Comparison

Beamer vs release-drafter

On the evidence we track, Beamer leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Beamer67

release-drafter50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BeamerLeader	release-drafter
Vioscale score	67 / 100high · 76%updating	50 / 100medium · 65%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3,000	1
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.1
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.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
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	15,868
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	3,929
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	22
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	17
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	ISC
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Beamer67 / 100high · 76%updating

release-drafter50 / 100medium · 65%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Beamer✓

release-drafter✓

Model

Beamerfreemium

release-draftercommercial

Price level

Beamermid

release-drafterfree

Transparent

Beamer✓

release-drafter–

Integrations

Count

Beamer3,000

release-drafter1

Security

Gdpr

Beamer✓

release-drafter–

Scorecard

Beamer–

release-drafter5.1

Soc2

Beamer✓

release-drafter–

Vulnerabilities

Beamer–

release-drafterCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=actions&package_name=release-drafter%2Frelease-drafter&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Beamer99.9

release-drafter–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Beamer–

release-drafter15,868

Github stars

Beamer–

release-drafter3,929

Activity

Commits last 30d

Beamer–

release-drafter22

Release

Cadence days

Beamer–

release-drafter17

History

Beamer–

release-drafter20 items

License

Spdx

Beamer–

release-drafterISC

Language

Primary

Beamer–

release-drafterTypeScript

Market

Availability

BeamerAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

release-drafter–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for changelog tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Changelog Tools
Capability	Beamer	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	-	-

Capabilities

Conventional commits support

Beamer-

release-drafter-

Semver automation

Beamer-

release-drafter-

Public hosted page

Beamer-

release-drafter-

Embeddable widget

Beamer-

release-drafter-

Custom domain whitelabel

Beamer-

release-drafter-

Audience segmentation

Beamer-

release-drafter-

Monorepo support

Beamer-

release-drafter-

Ci cd integration

Beamer-

release-drafter-

AI assisted drafting

Beamer-

release-drafter-

View analytics

Beamer-

release-drafter-

Open source self host

Beamer-

release-drafter-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Beamer

Leader

A platform for product teams to publish announcements, conduct satisfaction surveys, and maintain roadmaps while collecting user feedback. Includes in-app notifications, segmented messaging, and analytics to measure engagement and adoption.

Independently observed

release-drafter

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Beamer

Leader

from $49/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $49/month billed annually. Free plan for under 1,000 MAU. 14-day free trial. Add-ons from $99/month.

Starter$49/month billed annually or $59/month billed monthly
- 5,000 Monthly Active Users
- Additional MAUs can be added
- In-app and standalone changelog
- Boosted announcements
- Appearance customization options
- +1 more
Pro$99/month billed annually or $119/month billed monthly
- 10,000 Monthly Active Users
- Additional MAUs can be added
- Everything in Starter
- Dedicated Inbox
- Comments & reactions
- +1 more
Scale$249/month billed annually or $299/month billed monthly
- 50,000 Monthly Active Users
- Additional MAUs available (contact sales)
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced segmentation
- User activities
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

release-drafter

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Beamer	release-drafter
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Beamer✓

release-drafter✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Beamer✓

release-drafter✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Beamer

Leader

5 total

HubSpot
Zapier
Integromat
Pabbly
WordPress

Independently observed

release-drafter

1 total

GitHub

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.