Business Wire vs GlobeNewswire

Service details

Detail	Business Wire	GlobeNewswire
Founded	1961	1998
Ownership	Berkshire Hathaway	Notified
Company size	N/A	N/A
Headquarters	San Francisco, United States	N/A
Funding history	Owned by Berkshire Hathaway	Operated by Notified, an affiliate of Equiniti Group Limited
Customer audience	PR, investor relations and agency teams	Public companies, investor relations teams, and enterprise PR
Distribution reach	92,000+ media outlets across 160+ countries	158 countries, 35 local languages, 10,000+ news publications, and 1,000,000 financial desktops.
Turnaround	Editorial checks precede distribution	24/7 editorial support available for immediate or scheduled distribution.
Pricing model	From $475 for 400 words, U.S. local; broader reach quoted	Custom quotes only; standard 600-word releases with multimedia typically range from $900 to $1,200.

Side by side

Data point	Business Wire	GlobeNewswire
Pricing & value2.92 vs 2.26Business Wire leads
Entry-level release cost	From $475 per release3.0 ▲	$350+ (quote based)2.5
Pricing transparency	Public starting price; tailored final quote3.0 ▲	No public rate card1.0
Word-count & multimedia overages	400 words included; word count and multimedia affect cost2.6 ▲	$140-$175 per 100 words + media fees2.0
Contract flexibility	One-time distribution or ongoing plans4.0 ▲	Per-release and packages available3.8
Refund policy	Refund terms are not published in the public site terms2.0	No public refund policy located on the official site2.0
Distribution reach4.62 vs 4.68GlobeNewswire leads
Stated outlet count	92,000+ media points5.0 ▲	10,000+ news publications, 6,000 websites4.8
Country coverage	160+ countries4.8	158 countries in 35 languages4.8
Financial & regulatory circuits	Disclosure services: Canada, UK, Ireland and Europe4.9	EDGAR, SEDAR, financial desktops5.0 ▲
Trade & vertical targeting	160+ industry categories plus specialty circuits4.7 ▲	50,000+ trade journals & custom lists4.5
Outlet variety (regions & niches)	General, business, local, trade and financial destinations4.8 ▲	News, financial, trade, broadcast4.5
Additional reach services	Specialized media targeting and consultative services3.5	Media Contacts Database4.5 ▲
Placement quality3.96 vs 4.16GlobeNewswire leads
Tier-1 pickup likelihood	Direct to AP, Reuters, Bloomberg terminals4.8 ▲	AP, Bloomberg, WSJ, NYT4.5
Guaranteed placements	Full-text posting on portals and financial systems3.5	Guaranteed earned media placements via Syndicated Articles5.0 ▲
Average outlet authority (DR & traffic)	High authority syndication, mostly nofollow4.0 ▲	N/A3.3
Speed of distribution	N/A3.8	N/A3.8
Search indexing durability	SEO and AI-optimized discoverability4.2 ▲	N/A3.5
Indexing ratio	N/A3.5	99.3% cited by ChatGPT or Claude5.0 ▲
Platform & workflow3.91 vs 4.38GlobeNewswire leads
Release editor usability	N/A3.6	AI Press Release Optimizer included4.5 ▲
Approval & compliance workflow	Secure submission and expert editorial review3.8	Regulatory compliance workflows4.5 ▲
Multimedia support	Images, video, infographics and audio4.2	Images, video, audio, PDFs, carousels4.8 ▲
Integrations	Integrates with Q4, Workiva4.0	Integrated with Notified PR platform4.0
Team & multi-user management	Multi-client management for agencies4.0	Single login for multiple accounts4.0
Additional tools & extras	Q4 IR websites, webcasting and analytics3.8	Media monitoring, social listening4.5 ▲
White label & reseller3.70 vs 4.04GlobeNewswire leads
White-label reporting	N/A4.0	N/A4.0
API access	N/A3.1	N/A3.1
White-label publishing	N/A4.6	N/A4.6
Agency & reseller pricing	Custom quotes for agency and multi-client distribution3.3	Flexible billing & online-only options4.0 ▲
Dedicated account manager	Account manager access reported by a customer3.5	24/7 editorial support team4.5 ▲
Customer support4.08 vs 3.85Business Wire leads
Support channels	Phone via local bureaus and global number4.0	Phone and email support4.0
Response speed	24/7 global support4.5	24/7/365 editorial support4.5
Support quality (public reviews)	Capterra customer service: 4.3/5 from 4 ratings4.3	4.4/5 on G2 (367 reviews)4.4 ▲
Onboarding & training	Personalized setup guidance and multimedia guides3.5 ▲	Self-service Press Release 101 training guide2.5
Analytics & reporting4.08 vs 4.34GlobeNewswire leads
Pickup reporting detail	Hosting-site list with monthly unique visitors4.5	Placements, AI citations, readership4.5
Audience & engagement metrics	Views, traffic source/location and reader interactions4.0	Views, social shares, clicks, AI bots4.5 ▲
Report speed after distribution	Real-time analytics from the moment of distribution4.5	Near real-time4.5
Real-time dashboards	Real-time visibility and syndication analytics3.9	Live analytics dashboards4.5 ▲
Export & sharing	N/A3.5	Shareable live analytics dashboards3.7 ▲

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