# AnnounceKit vs release-drafter

**Leader by Vioscale score:** AnnounceKit

| Attribute | AnnounceKit | release-drafter |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 75.7 (78% (high)) | 49.7 (65% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 22 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 15,868 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 3,929 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":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 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. |
| 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 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Segment"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"n8n"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | ISC |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":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","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:19:48.828Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":42,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 17 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v6.0.0","date":"2024-02-02T05:44:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v5.25.0","date":"2023-10-17T05:09:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter/releases/tag/v5.24.0","date":"2023-06-28T07:47:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.24.0"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.1 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:22:52.897Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*