# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for press release distribution services (agencies) on 2026-10-28

## In short

On 2026-10-28, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best press release distribution services for agencies". It named 19 brands; the first six, in order, were ReachWire, EasyPRwire, RedPress, BrandPublished, Linking News and Business Wire.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best press release distribution services for agencies |
| Asked on | 2026-10-28 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 19 |
| Sources cited | 7 |
| Audience | agencies |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-28 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/press-release-distribution-services-agencies-2026-10-28
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-10-28 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> **One flag before the list:** this is one of the most SEO-spammed queries on the web. Nearly everything in the first page of results - ReachWire, EasyPRwire, RedPress, BrandPublished, Linking News, "top 70 compared" posts on IndieHackers/HackerNoon/Barchart - is paid placement, often published *as press releases* by the vendors themselves. I've excluded those. Here's what I'd actually name:
> 
> ## The wires (actual distribution)
> 
> 1. **Business Wire** - The credibility standard. If your client's news needs to be taken seriously by financial media, newsroom systems, and terminals (earnings, M&A, regulatory), this is it. Per-release pricing with no annual membership - ~$400 national base, climbing past $2,500 for long releases with multimedia and amplification. Expensive, but it's the one wire no editor dismisses. ([pricing breakdown](https://www.prezly.com/academy/business-wire-pricing))
> 
> 2. **PR Newswire (Cision)** - Widest raw reach, and the reason agencies pick it is the ecosystem: it bundles into Cision's media database and monitoring, so distribution, targeting, and client reporting live in one contract. Negotiate an annual volume agreement - list pricing (~$350 base, ~$140/100 wor

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ReachWire | mentioned |
| 2 | EasyPRwire | mentioned |
| 3 | RedPress | mentioned |
| 4 | BrandPublished | mentioned |
| 5 | Linking News | mentioned |
| 6 | Business Wire | mentioned |
| 7 | PR Newswire | mentioned |
| 8 | Newswire | mentioned |
| 9 | Cision | mentioned |
| 10 | GlobeNewswire | recommended |
| 11 | Notified | recommended |
| 12 | EIN Presswire | mentioned |
| 13 | Muck Rack | mentioned |
| 14 | Prowly | mentioned |
| 15 | Semrush | mentioned |
| 16 | Prezly | mentioned |
| 17 | ACCESSWIRE | mentioned |
| 18 | Agility PR Solutions / Onclusive | mentioned |
| 19 | Google | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://www.prezly.com/academy/business-wire-pricing (vendor)
- https://www.notified.com/resources/globenewswire-vs-prnewswire-pricing-2026 (vendor)
- https://www.notified.com/resources/globenewswire-vs-businesswire-pricing-2026 (vendor)
- https://www.prezly.com/academy/prowly-vs-muck-rack (vendor)
- https://subscribed.fyi/prowly/pricing/ (other)
- https://www.prezly.com/academy/muck-rack-competitors (vendor)
- https://www.axiapr.com/blog/the-difference-between-pr-newswire-business-wire-and-globe-newswire (other)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/press-release-distribution-services/agencies

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