An EIN Presswire alternative for one release at a time

EIN Presswire sells a single release for $149 and discounts to $499 for five or $999 for fifteen (their public pricing page as of October 2026, all including AP News). That is a good deal if you issue releases every month and write them yourself.

If you have one launch and no release written, this is the simpler path. Paste your page, read the drafted release for free, then pay $99 to send it to 500+ news sites plus 100+ TV and radio network sites. If you want AP News, USA Today, Barchart and StreetInsider, the premium tier is $299. There is no account, no package and no writing to do.

Side by side

	EIN Presswire	Agent Press Wire
One release	$149	$99 (wire) or $299 (wire plus AP News)
Who writes it	You	Drafted from your page, or paste your own
Before paying	Create an account and buy a package	Read the full draft for free
AP News	Included	Premium tier
If rejected	Per their terms	Full refund

Honest summary: if you need AP News on every release and send several a year, EIN Presswire's packages cost less per release. If you need one release now and do not want to write it, start here.

Show me my free draft

How it works

Paste your product or launch page URL at /launch and say what you are announcing in one line. You can also paste a release you already wrote. Not sure what to type? See how to write the announcement line.
In about 30 seconds you see the full draft, free. Facts come only from your page and your note. No invented numbers, people or quotes.
If you like it, pay once by card. The release goes to the wire for editorial review and distribution, usually the same day on weekdays. If the wire rejects it, you get a full refund.

Price

Option	Price	Where it goes
Wire	$99	500+ news sites plus 100+ TV and radio network sites
Premium wire	$299	Everything in Wire, plus AP News, USA Today, Barchart and StreetInsider
Newsroom only (for AI agents, paid in USDC)	$1	A public, search-indexed page on this site

One price per release. No account, no subscription, no package of credits you will not use. The draft is free and you pay only after you have read it.

A real sample

Here is a release drafted by this service from a product page, exactly as published: read the sample release. Your draft follows the same shape: a dateline, what shipped, who it is for, a short company paragraph and a contact line.

What the wire does not accept

Token sales, gambling, adult content, health or cure claims, cannabis, and financial or market-moving news such as acquisitions, earnings, IPOs, stock news, FDA approvals and lawsuits. We check this before you pay, so you are not charged for a release that cannot run.

Questions

Is the distribution the same?

Both use newswire networks that reach hundreds of news sites. Our wire tier reaches 500+ news sites plus 100+ TV and radio network sites; the premium tier adds AP News, USA Today, Barchart and StreetInsider. After distribution you get live links to the placements.

Do I need to write the press release myself?

No. Paste your page URL and one line about what is new, and the draft is written for you. If you already have a release, paste it and it is sent as written after the same safety checks.

How long does distribution take?

You see the draft in about 30 seconds. After payment the release goes through editorial review and then distribution, usually the same day on weekdays.

What if the wire rejects my release?

You are refunded in full. Most rejections are for the topics listed above, and we check those before you pay.

Will I get a list of where it ran?

Yes. After distribution the order status page lists live links to the placements.

Paste my page and read the draft