News & Media · head to head
ConvertKit vs EIN Presswire
ConvertKit
News & Media
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: ConvertKit the free Newsletter plan allows only one basic visual automation, so sequences beyond a single flow require paying; EIN Presswire sold as prepaid release credits that expire 365 days after purchase, so unused releases are lost rather than carried
- They diverge on capability: ConvertKit covers Email marketing, EIN Presswire covers Press release distribution.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ConvertKit and EIN Presswire actually diverge.
| Attribute | ConvertKit | EIN Presswire |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | usage-based |
| Founded | 2013 | 2003 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 ConvertKit
- Email marketing
- Landing pages
- Subscriber tagging
- Automation workflows
- Digital product sales
- Broadcast emails
- Subscriber segments
- Email templates
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.
ConvertKit
- Sending newsletters and email sequences to an audiencenot EIN Presswire
- Selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing listnot EIN Presswire
EIN Presswire
- Distributing press releases to news sites, newswires and journalistsnot ConvertKit
- Getting company announcements indexed on news aggregatorsnot ConvertKit
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
ConvertKit
- The free Newsletter plan allows only one basic visual automation, so sequences beyond a single flow require paying
- The free plan is a single user, and the Creator plan at $33 a month allows two
- Subscriber signals, engagement analytics and paid recommendations are Pro only, at $66 a month
- A/B testing is capped at 2 subject lines below Pro, which allows 5
- Paid pricing is banded by subscriber count, so the published figures apply only at the smallest band
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
ConvertKit
On request- Creator$29/month
- Up to 10K subscribers
- Email campaigns
- Landing pages
- Creator Pro$79/month
- Unlimited subscribers
- Advanced automation
- Digital products
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 EIN Presswire if
- You need press release distribution.
- You also want industry targeting.
Questions people ask
- Is ConvertKit or EIN Presswire better?
- Neither clearly leads. ConvertKit 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, ConvertKit or EIN Presswire?
- ConvertKit starts at On request and EIN Presswire at On request.
- Does ConvertKit or EIN Presswire run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is ConvertKit best used for?
- ConvertKit is most often used for sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience, selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list. Of those, sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience and selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list are not what EIN Presswire is typically brought in for.
- What can ConvertKit do that EIN Presswire cannot?
- ConvertKit covers Email marketing, Landing pages, Subscriber tagging, Automation workflows. EIN Presswire covers Press release distribution, Industry targeting, Google News inclusion, Analytics. Both handle Web support.