Is Chartable or SamCart better?

Neither clearly leads. Chartable starts at Free and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Chartable or SamCart?

Chartable has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Chartable and On request for SamCart.

Does Chartable or SamCart 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. SamCart starts at On request.

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 SamCart is typically brought in for.

What can Chartable do that SamCart cannot?

Chartable covers Download analytics, Chart rankings, SmartLinks tracking, Attribution.

Podcast & Audio Publishing · head to head

Chartable vs SamCart

Chartable

Podcast & Audio Publishing

Podcast analytics and attribution platform

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

SamCart

E-commerce

The number one checkout platform

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

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; 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 Chartable and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where Chartable and SamCart differ
Attribute	Chartable	SamCart
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	freemium	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Category	Podcast & Audio Publishing	E-commerce
Founded	2017	Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web), 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 Chartable

Download analytics
Chart rankings
SmartLinks tracking
Attribution
SmartPromos
Cross-promotion analytics
All podcast platforms
Advertising networks

Only in SamCart

Nothing recorded that Chartable does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Chartable

Podcast analyticsnot SamCart
Marketing attributionnot SamCart
Chart trackingnot SamCart
Growth measurementnot 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.

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

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

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

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Chartable if

You need download analytics.
You want to start without paying.
You also want chart rankings.

Chartable review

Choose SamCart if

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

SamCart review

Questions people ask

Is Chartable or SamCart better?: Neither clearly leads. Chartable starts at Free and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chartable or SamCart?: Chartable has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Chartable and On request for SamCart.
Does Chartable or SamCart 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. SamCart starts at On request.
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 SamCart is typically brought in for.
What can Chartable do that SamCart cannot?: Chartable covers Download analytics, Chart rankings, SmartLinks tracking, Attribution.

Chartable vs SamCart

Chartable

SamCart

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Chartable

Only in SamCart

What people use each for

Chartable

SamCart

Where each one falls short

Chartable

SamCart

Pricing, plan by plan

Chartable

SamCart

Which should you pick?

Choose Chartable if

Choose SamCart if

Questions people ask

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