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Compare PR Newswire and Prowly 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (74.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $258.00 2 Users Per Year
PR Newswire
Star Rating
(750)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PR NewswireProwly
Star Rating
(114)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $258.00 2 Users Per Year
Browse all 5 pricing plansPR Newswire vs Prowly
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Prowly easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Prowly overall.
- Reviewers felt that Prowly meets the needs of their business better than PR Newswire.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Prowly is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Prowly over PR Newswire.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PR Newswire
No pricing availableProwly
Basic Annual
Starting at $258.00
2 Users Per Year
For individuals looking to strengthen PR efforts by finding contacts, sending pitches, and monitoring the media.
Price per month, billed annually
- 500 Media database contacts
- Add own contacts to CRM
- Send, schedule and analyze 1,000 per month
Free Trial
PR Newswire
No trial information availableProwly
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
676
8.6
97
Ease of Use
7.5
677
8.8
97
Ease of Setup
7.5
258
8.2
63
Ease of Admin
7.6
258
8.4
54
Quality of Support
8.2
616
8.5
93
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
247
8.3
54
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
657
7.9
89
Features by Category
Content Creation
8.3
38
8.1
16
8.1
41
7.7
15
7.9
28
7.5
14
7.4
24
6.3
13
Agentic AI - Press Release Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Distribution
8.8
46
8.0
15
8.2
31
7.8
15
7.9
28
7.1
11
8.3
43
7.9
15
Contact Management
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
PR Management
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Agentic AI - Regulatory Change Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Automation
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Media Channels
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Geographic Coverage
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Monitoring & Listening
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
6
Not enough data
7.8(won by default)
6
Not enough data
10.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
6
Agentic AI - Social Media Listening Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management & Analysis
Not enough data
7.8(won by default)
6
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
6
Not enough data
6.9(won by default)
6
Not enough data
7.5(won by default)
6
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution & Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Database
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
8.4
51
Outreach
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.6
46
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.2
50
Agentic AI - Media and Influencer Targeting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Rights/Roles
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.3
49
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PR Newswire and Prowly are categorized as Press Release Distribution and PR Analytics
Unique Categories
PR Newswire has no unique categories
Prowly is categorized as Online Newsroom, PR CRM, Media Monitoring, Media and Influencer Targeting, and Social Media Listening Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PR Newswire
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Prowly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Public Relations and Communications
26.0%
Marketing and Advertising
12.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.4%
Computer Software
4.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.9%
Other
47.9%
Public Relations and Communications
16.4%
Media Production
6.4%
Internet
6.4%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Computer Software
6.4%
Other
58.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Cision PR Newswire used for?
1 Comment
MG
To distribute news across multiple media points simultaneously for editors, journalists etc. to pick up and develop content for their media publications.Read more
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