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Checkout.com vs Transistor

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Checkout.com

Software

Your business deserves tailored pricing based on your needs

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Transistor

Software

Professional podcast hosting for businesses and creators

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Checkout.com checkout.com/pricing publishes no per-transaction percentage or fixed fee; pricing is set per business profile and risk category through direct sales contact, per the vendor's own pricing page (Aug 2026); Transistor starter plan at $19 per month caps monthly downloads at 20,000

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Checkout.com and Transistor actually diverge.

Attributes where Checkout.com and Transistor differ
AttributeCheckout.comTransistor
Starting priceOn request$19/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
FoundedUnknown2018

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Checkout.com

Nothing recorded that Transistor does not also cover.

Only in Transistor

  • Unlimited podcasts
  • Private podcasting
  • Advanced analytics
  • Team collaboration
  • Custom branding
  • API access
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Spotify

What people use each for

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

Checkout.com

No use cases recorded yet. See the Checkout.com review.

Transistor

  • Hosting and distributing multiple podcasts from one accountnot Checkout.com
  • Running private, subscriber-only podcast feedsnot Checkout.com
  • Publishing podcast websites and inserting dynamic audio adsnot Checkout.com

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Checkout.com

  • checkout.com/pricing publishes no per-transaction percentage or fixed fee; pricing is set per business profile and risk category through direct sales contact, per the vendor's own pricing page (Aug 2026)
  • Choosing between the flat-rate and Interchange++ pricing models requires contacting the sales team, since neither model's rate is quoted publicly on the page

Transistor

  • Starter plan at $19 per month caps monthly downloads at 20,000
  • Private podcast subscribers are capped at 50 on Starter and 500 on Professional
  • Dynamic ad insertion and auto-posting to YouTube require the $49 per month Professional plan or higher
  • Removing Transistor branding requires the $99 per month Business plan
  • Enterprise plans above 250,000 monthly downloads start at $199 per month and require contacting the vendor

Pricing, plan by plan

Checkout.com

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Checkout.com review.

Transistor

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Unlimited podcasts
    • 10,000 downloads/month
    • Basic analytics
  • Professional$49/month
    • Unlimited podcasts
    • 50,000 downloads/month
    • Advanced analytics
  • Business$99/month
    • Unlimited podcasts
    • 150,000 downloads/month
    • Full analytics
  • Enterprise$199/month
    • Unlimited everything
    • 300,000+ downloads
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Checkout.com if

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

Checkout.com review

Choose Transistor if

  • You need unlimited podcasts.
  • You also want private podcasting.
Transistor review

Questions people ask

Is Checkout.com or Transistor better?
Neither clearly leads. Checkout.com starts at On request and Transistor at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Checkout.com or Transistor?
Checkout.com starts at On request and Transistor at $19/month.
Does Checkout.com or Transistor run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Checkout.com do that Transistor cannot?
Transistor covers Unlimited podcasts, Private podcasting, Advanced analytics, Team collaboration.
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