# release-drafter vs release-please

| Attribute | release-drafter | release-please |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.7 (65% (medium)) | 51.2 (64% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 22 | 10 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 15,868 | 65 |
| adoption.github_stars | 3,929 | 7,401 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 1 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | ISC | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:19:48.828Z"}` | `{"type":"free","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:21:36.662Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 17 | 5 |
| 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"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.11.2","date":"2026-08-24T21:20:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.11.1","date":"2026-07-31T14:26:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.11.0","date":"2026-07-30T01:51:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.10.4","date":"2026-07-21T18:18:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.10.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.10.3","date":"2026-07-09T16:02:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.10.2","date":"2026-07-07T15:51:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.10.1","date":"2026-06-29T15:45:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.10.0","date":"2026-06-22T17:05:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.9.0","date":"2026-06-09T21:42:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.8.0","date":"2026-06-08T14:10:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.7.0","date":"2026-06-01T13:09:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.6.1","date":"2026-05-26T19:20:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.6.0","date":"2026-04-13T20:59:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.5.2","date":"2026-04-10T20:16:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.5.1","date":"2026-04-09T17:49:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.5.0","date":"2026-04-09T16:58:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.4.1","date":"2026-04-08T22:38:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.4.0","date":"2026-04-06T21:29:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.3.0","date":"2026-02-18T19:59:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases/tag/v17.2.1","date":"2026-02-13T17:35:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.2.1"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.1 | 8 |
| 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}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=release-please&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Changelog Tools)

| Capability | release-drafter | 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 | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:20:35.777Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*