Business Wire vs GlobeNewswire (2026): Price, Reach and Disclosure Compared
Both wires sell investor, disclosure and corporate news distribution. Business Wire publishes a $475 starting price; GlobeNewswire publishes none. Compare quotes for the same release, and lean GlobeNewswire if you already use Notified.
Pick Business Wire if: you want a known floor, or its Canadian, UK or European disclosure services.
Pick GlobeNewswire if: you run IR or PR on Notified, or its quote is lower for your circuits.
Skip both if: you want backlinks; pitch sites directly instead.
Read on businesswire.com, globenewswire.com and berkshirehathaway.com on 7 October 2026.
Quick comparison
| Business Wire | GlobeNewswire | |
|---|---|---|
| Owner or parent | Berkshire Hathaway (listed among its subsidiaries) | Sold through Notified; site copyright Digital Media Innovations, LLC |
| Published price | From $475 for 400 words, U.S. domestic local | None; /pricing returns a 404 |
| Years in business (own claim) | 60+ | More than 30 |
| Stated reach | 160+ countries; 13K+ releases a month | 1,000+ circuits in 158 countries, 35+ languages |
| Disclosure | TSX-approved for Canada; UK and European disclosure services | Lists "regulatory and compliance disclosures" among its uses |
| Customers (own claim) | 26K+ companies | 11,000+ organizations, with Notified |
All figures are each company's own, as published on its site.
What is Business Wire?
A commercial wire that describes itself as "Press Release Distribution & Regulatory Disclosure Experts". Berkshire Hathaway lists it as a subsidiary. Per its IR page, earnings releases appear in full on sites including Yahoo! Finance, Morningstar and The Associated Press and reach databases such as FactSet, Factiva and LexisNexis. Its pricing page publishes a $475 floor and lists what every release includes, from 400 words with unlimited hyperlinks to editorial review and analytics reports.
What is GlobeNewswire?
GlobeNewswire calls itself "trusted global press release distribution for official company news, financial disclosures, and corporate communications". Its About page lists uses including earnings releases, regulatory and compliance disclosures, executive appointments and mergers, and claims more than 1,000 distribution circuits in 158 countries and over 35 languages. Releases are sent through Notified's platform, which also sells media databases, monitoring and IR tools.
Pricing comparison
Business Wire shows a starting price; GlobeNewswire does not show any. Business Wire's $475 covers a 400-word release on U.S. domestic local distribution, and its FAQ says word count, circuit, multimedia and translation raise it. GlobeNewswire's site has no pricing page, and notified.com/pricing redirects to a product page without prices.
So the only fair comparison is two written quotes for the same release: same length, same circuits, same multimedia. Questions worth asking are on our Business Wire pricing page.
SEO and links
We have not measured syndicated copies from either wire. The only wire we have measured, EIN Presswire, had 424 of 426 loaded copies of a release marking the client link nofollow. If links matter to you, get each wire's answer in writing before paying.
Who should choose Business Wire?
- Teams that need a published floor to budget against
- Issuers with disclosure in Canada, the UK or Europe
- IR teams that report through Workiva, which Business Wire integrates with
Who should choose GlobeNewswire?
- Teams already using Notified for media contacts, monitoring or IR
- Multilingual distribution across many countries
- Anyone whose GlobeNewswire quote is lower for the same release
Your IR team already uses Notified for its media database and monitoring. Which wire should be the first quote you request?
Right. Staying in one platform is a fair reason to start there, but still get a Business Wire quote to compare.
GlobeNewswire runs on Notified, so it is the natural first quote. A published price is useful, but it only covers Business Wire's 400-word local floor.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Business Wire or GlobeNewswire?
It depends on the quote and your tools. Business Wire publishes a $475 starting price and lists Canadian, UK and European disclosure services; GlobeNewswire publishes no prices and runs on Notified's platform. Compare written quotes for the same release.
How much do Business Wire and GlobeNewswire cost?
Business Wire starts at $475 for a 400-word release with U.S. domestic local distribution. GlobeNewswire has no pricing page, so its price comes as a quote (checked 7 October 2026).
Who owns GlobeNewswire?
GlobeNewswire's site is copyright Digital Media Innovations, LLC, and its releases are sent through Notified, whose name it uses alongside its own. Berkshire Hathaway lists Business Wire among its subsidiaries.
Do GlobeNewswire and Business Wire support regulatory disclosure?
Business Wire describes itself as a TSX-approved newswire for Canadian disclosure and offers UK and European disclosure services. GlobeNewswire lists regulatory and compliance disclosures among its uses. Confirm coverage for your specific market with each.
Will either wire get me backlinks?
Do not count on it. We have not measured either wire's copies; on EIN Presswire, the one we measured, 424 of 426 loaded copies marked the link nofollow. Backlinks come from sites writing their own articles, which direct outreach produces.