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Transistor vs Wavve

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Transistor

Software

Professional podcast hosting for businesses and creators

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Wavve

Software

Simple podcast hosting and distribution

From
$10/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Transistor starter plan at $19 per month caps monthly downloads at 20,000; Wavve starter plan caps uploads at 70 minutes and exports at 18 videos per month
  • They diverge on capability: Transistor covers Unlimited podcasts, Wavve covers Unlimited hosting.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Transistor and Wavve actually diverge.

Attributes where Transistor and Wavve differ
AttributeTransistorWavve
Starting price$19/month$10/month

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2018).

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 Transistor

  • Unlimited podcasts
  • Private podcasting
  • Advanced analytics
  • Team collaboration
  • Custom branding
  • API access
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Spotify

Only in Wavve

  • Unlimited hosting
  • Distribution
  • Analytics
  • Monetization
  • Simple interface
  • Podcast website
  • All podcast platforms
  • Email services

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Transistor

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

Wavve

  • Converting podcast audio clips into captioned social videonot Transistor
  • Generating SRT files and transcripts from episodesnot Transistor
  • Scheduling promotional audiogram posts to social channelsnot Transistor

Where each one falls short

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

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

Wavve

  • Starter plan caps uploads at 70 minutes and exports at 18 videos per month
  • Starter plan is single user with no team members
  • Pro plan at $19.99 per month still caps uploads at 210 minutes and 33 exported videos per month
  • The Agency plan adds only 4 team members and costs $98.99 per month
  • There is no free tier; the cheapest published plan is a paid Starter subscription

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Wavve

$10/month
  • Creator$10/month
    • Unlimited hosting
    • Distribution
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Transistor if

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

Choose Wavve if

  • You need unlimited hosting.
  • You also want distribution.
Wavve review

Questions people ask

Is Transistor or Wavve better?
Neither clearly leads. Transistor starts at $19/month and Wavve at $10/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Transistor or Wavve?
Transistor starts at $19/month and Wavve at $10/month.
Does Transistor or Wavve run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Transistor best used for?
Transistor is most often used for hosting and distributing multiple podcasts from one account, running private, subscriber-only podcast feeds, publishing podcast websites and inserting dynamic audio ads. Of those, hosting and distributing multiple podcasts from one account and running private, subscriber-only podcast feeds are not what Wavve is typically brought in for.
What can Transistor do that Wavve cannot?
Transistor covers Unlimited podcasts, Private podcasting, Advanced analytics, Team collaboration. Wavve covers Unlimited hosting, Distribution, Analytics, Monetization. Both handle Web support.
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