Downloads stay there
Starter includes 20,000 downloads a month, pooled across every show. Podhome does not meter downloads.
Transistor alternative
Switch from
Transistor.
Transistor hosts unlimited shows on every plan and meters monthly downloads, storage, and private subscribers. Podhome is one plan, and downloads are not the meter.
Choose monthly or yearlyPodhome
One plan.
Every show.
$15.99 a month, or $185 a year. The price promise covers the same features either way. There is no free tier and no higher tier.
AI on the plan
Transistor transcription is a paid add-on after a short trial. Podhome AI is included.
The redirect stays
Transistor says the 301 is permanent and free, including after you cancel.
Side by side
Transistor
and Podhome.
Competitor figures are as of October 2026, in the US dollars those pages publish. Sources are linked under the price notes.
| Topic | Transistor | Podhome |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | Starter is $19 a month or $190 a year, about $15.83 a month. | $15.99 a month or $185 a year. |
| Shows | Unlimited on every plan. | Unlimited, same plan. |
| Downloads | 20,000 a month on Starter, pooled across shows. Then 100,000 and 250,000. | Unlimited. |
| Storage | 250 GB on Starter, in the 10 October 2026 plan-limits help. | No gigabyte cap on the plan. |
| Private subscribers | 50 on Starter. 500 on Professional. 3,000 on Business. | No subscriber cap on the hosting plan. |
| Team | Unlimited team members on every plan, on the pricing page. | Unlimited. |
| Transcripts | Paid add-on: 5 or 20 hours a month, after 60 trial credits (about 1 hour). | Podhome AI included, unlimited. |
| Trying it | 14-day trial. No free hosting plan. | 30 days of the same paid plan. No free tier. |
Prices, with the date
What we
checked.
As of October 2026, Transistor’s pricing page lists Starter at $19 a month, Professional at $49, and Business at $99. The yearly toggle on that page is 12 months for the price of 10: $190, $490, and $990. Enterprise starts at $199 a month, or $1,990 a year, and steps up from there. The signup page shows the same Starter, Professional, and Business cards, with no promo code applied. $190 a year is about $15.83 a month.
Starter includes unlimited podcasts, unlimited team members, 20,000 monthly downloads, and 50 private subscribers. Downloads, storage, and private subscribers are pooled across the shows on the account. Professional adds 100,000 downloads, 500 private subscribers, and 500 GB of storage, and the pricing page adds dynamic ads. Business is 250,000 downloads, 3,000 private subscribers, and 1 TB. The plan-limits help, updated 10 October 2026, lists Starter storage at 250 GB and continues the Enterprise ladder through $899 a month.
That help article says going over a limit does not add a penalty fee and does not shut the show off. Transistor emails at the end of the month and asks you to upgrade. You are not auto-upgraded. The pricing FAQ still uses a “50,000 downloads” example, which is not one of the current cards. A sentence on that FAQ also says you will not encounter storage limits, while the same page says plans are based on monthly downloads and file storage. The dated plan-limits table is the storage list used here.
AI transcription is a paid add-on, not part of Starter. The transcription help, updated 12 October 2026, says new accounts get 60 trial credits, about one hour, then a choice of 5 or 20 transcription hours a month. That article does not publish the add-on’s dollar price. Podhome AI is included. Optional Audio Enhancement is $0.03 per minute after the trial. That is usage, not a second plan.
What Transistor does well
Unlimited shows and unlimited teammates are on the entry plan, which is unusual. A network does not buy a new Transistor subscription for the second show. Each show gets a feed, a website, and analytics. Advanced analytics and API access are on the pricing page for Starter. The 301 redirect is described as permanent and free, including after the account is cancelled.
The bill still follows the audience. Downloads are pooled, so a second show shares the 20,000. Storage and private subscribers are capped too. Transcription hours are a separate purchase. Podhome keeps shows, downloads, teammates, and Podhome AI on the one subscription.
Sources
Checked in October 2026. Where a help article and a pricing page disagree, use the pricing page.
Everything. Unlimited.
One plan, every feature, no metering on the things that matter.
- Unlimited shows & episodes
- Unlimited Podhome AI
- Unlimited uploads & downloads
- Unlimited team members
- Website for every show
- Live podcasting
- Full analytics
- API, Zapier & Claude integration
$15.99/month
or $185/year
Choose monthly or yearly
Free for 30 days, all features, cancel anytime. Only optional Audio Enhancement is metered per minute.
Questions, answered
Straight
answers.
Is Podhome cheaper than Transistor?
On the monthly card, Podhome is $15.99 and Transistor Starter is $19. On the yearly total, Podhome is $185 and Transistor Starter is $190. Transistor’s pricing page calls yearly billing 12 months for the price of 10, about $15.83 a month. That per-month figure is lower than Podhome’s $15.99 monthly price. The yearly invoice is still $190. There is no Transistor plan under Starter. Professional is $49 a month or $490 a year. Business is $99 or $990. Prices as of October 2026.
Does Transistor charge per download?
The plan includes a monthly download allowance, pooled across every show. Starter is 20,000. Transistor’s plan-limits help, updated 10 October 2026, says there is no overage fee and the audio keeps playing. They email you to upgrade if you finish the month over the limit. Podhome downloads are unlimited.
Is Transistor’s transcription included?
No. The transcription help, updated 12 October 2026, describes a paid add-on of 5 or 20 hours a month after 60 trial credits, about one hour. It does not list the add-on’s price. You can also upload your own transcript. Podhome AI, including transcripts, is included and unlimited. Optional Audio Enhancement is $0.03 per minute after the trial, which is usage, not a second plan.
Can I leave Transistor without losing episodes?
Yes. Import copies the RSS feed and keeps existing show and episode GUIDs when they are present. Podhome does not delete the Transistor show. Listeners stay on Transistor until you paste the Podhome RSS URL into the 301 field. A locked feed has to be unlocked first.
Where is Podhome based?
Podhome is Waarde door IT B.V. in Breda, the Netherlands. The terms and privacy policy are written for the GDPR.