CoverageBook review

CoverageBook turns selected press coverage into reports a PR team can share with clients or colleagues. Add links from supported platforms, or upload print clippings and video or audio files. The software gathers screenshots, article details and PR metrics for the coverage you add; print and broadcast metrics can be entered manually.

From there, choose a report layout and metrics, apply branded styling, and share the finished report online, as a PDF or as a CSV export. Online reports are designed to be viewed on phones or larger screens.

That makes CoverageBook a reporting workflow, not a promise of comprehensive, ongoing media monitoring. The feature list describes adding coverage to reports; it does not specify which platforms are supported or guarantee audience-view figures for every article. If your main need is to show the impact of a particular PR push, it gives you a way to package the coverage and its metrics. If you need continuous tracking, check the platform coverage and metric definitions before switching.

The product’s clearest strength is turning a set of coverage links and uploaded media into client-ready reporting. You can choose which metrics and layouts to show, apply branded styles, and distribute the result online or as a PDF. CSV export gives teams a separate route to the underlying coverage data.

It also handles coverage that is awkward to represent with web links alone. Teams can upload print clippings and video or audio files, then add custom metrics manually for print and broadcast coverage. That makes the workflow useful when a campaign spans more than online articles, though the metric entry is manual for those formats.

The plan structure also leaves room for teams that need more capacity or support:

• Bronze lists 100 clips per month and up to 5 users, with unlimited reports and projects.
• Bronze Plus raises that to 200 clips and 10 users; Silver lists 400 clips and 50 users, plus onboarding training and priority support.
• Gold lists 1,200 clips and up to 100 users, with bespoke onboarding, Zoom support access and annual refresher training.

A Reddit user said CoverageBook helped show the impact of a specific PR push, while noting they were not a fan of it overall. That’s one user’s view, but it fits the product’s reporting focus.

The price is hard to justify if you need an affordable way to track coverage actively. The pricing page lists Bronze at $99 per month, or $90.75 per month on an annual plan, for 100 clips and up to 5 users. Bronze Plus costs $169 monthly ($155.08 annual) for 200 clips and up to 10 users. Prices exclude VAT; annual plans include one month free. There is no free plan listed, and the published pricing details do not specify a free trial.

Clip limits matter: exceeding a plan’s allowance requires an upgrade, with the charge set at the remaining price difference. Silver is $229 monthly for 400 clips; Gold is $599 for 1,200. Enterprise covers 2,000–100,000+ clips, but its price is not published. The $15-per-month Archive option is for keeping existing reports live while pausing coverage work, not an active coverage plan.

A Reddit thread asking for a more affordable alternative reflects that price concern, though it is not a systematic comparison. Another thread suggests Releasd and ReachReport; one commenter says Releasd lacks estimated social-channel views, while a ReachReport co-founder claims it provides estimated views per clip. Treat those as user comments, not verified product comparisons.

CoverageBook’s active plans start at $99/month for Bronze, not $15: Archive is a pause plan that keeps existing reports live. Bronze includes 100 clips/month and up to 5 users; Bronze Plus costs $169/month for 200 clips and up to 10 users. Silver is $229/month for 400 clips and up to 50 users. Gold jumps to $599/month for 1,200 clips and up to 100 users. Enterprise pricing is not published; its listed allowance is 2,000–100,000+ clips/month.

Annual prices are lower: Bronze is $90.75/month, Bronze Plus $155.08, Silver $210.83 and Gold $549.08. According to the pricing details, monthly plans are billed monthly; annual plans include one month free, and prices exclude VAT. Eligible charities and non-profits get 30% off any plan. Exceed a clip limit and you must upgrade; the stated charge is the remaining price difference. There’s no free plan, and trial availability is not published.

CoverageBook’s stated workflow is to add supported links or upload print clippings and video or audio files, then build reports from that coverage. The published information does not say whether it imports coverage libraries, reports or settings from another platform, so expect to check what can be brought across before switching. Migration effort and any transfer assistance are not published.

For leaving, CoverageBook lists PDF reports and CSV exports for coverage metrics and data. That gives you ways to keep report copies and export data, but the available details don’t specify which fields a CSV contains or whether report layouts, screenshots and uploaded media are included. Confirm those points before cancelling. The Archive plan costs $15/month and keeps existing reports live, but its description does not say that it preserves every part of an account or replaces an independent backup.

We weren’t given Reddit posts or comments to support claims about why users leave, so we can’t attribute a reason to Reddit. The clearest stated pressure points are the clip caps, required upgrades when you exceed them, and the lack of a free plan.