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Business Wire vs NewsBlur

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Business Wire

News & Media

Global news distribution and regulatory disclosure

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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NewsBlur

News & Media

A personal news reader bringing people together

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only NewsBlur has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • They diverge on capability: Business Wire covers News distribution, NewsBlur covers Intelligence training.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Business Wire and NewsBlur actually diverge.

Attributes where Business Wire and NewsBlur differ
AttributeBusiness WireNewsBlur
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded19612010

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (News & Media).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Business Wire

  • News distribution
  • SEC/SEDAR filing
  • Multimedia support
  • Tradeshownews
  • News analytics
  • Bloomberg Terminal
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Google Finance

Only in NewsBlur

  • Intelligence training
  • Story sharing
  • Original site view
  • Text view
  • Blurblogs
  • Pocket
  • Instapaper
  • Evernote

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Business Wire

  • Earnings releasesnot NewsBlur
  • SEC filingsnot NewsBlur
  • Corporate announcementsnot NewsBlur
  • Product launchesnot NewsBlur
  • M&A newsnot NewsBlur

NewsBlur

  • Reading RSS feeds with training that filters by author, tag or titlenot Business Wire
  • Archiving full article content from followed sitesnot Business Wire
  • Following a large number of feeds with fast refreshnot Business Wire

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Business Wire

Nothing recorded yet. See the Business Wire review.

NewsBlur

  • The free account is limited to 64 sites
  • Search and text view extraction require Premium at $36 per year
  • Premium is capped at 1,024 sites and Premium Archive at 4,096 sites
  • Full content archiving and the Daily Briefing require Premium Archive at $99 per year
  • The fastest 5 to 15 minute feed refresh and regex training require Premium Pro at $29 per month
  • Site following is capped at 10,000 even on the top tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Business Wire

On request
  • US Local$525/one-time
    • Local distribution
    • Online posting
    • Basic analytics
  • US Regional$875/one-time
    • Regional distribution
    • Wire services
    • Enhanced analytics
  • US National$1525/one-time
    • National distribution
    • Full wire coverage
    • Premium analytics
  • GlobalFree
    • International reach
    • Translation services
    • Custom circuits

NewsBlur

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 64 sites
    • Basic training
    • Web and mobile
  • Premium$36/year
    • Unlimited sites
    • Full training
    • Priority updates

Which should you pick?

Choose Business Wire if

  • You need news distribution.
  • You also want sec/sedar filing.
Business Wire review

Choose NewsBlur if

  • You need intelligence training.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want story sharing.
NewsBlur review

Questions people ask

Is Business Wire or NewsBlur better?
Neither clearly leads. Business Wire starts at On request and NewsBlur at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Business Wire or NewsBlur?
NewsBlur has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Business Wire and Free for NewsBlur.
Does Business Wire or NewsBlur run on more platforms?
Business Wire runs on Web. NewsBlur runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use NewsBlur for free?
Yes. NewsBlur has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Business Wire starts at On request.
What is Business Wire best used for?
Business Wire is most often used for earnings releases, sec filings, corporate announcements, product launches. Of those, earnings releases and sec filings are not what NewsBlur is typically brought in for.
What can Business Wire do that NewsBlur cannot?
Business Wire covers News distribution, SEC/SEDAR filing, Multimedia support, Tradeshownews. NewsBlur covers Intelligence training, Story sharing, Original site view, Text view. Both handle Web support.
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