Transistor review 72/100 on verified data
Transistor is a podcast hosting platform: Podcast hosting platform that hosts unlimited shows per account, with analytics, private podcasts, video hosting and a built-in website.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 12 of 22)
- 72/100
- Coverage (7 of 8 criteria)
- 90%
- From, per month
- $19
- Free plan
- No
Paid plans start at $19 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan, and there is no free plan, but a 14-day free trial.
Transistor has a public API.
In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Transistor scores 72/100, rank 12 of 22, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Transistor at a glance
- Pricing model
- Paid only source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter: $19/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- 14 days source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Transistor plans
Starter
$19per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $19
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited shows
- Unlimited users
Professional
$49per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $49
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited shows
- Unlimited users
Business
$99per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $99
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited shows
- Unlimited users
Enterprise
Contact sales
- Billed monthly
- Contact sales
- Billed yearly
- Contact sales
- Charged per
- Not stated
Published limits
None stated
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 Transistor pricing and plan limitsHow Transistor scores
Score
72/100
Rank #12 of 22
Coverage 90%
7 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
30/100
Weight 28%$19/month billed monthly on Starter (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
60/100
Weight 17%Free trial (14 days), no free plan source
Pricing transparency
80/100
Weight 11%3 of 4 plans have a public price (1 "contact sales") source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 17%8 of 10 tracked features verified: one-click distribution to podcast apps, listener analytics, dynamic ad insertion, transcripts, video podcasts, private podcasts, podcast website, team access source
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 11%public API source
Shows per plancategory criterion
100/100
Weight 11%Unlimited podcasts on Starter ($19/month) source
Upload allowancecategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion
98/100
Weight 6%$6.33 per user per month on Starter (team of 3, billed monthly) source
Transistor features
- One-click distribution to podcast apps
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Listener analytics
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Dynamic ad insertion
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Transcripts
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Video podcasts
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Private podcasts
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Podcast website
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Team access
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
4 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Transistor 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 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does Transistor cost?
Paid plans start at $19 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan, according to Transistor's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Transistor have a free plan?
No: Transistor has no free plan, but a 14-day free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Transistor have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Transistor score?
In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Transistor scores 72/100, rank 12 of 22, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Transistor 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.