and trade press, updating when journalists change outlets or beats. The spokespeople analytics module is a genuine differentiator: it compares how an organization's experts are covered against competitor spokespeople and surfaces which journalists writing about a given sector have not yet featured your experts, turning thought-leadership tracking into something measurable rather than qualitative.
Access requires a sales demo, since pricing is not published anywhere on the site, and there is no free tier or trial. For teams evaluating on budget alone before committing to a call, that opacity is a real friction point, and the absence of an API means media data has to be exported manually rather than piped into other systems.
| Feature | Professional Contact for pricing | Enterprise Contact for pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Journalist database access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Media monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spokespeople analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Press release distribution | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bespoke reports (managed) | Add-on | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✗ |
Head-to-head feature comparison
| Feature | Hey Press | Roxhill |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Not published on hey.press | No |
| Pricing published on own domain | No, redirects to JournoFinder | No, requires a demo |
| Journalist database depth | Original core feature, now via JournoFinder | Deep in UK press, thinner globally |
| Media monitoring | No | Yes, with smart folders |
| Spokespeople / share-of-voice analytics | No | Yes |
| Press release distribution | No | Yes, built into the platform |
| PR guides and resource content | Yes, comparison and pitching guides | No |
| API access | Depends on JournoFinder | No |
| Actively developed as a standalone product | No, merged into JournoFinder | Yes |
| Starting price | Via JournoFinder | Contact for pricing |
Which should you choose?
RoxhillRoxhillThese two tools sit at opposite ends of the same category, and the honest read is that neither is really competing for the other's buyer. Roxhill is a serious, demo-gated platform for teams that need journalist data, monitoring, and spokesperson measurement bundled together, priced and sold like enterprise software. Hey Press, as a standalone product, no longer exists in a form worth evaluating against it; hey.press is a content site now, and the active journalist search product operates under the JournoFinder name instead. If your budget and process can support Roxhill's sales-led model, it does far more than Hey Press ever did even at its peak. If you specifically want what Hey Press used to offer, self-serve and low-cost, the honest next step is JournoFinder, not hey.press.
Bottom line
Book the Roxhill demo if you run PR or communications for a UK-focused organization and need journalist data, monitoring, and spokesperson analytics in one platform, and come prepared to discuss budget since pricing is not published. Skip evaluating Hey Press as software: its comparison guides are worth reading, but the working product it became lives under JournoFinder. Neither tool offers an API, so teams that need programmatic access to media data will need to look past both.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hey Press still a product I can sign up for in 2026?
No, not as an independent product. Hey Press merged into JournoFinder, and hey.press now functions as a content hub for PR guides while the live journalist search tool operates under the JournoFinder name and pricing.
Why does Roxhill not publish its pricing?
Roxhill sells through a demo-led sales process rather than self-serve signup, so pricing for both its Professional and Enterprise tiers is disclosed only after a sales call, which is common for enterprise-oriented media intelligence platforms but a real barrier for teams that want to compare cost upfront.
Is Roxhill worth it for a small startup instead of a self-serve tool like Qwoted?
Probably not. Roxhill is built for professional PR and communications teams that need a full media intelligence stack, including spokesperson analytics and press release distribution, and its demo-gated, UK-concentrated model is a poor fit for a small startup that just wants to find and pitch journalists cheaply, which is closer to what Hey Press originally offered.
Does Roxhill cover journalists outside the UK?
Roxhill covers international media, but its strongest database depth is in UK national, regional, and trade press. Global programs with significant North American or APAC media targets are likely to find the international coverage thinner than dedicated global platforms.
What is Roxhill's spokespeople analytics feature, and does Hey Press have anything similar?
Spokespeople analytics tracks how an organization's executives are covered in the media, compares their share of voice against named competitor spokespeople, and flags journalists covering the sector who have not yet featured your experts. Hey Press never had an equivalent feature even before it merged into JournoFinder; its original scope was limited to journalist search by topic.
Does either Roxhill or Hey Press offer an API for integrating media data into other systems?
No. Roxhill confirms it has no public API as of mid-2026, with data export available only for coverage reports and press lists. Hey Press has no live product of its own to offer an API for; any integration question now belongs to JournoFinder.