eWire vs inkera.io

eWire helps startups prepare and distribute press releases. Users describe an announcement in plain language, and the service says 100 words is enough to start a draft. Its AI produces an AP-style release with a headline, dateline, body, boilerplate and contact section. Distribution can send a release to 500+ news outlets, Google News and eWire’s subscriber list, with pickup analytics; published releases may also travel through partner networks. The editorial requirements remain substantial: a genuine news announcement, AP style, at least 300 words and all required sections. The free plan costs nothing and includes AI drafting and scoring, unlimited drafts and PDF output, but no distribution. Starter costs $49 a month and includes four releases monthly. An API endpoint and Model Context Protocol server support AI-agent submissions and drafting or distribution without the UI. Draft text is sent to AI providers; unpublished drafts are deleted 90 days after their last edit, while published releases remain indefinitely as public record.

Inkera.io is a web service for organisations and businesses that need to prepare press releases, contact journalists and monitor coverage. Claude AI drafts releases in AP style and asks follow-up questions to fill in missing details; users can also start a release from a URL. Its media database includes contacts covering Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Sweden, with beat filters. Releases can be generated in Estonian, English, Latvian, Lithuanian, Finnish, Swedish and Russian. Email open and click tracking, Google News searches and email alerts feed into a coverage dashboard. The free plan costs €0.00 per free and allows one release a month, with generic contacts and English and Estonian output; it excludes direct journalist emails, tracking, coverage monitoring and social posting. Pro costs €9.99 per month or €99.00 per year. Inkera says it follows GDPR and Estonian data protection law and uses EU-based infrastructure. Users are responsible for reviewing AI-generated releases, whose accuracy Inkera does not guarantee.