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Podcasting · Reviewed 27 Oct 2026

Transistor

Simple, powerful podcast hosting for audio and video.

from $19 · free tier · transistor.fm ↗

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Transistor at a glance
823.9KEstimated total trafficModeled monthly visits13.4KRanking keywordsPublic search sample91/100Technical health15 pages checked0Referring domainsLive backlink summary

Overview

01

Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

Transistor is a podcast hosting platform that lets users record or upload audio and video, then distribute it to platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube S1. It serves over 30,000 podcasts, including shows from Acquired and Ali Abdaal S1 S25. The platform provides analytics, dynamic ad insertion, AI transcription, and private podcasting, with a 14-day free trial S9 S25 S1.

02

Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: Transistor is a podcast hosting platform for audio and video S1.
  • Core purpose: Solves the problem of publishing and distributing podcasts to multiple platforms S1.
  • Intended users: Podcasters, including individuals, companies, and networks S1.
  • Product scope: A web-based platform with hosting, distribution, analytics, and website tools S9 S125.
  • Positioning: Positioned as simple and powerful, with a focus on ease of use and customer support S1 S32.
  • Claimed distinction: Claims to host unlimited shows for one price and offers live customer support S1 S25.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
PodcastersHost and distribute audio and video episodes to major platforms S1 S13.
CompaniesCreate private podcasts for internal team communication S1 S9.
Podcast networksManage multiple shows under one account with unified analytics S9 S13.
MarketersUse dynamic ad insertion to monetize episodes with targeted ads S18.
Content creatorsGenerate transcripts for accessibility and SEO S25.

Features

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Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Audio & video hostingUpload audio or video episodes and host them for distribution S1 S13.
DistributionSubmit your show to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and other players S40.
AnalyticsView detailed podcasting analytics for audio and video episodes S9 S13.
Dynamic ad insertionAutomatically insert ads or announcements at the beginning, middle, or end of episodes S18.
AI transcriptionGenerate speech-to-text transcripts with speaker detection S25.
Private podcastsCreate a private podcast for your team or community S1 S9.
Website builderGenerate a website for your show or network with customizable design S9 S125.
Multiple showsHost unlimited podcasts on one account S1 S125.
10

Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
ZapierIntegrationConnect Transistor to thousands of apps with triggers like 'Episode Published' S82.
MakeIntegrationBuild automations with triggers and actions similar to Zapier S82.
MailChimp, Drip, HubSpot, Kit, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, KlaviyoIntegrationCollect email signups from your podcast website S82.
Google SheetsIntegrationImport subscribers into your private podcast from a Google Sheet S82.
RSS feedData portabilityGenerate an RSS feed for submission to Apple Podcasts and other directories S32 S40.
HLS videoData portabilityHost HLS streaming video for Apple Podcasts and other apps S13.

Pricing

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Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
Starter$19/month, billed monthly; yearly gives 12 months for the price of 10 S170Unlimited podcasts, analytics, distribution S17020,000 downloads/month, 50 private subscribers S170
Professional$49/month, billed monthly; yearly discount S170Everything in Starter, plus dynamic ads S170100,000 downloads/month, 500 private subscribers S170
Business$99/month, billed monthly; yearly discount S170Everything in Professional S170250,000 downloads/month, 3,000 private subscribers S170
Enterprise$199+/month, billed monthly or $1,990+/year S170Everything in Business S170Over 250,000 downloads/month, contact sales S170
Free trial14-day free trial S1Full access to features S1Not established

Competition

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Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
youtube.com222.5dr diane hennacy powell, cheeky pint podcast
cheekypint.transistor.fm212.5cheeky pint podcast
podcasts.apple.com224dr diane hennacy powell, cheeky pint podcast
open.spotify.com225dr diane hennacy powell, cheeky pint podcast
drdianehennacy.com111dr diane hennacy powell
instagram.com112dr diane hennacy powell
podcastnotes.org115cheeky pint podcast
scottbarrykaufman.com116dr diane hennacy powell
radicallygenuinepodcast.transistor.fm117dr diane hennacy powell
facebook.com118dr diane hennacy powell

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

13

AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 1.2%
MonthSource
—All AI assistants
—All AI assistants

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

Page typeEvidenceSource
featuresTransistor uses AI to generate incredibly accurate transcripts for your podcast episodes.https://transistor.fm/features/ai-transcription/
featuresTranscripts are no longer just a nice-to-have feature; they're a must-have for any serious podcaster. With Transistor's support and new AI transcription feature, adding transcripts to your podcast episodes has never been easier.https://transistor.fm/features/ai-transcription/
featuresAI Transcriptionhttps://transistor.fm/features/ai-transcription/
featuresTransistor uses AI to generate incredibly accurate transcripts for your podcast episodes.https://transistor.fm/features/ai-transcription/
featuresNow, you can transcribe your podcast episodes without leaving your Transistor dashboard. Introducing our newest feature: AI speech-to-text transcription.https://transistor.fm/features/ai-transcription/

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

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Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Competitor gapReview the sampled queries where youtube.com appears.2 first-page appearances across dr diane hennacy powell, cheeky pint podcast

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

15

Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
G2Transistor Reviews & Product DetailsGrounded web search5.0 out of 5 "We started our own podcast network with Transistor.fm" ... ## Overall Review Sentiment for Transistor Time to Implement 12 months Return on Investment <6 months 48+ months Ease of Setup 0 (Difficult) 10 (Easy)
CapterraTransistor Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026Grounded web search### "Falling in love with my hosting platform" ... I am an independent audio producer; I do sound art and spoken word, not commercial. I left my previous host when they announced their new AI policy, that is that they were going to train AI with the uploads. I started looking for an alternative. Unfortunately, most platforms cater either for musicians or for creators of serialised podcasts. That’s not me, I make weird one-off pieces that go mostly to art competitions. I first tried several platf
Product HuntTransistor: Best podcast hosting platform I've used.Grounded web searchTransistor is highly praised for its ease of use and excellent customer support, making it a top choice for podcasters of all levels. Users appreciate its seamless setup and distribution ... s ability to host multiple podcasts without additional costs is a
toolradar.comTransistor Reviews, Pricing & Alternatives (2026)Grounded web search## Ratings Across the Web 5(46 reviews) Transistor holds an aggregate rating of 5 out of 5 from 46 reviews across G2 and Capterra, last checked September 3, 2026. G2 31 reviews 5/5 Capterra 15 reviews 4.9/5 Ratings aggregated from independent review
transistor.fmPodcast hosting reviews – TransistorGrounded web searchTransistor is a modern podcasting platform and is highly rated for customer service, affordable pricing, being easy to use, multiple podcasts, and detailed analytics. It's a good solution for business podcasts, church podcasts, education podcasts and is
techyorker.comTransistor: Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives (2026) / TechYorkerGrounded web search2026 / / --- / --- / / Analytics / Analytics include download trends, episode comparisons ... hosting and analytics service that publishes audio and video through RSS and major listening platforms. transistor

Customer proof

No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.

Independent mentions

  • Podcasting Case Studies — ### Podcast hosting for churches Easily publish church sermons as a podcast using Transistor. Upload your sermon audio to us and we'll distribute it to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, etc. ### The Diggnation podcast is back Diggnation, the
  • How Justin Jackson Bootstrapped Transistor to Over $1M ARR - Starter — Transistor to Over $1M ARR November 2nd, 2024 Website transistor.fm Founded By Justin Jackson Monthly Revenue $375K Starting Costs $10K Days To Build 231 Founders 2 Profitable Yes Days To Build 231 Year Started 2018
  • Host Unlimited Shows • Best Audio and Video Podcast Hosting • Transistor — love that it handles the nitty-gritty of publishing to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, ... YouTube. I can create multiple podcasts on one plan. The dashboard is super intuitive, the analytics are robust, ... they're a small team with a huge heart and

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

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Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipFounder of WPEnginesource
Contact and supportIf you need more than 250,000 downloads per month, or more than 3,000 private podcast subscribers, contact us about our Enterprise plans.source
Legal and privacyNot published on the collected pages.—
Security and complianceNot published on the collected pages.—
Uptime and status pageNot published on the collected pages.—
Domain registered2017-03-08—
Domain expires2027-03-08—

Not found on the collected pages: legal and privacy, security and compliance, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

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Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
Change your billing plan + download your receiptsChangelogIf you&#039;re a Transistor customer, you can now change your subscription plan (and download your invoices) in your account settings. (source)Not dated
New episode featuresChangelogThis week we deployed a better file uploader, MP3 download URLs, a beautiful embedded podcast player for your website and Twitter, podcast landing pages. (source)Not dated
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Cloud-based web platform S1.S1
Platforms and appsWeb-based; no native mobile or desktop apps mentioned S1.S1
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)API access included in every plan; integrations with Zapier and Make S170 S82.S170 S82
Data ownership and exportNot published on the collected pages.—
Performance and reliability claimsNot published on the collected pages.—
Release activityChangelog entry about billing plan changes S175.S175
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2017-03-08 — NameCheap, Inc.
Domain expires2027-03-08
TLS certificateLet's Encrypt, valid, expires 2026-12-02
Security headersHSTS
Headers not servedCSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Server headerNetlify
Mail handled byaspmx.l.google.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
Nameserversns-1016.awsdns-63.net, ns-1358.awsdns-41.org

Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

20

Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 91/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 18
  • Notices: 23

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
warningTitle length should be reviewed72https://transistor.fm/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed185https://transistor.fm/
noticeImages are missing alt text22https://transistor.fm/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/customer-service/
noticeImages are missing alt text18https://transistor.fm/features/customer-service/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed316https://transistor.fm/features/host-multiple-podcasts-on-the-same-account/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/host-multiple-podcasts-on-the-same-account/
noticeImages are missing alt text9https://transistor.fm/features/host-multiple-podcasts-on-the-same-account/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/video/
noticeImages are missing alt text8https://transistor.fm/features/video/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/private-podcasts/
noticeImages are missing alt text9https://transistor.fm/features/private-podcasts/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/distribution/
noticeImages are missing alt text3https://transistor.fm/features/distribution/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed179https://transistor.fm/features/invite-multiple-collaborators/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/invite-multiple-collaborators/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/ai-transcription/
noticeImages are missing alt text4https://transistor.fm/features/ai-transcription/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed275https://transistor.fm/features/podcast-analytics-software/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/podcast-analytics-software/
noticeImages are missing alt text7https://transistor.fm/features/podcast-analytics-software/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed237https://transistor.fm/features/podcast-website-builder/
noticeImages are missing alt text18https://transistor.fm/features/podcast-website-builder/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed237https://transistor.fm/features/network-websites/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/network-websites/
noticeImages are missing alt text4https://transistor.fm/features/network-websites/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed172https://transistor.fm/features/embeddable-podcast-player/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/embeddable-podcast-player/
noticeImages are missing alt text15https://transistor.fm/features/embeddable-podcast-player/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed195https://transistor.fm/features/dynamic-ads/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/dynamic-ads/
noticeImages are missing alt text3https://transistor.fm/features/dynamic-ads/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed325https://transistor.fm/features/integrations/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/integrations/
noticeImages are missing alt text3https://transistor.fm/features/integrations/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://transistor.fm/features/
noticeImages are missing alt text4https://transistor.fm/features/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://transistor.fm/features/podcast-website-builder/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://transistor.fm/features/network-websites/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://transistor.fm/features/podcast-website-builder/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://transistor.fm/features/network-websites/

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200Host Unlimited Shows • Best Audio and Video Podcast Hosting • Transistor11508199 mshttps://transistor.fm/
200Podcast hosting customer support • Transistor21238199 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/customer-service/
200Best podcast hosting for multiple shows21700139 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/host-multiple-podcasts-on-the-same-account/
200Video Podcast Hosting — Upload Once, Distribute Everywhere21184118 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/video/
200Create private podcasts for memberships, training, course21008110 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/private-podcasts/
200Easily submit your podcast everywhere21339117 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/distribution/
200Invite team members to your podcast2588338 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/invite-multiple-collaborators/
200AI podcast transcription297329 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/ai-transcription/
200Podcast analytics software2865334 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/podcast-analytics-software/
200Podcast website builder11243438 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/podcast-website-builder/
200Podcast website builder273032 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/network-websites/
200Embed your podcast on your website with this player2796139 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/embeddable-podcast-player/
200Dynamic ad podcast hosting platform285836 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/dynamic-ads/
200Transistor podcasting integrations21244191 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/integrations/
200Podcast hosting features on Transistor275248 mshttps://transistor.fm/features/

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

21

Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct58.9%
search14.7%
search organic14.4%
search paid0.3%
social9.7%
social organic8.0%
social paid1.7%
referrals8.3%
paid referrals1.8%
mail5.4%
gen ai1.2%
affiliate0.0%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

22

Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention specific competitors, though they imply comparison with other hosting platforms S18. Pricing details for add-ons like transcription are not fully specified S125. No information is available on data export, security certifications, or uptime guarantees. The platform's claim of serving over 30,000 podcasts is not independently verified S1.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 15 collected pages from transistor.fm, including the homepage, feature pages, pricing, and changelog. The evidence catalog includes 15 static and 8 rendered pages, with a sitemap mapping 282 URLs. External proof search was performed but no additional verification was completed. Limitations: some pages were not fully scraped, and customer testimonials are self-reported.

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