Captivate vs Transistor
No leader: the top candidate Transistor has only 0.25 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for podcast hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Captivate
A hosted service for uploading, distributing, and analyzing podcast content with built-in tools for audience analytics, sponsorship management, and listener monetization through memberships or direct tips.
Transistor
A service for hosting and managing multiple podcasts with built-in analytics, distribution to major platforms, and website generation. Includes marketing integrations and dynamic advertising capabilities.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Captivate
From £17/month (billed annually). All plans include 30-day free trial. Multi-currency pricing in GBP, USD, and EUR.
- Personal£17/month billed annually
- Up to 30,000 downloads/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited uploads and storage
- Extensive distribution network
- IAB-certified analytics
- +6 more
- Professional£41/month billed annually
- Up to 150,000 downloads/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited uploads and storage
- Extensive distribution network
- IAB-certified analytics
- +6 more
- BusinessContact sales
- Up to 300,000 downloads/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited uploads and storage
- Extensive distribution network
- IAB-certified analytics
- +6 more
Transistor
From $19/mo. Free 14-day trial. Annual billing offers 12 months for the price of 10.
- Starter$19/mo or $190/year (12 months for price of 10)
- Unlimited podcasts
- 20K monthly downloads
- Unlimited episodes and storage
- Live customer support
- Advanced analytics
- +3 more
- Professional$49/mo or $490/year
- Unlimited podcasts
- 100K monthly downloads
- Unlimited episodes and storage
- Live customer support
- Advanced analytics
- +4 more
- Business$99/mo or $990/year
- Unlimited podcasts
- 250K monthly downloads
- Unlimited episodes and storage
- Live customer support
- Advanced analytics
- +5 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Zapier
- Mailchimp
- WordPress
Captivate
- Player FM
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
- JioSaavn
- DAX
Transistor
- Ghost
- Drip
- Make
- Descript
- YouTube
- Bluesky
- ConvertKit
- HubSpot
- MailerLite
- ActiveCampaign
- Klaviyo
- Slack
- beehiiv
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.