GlobeNewswire vs PRWeb

Service details

Detail	GlobeNewswire	PRWeb
Founded	1998	1997
Ownership	Notified	Cision
Company size	N/A	N/A
Headquarters	N/A	N/A
Funding history	Operated by Notified, an affiliate of Equiniti Group Limited	Owned by Cision US Inc.
Customer audience	Public companies, investor relations teams, and enterprise PR	Businesses and PR professionals seeking online visibility
Distribution reach	158 countries, 35 local languages, 10,000+ news publications, and 1,000,000 financial desktops.	1,200+ partner websites on Standard
Turnaround	24/7 editorial support available for immediate or scheduled distribution.	24–48 hours by package
Pricing model	Custom quotes only; standard 600-word releases with multimedia typically range from $900 to $1,200.	$120/$245/$360/$480 per release; bulk packages by quote

Side by side

Data point	GlobeNewswire	PRWeb
Pricing & value2.26 vs 3.48PRWeb leads
Entry-level release cost	$350+ (quote based)2.5	$120 per release4.4 ▲
Pricing transparency	No public rate card1.0	Four published tiers; two quote-based packages4.6 ▲
Word-count & multimedia overages	$140-$175 per 100 words + media fees2.0	Unlimited media assets4.0 ▲
Contract flexibility	Per-release and packages available3.8	Individual releases available for purchase4.4 ▲
Refund policy	No public refund policy located on the official site2.0 ▲	Nonrefundable; 0% of fees returned0.0
Distribution reach4.68 vs 2.85GlobeNewswire leads
Stated outlet count	10,000+ news publications, 6,000 websites4.8 ▲	1,200+ websites3.5
Country coverage	158 countries in 35 languages4.8 ▲	U.S. business week default2.6
Financial & regulatory circuits	EDGAR, SEDAR, financial desktops5.0 ▲	Public-company releases and stock tickers prohibited0.0
Trade & vertical targeting	50,000+ trade journals & custom lists4.5 ▲	Industry keyword tags; 1–3 curated journalist lists3.8
Outlet variety (regions & niches)	News, financial, trade, broadcast4.5 ▲	Industry websites, bloggers, search and social3.2
Additional reach services	Media Contacts Database4.5 ▲	Journalist emails, Sovrn network and SocialPost4.0
Placement quality4.16 vs 2.75GlobeNewswire leads
Tier-1 pickup likelihood	AP, Bloomberg, WSJ, NYT4.5 ▲	Rarely lands on major news outlets2.0
Guaranteed placements	Guaranteed earned media placements via Syndicated Articles5.0 ▲	Media use and search placement not guaranteed1.0
Average outlet authority (DR & traffic)	N/A3.3 ▲	Mostly low-traffic aggregators2.0
Speed of distribution	N/A3.8 ▲	24–48 hours, depending on package3.3
Search indexing durability	N/A3.5	Strong search engine indexing4.2 ▲
Indexing ratio	99.3% cited by ChatGPT or Claude5.0 ▲	Hosted permanently on PRWeb.com4.0
Platform & workflow4.38 vs 3.34GlobeNewswire leads
Release editor usability	AI Press Release Optimizer included4.5 ▲	Template editor with saved drafts and link insertion3.8
Approval & compliance workflow	Regulatory compliance workflows4.5 ▲	Editorial review; holds with emailed revision requests3.4
Multimedia support	Images, video, audio, PDFs, carousels4.8 ▲	Images, embedded video, documents and presentations4.0
Integrations	Integrated with Notified PR platform4.0 ▲	Cision Communications Cloud3.0
Team & multi-user management	Single login for multiple accounts4.0 ▲	N/A3.3
Additional tools & extras	Media monitoring, social listening4.5 ▲	File Library for images and attachments2.5
White label & reseller4.04 vs 3.70GlobeNewswire 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	Flexible billing & online-only options4.0 ▲	Bulk pricing available by quote3.3
Dedicated account manager	24/7 editorial support team4.5 ▲	Dedicated account manager offered3.5
Customer support3.85 vs 2.47GlobeNewswire leads
Support channels	Phone and email support4.0 ▲	Email only for editorial support2.0
Response speed	24/7/365 editorial support4.5 ▲	Up to 24 hours (monitored 24/7)3.0
Support quality (public reviews)	4.4/5 on G2 (367 reviews)4.4 ▲	Trustpilot: 1.6/5 from 23 reviews1.6
Onboarding & training	Self-service Press Release 101 training guide2.5	Submission FAQ, articles, webinars and videos3.3 ▲
Analytics & reporting4.34 vs 3.24GlobeNewswire leads
Pickup reporting detail	Placements, AI citations, readership4.5 ▲	Basic media coverage reporting2.9
Audience & engagement metrics	Views, social shares, clicks, AI bots4.5 ▲	Views and engagements2.8
Report speed after distribution	Near real-time4.5 ▲	Real-time reporting4.0
Real-time dashboards	Live analytics dashboards4.5 ▲	Real-time views and engagement reporting3.5
Export & sharing	Shareable live analytics dashboards3.7 ▲	Emailed Visibility Reports and on-demand access3.0

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