Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Spotify
The 20 closest podcast hosting alternatives to Spotify, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Spotify? The closest matches are Buzzsprout, Acast and Podbean. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 15 ms
01 · Entity
About Spotify
Spotify anchor.fm
Tools to manage and grow your podcast - Spotify for Creators
Get to know Spotify for Creators (formerly Spotify for Podcasters), the free audio and video podcasting platform of Spotify.
Wikidata: Swedish audio streaming service
Summary by Claude
Free podcast hosting and creator dashboard from Spotify (formerly Anchor) for uploading, distributing, monetizing and analyzing audio and video podcasts.
- Who it’s for
- Podcasters and video creators
- Business model
- Advertising and revenue sharing
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Spotify’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). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Spotify
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Spotify, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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podcast hosting service
Very close cos 0.937 - 02
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 cos 0.928 - 03
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 cos 0.928 - 04
The Best Podcast Hosting Platform | Libsyn
The best podcast hosting, distribution & monetization platform. Detailed stats | Excellent service | Start for free
Very close cos 0.906 - 05
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 cos 0.907 - 06
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 cos 0.907 - 07
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 cos 0.900 - 08
Stream and listen to music online for free with SoundCloud
Discover and play over 320 million music tracks. Join the world’s largest online community of artists, bands, DJs, and audio creators.
Very close cos 0.899 - 09
Spreaker
Discover a world of captivating podcasts and immersive audio experiences on Spreaker. Dive in and elevate your listening journey today!
Very close cos 0.895 - 10
Client Challenge
American hosting service, owned by Scribd, for professional content including presentations, infographics, documents, and videos
Very close cos 0.896 - 11
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Very close cos 0.896 - 12
Substack
Substack is the app for independent voices: a free newsletter, video, and podcast hosting platform with paid subscriptions built in.
Very close cos 0.894 - 13
YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Very close cos 0.896 - 14
Mixcloud - This is Audio Culture
Join a global community where creators craft a deeper listening experience.
Very close cos 0.895 - 15
Hostgator.com
404: Page not found. You might ensure the URL is spelled correctly, or if you followed a link here please let us know. Please try one of the links below in order to reach your desired destination.
Very close cos 0.894 - 16
WordPress.com: Everything You Need to Build Your Website
Create your WordPress website with built-in hosting, premium themes, and powerful tools. No technical setup required. Start building today—free plan available.
Close cos 0.894 - 17
paid image sharing, image hosting service, and online video platform
Close cos 0.893 - 18
ShareThis | Share Buttons | Website Tools | Behavioral Intelligence
Discover how social sharing tools can drive traffic and help you understand consumer intent for better targeting and personalization.
Close cos 0.890 - 19
OpenWeb - The Community Engine of the Open Internet
OpenWeb powers communities across the Open Internet, turning real participation into direct audience relationships, actionable insights, and revenue.
Close cos 0.887 - 20
Web Hosting Built to Grow With You | hosting.com
Web hosting that takes you from idea to website to a lasting business. Fast and secure, with free migration, real experts 24/7 and a 99.9% uptime SLA.
Close cos 0.891
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to anchor.fm’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Spotify uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Spotify is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- CDN
- Fastly header x-served-by: cache-ber1080054-BER, cache-ber1080054-BER, cache-ber108002…
- Hosting
- Google Cloud header via: HTTP/2 edgeproxy, 1.1 google, 1.1 varnish, 1.1 varnish
- Web servers
- Envoy header server: envoy
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 a mx include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com -all
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1225.awsdns-25.org
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: aO993F8yaFFSu4KnaQAhrF6hk4xAIQGs8jk_eWbefec
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Spotify adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace 17/20
- Amazon Route 53 11/20
- Cloudflare · not on anchor.fm 9/20
- Google Fonts · not on anchor.fm 9/20
- Zendesk · not on anchor.fm 9/20
- Amazon SES 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on anchor.fm 6/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on anchor.fm 6/20
- Atlassian · not on anchor.fm 6/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on anchor.fm 6/20
- Apple Business · not on anchor.fm 5/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on anchor.fm 5/20
- Miro · not on anchor.fm 5/20
- OpenAI · not on anchor.fm 5/20
- Google Analytics · not on anchor.fm 5/20