Airlist vs Gbeya

Airlist9.0Visit Gbeya8.3Visit

Higher score Airlist #2 in Podcast Guest Booking Software 9.0/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Airlist

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Gbeya #8 in Podcast Guest Booking Software 8.3/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Gbeya

• Airlist fits best

  AI-assisted guest booking workflows

• Gbeya fits best

  Structured guest application operations

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Side by side

Feature	Airlist 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Gbeya 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.3
Ranking	#2 in Podcast Guest Booking Software	#8 in Podcast Guest Booking Software
Best for	AI-assisted guest booking workflows	Structured guest application operations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$83/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days · card required
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Airlist 4/5 · Gbeya 5/5
Guest marketplace	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Guest matching	✓	✓
Guest scheduling	✓	✓
Guest relationship tools	✓	✓
Custom intake forms	✓	✓
Specs
Calendar sync	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	AI ranks guest lists and helps generate outreach pitches. Calendar-synced booking pages collect questions and send confirmations. Pipeline, episode tracking, contact history, and re-invite reminders share one workspace.	Public applications with approval, shortlist, and decline actions Self-scheduling, intake, reminders, and no-show recovery Guest marketplace, e-signatures, and podcast RSS publishing
Cons	Pro is required for unlimited guests and AI sourcing. The product is available on the web only. Advanced workflow features are concentrated in the Pro plan.	Starts at $83 per month with no free plan The entry edition includes 1 seat Available on the web platform
Our verdict	Airlist is a podcast guest CRM for independent hosts and small podcast teams. It brings guest research notes, contact history, outreach, pipeline stages, recording scheduling, follow-up sequences, episode tracking, and re-invite reminders… Read the review →	Gbeya is a creator-business platform with podcast guest booking tools for podcasters and interview-show hosts. Its workflow covers public “Be a guest” applications, guest review, invitation links, self-scheduling, rescheduling, intake,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Airlist — where it wins

  • AI ranks guest lists and helps generate outreach pitches.
  • Calendar-synced booking pages collect questions and send confirmations.
  • Pipeline, episode tracking, contact history, and re-invite reminders share one workspace.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pro is required for unlimited guests and AI sourcing.
  • The product is available on the web only.
  • Advanced workflow features are concentrated in the Pro plan.

• Gbeya — where it wins

  • Public applications with approval, shortlist, and decline actions
  • Self-scheduling, intake, reminders, and no-show recovery
  • Guest marketplace, e-signatures, and podcast RSS publishing

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $83 per month with no free plan
  • The entry edition includes 1 seat
  • Available on the web platform

• Airlist9.0/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A focused podcast guest CRM combining sourcing, outreach, scheduling, and tracking.

  Visit AirlistFull verdict →
• Gbeya8.3/10 · 14-day trial

  A structured workflow for managing podcast guest applications and recordings.

  Visit GbeyaFull verdict →