E-commerce · head to head
Blubrry vs FullStory

Blubrry
E-commerce
Podcast hosting with advanced analytics and tools
- From
- $12/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only FullStory has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Blubrry entry plan at $7 per month allows only 1.5 hours of new audio published per month; FullStory free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites
- They diverge on capability: Blubrry covers Unlimited hosting, FullStory covers Session replay.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Blubrry and FullStory actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Blubrry
- Unlimited hosting
- Distribution
- Advanced analytics
- WordPress plugin
- Monetization
- Detailed stats
- WordPress
- All podcast platforms
Only in FullStory
- Session replay
- Heatmaps
- Conversion funnels
- User journey mapping
- Error tracking
- Frustration signals
- Search functionality
- Custom events
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Blubrry
- Hosting a podcast with a managed WordPress site includednot FullStory
- Publishing to podcast directories with IAB compliant statisticsnot FullStory
- Running programmatic and dynamically inserted podcast advertising at the Professional tiernot FullStory
FullStory
- User experience analysisnot Blubrry
- Bug reproductionnot Blubrry
- Conversion optimizationnot Blubrry
- Customer supportnot Blubrry
- Product developmentnot Blubrry
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Blubrry
- Entry plan at $7 per month allows only 1.5 hours of new audio published per month
- Advanced podcast statistics require the $25 per month Advanced 6 plan; cheaper plans get standard statistics only
- Monetization features are restricted to the Advanced plans
- Dynamic ad insertion, programmatic advertising, unlimited shows and sub-accounts sit on a Professional tier with no published price
- Publishing allowance is measured in hours of audio per month, so a long-form show hits the cap quickly
FullStory
- Free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites
- Personal email addresses cannot be used for signup; business email domain required
- Paid plan pricing not publicly listed, requires sales contact for quotes
- Free plan has no email support, only community-based assistance
- Mobile app analytics requires a separate add-on purchase
Pricing, plan by plan
Blubrry
$12/month- Basic$12/month
- Unlimited hosting
- Distribution
- Analytics
- Advanced$20/month
- All Basic features
- Advanced analytics
- Monetization tools
FullStory
Free- FreeFree
- 1,000 sessions/month
- 14-day data retention
- Basic analytics
- Business$undefined/month
- Custom sessions
- 3-month retention
- Advanced analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited sessions
- Custom retention
- Advanced privacy controls
Which should you pick?
Choose Blubrry if
- You need unlimited hosting.
- You work on Web, Wordpress.
- You also want distribution.
Choose FullStory if
- You need session replay.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want heatmaps.
Questions people ask
- Is Blubrry or FullStory better?
- Neither clearly leads. Blubrry starts at $12/month and FullStory at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Blubrry or FullStory?
- FullStory has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $12/month for Blubrry and Free for FullStory.
- Does Blubrry or FullStory run on more platforms?
- Blubrry runs on Web, Wordpress. FullStory runs on Web, Mobile.
- Can I use FullStory for free?
- Yes. FullStory has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Blubrry starts at $12/month.
- What is Blubrry best used for?
- Blubrry is most often used for hosting a podcast with a managed wordpress site included, publishing to podcast directories with iab compliant statistics, running programmatic and dynamically inserted podcast advertising at the professional tier. Of those, hosting a podcast with a managed wordpress site included and publishing to podcast directories with iab compliant statistics are not what FullStory is typically brought in for.
- What can Blubrry do that FullStory cannot?
- Blubrry covers Unlimited hosting, Distribution, Advanced analytics, WordPress plugin. FullStory covers Session replay, Heatmaps, Conversion funnels, User journey mapping.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
FullStory: What does FullStory's free tier include?
30,000 sessions per month, 10 user seats, 5,000 server-side events per month, 1 year of session replay retention, and 1 year of product analytics retention. Session capture pauses when you exceed the monthly limit, though existing sessions remain accessible.
SourceFullStory: What features are excluded from the free plan?
Dashboards, configurable form privacy, Go-Live functionality, Streams, client-side rate hooks, mobile app analytics, and StoryAI are not available on the free tier. Email support is also unavailable; only community-based help is provided.
SourceFullStory: Can I use a personal email to sign up for FullStory's free plan?
No. FullStory requires a business email domain for signup; personal email services like Gmail cannot be used for free plan registration.
SourceFullStory: How does FullStory integrate with Slack?
FullStory's Slack integration allows individual users to send noteworthy sessions to Slack channels. Advanced and Enterprise plans can configure Alerts to receive notifications in Slack when user metrics exceed defined thresholds.
SourceFullStory: What analytics platforms does FullStory integrate with?
FullStory integrates with Segment, Mixpanel, Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Salesforce, HubSpot, and others. These integrations allow you to attach FullStory session URLs to events in your analytics platform for cross-platform correlation.
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