You can't publish to Spotify without having a paid account but considering the rest of the feature set, I think this is a minor inconvenience.

As a beginner just starting out with podcasting, Podbean is really useful. The feature set is pretty great on the free plan.

The ability to live stream your episodes in real-time and even have guests or a co-host call in. Join its free community of podcasters to network and learn from others.

Good for starting a podcast show, Nice and Reliable.

It's very easy to access my favorite podcast with this app.

Helped me share audio recordings to my community group.

Overall, I'm very happy with Podbean. As a beginner ,it has plenty of features on the free plan and I imagine that if/when I need more features, the paid plans will be more than suitable.

Good Tool For Both Beginner And More Advanced Podcasters.

You can easily submit to podcast directories such as Apple and Google direct from Podbean's interface. You can also connect to your social media accounts and get your own podcast home page.

On my subscription, I couldn't start another podcast. I'd have to upgrade to be able to, but competitors offered multiple podcasts at a lower rate.

I can't think of anything I don't like about Podbean.

The thing i like the most about podbean is that it's very easy to use and i can find weekly updates on my favorite music and podcasts by my favorite dj's.

They have since stopped replying to my emails because they got caught lying.

Currently,podbean is the best app of reaching out to people worldwide.

There are some podcasts available on podbean that you can’t find anywhere else. It is pretty easy to use.

Finally, it has excellent stats for you to browse through, such as number of downloads by time of day, user retention, audience location etc.

And I love that you can reach out to the team and they're responsive.

Easy to give admin permissions to run our own shows. Transistor may be the best platform for hosting a network.

The only place it's missing for me is video integration.

And they have a lot of great content on how to start and improve your podcast on their website.I have to believe their own experiences come through in the app.

That I didn't find them sooner. So much wasted time on our prior solution and so much lost marketing value for missing key technical issues.

Ease of use, ability to distribute to ALL platforms, and customer support.

Not 100% sure how accurate the subscriber count is.

The Transistor API is also great. We used it to pull our podcast episodes into our app so that our app users to could listen to the podcast while their were doing their work.

Distribution was a breeze. Easy to be setup to release to the world and start building and monitoring your audience.

I offer the podcast feed as a bonus feature of signing up for a paid subscription, and Transistor has made the process of doing this extremely simple.

Been with them for years now and I love it. Technical support is responsive and they are very quick to get things answered and fixed for me if anything comes up.

The number is quite a bit lower for a long-running pod than the previous host had estimated. However, it's very possible that the previous host was incorrect.

Extremely easy to use, very clean and simple interface, presents a lot of complicated data points in a simple way. Simple, flat pricing point.

Overall Transistor is very easy to use and does what you want it to do. It's by far the best podcast host I've used.

Really impressed with the quality of Transistor's staff. The overall set up and pricing helps running multiple shows much easier and cheaper.

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Podbean is a podcast management solution that helps organizations create, publish and manage audio and video podcasts, marketing campaigns, and live audio streams on a unified portal. The platform enables users to distribute podcasts across various online channels including Google, Apple, Spotify and more.

Podbean allows businesses to design personalized websites using custom themes and domain, view followers and respond to comments. Podcasters can embed podcasts into multiple blogs and websites and share posts on various social channels such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. Additionally, it offers a host of features including user management, data import/export, customer engagement, reports and more.

Podbean facilitates integration with Mailchimp marketing application, which lets users create and run email marketing campaigns to share new releases and engage with the target audience. It is available on monthly/annual subscriptions and support is provided via email, tutorials and other online measures.

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Custom Domains

Third-Party Integration

Real Time Analytics

Engagement Tracking

Audience Analytics

Two-Way Audio & Video

Access Controls/Permissions

Data Storage Management

Session Recording

Publishing/Sharing

Multistreaming

Live Streaming Production

Social Media Streaming

Scheduling

Distribution Management

Mobile Access

Live Streaming

Audio/video file upload

Event Scheduling

Statistics

Bulk Uploading

Activity Dashboard

Reporting & Statistics

Moderation

Real-time Broadcasting

Audio Recording

Video Monetization Tools

Dashboard

Website Management

Customizable Branding

Audience Engagement

Social Sharing

Performance Monitoring

Third Party Integrations

Multi-Channel Distribution

Hosting

Podbean offers a 14-day free trial for new users, after which the software is available across 4 pricing tiers, details of which are outlined below –
Basic – Available to users for free
Unlimited Audio – $14/month or $9/month (billed annually)
Unlimited Plus – $39/month or $29/month (billed annually)
Business – $129/month or $99/month (billed annually)

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Transistor is a cloud-based podcast publishing solution, which helps users record, upload and distribute audio to Apple Podcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Google Podcast and various other platforms. Features include multiple logins, RSS feed, file storage, embeddable audio player and customizable website.  

The solution allows users to create multiple podcast themes in various formats via a single hosting account. Using Transistor’s analytics module, creators can view the number of downloads for a published episode, number of subscribers, listener trends and audience breakdown per episode. Administrators can also modify show settings, manage team members and streamline episodes.  

Transistor offers integration with various third-party applications including MailChimp, Drip and ConvertKit. It is available on both monthly and annual subscriptions and support is offered via chat and documentation. 

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Content Publishing Options

Content Management

Audio File Management

Performance Analysis

Third-Party Integrations

Starter: $19 /month, $190/year
Professional: $49 /month, $490/year
Business: $99 /month, $990/year

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