BrandPush vs ReleaseWire

Service details

Detail	BrandPush	ReleaseWire
Founded	N/A	2004
Ownership	BrandPush	ReleaseWire
Company size	N/A	N/A
Headquarters	Estonia	Green Bay, Wisconsin, US
Funding history	N/A	Acquired SenFluence
Customer audience	Brands seeking credibility and search visibility	Small to mid-sized businesses and organizations
Distribution reach	400 outlets; stated 172M monthly readers on Ultimate	Syndicates to 350-400 media sites and distributes to AP journalists across the US.
Turnaround	Publishing 6 business days after payment	Same-day review and distribution if submitted before 2:00 PM CDT.
Pricing model	$195–$795 distribution; optional writing $40–$80	OnDemand service starts at $49 per release; monthly subscriptions start at $99/month.

Side by side

Data point	BrandPush	ReleaseWire
Pricing & value4.00 vs 3.60BrandPush leads
Entry-level release cost	$195 per release4.0	$49 per press release4.0
Pricing transparency	Public package, writing and add-on prices5.0 ▲	Published on website4.0
Word-count & multimedia overages	350–1,200 words; 4 images; 1 YouTube embed3.5	No extra charge for multimedia5.0 ▲
Contract flexibility	No monthly fees4.5 ▲	Monthly recurring, cancel anytime4.0
Refund policy	Full refund if they cannot publish an article about your business3.0 ▲	Nonrefundable1.0
Distribution reach2.42 vs 3.12ReleaseWire leads
Stated outlet count	Up to 400 news outlets3.5 ▲	350 to 400 media sites2.0
Country coverage	U.S. plus selected international sites2.5 ▲	United States2.0
Financial & regulatory circuits	No Bloomberg or Reuters distribution1.0	N/A3.7 ▲
Trade & vertical targeting	No targeted distribution circuits1.0	Industry, location, and topic targeting4.0 ▲
Outlet variety (regions & niches)	National, regional, financial and technology sites3.5 ▲	Specialty media, regional, statewide3.0
Additional reach services	MSN: +$595; Yahoo Finance: +$7953.0	Media CRM, journalist matching4.0 ▲
Placement quality3.25 vs 3.23BrandPush leads
Tier-1 pickup likelihood	AP News and Business Insider sample placements3.5 ▲	Sent to AP editors/writers3.0
Guaranteed placements	200-site publication guarantee3.5	N/A3.6 ▲
Average outlet authority (DR & traffic)	Max DA 69 to 94 depending on package4.0 ▲	N/A3.3
Speed of distribution	6 business days after payment2.5	Same day review (before 2 PM CDT)3.0 ▲
Search indexing durability	Sample reports dated Google ranking checks2.5	Submitted to major & news search engines3.0 ▲
Indexing ratio	N/A3.5	N/A3.5
Platform & workflow3.62 vs 3.17BrandPush leads
Release editor usability	N/A3.6 ▲	Checklist guideline and preview tool3.0
Approval & compliance workflow	Customer review, revisions and approval before publishing3.5 ▲	Blocks free email domains (Gmail, Yahoo)2.0
Multimedia support	Up to 4 images and 1 YouTube embed included4.5	Photos, videos, audio, documents included5.0 ▲
Integrations	N/A3.3	API access available4.0 ▲
Team & multi-user management	N/A3.3 ▲	Single user only; sharing not permitted1.0
Additional tools & extras	AI citation tracking across 5 search/AI platforms3.5	Media CRM, social network, hosted newsrooms4.0 ▲
White label & reseller3.87 vs 4.27ReleaseWire leads
White-label reporting	White-label reports with live links and SEO metrics4.5 ▲	N/A4.0
API access	N/A3.1	API available via secret access token4.0 ▲
White-label publishing	N/A4.6	N/A4.6
Agency & reseller pricing	Bulk discounts available3.0	N/A3.7 ▲
Dedicated account manager	N/A4.2	Dedicated account manager included5.0 ▲
Customer support3.99 vs 3.50BrandPush leads
Support channels	Phone, email, live chat4.5 ▲	Email, Phone3.0
Response speed	N/A4.0	N/A4.0
Support quality (public reviews)	Trustpilot: 4.0/5 from 296 reviews4.0 ▲	N/A3.8
Onboarding & training	Order guides, writing guides and release templates3.5 ▲	N/A3.2
Analytics & reporting3.75 vs 3.65BrandPush leads
Pickup reporting detail	Placement URLs, outlet DA, traffic and social followers4.5 ▲	Delivery reports and syndication links3.0
Audience & engagement metrics	Potential outlet audience and social follower totals2.5	Audience demographics, source, and engagement4.0 ▲
Report speed after distribution	N/A3.9	N/A3.9
Real-time dashboards	N/A3.8	N/A3.8
Export & sharing	Online reports and spreadsheet-format reporting4.0 ▲	N/A3.5

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