# Connectively vs Featured for PR teams, compared on launches, phases and scale

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/compare/connectively-vs-featured/
Updated: 2026-10-29
First published: 2026-10-28

> On the map, Connectively and Featured both sit in journalist requests and relationships [1][2]. Connectively describes itself as "Connectively connects subject matter experts with top publishers to increase their exposure and create quality, ready-to-publish content" [1], and Featured as "Featured is the AI co-pilot for PR and the company that owns and operates HARO and Connectively" [2]. Only Featured has a dated agent launch on the map, "Workflows: always-on PR automations that re-run a search and deliver only what is new" [2]. Featured is core in Search, where Connectively is not [3][4].

## Connectively and Featured at a glance

|  | Connectively | Featured |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Category | Journalist requests and relationships [1] | Journalist requests and relationships [2] |
| Core phases | Discover and Pitch [4] | Discover, Search and Pitch [3] |
| Partial phases | Search and Measure [4] | Measure [3] |
| Dated product launches since April 29, 2025 | 3 [4] | 24 [3] |
| Agent launches | 0 [4] | 2 [3] |
| Latest launch | Domain Rating and Agentic Score columns in Connectively tables. Oct. 22, 2026 [5] | Find Bookstores: search 1,093 US indie bookstores that host author events. Oct. 22, 2026 [6] |
| Scale | Tier 3, funded challenger. Freemium under Featured (Free-$99/mo); 100,000+ users; Featured's release cites 2,500 publishers, Connectively's own homepage says 1,000. [4] | Tier 3, funded challenger. $1.95M raised over 3 rounds; 16 staff (Jun 2026). The 100,000+ users are a free ad-supported audience, not customers. [3] |
| Price on record | Free $0; Lite $19/mo ($11 billed yearly); Pro $49/mo ($29 yearly); Business $99/mo ($59 yearly); extra answers $4.99-$6.99 per credit. [4] | Free, Lite $29/mo ($348/yr), Pro $79/mo ($948/yr); same features, different daily AI allowance. [3] |
| Site | https://www.connectively.us/ | https://featured.com/about |

## What each sells

### Connectively

Featured-owned expert-to-publisher question platform, run as a standalone brand: experts answer publisher queries and submit bylines, with AI-drafted answers on paid tiers. [4]

[Connectively on the PR software map](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/connectively/)

### Featured

"The AI co-pilot for PR." Owns HARO, bought from Cision in April 2025 after Cision shut it as Connectively in December 2024, and the Connectively brand, relaunched 26 May 2026; journalist requests, podcasts, bylines, speaking, awards, press-release wire distribution and AI-visibility audits in one workflow. The request lane has a free plan; the co-pilot is the paid layer on top, launched June 2026. [3]

[Featured on the PR software map](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/)

## Recent launches side by side

The newest five dated product launches on the map for each company, newest first.

### Connectively

- **Oct. 22, 2026.** Domain Rating and Agentic Score columns in Connectively tables. Connectively tables that show a publication's Domain Authority now also offer Ahrefs Domain Rating and an Agentic Score from is-agentic.com, which rates how well AI agents can read the site. [5]
- **Sept. 9, 2026.** Verification Signals. Connectively shows seven automated checks on expert profiles (identity database match, verified email, LinkedIn, real-person headshot and more). [7]
- **May 26, 2026.** Connectively revival announced. Featured announced it would revive the Connectively brand it had acquired from Cision. Announced. [2]
- **April 2, 2024.** Connectively replaces HARO's email digest. Cision replaced HARO's daily email with a searchable query feed on Connectively, with paid premium features. [8]
- **2023.** Connectively Launched as HARO Replacement. Cision's Connectively, billed as "The New Home of HARO," was fully live as of the Wayback Machine's December 8, 2023 capture. [9]

### Featured

- **Oct. 22, 2026.** Find Bookstores: search 1,093 US indie bookstores that host author events. Featured added Find Bookstores, a chat search over 1,093 US independent bookstores by place or genre, showing programming, event links and a published email. [6]
- **Oct. 20, 2026.** Find TV Stations: local TV newsroom contacts inside Featured's newsjacking chat. Featured added Find TV Stations to its Newsjacking chat: search 1,757 US TV stations by state, market, city or call sign, with newsroom contacts for 470 stations in 195 markets, and draft a pitch to the news desk from a station card. [10]
- **Oct. 19, 2026.** Find Substacks: search 38,746 Substack publications from Featured's chat. Featured added Find Substacks, a chat search over 38,746 Substack publications by topic, showing subscriber counts, whether DMs are open and linked socials, after which Featured can draft the pitch. [11]
- **Oct. 14, 2026.** Featured Newsjacking (free). A workflow per client that watches the news as often as every 15 minutes and sends breaking stories with a suggested angle by email or Slack, then finds journalists, open HARO requests, podcasts and speaking slots to pitch. [12]
- **Sept. 15, 2026.** Find Awards. Natural-language search of 4,596 business awards with deadlines, costs and eligibility. [13]

## 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 | Connectively | Featured |
|---|---|---|
| Discover | Core | Core |
| Search | Partial | Core |
| Pitch | Core | Core |
| Measure | Partial | Partial |

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 Connectively or Featured.

### 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. 29, 2026

The newest source on this page was read on Oct. 29, 2026. Products and prices can change after that day.

## Questions people ask

### Which has an AI agent, Connectively or Featured?

Featured. The map labels 2 agent launches from it since April 29, 2025, and none from Connectively [3][4]. Featured's latest is "Workflows: always-on PR automations that re-run a search and deliver only what is new", dated July 14, 2026 [2].

### Which is bigger, Connectively or Featured?

The map puts both in scale tier 3, funded challenger. Connectively: Freemium under Featured (Free-$99/mo); 100,000+ users; Featured's release cites 2,500 publishers, Connectively's own homepage says 1,000. [4] Featured: $1.95M raised over 3 rounds; 16 staff (Jun 2026). The 100,000+ users are a free ad-supported audience, not customers. [3]

### What do Connectively and Featured cost?

Connectively: Free $0; Lite $19/mo ($11 billed yearly); Pro $49/mo ($29 yearly); Business $99/mo ($59 yearly); extra answers $4.99-$6.99 per credit. [4] Featured: Free, Lite $29/mo ($348/yr), Pro $79/mo ($948/yr); same features, different daily AI allowance. [3]

### Which covers Search as a core phase?

Featured does [3]. The map scores Connectively as partial there.

## Sources

1. [connectively.us](https://www.connectively.us/). connectively.us. Read 2026-10-23.
2. [Arizona Innovation Challenge award](https://featured.com/about). Featured: About. Read 2026-10-13.
3. [Featured on the PR software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/#co-featured). Newsprint. Read 2026-10-23.
4. [Connectively on the PR software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/#co-connectively). Newsprint. Read 2026-10-23.
5. [Domain Rating and Agentic Score columns in Connectively tables](https://blog.connectively.us/how-to-see-domain-rating-and-agentic-score-in-connectively.md). Connectively blog. Read 2026-10-29.
6. [Find Bookstores: search 1,093 US indie bookstores that host author events](https://featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-find-bookstores-for-authors-planning-book-signings-and-book-to). Featured press release. Read 2026-10-22.
7. [Verification Signals](https://kdhnews.com/online_features/press_releases/journalist-request-platform-connectively-launches-verification-signals-to-help-publishers-vet-sources/article_e000e617-1431-509a-b41b-22f7647dc18b.html). GlobeNewswire (via KDH News). Read 2026-10-14.
8. [Connectively replaces HARO's email digest](https://www.swordandthescript.com/2024/04/goodbye-haro/). Sword and the Script. Read 2026-10-13.
9. [Connectively Launched as HARO Replacement](https://web.archive.org/web/20231208213942/https://www.connectively.us). Wayback Machine. Read 2026-10-13.
10. [Find TV Stations: local TV newsroom contacts inside Featured's newsjacking chat](https://featured.com/press/press-release/featured-brings-newsjacking-to-local-tv-news). Featured press release. Read 2026-10-22.
11. [Find Substacks: search 38,746 Substack publications from Featured's chat](https://featured.com/press/research/the-state-of-substack-for-pr). Featured research report (plus @Featureddotcom X post, 2026-10-20). Read 2026-10-22.
12. [Featured Newsjacking (free)](https://www.featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-a-free-newsjacking-tool-that-lets-pr-agencies-run-reactive-pr). Featured press release. Read 2026-10-19.
13. [Find Awards](https://featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-find-awards). Featured press. Read 2026-10-13.

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