Relnotely vs AnnounceKit

AnnounceKit's pricing page lists Essentials at $79 a month, Growth at $129 and Scale at $339 billed annually. Relnotely has one plan at $19. Figures are quoted with the date they were read.

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AnnounceKit's pricing page lists a changelog alongside a product roadmap, feature requests, analytics and more; Relnotely publishes release notes and stops there. The useful comparison is what each plan includes, and at what price.

This page is written by Relnotely. Everything stated here about AnnounceKit is taken from AnnounceKit's own pricing page, read on 20 September 2026. Prices and plans change; check theirs before deciding, and tell us if anything here is out of date.

What AnnounceKit's pricing page listed on 20 September 2026

  • Essentials, $79 a month: publishing posts, a standalone changelog page, all widget types, basic branding, product roadmap, email updates, comments and reactions, an AI-powered post editor, and post analytics.
  • Growth, $129 a month: all Essentials features, plus user tracking, segmentation, a custom changelog URL, feature requests, advanced analytics and unlimited team members.
  • Scale, $339 a month billed annually: all Growth features, plus post boosters, in-app notifications, multi-language, email digest, SMTP, custom CSS, a private changelog page, and SSO and SAML.
  • Enterprise, custom priced: all Scale features, plus advanced team management, "Remove AnnounceKit Branding", a dedicated account manager, SOC 2 and trust centre access, and custom contracts.
  • A 15-day trial, 15% off annual billing, and a 50% discount for 12 months for qualifying early-stage startups.

What Relnotely includes

One plan, $19 a month:

  • Your changelog on your own domain, an in-app widget, and email to subscribers who confirm their address.
  • A page of its own for every entry, and an Atom feed.
  • Import from a feed, a CSV or a CHANGELOG.md.
  • No Relnotely badge, watermark or "powered by" link on your changelog, on any plan. Our name appears in one place: the small print under the subscribe form, which says who stores an address entered there, and the footer's links to our privacy policy and terms for the same reason.
  • No third-party scripts on your changelog.

Writing is free and needs no card; publishing starts a 7-day trial. There is one login per account and no team seats.

Side by side, as each pricing page listed on 20 September 2026

Relnotely AnnounceKit
Entry price $19/month $79/month (Essentials)
Your own changelog address Included in the $19 plan "Custom Changelog URL" listed under Growth, $129/month
Removing the tool's branding No badge or "powered by" link to remove; our name appears only in the subscribe form's small print "Remove AnnounceKit Branding" listed under Enterprise, custom priced
In-app widget Included Listed from Essentials
Email to subscribers Included, with double opt-in "Email Updates" listed from Essentials
Roadmap and feature requests Not offered Roadmap from Essentials, feature requests from Growth
Comments and reactions Not offered Listed from Essentials
Segmentation Not offered Listed from Growth
Post analytics Not offered — we do not measure your readers Listed from Essentials
Multi-language posts Not offered Listed from Scale
Private changelog page Not offered Listed from Scale
Team members One login per account Unlimited listed from Growth
Startup discount None — one price for everyone 50% for 12 months, for those who qualify

Rows are limited to what both pricing pages state.

Where AnnounceKit may suit you better

  • You want a roadmap and feature requests in the same tool as the announcements. Both are listed on their plans.
  • Several people publish. Unlimited team members are listed from Growth; Relnotely is one login.
  • You publish in more than one language, listed from Scale.
  • You want comments, reactions and analytics on posts, all listed on their plans.
  • You qualify for their startup discount, which their pricing page describes as 50% off for 12 months.

Our view

Opinion, not a claim about AnnounceKit: we think a changelog on your own address, without another company's name on it, is the base case rather than an upgrade — so both are in the $19 plan and we do not sell a way to remove a badge, because we do not put one there. If you need the roadmap, the segmentation and the rest of the suite, that is a different product to the one we are building.

Moving from AnnounceKit

Point Relnotely's importer at your existing changelog feed, or upload a CSV, read the preview of every entry with its date and tag, then import. Nothing is emailed, duplicates are skipped, and previewing costs nothing.

Questions

What does AnnounceKit cost?
As of 20 September 2026 their pricing page listed Essentials at $79 a month, Growth at $129 a month, Scale at $339 a month billed annually, and a custom-priced Enterprise plan, with a 15-day trial and 15% off annual billing. Check announcekit.app for current prices.
Which AnnounceKit plan lists a custom changelog URL?
As of 20 September 2026 "Custom Changelog URL" was listed under their Growth plan at $129 a month. Relnotely includes a custom domain in its single $19 plan.
Which AnnounceKit plan lists removing their branding?
As of 20 September 2026 "Remove AnnounceKit Branding" was listed under their Enterprise plan, which is custom priced. Relnotely puts no mark of its own on a customer's changelog on any plan.
Does Relnotely have a roadmap or feature requests?
No. AnnounceKit's pricing page lists a product roadmap and feature requests; Relnotely publishes release notes to a page, a widget and an email list and does not offer either.

Your changelog, on your own domain

One plan at $19 a month: your domain, the widget, subscriber emails, no watermark and no trackers on your readers. Writing is free — a card starts the 7-day trial when you publish.

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