Newswire.com vs Presspage

Service details

Detail	Newswire.com	Presspage
Founded	2004	2010
Ownership	Newswire	Banyan Software
Company size	N/A	50–200 employees
Headquarters	N/A	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Funding history	Acquired by Issuer Direct Corporation in late 2022	Received a €2 million growth investment from Capital Mills in 2021 and was acquired by Banyan Software in 2025.
Customer audience	Small businesses, PR agencies, and in-house PR teams	Corporate communications and enterprise PR teams
Distribution reach	Distribution includes over 6,000 outlets.	Database add-on reaches over 1.2M journalists worldwide
Turnaround	Scheduled distribution is available; timing depends on editorial review and the selected service.	User-scheduled publishing and timezone-aligned emails
Pricing model	$399 per release; publicly listed pricing.	Business €20,000+/year; Enterprise €35,000+/year

Side by side

Data point	Newswire.com	Presspage
Pricing & value3.30 vs 3.01Newswire.com leads
Entry-level release cost	$399 per release3.0 ▲	Business: €20,000+ per year1.0
Pricing transparency	Publicly listed pricing5.0 ▲	Annual starting prices published; setup-dependent3.5
Word-count & multimedia overages	$175 per 100 additional words2.0	Unlimited media storage, subject to fair use4.0 ▲
Contract flexibility	No contract required5.0 ▲	N/A4.5
Refund policy	No refund if release is rejected for violating content guidelines1.5	N/A2.0 ▲
Distribution reach4.00 vs 3.75Newswire.com leads
Stated outlet count	Over 6,000 outlets4.0 ▲	N/A3.5
Country coverage	N/A3.5 ▲	Worldwide journalist database access3.0
Financial & regulatory circuits	Yahoo! Finance, Morningstar, Benzinga3.5	Euronext LIVE publishing integration3.5
Trade & vertical targeting	Custom Media Targeting4.0	Journalist filters by beat, region and industry4.5 ▲
Outlet variety (regions & niches)	National, regional, and state distribution4.0 ▲	Regional, industry and beat-based media targeting3.5
Additional reach services	Media databases, pitching, monitoring5.0 ▲	Media database add-on: over 1.2 million journalists4.5
Placement quality3.67 vs 3.54Newswire.com leads
Tier-1 pickup likelihood	AP News, Yahoo! Finance, Nexstar network4.5 ▲	N/A3.7
Guaranteed placements	Verified media placements4.0 ▲	N/A3.6
Average outlet authority (DR & traffic)	N/A3.3	N/A3.3
Speed of distribution	N/A3.8	N/A3.8
Search indexing durability	SEO Optimization3.0	N/A3.5 ▲
Indexing ratio	N/A3.5	N/A3.5
Platform & workflow3.75 vs 4.25Presspage leads
Release editor usability	N/A3.6	Flexible templates and drag-and-drop publishing tools4.0 ▲
Approval & compliance workflow	N/A3.6	Approval gates and pre-publication content risk flags4.5 ▲
Multimedia support	One logo or image free of charge3.5	Images, videos, documents, galleries and webcasts4.5 ▲
Integrations	N/A3.3	Analytics platforms, Euronext LIVE and SSO3.5 ▲
Team & multi-user management	Share access for simplified teamwork4.0	User roles, permissions and shared contacts/lists4.5 ▲
Additional tools & extras	Online Media Room, PR Calendar, PR Writing4.5	Newsrooms, AI assistant, CRM and inquiry management4.5
White label & reseller3.99 vs 3.56Newswire.com leads
White-label reporting	N/A4.0	N/A4.0
API access	N/A3.1 ▲	API listed in G2 product features2.0
White-label publishing	N/A4.6 ▲	Branded newsroom on a custom domain3.5
Agency & reseller pricing	N/A3.7	N/A3.7
Dedicated account manager	Dedicated account services4.5	Dedicated Customer Success Manager4.5
Customer support4.25 vs 4.09Newswire.com leads
Support channels	Phone, e-mail & chat4.5 ▲	Email and contact form3.0
Response speed	Within hours4.0 ▲	N/A4.0
Support quality (public reviews)	4.5/5 on G2 (459 reviews)4.5	Capterra customer service: 4.9/5, 16 reviews4.9 ▲
Onboarding & training	Free comprehensive needs analysis4.0	Account setup, design, migration and training4.5 ▲
Analytics & reporting3.85 vs 3.43Newswire.com leads
Pickup reporting detail	Reporting access to where release has spread4.0 ▲	N/A3.7
Audience & engagement metrics	Tracks views and engagement4.0	Email opens, clicks, newsroom traffic and engagement4.0
Report speed after distribution	N/A3.9	N/A3.9
Real-time dashboards	N/A3.8 ▲	Native dashboard with instant engagement insights3.5
Export & sharing	N/A3.5 ▲	Data import/export listed2.0

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