Podcast & Audio Publishing · head to head
Glow.fm vs Alitu
Glow.fm
Podcast & Audio Publishing
Premium podcast subscriptions made simple
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Alitu
Podcast & Audio Publishing
The podcast maker that does the hard work for you
- From
- $38/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Glow.fm has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Glow.fm the Internet Archive's capture of Glow's pricing page on 6 December 2021 listed Basic starting at $0/month plus $0.55 per listener per month or $2 per one-time purchase, and Professional starting at $300/month for unlimited listeners with podcast hosting capped at 150,000 downloads per month; card processing adds $0.30 plus 2.9% per transaction on both tiers.; 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: Glow.fm covers Private RSS feeds, Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Glow.fm and Alitu actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Podcast & Audio Publishing), founded (2019).
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 Glow.fm
- Private RSS feeds
- Any app support
- Tiered subscriptions
- Subscriber management
- Payment processing
- Analytics
- All podcast apps
- Stripe
Only in Alitu
- Auto audio cleanup
- Music and transitions
- Episode builder
- Direct publishing
- Recording tools
- Transcription
- Buzzsprout
- Libsyn
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Glow.fm
- Premium podcastsnot Alitu
- Subscriber contentnot Alitu
- Membership tiersnot Alitu
- Direct monetizationnot Alitu
Alitu
- Recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing backgroundnot Glow.fm
- Automatic noise removal, EQ and levellingnot Glow.fm
- Podcast hosting and a show website in one placenot Glow.fm
- Transcription and AI show notesnot Glow.fm
- Producing an episode from raw recordings in one toolnot Glow.fm
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Glow.fm
- The Internet Archive's capture of Glow's pricing page on 6 December 2021 listed Basic starting at $0/month plus $0.55 per listener per month or $2 per one-time purchase, and Professional starting at $300/month for unlimited listeners with podcast hosting capped at 150,000 downloads per month; card processing adds $0.30 plus 2.9% per transaction on both tiers.
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
Glow.fm
Free- StandardFree
- Private RSS feeds
- Any podcast app support
- Subscription management
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 Glow.fm if
- You need private rss feeds.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want any app support.
Questions people ask
- Is Glow.fm or Alitu better?
- Neither clearly leads. Glow.fm 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, Glow.fm or Alitu?
- Glow.fm has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Glow.fm and $38/month for Alitu.
- Does Glow.fm or Alitu run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Glow.fm for free?
- Yes. Glow.fm has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Alitu starts at $38/month.
- What is Glow.fm best used for?
- Glow.fm is most often used for premium podcasts, subscriber content, membership tiers, direct monetization. Of those, premium podcasts and subscriber content are not what Alitu is typically brought in for.
- What can Glow.fm do that Alitu cannot?
- Glow.fm covers Private RSS feeds, Any app support, Tiered subscriptions, Subscriber management. Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup, Music and transitions, Episode builder, Direct publishing. Both handle Web support.