Comparison

Beamer vs release-please

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-please51

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BeamerLeader	release-please
Vioscale score	67 / 100high · 76%updating	51 / 100medium · 64%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
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	8
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=release-please&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	65
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	7,401
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	10
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	5
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Beamer67 / 100high · 76%updating

release-please51 / 100medium · 64%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Beamer✓

release-please–

Model

Beamerfreemium

release-pleasecommercial

Price level

Beamermid

release-pleasefree

Transparent

Beamer✓

release-please✓

Integrations

Count

Beamer3,000

release-please1

Security

Disclosure policy

Beamer–

release-please✓

Gdpr

Beamer✓

release-please–

Scorecard

Beamer–

release-please8

Soc2

Beamer✓

release-please–

Vulnerabilities

Beamer–

release-pleaseCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=release-please&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Beamer99.9

release-please–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Beamer–

release-please65

Github stars

Beamer–

release-please7,401

Activity

Commits last 30d

Beamer–

release-please10

Release

Cadence days

Beamer–

release-please5

History

Beamer–

release-please20 items

License

Spdx

Beamer–

release-pleaseApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Beamer–

release-pleaseTypeScript

Market

Availability

BeamerAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

release-pleaseAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Changelog Tools
Capability	Beamer	release-please
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-please-

Semver automation

Beamer-

release-please-

Public hosted page

Beamer-

release-please-

Embeddable widget

Beamer-

release-please-

Custom domain whitelabel

Beamer-

release-please-

Audience segmentation

Beamer-

release-please-

Monorepo support

Beamer-

release-please-

Ci cd integration

Beamer-

release-please-

AI assisted drafting

Beamer-

release-please-

View analytics

Beamer-

release-please-

Open source self host

Beamer-

release-please-

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-please

A tool that automates release management by parsing git commit history, generating changelogs, creating release pull requests, and publishing GitHub releases based on semantic versioning conventions.

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-please

Free

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-please
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Beamer✓

release-please✗

CLI

Beamer✗

release-please✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Beamer✓

release-please✓

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-please

1 total

GitHub

Independently observed

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