Software · head to head
Libsyn vs Alitu
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Libsyn basic plan at $12 per month allows only 3 hours of audio upload per month; 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: Libsyn covers Reliable hosting, Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Libsyn and Alitu actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Libsyn
- Reliable hosting
- Advanced analytics
- Monetization platform
- Distribution network
- Custom website
- Ad insertion
- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
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.
Libsyn
- Hosting podcast audio and distributing it to Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTubenot Alitu
- Measuring audience with IAB certified download statisticsnot Alitu
- Monetising shows through advertising on enterprise plansnot Alitu
Alitu
- Recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing backgroundnot Libsyn
- Automatic noise removal, EQ and levellingnot Libsyn
- Podcast hosting and a show website in one placenot Libsyn
- Transcription and AI show notesnot Libsyn
- Producing an episode from raw recordings in one toolnot Libsyn
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Libsyn
- Basic plan at $12 per month allows only 3 hours of audio upload per month
- Advanced IAB verified stats require the $25 per month Advanced plan; Basic gets basic stats only
- Spotify video distribution requires the Advanced or Max plan
- Dynamic ad insertion sits on Professional and Enterprise plans that are quoted by sales with no published rate
- The top published tier, Max at $150 per month, still caps audio uploads at 55 hours per month
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
Libsyn
$5/month- Classic 50$5/month
- 50 MB monthly storage
- Basic statistics
- Podcast page
- Classic 150$15/month
- 150 MB monthly storage
- Advanced statistics
- Custom website
- Advanced 400$20/month
- 400 MB monthly storage
- Premium analytics
- Multiple shows
- Advanced 800$40/month
- 800 MB monthly storage
- Full analytics suite
- Priority support
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 Libsyn if
- You need reliable hosting.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want advanced analytics.
Questions people ask
- Is Libsyn or Alitu better?
- Neither clearly leads. Libsyn starts at $5/month and Alitu at $38/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Libsyn or Alitu?
- Libsyn starts at $5/month and Alitu at $38/month.
- Does Libsyn or Alitu run on more platforms?
- Libsyn runs on Web, Ios, Android. Alitu runs on Web.
- What is Libsyn best used for?
- Libsyn is most often used for hosting podcast audio and distributing it to apple podcasts, spotify and youtube, measuring audience with iab certified download statistics, monetising shows through advertising on enterprise plans. Of those, hosting podcast audio and distributing it to apple podcasts, spotify and youtube and measuring audience with iab certified download statistics are not what Alitu is typically brought in for.
- What can Libsyn do that Alitu cannot?
- Libsyn covers Reliable hosting, Advanced analytics, Monetization platform, Distribution network. Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup, Music and transitions, Episode builder, Direct publishing. Both handle Web support.