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Razorpay vs Transistor

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Razorpay

Software

Accept, process and disburse payments with India's leading payments platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Transistor

Software

Professional podcast hosting for businesses and creators

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Razorpay international card payments cost up to 3% per transaction versus 2% domestically, per razorpay.com/pricing (Aug 2026), and an 18% GST is added on top of the platform fee; Transistor starter plan at $19 per month caps monthly downloads at 20,000

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Razorpay and Transistor actually diverge.

Attributes where Razorpay and Transistor differ
AttributeRazorpayTransistor
Starting priceOn request$19/month
Pricing modeltransactionsubscription
FoundedUnknown2018

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Razorpay

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.

Razorpay

No use cases recorded yet. See the Razorpay review.

Transistor

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

Where each one falls short

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

Razorpay

  • International card payments cost up to 3% per transaction versus 2% domestically, per razorpay.com/pricing (Aug 2026), and an 18% GST is added on top of the platform fee
  • Instant refunds cost between Rs. 7.99 and Rs. 14.99 per refund on top of the transaction fee, per Razorpay's own pricing page; standard refunds are free but instant ones are not

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

Razorpay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Razorpay 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 Razorpay if

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

Razorpay review

Choose Transistor if

  • You need unlimited podcasts.
  • You also want private podcasting.
Transistor review

Questions people ask

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