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Transistor
Professional podcast hosting for businesses and creators
As of 30 August 2026, Transistor has a free plan and paid plans start at $19/month. Transistor is a professional podcast hosting platform designed for serious podcasters, businesses, and brands. Softwr lists it under Podcasting. Transistor is made by Transistor Inc, launched in 2018, available on Web.
Overview
What Transistor does
Transistor is a professional podcast hosting platform designed for serious podcasters, businesses, and brands. It offers unlimited shows under one subscription, private podcasting for internal communications, detailed analytics, and team collaboration features. Built by podcasters for podcasters with focus on growth and analytics.
What people use it for
- Podcast hosting and distribution
- Audio content publishing
- Private subscriber management
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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
Cross-shopped
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Pricing
What Transistor costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Starter
$19 /mo
- 20K monthly downloads
- 50 private subscribers
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited collaborators
Professional
$49 /mo
- 100K monthly downloads
- 500 private subscribers
- Dynamic ads
- YouTube auto-posting
Business
$99 /mo
- 250K monthly downloads
- 3K private subscribers
- Branded removal
Enterprise
$199 /mo
- Custom limits exceeding 250K downloads or 3K private subscribers
Capabilities
Features
Unlimited podcasts
Private podcasting
Advanced analytics
Team collaboration
Custom branding
API access
Apple Podcasts
Integration with Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Integration with Spotify
Google Podcasts
Integration with Google Podcasts
Slack
Integration with Slack
Zapier
Integration with Zapier
Private podcast feeds
Private podcast feeds security feature
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Behind it
Who makes Transistor
- Company
- Transistor Inc
- Based in
- Remote
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- Podcorn
- Patreon
- Spotify for Podcasters
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