Software · head to head
Chartable vs Alitu
The short version
- Only Chartable has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Chartable shut down on 12 December 2024. Spotify, which acquired Chartable in February 2022, announced the closure on 27 September 2024 and folded parts of it into Spotify for Podcasters; Alitu the included hosting covers 1,000 downloads a month, and more costs $10 a month for up to 10,000
- They diverge on capability: Chartable covers Download analytics, Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Chartable and Alitu actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web), 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 Chartable
- Download analytics
- Chart rankings
- SmartLinks tracking
- Attribution
- SmartPromos
- Cross-promotion analytics
- All podcast platforms
- Advertising networks
Only in Alitu
- Auto audio cleanup
- Music and transitions
- Episode builder
- Direct publishing
- Recording tools
- Transcription
- Buzzsprout
- Libsyn
Both cover
- Podcast hosts
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Chartable
- Podcast analyticsnot Alitu
- Marketing attributionnot Alitu
- Chart trackingnot Alitu
- Growth measurementnot Alitu
Alitu
- Recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing backgroundnot Chartable
- Automatic noise removal, EQ and levellingnot Chartable
- Podcast hosting and a show website in one placenot Chartable
- Transcription and AI show notesnot Chartable
- Producing an episode from raw recordings in one toolnot Chartable
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Chartable
- Shut down on 12 December 2024. Spotify, which acquired Chartable in February 2022, announced the closure on 27 September 2024 and folded parts of it into Spotify for Podcasters
- The tracking prefixes no longer function, and shows still carrying one need it removed
- chartable.com now redirects to Spotify's Megaphone site
Alitu
- The included hosting covers 1,000 downloads a month, and more costs $10 a month for up to 10,000
- A second show is charged, at $63 a month for two against $38 for one
- The advertised $32 a month is the annual rate
- The professional editing service is a separate product starting at $295 a month
- There is no free tier, only a 7 day trial
Pricing, plan by plan
Chartable
Free- FreeFree
- Chart tracking
- Basic analytics
- 1 podcast
- Indie$20/month
- Advanced analytics
- SmartLinks
- Attribution
- Team$100/month
- Multiple podcasts
- SmartPromos
- Team access
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Custom integrations
- API access
Alitu
$38/month- Monthly$38/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Auto audio cleanup
- Music library
- Annual$32/month
- All monthly features
- 2 months free
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose Chartable if
- You need download analytics.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want chart rankings.
Questions people ask
- Is Chartable or Alitu better?
- Neither clearly leads. Chartable starts at Free and Alitu at $38/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Chartable or Alitu?
- Chartable has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Chartable and $38/month for Alitu.
- Does Chartable or Alitu run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Chartable for free?
- Yes. Chartable has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Alitu starts at $38/month.
- What is Chartable best used for?
- Chartable is most often used for podcast analytics, marketing attribution, chart tracking, growth measurement. Of those, podcast analytics and marketing attribution are not what Alitu is typically brought in for.
- What can Chartable do that Alitu cannot?
- Chartable covers Download analytics, Chart rankings, SmartLinks tracking, Attribution. Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup, Music and transitions, Episode builder, Direct publishing. Both handle Podcast hosts, Web support.