PR Newswire vs PressReleasePoint

Service details

Detail	PR Newswire	PressReleasePoint
Founded	1954	2007
Ownership	Cision	PressReleasePoint
Company size	N/A	1-10
Headquarters	New York, United States	Chicago, Illinois
Funding history	Operated by Cision	N/A
Customer audience	PR professionals, comms teams, and public companies	Public and private companies, small businesses, and PR professionals
Distribution reach	Distributes to over 500,000 media outlets, newsrooms, and financial portals across 170+ countries in 40+ languages.	Distributes to 10-15+ free PR websites, news aggregators like Google News and Yahoo, and social bookmarking sites.
Turnaround	Press releases can be distributed within hours of approval by the 24/7 editorial team.	Scheduled distribution is available; timing depends on editorial review and the selected service.
Pricing model	Starts at $350 for local distribution plus a $195-$249 annual membership fee. National releases start at $805, with steep overages for extra words and multimedia.	Paid distribution starts at $14.45 to submit to 10-15+ PR websites, with a PR writing service available for $4.95.

Side by side

Data point	PR Newswire	PressReleasePoint
Pricing & value1.60 vs 4.04PressReleasePoint leads
Entry-level release cost	$350 for state/local release2.0	$14.455.0 ▲
Pricing transparency	No public rate card (returns 404)1.0	Prices published on homepage5.0 ▲
Word-count & multimedia overages	$140+ per 100 extra words, $325 per image1.0	N/A3.7 ▲
Contract flexibility	$195-$249 annual membership required2.0	N/A4.5 ▲
Refund policy	Unused portion refunded if vendor discontinues service2.0	N/A2.0
Distribution reach4.82 vs 2.62PR Newswire leads
Stated outlet count	500,000+ media outlets and newsrooms5.0 ▲	10+ or 15+ PR websites2.0
Country coverage	170+ countries5.0 ▲	Global (English)3.0
Financial & regulatory circuits	Full regulatory disclosure points4.8 ▲	N/A3.7
Trade & vertical targeting	100+ industries and trade categories4.5 ▲	All topics2.0
Outlet variety (regions & niches)	Multicultural, language-specific, and industry verticals4.8 ▲	PR sites, news aggregators, blogs2.0
Additional reach services	ProfNet, media tours, paid placement, social sharing4.8 ▲	PR writing, monitoring, syndication3.0
Placement quality4.04 vs 3.20PR Newswire leads
Tier-1 pickup likelihood	Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, CNBC, AP News4.8 ▲	N/A3.7
Guaranteed placements	Guaranteed paid placement available4.0 ▲	10-15+ PR websites2.0
Average outlet authority (DR & traffic)	High domain authority and web traffic4.5 ▲	N/A3.3
Speed of distribution	Within hours of approval4.0 ▲	N/A3.8
Search indexing durability	N/A3.5 ▲	SEO optimized3.0
Indexing ratio	N/A3.5	N/A3.5
Platform & workflow3.97 vs 3.13PR Newswire leads
Release editor usability	AI-powered Create+ tool for drafting and enhancing4.5 ▲	N/A3.6
Approval & compliance workflow	Internal approvals required before submission4.0 ▲	N/A3.6
Multimedia support	Photos, videos, logos, infographics4.5 ▲	Lacks embedded media support1.0
Integrations	Website integration and social media connections4.0 ▲	N/A3.3
Team & multi-user management	Individual registered-user logins; no sharing2.0	N/A3.3 ▲
Additional tools & extras	AI campaign planning, content creation, media monitoring4.8 ▲	PR writing service ($4.95)4.0
White label & reseller4.04 vs 3.93PR Newswire 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	Channel Partner and Publishing Partner programs3.5	N/A3.7 ▲
Dedicated account manager	Dedicated agency account management team5.0 ▲	N/A4.2
Customer support3.85 vs 3.50PR Newswire leads
Support channels	Phone & e-mail3.5 ▲	Phone, email3.0
Response speed	24/7 editorial team availability4.5 ▲	N/A4.0
Support quality (public reviews)	3.9/5 on G2 (781 reviews)3.9 ▲	N/A3.8
Onboarding & training	MediaRoom CMS training and 24/7/365 support3.5 ▲	N/A3.2
Analytics & reporting4.24 vs 3.12PR Newswire leads
Pickup reporting detail	Visibility Reports showing engagement, pickup, and reach4.5 ▲	Lacks detailed reporting1.0
Audience & engagement metrics	Performance and audience engagement data4.2 ▲	N/A3.4
Report speed after distribution	Visibility Report 2 hours after distribution4.5 ▲	N/A3.9
Real-time dashboards	Real-time newsfeed and analytics4.0 ▲	N/A3.8
Export & sharing	Downloadable reports to share results4.0 ▲	N/A3.5

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