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Megaphone vs Glow.fm
The short version
- Only Glow.fm has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Megaphone there is no free tier; the entry Professional plan starts at $99 per month; 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.
- They diverge on capability: Megaphone covers Enterprise hosting, Glow.fm covers Private RSS feeds.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Megaphone and Glow.fm actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Megaphone
- Enterprise hosting
- Dynamic ad insertion
- Targeted advertising
- Advanced analytics
- Network management
- API access
- Spotify
- Advertising networks
Only in Glow.fm
- Private RSS feeds
- Any app support
- Tiered subscriptions
- Subscriber management
- Payment processing
- Analytics
- All podcast apps
- Stripe
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Megaphone
- Enterprise podcast hosting and distribution for publishers and networksnot Glow.fm
- Dynamic ad insertion and campaign management across a back cataloguenot Glow.fm
- Podcast measurement and reporting for large teamsnot Glow.fm
Glow.fm
- Premium podcastsnot Megaphone
- Subscriber contentnot Megaphone
- Membership tiersnot Megaphone
- Direct monetizationnot Megaphone
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Megaphone
- There is no free tier; the entry Professional plan starts at $99 per month
- The Enterprise plan is custom priced and requires requesting a quote
- Access to the Megaphone API and the Metrics Export Service is Enterprise only
- Live chat support on the Professional plan is limited to 4am to 9pm Monday to Friday Eastern Time
- Monetisation runs through the Spotify Audience Network rather than an open marketplace
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 $0.30 plus 2.9% per transaction on both tiers.
Pricing, plan by plan
Megaphone
On request- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited hosting
- Dynamic ad insertion
- Advanced analytics
Glow.fm
Free- StandardFree
- Private RSS feeds
- Any podcast app support
- Subscription management
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 Megaphone or Glow.fm better?
- Neither clearly leads. Megaphone starts at On request and Glow.fm at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Megaphone or Glow.fm?
- Glow.fm has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Megaphone and Free for Glow.fm.
- Does Megaphone or Glow.fm 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. Megaphone starts at On request.
- What is Megaphone best used for?
- Megaphone is most often used for enterprise podcast hosting and distribution for publishers and networks, dynamic ad insertion and campaign management across a back catalogue, podcast measurement and reporting for large teams. Of those, enterprise podcast hosting and distribution for publishers and networks and dynamic ad insertion and campaign management across a back catalogue are not what Glow.fm is typically brought in for.
- What can Megaphone do that Glow.fm cannot?
- Megaphone covers Enterprise hosting, Dynamic ad insertion, Targeted advertising, Advanced analytics. Glow.fm covers Private RSS feeds, Any app support, Tiered subscriptions, Subscriber management. Both handle Web support.
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