Libsyn review 74/100 on verified data

Libsyn is a podcast hosting platform: Podcast hosting service for audio and video that distributes episodes to listening apps and offers analytics, a website and monetisation options.

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Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 10 of 22): 74/100
Coverage (6 of 8 criteria): 85%
From, per month: $12
Free plan: No

LibsynFrom $12/moVisit

Paid plans start at $12 per month billed monthly on the Basic plan, and there is no free plan, but a free trial.

Libsyn has a public API.

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Libsyn scores 74/100, rank 10 of 22, based on 6 of 8 criteria (85% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

Libsyn at a glance

Each value links the vendor page it was read from and the date we checked it.

Pricing model: Paid only source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan: Basic: $12/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: No source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Public API: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

Libsyn plans

3 published plans, per month, billed monthly and yearly.

Basic
$12per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$12
Billed yearly
Not stated
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 3 upload hours per month
Advanced
$25per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$25
Billed yearly
Not stated
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 10 upload hours per month
Max
$150per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$150
Billed yearly
Not stated
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 55 upload hours per month

Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.

Full Libsyn pricing and plan limits

How Libsyn scores

The podcast hosting platforms scorecard applied to Libsyn's verified data: 74/100, rank 10 of 22, based on 6 of 8 criteria.

Score

74/100

Rank #10 of 22

Coverage 85%

6 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

Full ranking of podcast hosting platforms How we score

Entry price
62/100
Weight 29%$12/month billed monthly on Basic (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
60/100
Weight 18%Free trial, no free plan source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 12%3 of 3 plans have a public price source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 18%7 of 10 tracked features verified: one-click distribution to podcast apps, listener analytics, monetisation (ads or listener support), dynamic ad insertion, video podcasts, podcast website, team access source 1 source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 12%public API source
Shows per plancategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Upload allowancecategory criterion
30/100
Weight 12%3 upload hours per month on Basic ($12/month) source
Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

Libsyn features

7 of the 10 features we compare podcast hosting platforms on, as Libsyn publishes them.

One-click distribution to podcast apps: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Listener analytics: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Monetisation (ads or listener support): Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Dynamic ad insertion: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Video podcasts: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Podcast website: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Team access: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

5 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify

Libsyn alternatives

The highest-scoring of 23 comparable tools.

Top Libsyn alternatives
#	Tool	Score	Coverage	From, billed monthly	From, billed yearly	Free plan	Public API	Checked
1	pigeon-pod	86/100	65%4 of 8 criteria	$6.90/mo	Not offered	Yes, 1 storage gb	–	Oct 14, 2026
2	ZenMic	82/100	65%4 of 8 criteria	Free	Free	Yes	Yes	Oct 14, 2026
3	Podomatic	81/100	65%4 of 8 criteria	$9.99/mo	Not offered	Yes	–	Oct 14, 2026
4	RSS.com	81/100	90%7 of 8 criteria	Not offered	$15/mo	Yes	Yes	Oct 14, 2026
5	RedCircle	81/100	80%6 of 8 criteria	$14.99/mo	Not offered	Yes, 1 show	–	Oct 14, 2026

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Questions, answered from the data

How much does Libsyn cost?

Paid plans start at $12 per month billed monthly on the Basic plan, according to Libsyn's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Libsyn have a free plan?

No: Libsyn has no free plan, but a free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Libsyn have an API?

Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does Libsyn score?

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Libsyn scores 74/100, rank 10 of 22, based on 6 of 8 criteria (85% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best Libsyn alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are pigeon-pod (86/100), ZenMic (82/100) and Podomatic (81/100).

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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.