Is FullStory or Transistor.fm better?

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

Which is cheaper, FullStory or Transistor.fm?

FullStory has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for FullStory and On request for Transistor.fm.

Does FullStory or Transistor.fm run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use FullStory for free?

Yes. FullStory has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Transistor.fm starts at On request.

What is FullStory best used for?

FullStory is most often used for user experience analysis, bug reproduction, conversion optimization, customer support. Of those, user experience analysis and bug reproduction are not what Transistor.fm is typically brought in for.

What can FullStory do that Transistor.fm cannot?

FullStory covers Session replay, Heatmaps, Conversion funnels, User journey mapping. Transistor.fm covers Unlimited episodes, Automatic transcription, Advanced analytics, Custom player. Both handle Zapier.

E-commerce · head to head

FullStory vs Transistor.fm

FullStory

E-commerce

Digital experience intelligence platform

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Transistor.fm

Podcast & Audio Publishing

The podcast host built for professional broadcasters

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only FullStory has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: FullStory free tier limited to 30,000 sessions per month, no 5,000+ monthly active user sites; Transistor.fm monthly download caps vary by tier
They diverge on capability: FullStory covers Session replay, Transistor.fm covers Unlimited episodes.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which FullStory and Transistor.fm actually diverge.

Attributes where FullStory and Transistor.fm differ
Attribute	FullStory	Transistor.fm
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	quote	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Category	E-commerce	Podcast & Audio Publishing
Founded	2014	2016

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Mobile), 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 FullStory

Session replay
Heatmaps
Conversion funnels
User journey mapping
Error tracking
Frustration signals
Search functionality
Custom events

Only in Transistor.fm

Unlimited episodes
Automatic transcription
Advanced analytics
Custom player
Email newsletters
White-label options
Apple Podcasts
Spotify

Both cover

Zapier

What people use each for

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

FullStory

User experience analysisnot Transistor.fm
Bug reproductionnot Transistor.fm
Conversion optimizationnot Transistor.fm
Customer supportnot Transistor.fm
Product developmentnot Transistor.fm

Transistor.fm

Podcast hosting and distributionnot FullStory
Video podcast publishingnot FullStory
AI transcriptionnot FullStory
Dynamic ad insertionnot FullStory
Private podcast networksnot FullStory

Where each one falls short

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

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

Transistor.fm

Monthly download caps vary by tier
Private subscriber limits increase with higher-tier plans
Enterprise plan required for 250K+ downloads monthly

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Transistor.fm

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Transistor.fm review.

Which should you pick?

Choose FullStory if

You need session replay.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Mobile.
You also want heatmaps.

FullStory review

Choose Transistor.fm if

You need unlimited episodes.
You work on Web, Mobile.
You also want automatic transcription.

Transistor.fm review

Questions people ask

Is FullStory or Transistor.fm better?: Neither clearly leads. FullStory starts at Free and Transistor.fm at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FullStory or Transistor.fm?: FullStory has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for FullStory and On request for Transistor.fm.
Does FullStory or Transistor.fm run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use FullStory for free?: Yes. FullStory has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Transistor.fm starts at On request.
What is FullStory best used for?: FullStory is most often used for user experience analysis, bug reproduction, conversion optimization, customer support. Of those, user experience analysis and bug reproduction are not what Transistor.fm is typically brought in for.
What can FullStory do that Transistor.fm cannot?: FullStory covers Session replay, Heatmaps, Conversion funnels, User journey mapping. Transistor.fm covers Unlimited episodes, Automatic transcription, Advanced analytics, Custom player. Both handle Zapier.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

FullStory: 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.

Source

FullStory: 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.

Source

FullStory: 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.

Source

FullStory: 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.

Source

FullStory: 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.

Source

FullStory vs Transistor.fm

FullStory

Transistor.fm

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in FullStory

Only in Transistor.fm

Both cover

What people use each for

FullStory

Transistor.fm

Where each one falls short

FullStory

Transistor.fm

Pricing, plan by plan

FullStory

Transistor.fm

Which should you pick?

Choose FullStory if

Choose Transistor.fm if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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