Need to distribute a press release? Three free options, five paid.

A release nobody receives does nothing. These are the services worth a look, with pricing as each one states it on its own site, who it suits, and the catch. Pitching a short list of reporters yourself is still free and often works best.

Free
Service	Pricing, as its site states it	Best for	Why	The catch
OpenPR	Free, one per 30 days; then from EUR 49 + VAT	Occasional releases	Long-running, with a real free option rather than a one-time trial.	One free release per 30 days, and manual review makes timing unpredictable. The longer version A German-based press release site that publishes releases for free or via paid credits, with results surfaced in Google News and general search engines. OpenPR is a real, long-running service with a genuinely free option rather than a one-time trial, and its paid credit pricing is published on its own site. The main limitation is one free release per month, so it will not suit anyone needing to publish on a fixed date. Free submissions are capped at one per 30 days and go through manual review, so exact publish timing is not guaranteed. Stated pricing: Free for one release every 30 days; paid credits from EUR 49 + VAT per release for more frequent publishing. Pricing page
SubmitPressRelease (submitpressrelease.org)	Free	A free, indexable page	Puts a release on a permanent, indexable page with no account needed.	Its site says it is powered by PRNow. It will not reach reporters for you. The longer version A free press release publishing site that posts your release to a permanent, indexed web page without requiring an account. SubmitPressRelease posts a release to a permanent, indexed web page for free, with no account required and same-day publishing, according to its own homepage. It is best treated as a way to get an announcement onto an indexable page rather than a way to reach reporters directly. Its own site states this service is 'powered by PRNow' and points users to prnow.io for upgrades. A similarly named domain, submitpressrelease.com, is not an active service, so double-check the URL before using it. Stated pricing: Free to submit; the site directs anyone who wants more distribution to prnow.io. Pricing page
PRLog	Free; paid add-ons not priced on its site	A free public record	A free-first host that has run for years; useful for search and the record.	Free-tier limits are not clearly stated, so check them at signup. The longer version A long-running free press release hosting and distribution site that also offers paid add-on distribution. Unlike some 'free' competitors that give a single free release and then push users to pay, PRLog has operated as a free-first distribution and hosting site for many years. It is best understood as an SEO and public-record tool rather than a way to land coverage in major news outlets. Exact free-tier word count and submission-frequency limits are not clearly stated on the pages this research could reach, so confirm current limits at signup. Stated pricing: Free for basic hosting and distribution; paid add-on distribution prices are not published on the site. Pricing page

PRNow is run by the same team as this site. It is listed first among the paid services for that reason, and the other services are listed on their merits.

Paid
Service	Pricing, as its site states it	Best for	Why	The catch
PRNowRun by this site's team	From $15 per release	Low-cost self-serve	Publishes its prices, is self-serve, and costs far less than the legacy wires.	Newer, so there is little independent review history to check. The longer version A budget press release distribution service that positions itself as a cheaper, more transparent alternative to legacy wires such as PR Newswire and Business Wire. PRNow publishes its pricing directly on its own site, which is more transparent than several bigger legacy wires. It distributes through its own publisher network rather than the networks used by some competitors, and the site's claims about that network have not been independently verified here. PRNow is a newer entrant with a much thinner independent review history than legacy wires like PR Newswire, so its track record is harder to verify from outside sources. Stated pricing: From $15 per release Pricing page
PR Newswire	Not published; quote on request	Big announcements with a budget	The established commercial wire for news that needs broad, credentialed reach.	No public prices, so you need a quote before you can budget. The longer version One of the oldest and largest commercial newswires, used for broad, credentialed distribution to media outlets, journalists, and financial and regulatory audiences. PR Newswire is a long-established commercial wire, but it does not publish prices anywhere on its public site, so a small business cannot budget for it without contacting sales. Independent pricing guides suggest it costs meaningfully more than the self-serve services in this list, though this could not be confirmed on PR Newswire's own pages. No public pricing means no easy comparison shopping, so get a specific quote before committing to a plan. Stated pricing: Not published; quote on request
PressReleaseDistribution.ai	From $49 a month for 4 releases; $0 plan, 1 a month	Publishing monthly or more	A monthly plan with drafting help; it pays off only if you publish often.	A single release still costs a full month. Outlet claims are the vendor's own. The longer version An AI-driven press release platform that drafts, reviews, and distributes releases to roughly 200 outlets, and tracks whether the release gets cited by AI chatbots. This is a monthly subscription rather than a per-release fee, so it only pays off if a business publishes more than about once a month; an occasional one-off release is better served by a pay-per-release service in this list. Claims about outlet count and AI-answer visibility are the vendor's own marketing language and were not independently verified here. The site's own branding reads 'PRD AI' even though the domain is pressreleasedistribution.ai, and the subscription model means an occasional single-release user still pays for a full month. Stated pricing: Plans from $49 per month for 4 releases, up to $299 per month for unlimited releases; a $0 plan allows 1 release per month. Pricing page
EIN Presswire	From $149 per release	Pay per release, Google News	Clear per-release pricing with no subscription, aimed at Google News inclusion.	Cost climbs with extra words, images and targeting; read each tier's limits. The longer version A self-serve press release distribution service, part of the EIN News group, aimed at getting releases into Google News and AP and USA Today-affiliated outlets. EIN Presswire publishes clear, itemized pricing on its own site, which makes it easy to budget for occasional use, and Google News' logo appears among its listed distribution partners on its own homepage. Reach and AI-ingestion claims on its homepage are the company's own marketing language and were not independently verified here. Per-release cost rises quickly once you need more words, images, or extra country and industry targets than the base package includes, so read each tier's limits before buying. Stated pricing: From $149 per release Pricing page
eReleases	From $399 per release	A major wire, with an editor	A person reviews your release, then it goes out over the PR Newswire network.	Add-ons cost extra, and the editorial step is slower than a same-day upload. The longer version A concierge press release service where a human editor reviews the release before it goes out through Cision's PR Newswire distribution network. eReleases sits between do-it-yourself self-serve wires and a full PR agency, since its own site states that human editorial review is included before releases go out through Cision's PR Newswire distribution network. The dollar comparisons shown next to each package on its pricing page are the company's own figures and were not independently verified here. Pricing is per release with real add-on costs for extra words, images, or countries, and the human editorial step makes it slower than a same-day self-serve upload. Stated pricing: From $399 per release Pricing page

Prices were checked on Sep 19, 2026 and change often. Confirm on the service's own pricing page before you pay. For how distribution works and what to check first, read how press release distribution works.