LibSyn is almost literally the first name in podcast hosting. They provide a rock-solid infrastructure and every possible feature you would expect from a mature platform. They have a huge user-base and run regular community events, many of whom are experienced podcasters who rely on LibSyn to run reliably.
LibSyn differs from most hosts in that it provides different RSS feeds for different apps and directories (as it calls them “destinations”) which is perhaps unnecessarily confusing, however when new directories and markets are opened up, LibSyn is almost always first in-line to adopt them.
The company is conservative in its development, often taking multiple years to roll out interface updates. This has meant they’ve fallen behind modern hosts whose designers and developers value user experience, however they offer support via email and they’ve been around for so long and have so many customers, that answers to most questions can probably be found in Facebook groups and Reddit threads.
Pinecast began life in 2015, and its original code was made available to read and fork on Github. It was created by Matt Basta, a software engineer who would go on to work at Stripe Connect, which gave Pinecast an advantage in making it easy for podcasters to collect donations from listeners.
The service offers a flexible and highly-customisable podcast website, options to solicit feedback from listeners, exportable metrics including Spotify data, and easy submission to popular directories.
Pinecast's plan is cheaper. Pinecast offers the ability to host more podcasts. LibSyn doesn't allow custom websites on this plan. You can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with LibSyn. However, LibSyn offers more storage at this tier. LibSyn will also autopost your episodes to YouTube.
LibSyn | Pinecast | |
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Price | $15.00 per month | $10.00 per month |
Number of podcasts | 1 | Unlimited |
Episodes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Downloads | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Storage | 250 mb | 48 mb |
Podcast website included | ||
Use your own domain | ||
IAB certified metrics | ||
Republish to YouTube | ||
Podcast network support |
Pinecast offers the ability to host more podcasts. LibSyn doesn't allow custom websites on this plan. You can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with LibSyn. However, LibSyn has the best price for this plan. They also offer more storage at this tier. LibSyn will also autopost your episodes to YouTube.
LibSyn | Pinecast | |
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Price | $20.00 per month | $25.00 per month |
Number of podcasts | 1 | Unlimited |
Episodes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Downloads | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Storage | 400 mb | 256 mb |
Podcast website included | ||
Use your own domain | ||
IAB certified metrics | ||
Republish to YouTube | ||
Podcast network support |
Pinecast's plan is cheaper. Pinecast offers the ability to host more podcasts. LibSyn doesn't allow custom websites on this plan. You can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with LibSyn. You can create a podcast network on Pinecast. However, LibSyn offers more storage at this tier. They also offer IAB-certified stats, whereas Pinecast doesn't. LibSyn will also autopost your episodes to YouTube.
LibSyn | Pinecast | |
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Price | $40.00 per month | $35.00 per month |
Number of podcasts | 1 | Unlimited |
Episodes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Downloads | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Storage | 800 mb | 256 mb |
Podcast website included | ||
Use your own domain | ||
IAB certified metrics | ||
Republish to YouTube | ||
Podcast network support |
You might find Pinecast easier to use.
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