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Castmagic vs FullStory

Castmagic
Podcast & Audio Publishing
AI-powered podcast content generation
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Castmagic free plan limited to 3 files per month; FullStory free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites
- They diverge on capability: Castmagic covers AI transcription, FullStory covers Session replay.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Castmagic and FullStory actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Castmagic
- AI transcription
- Show notes generation
- Social media content
- Blog article creation
- Quote extraction
- RSS feeds
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
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.
Castmagic
- Content generationnot FullStory
- Show notes creationnot FullStory
- Social media marketingnot FullStory
FullStory
- User experience analysisnot Castmagic
- Bug reproductionnot Castmagic
- Conversion optimizationnot Castmagic
- Customer supportnot Castmagic
- Product developmentnot Castmagic
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Castmagic
- Free plan limited to 3 files per month
- Pricing based on audio hours consumed
- Not a full podcast hosting solution
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
Castmagic
Free- FreeFree
- 3 files per month
- AI transcription
- Basic content generation
- Starter$39/month
- 40 hours audio per month
- All generation formats
- 60+ language support
- Pro$99/month
- 100 hours audio per month
- Priority support
- Business$295/month
- Unlimited content generation
- API access
- Team collaboration
FullStory
Free- FreeFree
- 1,000 sessions/month
- 14-day data retention
- Basic analytics
- Business$undefined/month
- Custom sessions
- 3-month retention
- Advanced analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited sessions
- Custom retention
- Advanced privacy controls
Which should you pick?
Choose Castmagic if
- You need ai transcription.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want show notes generation.
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 Castmagic or FullStory better?
- Neither clearly leads. Castmagic starts at Free and FullStory at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Castmagic or FullStory?
- Castmagic starts at Free and FullStory at Free.
- Does Castmagic or FullStory run on more platforms?
- Castmagic runs on Web. FullStory runs on Web, Mobile.
- Can I use Castmagic for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Castmagic best used for?
- Castmagic is most often used for content generation, show notes creation, social media marketing. Of those, content generation and show notes creation are not what FullStory is typically brought in for.
- What can Castmagic do that FullStory cannot?
- Castmagic covers AI transcription, Show notes generation, Social media content, Blog article creation. FullStory covers Session replay, Heatmaps, Conversion funnels, User journey mapping.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Castmagic: What does Castmagic do?
Castmagic is an AI-powered content operating system that transforms audio and video files into show notes, blog articles, social media posts, newsletters, and other content formats automatically.
SourceFullStory: 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.
SourceCastmagic: How much does Castmagic cost?
Castmagic offers a free plan (3 files/month), Starter at $39/month (40 hours audio/month), Pro at $99/month (100 hours audio/month), and Business at $295/month with API and team features.
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.
SourceCastmagic: What languages does Castmagic support?
Castmagic handles multilingual transcription in 60+ languages with timestamps and speaker detection on all plans.
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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