Vokolla vs PR Newswire: pricing, how you buy and who each is built for

What PR Newswire is and who it is built for

PR Newswire is a newswire owned by Cision. Its own pages say public companies have trusted it for over 70 years to reach investors, analysts and media, and that it helps organizations of all sizes. It describes a network of more than 440,000 newsrooms, direct feeds and subscribers and 9,000+ websites and digital media outlets, with targeting by country (170+ countries in 40+ languages), state, city, industry and beat.

Every release is proofread by an editorial team that the site says is available around the clock. Once you have an established account, the site says, releases can be distributed within hours of approval.

What PR Newswire publishes about its prices

The site does not list prices. The distribution page answers “How much does it cost?” with a sentence: costs vary based on distribution scope, geographic reach and additional services such as multimedia, targeting and amplification channels.

To compare it with another service, ask for a written quote that states the word count, the circuit or targeting, and extras such as multimedia.

How you buy from PR Newswire

The way in is an account. The sign-up page is headed “Create an Account to Get Started”, and the distribution page also offers “Request a Demo” and a chat with an expert. We found no price on the sign-up page or the distribution page.

If you have one announcement to make, ask for the total in writing before you upload anything.

PR Newswire and Vokolla side by side

If you ask PR Newswire for a quote

A quote is easier to compare when it answers the same questions every time. Ask for these in writing:

• The total for your release at your word count, with the number of words included.
• Which circuit, country or industry targeting the price covers, and what each extra target adds.
• Whether multimedia, a logo and links are included or priced separately.
• Whether the quote covers all of the above or only the base distribution.
• What report you receive afterwards and when.

On Vokolla, each package’s price, length, images and report are on the pricing page before you sign up.

What a press release does for your business

The business case for a release is what people see when they search your company name. A buyer, distributor or journalist who looks you up finds your own announcement on news sites, dated, with a link to your site, and a wider network means more of those pages for the same news.

In our own test on 4 November 2026, ChatGPT (signed out, with web search), asked “What is Vokolla?”, described us accurately and cited a US newspaper’s business page that carried our press release from 25 October. Rankings and AI answers depend on many factors, so we report what we saw rather than promise it; the guide to how distribution works shows what to check in any report.

Why publish with Vokolla

With PR Newswire you learn the price after you open an account or ask for a demo. With Vokolla you can read it before you register, and decide in a few minutes.

• Public, low prices: one price per release, from US$69 (Brand Starter) to US$659 (Global Impact); Global Reach, Podcast Reach and DoFollow Links are US$129 and Premium Media is US$379. No quote, no sales call and no subscription; see every package and price.
• Self-service and in your hands: you write or upload the release (up to 1,200 words and three images at the package price), choose the package and the publishing time, and follow each step in your account.
• Free writing help and free corrections: “Write for me” turns your notes or a rough draft, in English or Chinese, into a first English release, and “Check with AI” compares your release with the editors’ standard for your package and offers one-click fixes before you submit. Both are free, so a release reaches the editors in better shape.
• A free release every 30 days: reviewed by our editors, published on up to five news sites, live links emailed, no card needed. Write your free release.
• Editors before, a report after: our editors review every release before it is published, usually within 24 hours of payment, and a full report lists every live link, downloadable as Excel or PDF.
• Payment by card or with credits that never expire, with invoices in your account; the partner media list names every news site in each package.

Not sure which package? Brand Starter (US$69, 300+ news sites including openPR) suits a first release or everyday news; Global Reach (US$129, 500+ news sites including 100+ TV and radio station sites) suits launches; Premium Media (US$379) adds AP News, USA Today, Barchart and StreetInsider; Global Impact (US$659) is built around 20+ high-traffic outlets such as Yahoo, Business Insider, National Post and The Globe and Mail.

Start with the free release or pick a package, and see all Vokolla prices side by side.

Frequently asked questions

How we checked this page

• Written and checked by the Vokolla editorial team, under our editorial guidelines. Vokolla is one of the services compared, which is why every competitor fact is quoted from that company’s own site rather than from reviews or third-party price lists.
• Sources: each company’s own pages, listed below with the page address and the date we read them. We keep the exact text of every quoted line for the re-check.
• Prices and terms were read on 5 November 2026. We re-check them every quarter (next by 5 February 2027) and whenever we learn of a change.
• Spotted something that has changed? Email support@vokolla.com and we will check it against the company’s page.
• Where we describe in plain words how something works, that is our reading of the page.