Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Libsyn
The 20 closest podcast hosting alternatives to Libsyn, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 24 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Libsyn? The closest matches are Podbean, Buzzsprout and Acast. 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.
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01 · Entity
About Libsyn
Libsyn libsyn.com
The Best Podcast Hosting Platform | Libsyn
The best podcast hosting, distribution & monetization platform. Detailed stats | Excellent service | Start for free
Wikidata: podcast hosting service
Summary by Claude
Libsyn is a podcast hosting service that stores audio and video episodes, distributes them to directories like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and Amazon Music, provides IAB-certified download analytics, and offers ad monetization through its advertiser network.
- Who it’s for
- Podcasters and podcast networks
- Business model
- Hosting subscriptions and advertising revenue share
02 · Embedding space
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). 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 Libsyn
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Libsyn, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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 0.925 - 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 0.904 - 04
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.
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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.
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Spotify - Web Player: Listen to Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks Online
Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. Listen to your favorites online now.
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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!
Close cos 0.879 - 08
Listen to the Best Podcasts & Shows Online, Free | iHeart
Listen to the latest episodes from top podcasts. Get news, sports & lifestyle info from your favorite personalities for free!
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Unlimited photo hosting @iMGSRC.RU
Your free and unlimited host iMGSRC.RU presents Unlimited photo hosting
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File sharing and storage made simple
MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.
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Upload Video Online - Free Video Hosting - Streamable
Upload your video in seconds on Streamable. We accept a variety of video formats including MP4, MOV, AVI, and more. It's free, try it now!
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Spreaker
Discover a world of captivating podcasts and immersive audio experiences on Spreaker. Dive in and elevate your listening journey today!
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Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily.
Publish your passions your way. Whether you’d like to share your knowledge, experiences or the latest news, create a unique and beautiful blog.
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Cloud storage and data transfer services ~ pixeldrain
Pixeldrain is a file transfer service, you can upload any file and you will be given a shareable link right away. pixeldrain also supports previews for images, videos, audio, PDFs and much more.
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Substack
Substack is the app for independent voices: a free newsletter, video, and podcast hosting platform with paid subscriptions built in.
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OverDrive: Free ebooks, audiobooks & movies from your library.
Thousands of libraries & schools offer free digital content thru OverDrive's suite of products/services. Learn more about Libby, Kanopy, Sora & TeachingBooks.
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Scribd: Home to the world’s documents.
Get to the source. Specialized knowledge on any topic, and answers you won’t find anywhere else. Home to the world’s documents, 300M+ and counting.
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tidal.com
subscription-based music streaming service
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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.
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Mixcloud - This is Audio Culture
Join a global community where creators craft a deeper listening experience.
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to libsyn.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Libsyn uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Libsyn is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
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
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Libsyn adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Google Workspace 15/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on libsyn.com 10/20
- Meta Business Suite 9/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on libsyn.com 8/20
- Apple Business · not on libsyn.com 7/20
- Google Fonts 7/20
- Zendesk 7/20
- Amazon SES · not on libsyn.com 6/20
- Stripe 6/20
- Atlassian 6/20
- GlobalSign · not on libsyn.com 6/20
- Cloudflare 5/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on libsyn.com 5/20
- Notion · not on libsyn.com 5/20
- OpenAI 5/20