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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Newswire

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AACCESS Newswire is a press release distribution platform that helps clients increase their online visibility and web presence. It provides premier syndication to leading news outlets. The solution aims to empower clients with a variety of solutions to suit any budget.

    $299

    per month

    Muck Rack

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AMuck Rack is a public relations offering from Sawhorse Media.

    $5,000

    per year

    Pricing
    NewswireMuck Rack
    Editions & Modules
    Newswire Digital
    $299
    single PR
    Newswire Digital Plus
    $549
    single PR
    Newswire State
    $599
    single PR
    Newswire National
    $799
    single PR
    Newswire Canada
    $899
    single PR
    Newswire UK
    $899
    single PR
    Newswire Financial
    $899
    single PR
    Newswire Asia
    $1,299
    single PR
    Newswire Latin America
    $1,299
    single PR
    Newswire Global
    $1,999
    single PR
    Muck Rack
    5,000
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NewswireMuck Rack
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBulk discounts available
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    NewswireMuck Rack
    Considered Both Products
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    Chose Newswire
    Newswire stacks up against PR Newswire by Cision quite well at a fraction of the cost.
    Incentivized
    Muck Rack
    Chose Muck Rack
    Although Newswire is available in the market at a reasonable price the features Newswire offers are very limited and are not as advanced as this tool is. We were looking for a tool that would be all in one and unfortunately, Newswire was not one of them instead of its 'Price' …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
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    85%
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    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    85 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    101 Answers
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81 Answers
    63%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    95 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Cision Communications Cloud
    Score8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Meltwater
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Meltwater
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NewswireMuck Rack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (107 ratings)
    5.6
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (107 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NewswireMuck Rack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    As a general rule, press releases announcing an event are more effective than product or corporate business deals press releases. This may be because events are people-centered and tend to be one of a kind. The interest in a new product, unless it is an upgrade to an existing product line or service, attracts little attention. There are exceptions; if, for example, there is an outbreak of some pathogen and the company is working on a solution, then interest is higher. News has to be related to current concerns.
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    Muck Rack
    Muck Rack has been well suited for me when reporting and providing value add and ROI reporting to clients who are investing in publications. Not only has it been great creating media lists, drafting, sending out, and tracking pitches, but the ability to track coverage and export a report that showcases the reach, impact, and media value has been so beneficial for me. So, if you are working with clients in an external communications capacity, then the Muck Rack tools are very flexible and can fit your needs very well.
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    Pros
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    • Communication via video calls and emails. They were responsive to any questions we had.
    • Provided all the information we needed to make the decision to move forward. They had the materials around what publications and news outlets they could get into for us.
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    Muck Rack
    • Muck Rack offers a robust and highly targeted media research tool that allows you to build a customized media list to launch a media relations campaign.
    • Muck Rack's customer support team is quite good and is very responsive.
    • Muck Rack's sales team does a great job of explaining how their solution will effectively address the needs of the organization.
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    Cons
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    • The editorial process was always very hard on our sale releases. Even if we followed the same structure we used to with PR Wire they would flag it as advertorial.
    • The option for video is nice but would be better to actually embed it into a part of the release versus just floating at the bottom.
    • Would be interesting for them to share more industry-specific releases or give the option to only get emails on specific industries. The E-blasts are always too general.
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    Muck Rack
    • Creating coverage reports is time-consuming and it is difficult to filter out unrelated coverage with the Boolean operator-driven functionality
    • Muck Rack does not integrate with our other monitoring and reporting tools, so for sharing reports everything needs to be manually exported and added to our reporting software.
    • Muck Rack does not include broadcast coverage monitoring in its normal package, and the functionality of the added broadcast tool is limited compared to other coverage monitoring tools.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    Newswire is simple to use and the pricing is fair. The company's network for press releases is not as large as some competitors but seems to have the best reach at a comparable price point. Newswire also offers quality support for customers, which can be hard to find in this space.
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    Muck Rack
    It's the best tool we've found for this type of product. It is not 100% critical to our daily responsibilities, but as a corporate tool made available to us, it is something we leverage on a weekly basis.
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    Usability
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    Simple step-by-step process to get your news out to the world. Easy to understand process and explanation as you go through the steps. Each upgrade does have a charge, but it's pretty visible. Once you get familiar with their platform and systems, it becomes fairly easy to use to get your news published. It's also nice how quickly you are able to get the news out and published in the places you choose.
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    Muck Rack
    Little training was required to leverage the tool. It is a very intuitive platform. The only troublesome aspect of the tool has been the email integration features, but that may be more of a security/IT issue with our corporate requirements than a Much Rack problem. Overall, it is a tool that anyone can leverage without much effort.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    It was available for immediate use
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    Muck Rack
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    It seemed to be okay overall an we plan on continuing to use it as we expand
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    Muck Rack
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    Any time I’ve had a question or needed assistance, I’ve been able to get in contact with a Newswire representative within a short amount of time. Their attention to customer satisfaction is impeccable, and they definitely go out of their way to ensure they can be of assistance to the best of their ability!
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    Muck Rack
    I'm sure it's fine. I have never used their customer support, not even when a list does not save. I just figured there isn't much they can do since it was a search. They do have live chat to get answers quickly but most of the time I'm working on lists after hours (since it's a lot of admin and I can do it front of the TV) and no one is available.
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    Implementation Rating
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    It is a very simple product to get started using, particularly for press releases. I have no used the other functionality so I can't say for sure how easy or difficult that might be, but my guess is that the way the platform is built makes it easy for anybody to get started.
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    Muck Rack
    I was not involved with the implementation.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    Newswire hands-down beats these other platforms based on their unique price-to-feature-set ratio. We couldn't find a better value and user experience on any of these other platforms when we went through our discovery and evaluation process. All in all, we are very happy with the team and platform at Newswire.
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    Muck Rack
    Cision Media Contact Database. Honestly, it has been a long time since I used it, but I do remember being unhappy with the service. I thought its UI/UE was clunky at the time, but I didn't complain because I had free access to it.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    I did not purchase, I only purchased the per use newswire options
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    Muck Rack
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    I have not really used this software feature to the level to scale at this point
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    Muck Rack
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    I did not really use professional services other than the customer support did answer some questions from time to time
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    Muck Rack
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Issuer Direct Corporation
    • In a new technology area, Newswire has helped us build brand recognition.
    • During the pressures put on Healthcare over the past COVID periods our presence in the Marketplace have been difficult to maintain. Newswire has been key in our efforts.
    • When medical imaging AI tools exploded on the scene three years ago, there were over 150 vendors at conferences. Those that didn't promote with tools like Newswire and now gone.
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    Muck Rack
    • It's hard to measure ROI but I can say this: I have discovered and build relationships with media I may have had a hard time locating before. MuckRack has probably increased my efficiency by 50 percent and doubled my effectiveness.
    • I haven't looked a media databases in about 2 years but it is a much more cost effective media database than the big, traditional ones that everyone else has.
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