libsyn.com
Libsyn
Who runs Libsyn, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest podcast hosting alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- Transistor
Measured from Libsyn’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit Libsyn01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs Libsyn
Libsyn libsyn.com
The best podcast hosting, distribution & monetization platform. Detailed stats | Excellent service | Start for free
Wikidata: podcast hosting service
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What Libsyn tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
trackers that follow visitors
13 of the 16 alternatives below have fewer, 2 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- OneTrust
- US company
- 4 tools
- EU company
- 1 tool
Session recording
Records clicks, scrolling and typing so the company can replay visits.
Visitor analytics
Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.
Marketing and email tracking
Links visits to email campaigns and customer profiles.
Third-party embeds
Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to Libsyn
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Libsyn, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Host Unlimited Shows • Best Audio and Video Podcast Hosting • Transistor
Upload once and distribute your video and audio podcast to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Unlimited shows, detailed analytics, free podcast website, and real human support.
Very close - 02
podcast hosting service
Very close - 03 Captivate captivate.fm
London-based podcast marketing, hosting, analytics and monetization platform
Very close - 04
Free Podcast hosting and Monetizing Platform | Podbean
Podbean podcast hosting and monetizing platform helps you start a podcast. All the tools you need to create, promote and monetize your podcast.
Very close - 05 Simplecast simplecast.com
podcast hosting and distribution platform
Very close - 06
Spreaker
Discover a world of captivating podcasts and immersive audio experiences on Spreaker. Dive in and elevate your listening journey today!
Very close - 07
Acast: The Best Podcast Monetization Platform
Acast helps podcasters earn more. As the leading podcast monetization platform, we connect creators with premium advertisers to drive reliable revenue.
Very close - 08
ART19
American podcasting company
Very close - 09
FeedPress – RSS Analytics and Podcast Hosting, Done Right
The most trusted solution for bloggers and podcasters to manage, track, and grow their RSS feeds with powerful analytics and seamless hosting.
Very close - 10 Very close
- 11
Substack
Substack is the app for independent voices: a free newsletter, video, and podcast hosting platform with paid subscriptions built in.
Very close - 12
Podtrac - Podtrac Home
Podtrac provides industry standard podcast measurement data for podcast publishers and advertisers.
Very close - 13
Home Page - Shoutcast
media streaming software
Very close - 14
The leading podcast platform in Spanish - iVoox
Enjoy thousands of podcasts, audiobooks and radio stations in the biggest audio catalog in Spanish. Listen for free wherever and whenever you want on iVoox!
Very close - 15
Podimo: Listen to Podcasts and Thousands of Audiobooks
Podimo offers podcast only available in our app, thousands of audiobooks and a lively community of creators and listeners.
Very close - 16
cloud storage and file hosting service
Very close - 17
Audiomack - Music platform empowering artists & fans | Audiomack
Audiomack is a youth-driven, artist-first music streaming platform that allows creators to share unlimited music and podcast content for free.
Very close - 18
Vimeo - All-in-One Video Platform
The video platform trusted by 287 million creatives, entrepreneurs, and businesses. Everything you need to create, manage, and share stunning videos.
Very close - 19
Rapidgator
Download file from Rapidgator. Cloud hosting solutions, safe and secure file hosting
Very close - 20
#1 in audience engagement and community growth | Disqus
More publishers trust us to engage, grow, and understand their audiences than any other. Build your on-site community with Disqus.
Very close
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Libsyn’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Libsyn uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Libsyn adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 24 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 9,192
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 54 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Libsyn’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress meta generator: WordPress 7.1.4
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://libsyn.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1
- CSS & UI
- Bootstrap asset https://widget.trustpilot.com/bootstrap/v5/tp.widget.bootstrap.min.js
- Font Awesome asset https://libsyn.com/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/lib/font-awesome/js/v4-shims.min.j…
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/
- Analytics
- Google Analytics page source: googletagmanager.com/gtag/js
- Hotjar page source: static.hotjar.com
- Marketing automation
- HubSpot TXT v=spf1 a mx include:spf.mtasv.net include:spf.braintreegateway.com in…
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 a mx include:spf.mtasv.net include:spf.braintreegateway.com in…
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust page source: cdn.cookielaw.org
- Payments
- Stripe TXT stripe-verification=4FF48CA0754835CF9AD2E404DCCC31391535BE44972F9F3B1…
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5630f256effc4bf-HAM
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (meta generator: WordPress 7.1.4)
- Reviews
- Trustpilot page source: widget.trustpilot.com
- Maps
- Google Maps page source: maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js
- Leaflet asset https://libsyn.com/wp-content/plugins/listdom/assets/packages/leaflet/leaflet.js?ver=6.0.0
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Email delivery
- Postmark TXT v=spf1 a mx include:spf.mtasv.net include:spf.braintreegateway.com in…
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=qBztE2uTjqxMF2qAF1B9l8GOeAWTU7XZiafuTT7…
- Bing Webmaster Tools meta msvalidate.01: 5A5B1CF809A2B6DDBB69C89F40DD2830
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: ihGnXTDVqJO6qgGJtF71O9Wx38w38e-uPcNxj4QFxjU
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=dm6rkx5emuyrvngpg41ahpzogw60qh
- Miro TXT miro-verification=600fb4225f2708c723b9f819f5e18289ef408fa9
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-HRkcoWDY1JaIvtOoWVCRJESu
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Google Workspace 15/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on libsyn.com 11/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on libsyn.com 8/20
- Amazon SES · not on libsyn.com 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on libsyn.com 7/20
- Cloudflare 7/20
- HubSpot 6/20
- Zendesk 6/20
- Stripe 5/20
- Meta Business Suite 5/20
- Apple Business · not on libsyn.com 4/20
- Google Analytics 4/20
- Google Fonts 4/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on libsyn.com 4/20
- GlobalSign · not on libsyn.com 4/20