Transistor review

Transistor hosts and distributes audio and video podcasts, with tools for private shows, analytics and podcast websites. You can publish to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and other podcast apps and players. Starter supports audio; video hosting is included on Professional and Business.

One account can host unlimited podcasts without an extra charge for each show. That makes Transistor a fit for creators or organizations running several shows, not just a single feed. It also supports members-only podcasts for companies and online communities, plus websites for individual shows and podcast networks.

The listed plans start at $19 per month, with a 14-day free trial and no free plan. The pricing page says annual billing saves 17%, but the annual prices are not published on the vendor's site.

The clearest advantage is multi-show hosting: every listed plan includes unlimited podcasts, so adding another show does not mean paying for another account or show. That can make the plan math easier for teams managing several feeds.

Transistor also puts distribution, hosting and basic audience information in one product. Its analytics cover episode downloads, popular apps, subscriber counts and trends. The service can generate a website for a show and a separate network website, while private podcasts give companies or communities a way to distribute members-only audio.

The entry plan is $19 per month and includes 20,000 monthly audio downloads, 50 private podcast subscribers and unlimited team members, according to the pricing details. For video, Professional starts at $49 per month and lists 100,000 monthly audio downloads, 500 GB of storage and 500 private subscribers. Business costs $99 per month and raises those listed allowances to 250,000 downloads, 1 TB and 3,000 private subscribers; it also removes Transistor branding.

That tiering is straightforward: pay more when you need video, storage, download capacity or a larger private audience.

The main catch is that video is not included on Starter. If video hosting is part of your setup, the listed starting price rises from $19 to $49 per month for Professional. Business is $99 per month if you need its higher listed allowances or want Transistor branding removed.

The plans also have explicit capacity limits: Starter lists 20,000 monthly audio downloads and 50 private subscribers; Professional lists 100,000 downloads and 500 subscribers; Business lists 250,000 downloads and 3,000 subscribers. Storage is listed as 500 GB on Professional and 1 TB on Business. The published pricing details do not say what happens when a show exceeds a download or subscriber allowance, so check that before switching a high-volume or paid private show.

There is no free plan. Annual billing is said to save 17%, but the annual prices are not published here, making the actual savings hard to compare. Enterprise 1 lists 2 TB of storage but no price, so larger networks cannot estimate that tier from the published pricing details.

Transistor starts at $19 per month for Starter, which includes unlimited podcasts, 20,000 monthly audio downloads, 50 private podcast subscribers and unlimited team members. It’s audio-only; video requires Professional or Business.

Professional costs $49 per month—a $30 jump—and adds video, 100,000 monthly audio downloads, 500 GB of storage and 500 private subscribers. Business is $99 per month, another $50 more, with 250,000 monthly audio downloads, 1 TB of storage, 3,000 private subscribers and removed Transistor branding. All three plans include unlimited podcasts, so adding shows doesn’t raise the listed price.

The pricing information lists monthly billing. Annual billing saves 17%, but the annual prices aren’t published in the published details. There’s a 14-day free trial, but no free plan. No add-ons are listed. Enterprise 1 includes 2 TB of storage, but its price isn’t published—get a quote before budgeting.

The published information doesn’t explain Transistor’s migration tools, import process or data-export options, so we can’t put a reliable number on switching effort or confirm what you can take with you. Before moving, ask how it handles importing episodes and show details, redirecting an existing RSS feed, and exporting audio, analytics and subscriber data if you later leave. Confirm any limits or fees in writing.

There’s no Reddit material in the published sources, so we can’t responsibly say what users most often cite as a reason for leaving. Capacity is one concrete point to check against your needs: Starter is capped at 20,000 monthly audio downloads and 50 private subscribers; video starts on Professional at $49 per month. If those limits or the lack of published Enterprise pricing don’t fit, compare alternatives before moving. The same checks apply in reverse: establish what transfers out before you commit your shows to a new host.