News & Media · head to head
Business Wire vs Revue

Business Wire
News & Media
Global news distribution and regulatory disclosure
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
R
Revue
News & Media
A newsletter platform by Twitter for writers and readers
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Revue has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Business Wire covers News distribution, Revue covers Newsletter creation.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Business Wire and Revue actually diverge.
| Attribute | Business Wire | Revue |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | usage-based | free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 1961 | 2017 |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), 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 Revue
- Newsletter creation
- Content curation
- Twitter integration
- Subscriber management
- Email delivery
- Share to followers
- Editorial calendar
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Business Wire
- Earnings releasesnot Revue
- SEC filingsnot Revue
- Corporate announcementsnot Revue
- Product launchesnot Revue
- M&A newsnot Revue
Revue
- Newsletter distributionnot Business Wire
- Content curationnot Business Wire
- Twitter promotionnot Business Wire
- Subscriber buildingnot 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.
Revue
- Revue (the newsletter tool, at getrevue.co, not the unrelated revue.com photography magazine) was acquired by Twitter and shut down in January 2023; the Internet Archive's capture of getrevue.co on 3 January 2021 shows it was an editorial newsletter platform used by Vox Media, FastCompany and VentureBeat with subscription, sponsorship and ad-based monetization tools, sold via demo request.
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
Revue
Free- FreeFree
- Newsletter publishing
- Content curation
- Twitter integration
Which should you pick?
Choose Business Wire if
- You need news distribution.
- You also want sec/sedar filing.
Choose Revue if
- You need newsletter creation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want content curation.
Questions people ask
- Is Business Wire or Revue better?
- Neither clearly leads. Business Wire starts at On request and Revue at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Business Wire or Revue?
- Revue has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Business Wire and Free for Revue.
- Does Business Wire or Revue run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Revue for free?
- Yes. Revue 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 Revue is typically brought in for.
- What can Business Wire do that Revue cannot?
- Business Wire covers News distribution, SEC/SEDAR filing, Multimedia support, Tradeshownews. Revue covers Newsletter creation, Content curation, Twitter integration, Subscriber management. Both handle Web support.
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