# AnnounceKit vs commitizen

**Leader by Vioscale score:** AnnounceKit

| Attribute | AnnounceKit | commitizen |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 75.7 (78% (high)) | 63.3 (35% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 27 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 638 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 3,498 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A command-line utility that standardizes commit messages using Conventional Commits conventions, automatically manages semantic versioning, and generates changelogs. It streamlines release workflows by automating version bumping and changelog creation based on commit history. |
| 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}` | - |
| integrations.count | 7,000 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Segment"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"n8n"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","summary":"$42/month billed annually","features":["Changelog","Widget display","AI post generator"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual|monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":42,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$79/month billed annually","features":["All Essentials features","Segmentation","Feature requests with voting","Advanced analytics","Slack integration","Zapier integration","Unlimited team members"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":79,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$129/month billed annually","features":["All Growth features","Boosters","Multi-language support","Custom CSS","SSO (SAML)","JIRA integration","Advanced integrations","Unlimited team members"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":129,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["All Scale features","Advanced RBAC","Dedicated account manager","Private Slack support","SOC 2 reports","Annual security reviews","Custom contracts and SLAs","IP access control","Audit logs"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $42/month (billed annually). 15-day free trial included. Annual billing saves 15% vs monthly.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://announcekit.app/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:31:24.398Z","freeTrialDays":15,"startingPrice":{"amount":42,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:17:34.457Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":42,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 2 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.18.0","date":"2026-08-19T14:46:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.17.1","date":"2026-08-17T07:40:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.17.0","date":"2026-07-29T09:16:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.16.5","date":"2026-07-16T02:58:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.16.4","date":"2026-06-22T06:32:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.16.3","date":"2026-05-30T06:33:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.16.2","date":"2026-05-15T01:39:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.16.1","date":"2026-05-15T01:37:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.16.0","date":"2026-05-12T04:10:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.15.1","date":"2026-05-06T04:14:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.15.0","date":"2026-05-03T07:01:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.14.0","date":"2026-05-03T05:23:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.13.9","date":"2026-02-25T02:39:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.13.8","date":"2026-02-18T10:32:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.13.7","date":"2026-02-09T11:48:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.13.6","date":"2026-02-07T01:51:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.13.5","date":"2026-02-05T15:02:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.13.4","date":"2026-02-04T11:05:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.13.3","date":"2026-02-04T03:44:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen/releases/tag/v4.13.2","date":"2026-02-03T16:21:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.2"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 3.6 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=commitizen&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Changelog Tools)

| Capability | AnnounceKit | commitizen |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:00:39.356Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*