EZ Newswire earned seven G2 Badges in the Fall 2026 Press Release Distribution Software reports, including High Performer honors across the Global, Mid-Market, Small-Business, Europe, and EMEA Grid® Reports, plus an Easiest To Do Business With badge in the Relationship Index. The company also ranked in the top 10% of 115 vendors in G2's Press Release Distribution category, landing at #4 in G2's Top 20 Press Release Distribution Software — ahead of PR Newswire at #17.
Badges are nice, but what's more useful is the story behind them.
What actually earned the recognition
G2 Badges aren't vendor-submitted — they're built entirely from verified customer reviews scored on product satisfaction, ease of use, and the customer relationship. Two patterns stood out in the reviews that fed this season's results:
The full badge list:
- High Performer — Grid® Report for Press Release Distribution
- High Performer, Mid-Market — Mid-Market Grid® Report
- High Performer, Small Business — Small-Business Grid® Report
- High Performer, Europe — Europe Regional Grid® Report
- High Performer, EMEA — EMEA Regional Grid® Report
- High Performer, EMEA Small Business — Small-Business EMEA Regional Grid® Report
- Easiest To Do Business With — Relationship Index
Why it's not just a U.S. story
The Europe and EMEA badges matter here specifically because they're regional cuts of the data, not just a global aggregate — meaning the satisfaction pattern held up outside EZ Newswire's core U.S. market too.
Neel Shah, CEO and founder of EZ Newswire, shared, "We built EZ Newswire because pricing, distribution, and measurement in this industry all needed a rethink, especially in the AI era. Earning High Performer recognition across seven G2 reports this season tells us customers see that difference, not just in the U.S., but in Europe and EMEA as well."
It's not just an enterprise story either
G2's Mid-Market and Small-Business Grid® Reports are size-segmented cuts of the same review data — a company only shows up in the Small-Business report if its reviewers self-identified as coming from a small business, and the same goes for Mid-Market. EZ Newswire earned High Performer status in both, plus the EMEA Small Business cut specifically.
That matters because it means the satisfaction scores aren't being carried by large accounts with dedicated PR teams and bigger budgets. Smaller and mid-sized companies — the ones with the least room to absorb inflated pricing or get deprioritized by a legacy newswire — are rating the experience just as highly.
What this means if you're choosing a distribution partner
Legacy press release distribution tends to come with a familiar set of tradeoffs. Pricing usually hinges on complicated, drawn-out rate cards that nickel-and-dime customers for what should be standard inclusions. Interfaces are often clunky and outdated. Most platforms won't disclose the specific outlets and sites in their distribution network. And once a release goes out, analytics tend to be limited or nonexistent, leaving customers with no real way to tell whether their release accomplished anything.
The G2 data lines up with where EZ Newswire has positioned itself against that model: flat-rate publisher-bundle pricing instead of opaque rate cards, publicly displayed endpoints, premium premium outlets like Reuters and Fortune, and, increasingly, reporting that shows whether AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity are actually citing the coverage.
None of that replaces doing your own research. But a top-10%-of-115-vendors ranking built from verified customer reviews, rather than a vendor's own claims, is a reasonable place to start that due-diligence.
Release your announcement on EZ Newswire today or reach out directly at hello@eznewswire.com to learn how we can help amplify your next press release.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
How are G2 Badges determined?
G2 Badges are calculated from verified user reviews, scoring satisfaction, ease of use, and the vendor relationship — not from vendor submissions or paid placement.
What is the Easiest To Do Business With badge?
It's part of G2's Relationship Index and reflects how reviewers rated the working relationship with a vendor, separate from the product-satisfaction scores behind the High Performer badges.
What is the High Performer badge?
It's part of G2's Satisfaction Index and reflects strong product-satisfaction scores from reviewers, rather than the market-presence data behind Leader badges.
