Podcast & Audio Publishing · head to head
Spreaker vs Glow.fm
Spreaker
Podcast & Audio Publishing
Podcast hosting with social network features
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Glow.fm
Podcast & Audio Publishing
Premium podcast subscriptions made simple
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Spreaker free plan allows only one podcast and retains statistics for 6 months; 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: Spreaker covers Podcast hosting, Glow.fm covers Private RSS feeds.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Spreaker and Glow.fm actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Podcast & Audio Publishing).
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 Spreaker
- Podcast hosting
- Live streaming
- Social network
- Distribution
- Audio editing
- All podcast platforms
- Social media
- Payment processors
Only in Glow.fm
- Private RSS feeds
- Any app support
- Tiered subscriptions
- Subscriber management
- Payment processing
- All podcast apps
- Stripe
- Email platforms
Both cover
- Analytics
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Spreaker
- Hosting and distributing podcasts to Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadionot Glow.fm
- Monetising a show through programmatic ads, listener subscriptions or a supporters clubnot Glow.fm
- Running a multi-show podcast network with collaboratorsnot Glow.fm
Glow.fm
- Premium podcastsnot Spreaker
- Subscriber contentnot Spreaker
- Membership tiersnot Spreaker
- Direct monetizationnot Spreaker
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Spreaker
- Free plan allows only one podcast and retains statistics for 6 months
- Spreaker takes a 20 percent fee on Supporters Club listener payments on the free plan, dropping to 0 percent only on the $20 per month Broadcaster plan
- Subscription monetisation and Apple Podcasts subscriptions require the $20 per month Broadcaster plan
- Player colour customisation and collaborators require the $50 per month Anchorman plan
- Selling and managing your own ad campaigns requires the $250 per month Publisher plan
- Statistics retention is capped at 12 months below the Publisher plan, which extends it to 24 months
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
Spreaker
Free- FreeFree
- 2 hours storage
- Basic hosting
- Social network access
- Plus$5/month
- 50 hours storage
- Full distribution
- Live streaming
Glow.fm
Free- StandardFree
- Private RSS feeds
- Any podcast app support
- Subscription management
Which should you pick?
Choose Spreaker if
- You need podcast hosting.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want live streaming.
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 Spreaker or Glow.fm better?
- Neither clearly leads. Spreaker starts at Free and Glow.fm at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Spreaker or Glow.fm?
- Spreaker starts at Free and Glow.fm at Free.
- Does Spreaker or Glow.fm run on more platforms?
- Spreaker runs on Web, Ios, Android. Glow.fm runs on Web.
- Can I use Spreaker for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Spreaker best used for?
- Spreaker is most often used for hosting and distributing podcasts to spotify, apple podcasts and iheartradio, monetising a show through programmatic ads, listener subscriptions or a supporters club, running a multi-show podcast network with collaborators. Of those, hosting and distributing podcasts to spotify, apple podcasts and iheartradio and monetising a show through programmatic ads, listener subscriptions or a supporters club are not what Glow.fm is typically brought in for.
- What can Spreaker do that Glow.fm cannot?
- Spreaker covers Podcast hosting, Live streaming, Social network, Distribution. Glow.fm covers Private RSS feeds, Any app support, Tiered subscriptions, Subscriber management. Both handle Analytics, Web support.
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