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ListBrew
· Finds listicles that cite competitors, then helps you pitch your way onto them
ListBrew
Finds listicles that cite competitors, then helps you pitch your way onto them
Chandan KumarLast updated August 18, 2026
ListBrew scans the web for listicles and roundup articles, then checks whether each one is actually cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, or Google's AI Overview when they answer product-recommendation queries.
It flags the specific gap that matters for link building in the AI-search era, like listicles where a competitor is already mentioned but the user's own brand is not, ranked by Google position, domain authority, and traffic.
Once a target listicle is identified, ListBrew looks up the article's actual editor or writer through Hunter.io and Apollo, returning a name, verified email, and LinkedIn profile in one step. An AI pitch-writing assistant drafts a personalized outreach email referencing the specific article, which the user can edit before sending.
It does not do general backlink analysis, domain-authority scoring, or broad campaign management the way Pitchbox or Respona do. It is built around one workflow to find the AI-cited listicles a brand is missing from, get the contact and pitch them.
Inside ListBrew
Listicle & AI citation discovery
Scans the web for listicles and roundups, then checks whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overview actually cite each one.
Brand exclusion filter
Surfaces only the listicles where a competitor is already mentioned but the user's brand is missing, instead of every possible roundup article.
Contact finder
Looks up the article's editor or writer via Hunter.io and Apollo, returning name, verified email, and LinkedIn in one step.
AI pitch writer
Drafts a personalized outreach email referencing the specific article and opportunity, editable before sending.
Credit-based usage
Keyword checks, SERP depth, each AI-engine citation check, and contact lookups each consume credits; top-ups can be bought anytime.
The trade-offs with ListBrew
Strengths
- Purpose-built for the AI-search-citation angle that generalist outreach tools don't address
- Genuine free tier (50 credits) to test the full workflow before paying
- Contact data sourced from established providers (Hunter.io, Apollo) rather than a thin in-house database
- Brand-exclusion filtering narrows results to actual gaps instead of every possible listicle
- Usage-based credit pricing scales cost with actual activity rather than a flat seat price
Limitations
- Outreach sending itself (multi-inbox, email rotation, send tracking) is marked "Coming Soon" as of this writing
- No general backlink or domain-authority data — narrower scope than Pitchbox, Respona, or Ahrefs
- Credit consumption can add up quickly across large keyword sets checked against multiple AI engines
- Team seats are capped even on the top Agency plan (10 members)
ListBrew plans and pricing
Free tier includes 50 one-time credits (not renewing) to try the full product. Paid plans start at Solo ($49/mo) and scale by monthly credit allotment; credits are spent per keyword, SERP check, AI-engine citation check, and contact lookup, so cost tracks actual usage rather than a flat seat price.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual /mo | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free | 50 one-time credits · all AI engines · contact data access · brand exclusion |
| Solo | $49 | $41 | 100 credits/mo · Google SERP & AI Overview · ChatGPT citations · 1 seat |
| Pro | $99 | $83 | 300 credits/mo · adds Gemini & Perplexity citations · contact data (Hunter.io/Apollo) · 3 seats |
| Agency | $199 | $166 | 700 credits/mo · everything in Pro · 10 seats |
Verified against the official pricing page on August 18, 2026.
Verdict
Use ListBrew
- Brands trying to get picked up in ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overview product recommendations
- Marketers running listicle/PR outreach who want to prioritize targets by AI-citation potential, not just Google rank
- Teams that want verified contact data bundled with discovery instead of a separate lookup tool
- SaaS and ecommerce brands tracking where competitors are featured that they aren't
Skip ListBrew
- You need a working email-sending and outreach-automation platform today — that part isn't live yet
- You want general backlink or domain-authority data alongside outreach — pair a generalist tool with a dedicated SEO platform instead
- Your budget can't flex with a credit-based model that scales with keyword and AI-engine breadth
- You need heavy multi-seat outreach — even Agency tops out at 10 team members
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