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Newswire pricing
Newswire publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Newswire pricing is $399/per release across 4 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $399/per release
- Model
- One-time
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Not on record
Newswire plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $399/per release | 3 | Entry tier |
| State Distribution | $599/per release | 3 | +$200/per release, 2 more features |
| Basic | $659/per release | 3 | +$60/per release, 2 more features |
| Feature | $965/per release | 3 | +$306/per release, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Starter
$399/per releaseThe entry tier. It covers distribution to digital journal and online news & media, estimated reach 6 to 10 million monthly readers, unlimited word count and images.
State Distribution
$599/per releaseOver Starter, this tier adds:
- Regional news outlets and local TV stations
- Includes analytics reporting
Basic
$659/per releaseOver State Distribution, this tier adds:
- AP News and Digital Journal distribution
- Estimated reach 75 to 100 million monthly readers
Feature
$965/per releaseOver Basic, this tier adds:
- AP News, Yahoo, Nexstar network inclusion
- Estimated reach 150 to 200 million monthly readers
What the product covers
The full Newswire feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Press release distribution
- Media targeting
- Social amplification
- Analytics
- SEO optimization
Integrations
- Google News
- Yahoo News
- Bing News
- Social media
Platform
- Web support
People bring Newswire in for product launches, company news, event announcements, seo boost, brand awareness. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Newswire are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in News
Across the 5 news tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $15/month. Newswire starts at $399/per release, which puts it above the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newswire (this page) | $399/per release | one-time | - | |
| NetNewsWire | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Newswire |
| Reeder | Free, then $10/year | Per user per month | - | vs Newswire |
| GlobeNewswire | On request | usage-based | - | vs Newswire |
| ConvertKit | Free, then $33/month | freemium | - | vs Newswire |
| Inoreader | Free, then $7.5/month | freemium | - | vs Newswire |
| Ghost | Free, then $15/month | - | - | vs Newswire |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Newswire badges page.
Before you pay for Newswire
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between $399/per release and $965/per release, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Newswire against the tools that do have one before committing.
Newswire runs on web, and is published by Newswire Inc of New York, NY. The full record is on the Newswire review, and the rest of the category is under best news tools.
Newswire pricing questions
- How much does Newswire cost?
- Newswire publishes 4 tiers, from $399/per release for Starter up to $965/per release for Feature. The cheapest paid tier is $399/per release.
- Does Newswire have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Newswire is listed as one-time. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Starter and State Distribution on Newswire?
- State Distribution costs $599/per release against $399/per release, and adds regional news outlets and local tv stations, includes analytics reporting.
- Is the Feature plan on Newswire worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is ap news, yahoo, nexstar network inclusion, estimated reach 150 to 200 million monthly readers. It costs $965/per release against $399/per release for Starter. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Newswire expensive for a news tool?
- It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 5 news tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $15/month; Newswire starts at $399/per release.
- Which news tools can I use without paying?
- 6 of the 8 news tools listed alongside Newswire have a free tier: NetNewsWire, Reeder, ConvertKit, Inoreader, Ghost.
- What am I actually paying for with Newswire?
- The record lists 10 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for product launches, company news, event announcements.
- Does Newswire charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Newswire prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Newswire against before paying?
- The closest news tools in this directory are NetNewsWire, Reeder, GlobeNewswire, ConvertKit. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Newswire covering price, platforms and features.