# AnnounceKit vs release-drafter

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** AnnounceKit

| Attribute | AnnounceKit | release-drafter |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 66.5 (74% (medium)) | 61.5 (61% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 15,868 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 3,948 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A SaaS platform that consolidates changelog management, in-app notifications, feature request voting, surveys, and email delivery into a single interface for publishing coordinated product announcements. It is indexed under Changelog Tools.","source":"https://announcekit.app/pricing","question":"What is AnnounceKit?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"AnnounceKit offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $42 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://announcekit.app/pricing","question":"Is AnnounceKit free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to AnnounceKit. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://announcekit.app/pricing","question":"What platforms does AnnounceKit support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for AnnounceKit, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://announcekit.app/pricing","question":"Can AnnounceKit be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for AnnounceKit, including Slack, Zapier, Jira, Segment, Intercom, Google Analytics and n8n. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://announcekit.app/pricing","question":"What does AnnounceKit integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for AnnounceKit. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as AnnounceKit not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://announcekit.app/security","question":"What security certifications does AnnounceKit have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"AnnounceKit is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://announcekit.app/","question":"Where is AnnounceKit available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A GitHub Action that maintains an up-to-date draft release by categorizing merged pull requests. Supports custom templates, semantic versioning, contributor tracking, and automated version resolution. It is indexed under Changelog Tools.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is release-drafter?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"release-drafter is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the ISC licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is release-drafter free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to release-drafter. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does release-drafter support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for release-drafter, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can release-drafter be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. release-drafter is published under the ISC licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter","question":"Is release-drafter open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An integrated platform that enables teams to create and publish product announcements once, then automatically deliver them across changelog pages, in-app notifications, email, Slack, RSS, and other channels. | Release Drafter is a GitHub Action that generates and manages release notes automatically. It creates drafts based on merged pull requests, supporting semantic versioning, conventional commits, and customizable release templates with category-based organization. |
| features.capabilities | `{"view_analytics":true,"ci_cd_integration":true,"embeddable_widget":true,"public_hosted_page":true,"ai_assisted_drafting":true,"audience_segmentation":true,"open_source_self_host":false,"custom_domain_whitelabel":true}` | `{"ci_cd_integration":true,"semver_automation":true,"open_source_self_host":true,"conventional_commits_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7,000 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Segment"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"WordPress","native":true,"category":"web","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Mailgun","native":true,"category":"email","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Custom SMTP","native":true,"category":"email","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"viaSocket","native":true,"category":"workflow_automation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Twitter","native":true,"category":"social_media","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"LinkedIn","native":true,"category":"social_media","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Facebook","native":true,"category":"social_media","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Enterprise Server","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Gitea","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Forgejo","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | ISC |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Changelog","summary":"$49/mo (billed annually) or $59/mo (monthly)","features":["Post editor with AI assist","Pinned, scheduled and expiring posts","Custom labels","Standalone changelog page","All widget types","Comments and reactions","RSS and JSON feeds","Post analytics","Basic branding","Slack notifications","Intercom Messenger app"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mau":"10,000/mo","team_members":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Feature Requests","summary":"$49/mo","features":["Feature request boards","Voting","Internal notes","Public roadmap","Custom stages","Jira sync","Slack alerts"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mau":"10,000/mo","team_members":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Knowledge Base","summary":"$55/mo","features":["Articles","Categories","Search","Search analytics","SEO optimization","Help widget","Your own help center domain"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":55,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mau":"10,000/mo","team_members":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Email","summary":"$25/mo","features":["Subscriber email notifications","Email digest","Your own SMTP domain","Delivery reporting"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mau":"10,000/mo","email_sends":"10,000/mo","team_members":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"NPS","summary":"$59/mo","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":59,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mau":"10,000/mo","team_members":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"From $799/mo (billed annually)","features":["All products and add-ons","SLAs with uptime credits","99.9% uptime commitment","4-business-hour first response","Audit logs and IP allowlisting","One year of audit history","Annual security reviews","Custom contracts and SLAs","Private Slack channel","Named account manager","Migration concierge"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":799,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"mau":"100,000/mo"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Unlimited Team & RBAC","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"MAU Overage","components":[{"per":{"qty":5000,"unit":"mau"},"kind":"metered","amount":25,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $25/mo for Email only. Pick products you need; prices add up. 15-day free trial, no credit card required.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://announcekit.app/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-06T08:32:44.568Z","freeTrialDays":15,"startingPrice":{"amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T21:31:50.088Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":25,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 8 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.10.0","date":"2026-10-07T16:47:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.9.0","date":"2026-10-02T03:02:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.8.0","date":"2026-10-01T17:03:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.7.0","date":"2026-07-29T09:43:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.6.0","date":"2026-07-19T12:24:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.5.1","date":"2026-06-25T14:28:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.5.0","date":"2026-06-25T06:58:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.4.0","date":"2026-06-16T13:13:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.3.1","date":"2026-05-25T09:26:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.3.0","date":"2026-05-08T07:23:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.2.1","date":"2026-04-29T19:28:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.2.0","date":"2026-04-09T15:19:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.1.1","date":"2026-03-18T18:05:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.1.0","date":"2026-03-17T16:50:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v7.0.0","date":"2026-03-13T15:02:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v6.4.0","date":"2026-03-07T17:13:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v6.3.0","date":"2026-03-06T08:48:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v6.2.0","date":"2026-01-22T09:49:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v6.1.1","date":"2026-01-19T19:02:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v6.1.0","date":"2025-01-19T14:45:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.1.0"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"in_progress"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.7 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://announcekit.app/trust | https://github.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=actions&package_name=release-drafter%2Frelease-drafter&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Changelog Tools)

| Capability | AnnounceKit | release-drafter |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Conventional commits support | - | ✓ |
| Semver automation | - | ✓ |
| Public hosted page | ✓ | - |
| Embeddable widget | ✓ | - |
| Custom domain whitelabel | ✓ | - |
| Audience segmentation | ✓ | - |
| Monorepo support | - | - |
| Ci cd integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI assisted drafting | ✓ | - |
| View analytics | ✓ | - |
| Open source self host | ✗ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T17:47:41.391Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*