Software · head to head
Glow.fm vs Chartable
The short version
- 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.; 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
- They diverge on capability: Glow.fm covers Private RSS feeds, Chartable covers Download analytics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Glow.fm and Chartable actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Glow.fm
- Private RSS feeds
- Any app support
- Tiered subscriptions
- Subscriber management
- Payment processing
- Analytics
- All podcast apps
- Stripe
Only in Chartable
- Download analytics
- Chart rankings
- SmartLinks tracking
- Attribution
- SmartPromos
- Cross-promotion analytics
- All podcast platforms
- Advertising networks
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Glow.fm
- Premium podcastsnot Chartable
- Subscriber contentnot Chartable
- Membership tiersnot Chartable
- Direct monetizationnot Chartable
Chartable
- Podcast analyticsnot Glow.fm
- Marketing attributionnot Glow.fm
- Chart trackingnot Glow.fm
- Growth measurementnot 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.
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Glow.fm
Free- StandardFree
- Private RSS feeds
- Any podcast app support
- Subscription management
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
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.
Choose Chartable if
- You need download analytics.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want chart rankings.
Questions people ask
- Is Glow.fm or Chartable better?
- Neither clearly leads. Glow.fm starts at Free and Chartable at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Glow.fm or Chartable?
- Glow.fm starts at Free and Chartable at Free.
- Does Glow.fm or Chartable 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?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- 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 Chartable is typically brought in for.
- What can Glow.fm do that Chartable cannot?
- Glow.fm covers Private RSS feeds, Any app support, Tiered subscriptions, Subscriber management. Chartable covers Download analytics, Chart rankings, SmartLinks tracking, Attribution. Both handle Web support.