{"question": "best press release distribution services for agencies", "category": "press-release-distribution-services", "category_name": "press release distribution services", "audience": "agencies", "audience_name": "agencies", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-09-08T00:15:35Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/press-release-distribution-services-agencies-2026-09-08", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/press-release-distribution-services/agencies", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "RedPress", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Business Wire", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Default", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "PR Newswire", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Newswire", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Cision", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "GlobeNewswire", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Notified", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Tier 1", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "EIN Presswire", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "PRWeb", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Muck Rack", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "Prowly", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 14, "brand": "Semrush", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 15, "brand": "ChatGPT", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 16, "brand": "Prezly", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://thenextweb.com/news/the-10-best-press-release-distribution-services-for-2026", "domain": "thenextweb.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.prezly.com/academy/ein-presswire-reviews", "domain": "prezly.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://online.pr/blog/press-release-distribution-pricing-2026", "domain": "online.pr", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.ereleases.com/reseller/", "domain": "ereleases.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.notified.com/resources/globenewswire-vs-businesswire-pricing-2026", "domain": "notified.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.prezly.com/academy/globenewswire-pricing", "domain": "prezly.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.vendr.com/marketplace/business-wire", "domain": "vendr.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.prezly.com/academy/muck-rack-pricing-guide", "domain": "prezly.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://prowly.com/magazine/muck-rack-vs-cision/", "domain": "prowly.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.axiapr.com/blog/the-difference-between-pr-newswire-business-wire-and-globe-newswire", "domain": "axiapr.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Quick caveat before the list: this category has the most polluted search results of any B2B software vertical I've searched. Several of the top-ranking \"2026 rankings\" are pay-to-play - one result was literally a spam page hosted on a stanford.edu subdomain, and the #1-ranked vendors on those lists (RedPress, Press Ranger) are the ones who bought the placement. So I'm going to name what agencies actually run on.\n\n**The wires (when the client needs the wire, not the coverage)**\n\n1. **Business Wire** - Default for anything regulated: earnings, M&A, SEC-disclosure material. Berkshire-owned, direct feeds into Bloomberg/Refinitiv terminals. Roughly $400 for basic national, $2,750+ for targeted circuits, and pricing scales with word count and multimedia. Pick it when the client is public or the release has legal exposure.\n2. **PR Newswire (Cision)** - Biggest network and the one most agencies already have a partner rate on. ~$350 local / ~$805 national plus a ~$195 annual membership. Best when you need maximum distribution breadth and the client recognizes the brand.\n3. **GlobeNewswire (Notified)** - The value play in tier 1. Entry around $195, typical North America release $900-$1,200, ", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}