Podbean 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.
Podbean
A cloud-based service for creating, publishing, and distributing podcasts with built-in tools for monetization through ads and subscriptions, audience analytics, and AI-powered content production assistance.
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.
Podbean
From $12/month (annual billing). Free tier for individual podcasters.
- Unlimited Audio$12/month (annual, save 29%) or $17/month (monthly)
- 1 podcast channel
- 1GB monthly uploads (16 hours audio)
- Unlimited monetization features
- One-click distribution
- Custom domain mapping
- +7 more
- Unlimited Plus$29/month (annual, save 25%) or $39/month (monthly)
- 2 Audio or Video podcasts
- 10GB storage
- Multiple podcast network support
- Advanced analytics with episode trends and comparison
- User engagement tracking
- +5 more
- Business$79/month (annual, save 20%) or $99/month (monthly)
- Unlimited Audio and Video podcasts
- 40GB storage
- Public business podcast hosting
- Advanced analytics
- Network analytics
- +5 more
- Enterprise$129/month (annual, save 23%)
- Unlimited private podcasts
- 2 public podcasts
- 100 private members
- Private podcast hosting with content protection
- SSO login
- +7 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.
- YouTube
- WordPress
Podbean
- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
- Amazon Music
- iHeartRadio
- Podbean App
- Tumblr
- Podbean API
Transistor
- Ghost
- Mailchimp
- Drip
- Zapier
- Make
- Descript
- 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.