Is Blubrry or SamCart better?

Neither clearly leads. Blubrry starts at $12/month and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Blubrry or SamCart?

Blubrry starts at $12/month and SamCart at On request.

Does Blubrry or SamCart run on more platforms?

Blubrry runs on Web, Wordpress. SamCart runs on Web.

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 SamCart is typically brought in for.

What can Blubrry do that SamCart cannot?

Blubrry covers Unlimited hosting, Distribution, Advanced analytics, WordPress plugin.

Software · head to head

Blubrry vs SamCart

Blubrry

Software

Podcast hosting with advanced analytics and tools

From: $12/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

SamCart

Software

The number one checkout platform

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Blubrry entry plan at $7 per month allows only 1.5 hours of new audio published per month; SamCart plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Blubrry and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where Blubrry and SamCart differ
Attribute	Blubrry	SamCart
Starting price	$12/month	On request
Platforms	Web, Wordpress	Web
Founded	2005	Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 SamCart

Nothing recorded that Blubrry does not also cover.

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 SamCart
Publishing to podcast directories with IAB compliant statisticsnot SamCart
Running programmatic and dynamically inserted podcast advertising at the Professional tiernot SamCart

SamCart

No use cases recorded yet. See the SamCart review.

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

SamCart

Plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Blubrry

$12/month

Basic$12/month
- Unlimited hosting
- Distribution
- Analytics
Advanced$20/month
- All Basic features
- Advanced analytics
- Monetization tools

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Blubrry if

You need unlimited hosting.
You work on Web, Wordpress.
You also want distribution.

Blubrry review

Choose SamCart if

Nothing in the data separates SamCart from Blubrry on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

SamCart review

Questions people ask

Is Blubrry or SamCart better?: Neither clearly leads. Blubrry starts at $12/month and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Blubrry or SamCart?: Blubrry starts at $12/month and SamCart at On request.
Does Blubrry or SamCart run on more platforms?: Blubrry runs on Web, Wordpress. SamCart runs on Web.
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 SamCart is typically brought in for.
What can Blubrry do that SamCart cannot?: Blubrry covers Unlimited hosting, Distribution, Advanced analytics, WordPress plugin.

Blubrry vs SamCart

Blubrry

SamCart

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Blubrry

Only in SamCart

What people use each for

Blubrry

SamCart

Where each one falls short

Blubrry

SamCart

Pricing, plan by plan

Blubrry

SamCart

Which should you pick?

Choose Blubrry if

Choose SamCart if

Questions people ask

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