Comparison
aclipp vs LexisNexis Newsdesk for PR teams, compared on launches, phases and scale
The short answer
On the map, aclipp and LexisNexis Newsdesk both sit in media monitoring and analysis [1][2]. aclipp describes itself as "aclipp is the PR analytics platform for media monitoring, AI visibility, and reporting" [1], and LexisNexis Newsdesk as "News & social media monitoring" [2]. LexisNexis Newsdesk has the larger disclosed scale, tier 1 against tier 2 [3][4]. aclipp is core in Discover, where LexisNexis Newsdesk is not [3][4].
| aclipp | LexisNexis Newsdesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Media monitoring and analysis [1] | Media monitoring and analysis [2] |
| Core phases | Discover [4] | Measure [3] |
| Partial phases | Measure [4] | Discover, Search and Pitch [3] |
| Dated product launches since April 29, 2025 | 45 [4] | 0 [3] |
| Agent launches | 0 [4] | 0 [3] |
| Latest launch | aclipp API leaves beta. Oct. 21, 2026 [5] | Nexis Newswire. Aug. 2, 2021 [6] |
| Scale | Tier 2, established. Press page: 'more than 100 PR agencies and brands'; team page: '200+' customers, 1M+ clippings processed; founder-led, no VC. [4] | Tier 1, enterprise incumbent. LexisNexis, a division of RELX Inc. (RELX is a public company); Newsdesk page claims 120K+ news sources, 2M social feeds and 4M items a day; no Newsdesk-only revenue or customer count disclosed. [3] |
| Price on record | Starter €109/mo, Performance €329, Performance Plus €659 (monthly billing; yearly saves up to 10%); Enterprise custom; AI Visibility sold separately as credit packs. [4] | Not published; 'priced based on selected solutions, content access, and scale' (solutions, geographic coverage, content sources, usage volume, number of users); request pricing or a demo; 5-day free trial offered on the UK page. [3] |
| Site | https://aclipp.com/en | https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/newsdesk.page |
What each sells
aclipp
“Make your PR count.” PR analytics workspace: clippings from monitoring feeds, imports and its own monitoring, AI relevance checks and AI tag/metric prefill, sentiment, dashboards and white-label reports, plus an AI Visibility (GEO) module across nine AI assistants. API and MCP server in beta. Founder-led, built in Ingolstadt, Germany; DACH agencies and brands. [4]
LexisNexis Newsdesk
“News & social media monitoring.” Nexis Newsdesk is a media monitoring and analytics service with 120K+ news sources, 2 million social feeds and about 4 million items added a day, custom alerts, sentiment and share-of-voice dashboards and embeddable charts. It is sold next to Nexis Media Contacts (a journalist and influencer database with pitching) and Nexis Newswire (press release distribution with ad amplification) on one media intelligence price page. Its own FAQ says Newsdesk has no AI features today; AI is on the separate Nexis+ AI product. Continues Moreover’s Newsdesk, bought by LexisNexis in October 2014. [3]
LexisNexis Newsdesk on the PR software map
Recent launches side by side
The newest five dated product launches on the map for each company, newest first.
aclipp
- Oct. 21, 2026. aclipp API leaves beta. The aclipp REST API is out of beta. Workspace admins create scoped API keys in workspace settings to connect internal tools to projects, clippings, reports, dashboards and AI visibility data. [5]
- Oct. 21, 2026. aclipp MCP server leaves beta and adds write tools. The MCP server is now generally available and can create clippings and author reports and dashboards with approved permissions, with OAuth sign-in for interactive clients. [7]
- Oct. 12, 2026. Adds language filter for clippings. aclipp detects each clipping’s language automatically, so users can filter coverage and control what integrations import. Announced. [8]
- Sept. 18, 2026. Microsoft Copilot in AI Visibility. Adds Microsoft Copilot to the AI assistants tracked for brand visibility. [9]
- Sept. 16, 2026. Website Audit. Checks whether AI assistants can reach, read and quote a brand’s website. [9]
LexisNexis Newsdesk
- Aug. 2, 2021. Nexis Newswire. Press release distribution built with iCrowdNewswire: distribution to 11 million websites plus social channels and voice assistants, with paid Google Ads amplification (Paid Media Release). [6]
- June 16, 2020. Simple Search. A guided search that lets a user pick Companies, People, Topics or Everything Else, then include or exclude keywords, set media type, country and language, and strip out noise. [10]
- April 13, 2015. LexisNexis Newsdesk (Moreover combined with Nexis content). A current awareness and media monitoring product pairing news, web, social and broadcast content with analytics for sentiment and share of voice, dashboards, and newsletter, alert and RSS export. [11]
- April 13, 2015. LexisNexis Newsdesk launches. LexisNexis launched LexisNexis Newsdesk, a media aggregation and monitoring product combining Moreover’s content and analytics with LexisNexis licensed content. [11]
PR phases compared
Core means the product is built on that phase. Partial means the phase is there but secondary. Not found means the map did not find it on the company’s own site.
| Phase | aclipp | LexisNexis Newsdesk |
|---|---|---|
| Discover | Core | Partial |
| Search | Not found | Partial |
| Pitch | Not found | Partial |
| Measure | Partial | Core |
Phase scores come from each company’s row on the map [3][4].
What this comparison does not cover
We did not test either product
This page compares what each vendor says on its own pages and in dated announcements, as recorded on the map. We did not use or test aclipp or LexisNexis Newsdesk.
Prices are the map's price notes
The prices here are the map's price notes, from each vendor's own pages or, where marked, third-party estimates. Quotes, discounts and contract terms are not covered.
Data read on Oct. 26, 2026
The newest source on this page was read on Oct. 26, 2026. Products and prices can change after that day.
Questions people ask
Which has an AI agent, aclipp or LexisNexis Newsdesk?
Neither has a dated agent launch on the map since April 29, 2025 [3][4].
Which is bigger, aclipp or LexisNexis Newsdesk?
LexisNexis Newsdesk is bigger by disclosed scale. The map puts aclipp in tier 2 and LexisNexis Newsdesk in tier 1. aclipp: Press page: 'more than 100 PR agencies and brands'; team page: '200+' customers, 1M+ clippings processed; founder-led, no VC. [4] LexisNexis Newsdesk: LexisNexis, a division of RELX Inc. (RELX is a public company); Newsdesk page claims 120K+ news sources, 2M social feeds and 4M items a day; no Newsdesk-only revenue or customer count disclosed. [3]
What do aclipp and LexisNexis Newsdesk cost?
aclipp: Starter €109/mo, Performance €329, Performance Plus €659 (monthly billing; yearly saves up to 10%); Enterprise custom; AI Visibility sold separately as credit packs. [4] LexisNexis Newsdesk: Not published; 'priced based on selected solutions, content access, and scale' (solutions, geographic coverage, content sources, usage volume, number of users); request pricing or a demo; 5-day free trial offered on the UK page. [3]
Which covers Discover as a core phase?
aclipp does [4]. The map scores LexisNexis Newsdesk as partial there.
Sources
- aclipp.com/en. aclipp.com. Read .
- lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/newsdesk.page. lexisnexis.com. Read .
- LexisNexis Newsdesk on the PR software map. Newsprint. Read .
- aclipp on the PR software map. Newsprint. Read .
- Launches aclipp API (beta). aclipp product updates. Read .
- Nexis Newswire. IPS News (reposting the LexisNexis release). Read .
- aclipp MCP server leaves beta and adds write tools. aclipp product updates. Read .
- Adds language filter for clippings. aclipp product updates. Read .
- Competitor tracking for clippings. aclipp (Product Updates, page 1). Read .
- Simple Search. PR Newswire (LexisNexis). Read .
- LexisNexis Newsdesk launches. PR Newswire (LexisNexis). Read .