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Cision vs EIN Presswire

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Cision

News & Media

The complete PR and earned media platform

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
EIN Presswire logo

EIN Presswire

News & Media

Everyone's Internet News Presswire

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Cision covers Media monitoring, EIN Presswire covers Press release distribution.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cision and EIN Presswire actually diverge.

Attributes where Cision and EIN Presswire differ
AttributeCisionEIN Presswire
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded18672003

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 Cision

  • Media monitoring
  • PR Newswire distribution
  • Media database
  • Analytics & reporting
  • Influencer identification
  • Salesforce
  • Google Analytics
  • Slack

Only in EIN Presswire

  • Press release distribution
  • Industry targeting
  • Google News inclusion
  • Analytics
  • Social distribution
  • Google News
  • Bing News
  • Social media

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Cision

  • Press release distributionnot EIN Presswire
  • Media monitoringnot EIN Presswire
  • PR measurementnot EIN Presswire
  • Media outreachnot EIN Presswire
  • Crisis communicationsnot EIN Presswire

EIN Presswire

  • Distributing press releases to news sites, newswires and journalistsnot Cision
  • Getting company announcements indexed on news aggregatorsnot Cision

Where each one falls short

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

Cision

Nothing recorded yet. See the Cision review.

EIN Presswire

  • Sold as prepaid release credits that expire 365 days after purchase, so unused releases are lost rather than carried
  • A single release is $149, and the lower per release rates require buying 5 or 15 up front
  • Word limits are tied to the package, from 700 words on Basic to 2,500 on Corporate
  • Geographic and industry targeting is rationed by package, at 2 country and 5 industry targets on Pro+

Pricing, plan by plan

Cision

On request
  • Cision Communications CloudFree
    • Media monitoring
    • Media database
    • PR analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Full platform access
    • PR Newswire distribution
    • Custom integrations

EIN Presswire

On request
  • Basic$49.95/one-time
    • Online distribution
    • Google News
    • Basic targeting
  • Standard$99.95/one-time
    • Enhanced distribution
    • Industry targeting
    • Social sharing
  • Premium$249.95/one-time
    • Maximum distribution
    • All industries
    • Multimedia

Which should you pick?

Choose Cision if

  • You need media monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want pr newswire distribution.
Cision review

Choose EIN Presswire if

  • You need press release distribution.
  • You also want industry targeting.
EIN Presswire review

Questions people ask

Is Cision or EIN Presswire better?
Neither clearly leads. Cision starts at On request and EIN Presswire at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cision or EIN Presswire?
Cision starts at On request and EIN Presswire at On request.
Does Cision or EIN Presswire run on more platforms?
Cision runs on Web, Ios, Android. EIN Presswire runs on Web.
What is Cision best used for?
Cision is most often used for press release distribution, media monitoring, pr measurement, media outreach. Of those, press release distribution and media monitoring are not what EIN Presswire is typically brought in for.
What can Cision do that EIN Presswire cannot?
Cision covers Media monitoring, PR Newswire distribution, Media database, Analytics & reporting. EIN Presswire covers Press release distribution, Industry targeting, Google News inclusion, Analytics. Both handle Web support.
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