What is 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.
release-drafter pricing
We don't have release-drafter's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (1)
Independently observed- GitHub
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
release-drafter alternatives
Other changelog tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- AnnounceKitA multi-channel platform for distributing product updates, collecting feedback, and measuring user sentimenthigh · 78%
- BeamerSend product updates and gather customer feedback directly within your apphigh · 76%
- commitizenlow · 35%
- OlvyConsolidates customer feedback from multiple channels and uses AI to extract actionable insights.low · 47%
- git-clifflow · 38%
- conventional-changeloglow · 41%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for release-drafter, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 91 | 0.05 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 70 | 0.06 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 43 | 0.09 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Security score | 51 | 0.04 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.08 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Stars | 68 | 0.03 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 0.09 | 0.8 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 22 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 65% |
Adoption
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | ISC | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95% |