Is Gumroad or Transistor better?

Neither clearly leads. Gumroad 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, Gumroad or Transistor?

Gumroad starts at On request and Transistor at $19/month.

Does Gumroad or Transistor run on more platforms?

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

What can Gumroad do that Transistor cannot?

Transistor covers Unlimited podcasts, Private podcasting, Advanced analytics, Team collaboration.

E-commerce · head to head

Gumroad vs Transistor

Gumroad

E-commerce

Sell your stuff, see what sticks

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Transistor

E-commerce

Professional podcast hosting for businesses and creators

From: $19/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Gumroad charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace; Transistor starter plan at $19 per month caps monthly downloads at 20,000

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gumroad and Transistor actually diverge.

Attributes where Gumroad and Transistor differ
Attribute	Gumroad	Transistor
Starting price	On request	$19/month
Category	E-commerce	Unknown
Founded	Unknown	2018

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Gumroad

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.

Gumroad

No use cases recorded yet. See the Gumroad review.

Transistor

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

Where each one falls short

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

Gumroad

Charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

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

Gumroad

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Gumroad 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 Gumroad if

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

Gumroad review

Choose Transistor if

You need unlimited podcasts.
You also want private podcasting.

Transistor review

Questions people ask

Is Gumroad or Transistor better?: Neither clearly leads. Gumroad 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, Gumroad or Transistor?: Gumroad starts at On request and Transistor at $19/month.
Does Gumroad or Transistor run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Gumroad do that Transistor cannot?: Transistor covers Unlimited podcasts, Private podcasting, Advanced analytics, Team collaboration.

Gumroad vs Transistor

Gumroad

Transistor

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Gumroad

Only in Transistor

What people use each for

Gumroad

Transistor

Where each one falls short

Gumroad

Transistor

Pricing, plan by plan

Gumroad

Transistor

Which should you pick?

Choose Gumroad if

Choose Transistor if

Questions people ask

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