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Should I use EZ Newswire?

Press release distribution, measurement, and reporting built to influence your brand's presence on AI. Exclusive distribution partner of Reuters and Fortune. - eznewswire.com

Depends. Worth it if you issue newsworthy releases regularly and want proof of how AI models cite your brand. Skip it if announcements are occasional — $750+ per release rarely pays off.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~12 public sources; small review base and several vendor-published comparisons lower confidence.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo public security evidence found

Pricing

$750 / release

Starter

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Plus$1,250 / release
Premium$1,500 / release

Best for

  • Comms teams tracking AI citations
  • Startups announcing funding or launches
  • Agencies managing client releases
  • Brands fleeing legacy newswire pricing

Not for

  • Occasional announcers — $750 per release rarely earns itself back
  • Bootstrapped founders; a blog post and email list cost nothing
  • Buyers expecting guaranteed journalist pickup — distribution is not coverage
  • Guess: high-volume publishers — no volume discounts are published

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Monthly releases at Premium ($1,500) run $18,000/year — per-release pricing compounds fast.

medium

Guess: no volume discounts published — frequent publishers pay the full per-release rate each time.

medium

A third-party blog reports early pricing was $25 per release; confirm tier value before committing.

low

AI sentiment reporting is brand new (July 2026); treat AI-visibility ROI claims as unproven.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Exclusive multi-year Reuters distribution deal; Fortune in premium tiers
  • Flat pricing with no word, image, or logo charges
  • Tracks citations and sentiment across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity
  • 4.8/5 G2 rating across 42 reviews
  • Human editorial review plus automated fact checks per release

Cons

  • $750–$1,500 per release is steep versus budget newswires
  • Small review base: 42 G2 reviews, 11 on Trustpilot
  • AI-visibility reporting launched July 2026; long-term ROI unproven
  • Reportedly started at $25 per release; now $750+

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/02/2026 - 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x3security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $750 / release

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Transparent flat pricing, but premium per-release cost
  • Ease of use: 4/5. G2 'Easiest To Do Business With' badge
  • Feature depth: 4/5. AI citation tracking, reporting dashboard, AI-ready API
  • Support quality: 4/5. Trustpilot 4/5; 'Easiest To Do Business With' badge
  • Security posture. No public security evidence found
  • 4.8/5 G2 rating 42 reviews
  • $750 Starting price per release, no contracts
  • 2022 Founded NYC (Vivid Group Holdings)
  • 4/5 Trustpilot only 11 reviews

Pricing

Starter

$750 / release

  • Premium network distribution
  • Human editorial review
  • No word/image/logo charges

Plus

$1,250 / release

  • Expanded distribution tier
  • Reporting options

Premium

$1,500 / release

  • AI impact reporting included
  • Top-tier distribution

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

G2 reviewers rate it 4.8/5 across 42 reviews, praising transparent pricing and AI insights, while Trustpilot shows a much smaller 4-star sample of 11 reviews.

Full analysis

Based on ~12 public sources; small review base and several vendor-published comparisons lower confidence.

Transparent per-release newswire with Reuters reach and AI citation tracking — but $750+ a release needs a steady news cadence.

Methodology

Based on ~12 public sources; small review base and several vendor-published comparisons lower confidence.

Sources

  1. EZ Newswire homepageeznewswire.com
    official
  2. Transparent Press Release Pricingeznewswire.com
    official
  3. The Network Built for News That Matterseznewswire.com
    official
  4. How Press Release Distribution Workseznewswire.com
    official
  5. Track How Your News Shapes AI (Reporting Dashboard)eznewswire.com
    official
  6. EZ Newswire Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  7. EZ Newswire Reviews on Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  8. EZ Newswire Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal with Reutersbigtechnology.com
    news
  9. EZ Newswire on LinkedInlinkedin.com
    official
  10. Top EZ Newswire Alternatives & Competitors (G2)g2.com
    review
  11. The Press Release Was Supposed to Be Cheap (YesPress)yespress.io
    news
  12. EZ Newswire security page (returned 404)eznewswire.com
    security

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