# What prnews.io is, and why it is not on the PR software map

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/companies/prnews-io/
Updated: 2026-10-30
First published: 2026-10-30
Company: prnews.io (https://prnews.io/)
Category: Paid placements
Map: https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/
Left off the map: https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/#ex-prnews-io

> prnews.io is a marketplace for sponsored articles, press releases and other paid placements in more than 105,000 outlets. PRNEWS OÜ, of Tallinn, Estonia, runs it [1][2]. It is not on the PR software map. We left it off on Oct. 27, 2026, under "Paid placements" [3]. The map's note on it: "It sells sponsored articles and press releases in outlets the buyer picks." [3]

## prnews.io at a glance

|  | prnews.io |
| --- | --- |
| What it is | prnews.io is a marketplace for sponsored articles, press releases and other paid placements in more than 105,000 outlets. PRNEWS OÜ, of Tallinn, Estonia, runs it [1][2]. |
| Site | prnews.io |
| On the PR software map | No. Left off on Oct. 27, 2026 [3] |
| Why | It sells sponsored articles and press releases in outlets the buyer picks. [3] |
| Listed under | Paid placements, in the map's section on companies left off [3] |

## What prnews.io is

prnews.io is a marketplace for sponsored articles, press releases and other paid placements in more than 105,000 outlets. PRNEWS OÜ, of Tallinn, Estonia, runs it [1][2].

## Why it is not on the map

The map lists prnews.io under "Paid placements" [3]. The map's rule for that group: "It sells paid placements: a brand picks a named outlet and pays for its article or release to run there, and the outlet is paid for it." [3]

The map's note on prnews.io: "It sells sponsored articles and press releases in outlets the buyer picks." [3]

We left prnews.io off the map on Oct. 27, 2026. It has no row in the map's list, and it does not count toward the map's 183 companies [3].

## Where the map lists it

[Excluded from the map, and why](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/#ex-prnews-io) lists every company we checked for the map and left off, grouped by the reason, with the day [3]. The same rows are in [the data file](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/ai-pr-landscape.excluded.companies.json).

Also left off for the same reason, each with a page: [Medialister](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/companies/medialister/).

## What this page does not cover

### Not a review

This page reports what the sources below say about prnews.io. It does not judge how well prnews.io works.

### Pages change

Each source gives the day we read it. prnews.io's own pages may have changed since.

### Not counted on the map

prnews.io has no row on the PR software map, so the map's counts and charts leave it out.

## Questions people ask

### What is prnews.io?

prnews.io is a marketplace for sponsored articles, press releases and other paid placements in more than 105,000 outlets. PRNEWS OÜ, of Tallinn, Estonia, runs it [1][2].

### Why is prnews.io not on the PR software map?

The map lists it under "Paid placements". Its note on prnews.io: "It sells sponsored articles and press releases in outlets the buyer picks." [3]

### When was prnews.io left off the map?

On Oct. 27, 2026 [3].

### Where does the map list prnews.io?

Under "Paid placements", in its section on the companies it left off [3].

## Sources

1. [PRNEWS.IO, Your Gateway to Sponsored Media Placements (home page, archived 10 October 2026)](https://web.archive.org/web/20261010090400/https://prnews.io/). prnews.io, via the Internet Archive. Read 2026-10-29.
2. [Terms of Use (archived 10 October 2026)](https://web.archive.org/web/20261010090653/https://prnews.io/terms_of_use/). prnews.io, via the Internet Archive. Read 2026-10-29.
3. [prnews.io, in Excluded from the map, and why](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/#ex-prnews-io). Newsprint. Read 2026-10-30.

## Related

- [The PR software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/)
- [What Medialister is, and why it is not on the PR software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/companies/medialister/)
- [Why prnews.io is not on the PR software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/#ex-prnews-io)
- [Companies left off the PR software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/companies/#off-map)