ArtWire vs Cision

Cision is built for a different audience

Cision is built for global corporate comms teams with enterprise budgets and wire-distribution needs. ArtWire is built for the art world at gallery and agency prices — if you're pitching Frieze, Artforum, or Hyperallergic rather than Reuters, ArtWire is the fit.

What Cision does well

Enterprise PR platform — media database, PR Newswire distribution, monitoring, analytics.

  • 1.4M contact database across every industry and region
  • PR Newswire distribution reaches Reuters, AP, and major wire outlets
  • Enterprise-grade reporting and analytics
Side by side

ArtWire vs Cision, at a glance

 ArtWireCision
Art-world specialisation
Purpose-built
Generalist
Press release generation
Yes — 19 art-world formats
General feature set
Media database
5,000+ curated art press
1.4M across all industries
Wire distribution
Direct-to-journalist personalised email
PR Newswire wire access
Coverage monitoring
Yes, with sentiment analysis
Yes — enterprise-grade
Free tier
Yes — 3 releases/mo
No
Entry price
£0 / £49 for Studio
Enterprise only ($10K+/yr)
Ideal for
Galleries, artists, arts agencies
Global corporate comms

Pricing and feature information about Cision is based on public sources and may change. See Cision's site for their latest details.

Where ArtWire fits better

Built for the art world, not adapted to it

  • Cision: Enterprise pricing far above what an artist, gallery, or arts agency can justify
  • Cision: General-industry contacts — not curated for the art world
  • Cision: Wire distribution is often overkill for a single-exhibition announcement
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See if ArtWire fits your work

The trial includes 10 press releases, 500 verified contacts, and sending to up to 250 journalists per release. No card required.