Is Libsyn or SamCart better?

Neither clearly leads. Libsyn starts at $5/month and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Libsyn or SamCart?

Libsyn starts at $5/month and SamCart at On request.

Does Libsyn or SamCart run on more platforms?

Libsyn runs on Web, Ios, Android. SamCart 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 SamCart is typically brought in for.

What can Libsyn do that SamCart cannot?

Libsyn covers Reliable hosting, Advanced analytics, Monetization platform, Distribution network.

Podcast & Audio Publishing · head to head

Libsyn vs SamCart

Libsyn

Podcast & Audio Publishing

The original podcast hosting platform since 2004

From: $5/month
Rated: -

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SamCart

E-commerce

The number one checkout platform

From: On request
Rated: -

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The short version

Each has a real cost: Libsyn basic plan at $12 per month allows only 3 hours of audio upload per month; SamCart plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Libsyn and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where Libsyn and SamCart differ
Attribute	Libsyn	SamCart
Starting price	$5/month	On request
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Web
Category	Podcast & Audio Publishing	E-commerce
Founded	2004	Unknown

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

Reliable hosting
Advanced analytics
Monetization platform
Distribution network
Custom website
Ad insertion
Apple Podcasts
Spotify

Only in SamCart

Nothing recorded that Libsyn does not also cover.

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 SamCart
Measuring audience with IAB certified download statisticsnot SamCart
Monetising shows through advertising on enterprise plansnot SamCart

SamCart

No use cases recorded yet. See the SamCart review.

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

SamCart

Plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

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

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Libsyn if

You need reliable hosting.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want advanced analytics.

Libsyn review

Choose SamCart if

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

SamCart review

Questions people ask

Is Libsyn or SamCart better?: Neither clearly leads. Libsyn starts at $5/month and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Libsyn or SamCart?: Libsyn starts at $5/month and SamCart at On request.
Does Libsyn or SamCart run on more platforms?: Libsyn runs on Web, Ios, Android. SamCart 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 SamCart is typically brought in for.
What can Libsyn do that SamCart cannot?: Libsyn covers Reliable hosting, Advanced analytics, Monetization platform, Distribution network.

Libsyn vs SamCart

Libsyn

SamCart

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Libsyn

Only in SamCart

What people use each for

Libsyn

SamCart

Where each one falls short

Libsyn

SamCart

Pricing, plan by plan

Libsyn

SamCart

Which should you pick?

Choose Libsyn if

Choose SamCart if

Questions people ask

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