Airlist vs PodMatch

Airlist9.0Visit PodMatch8.4Visit

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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PodMatch #7 in Podcast Guest Booking Software 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit PodMatch

• Airlist fits best

  AI-assisted guest booking workflows

• PodMatch fits best

  Affordable full booking workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Airlist 9.0/10 Visit ↗	PodMatch 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Podcast Guest Booking Software	#7 in Podcast Guest Booking Software
Best for	AI-assisted guest booking workflows	Affordable full booking workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$6/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Airlist 4/5 · PodMatch 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.	AI-assisted matching, search, messaging, and scheduling Includes interview tracking, production workflows, and CRM Supports guest forms, media one-sheets, and public profiles
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.	No free plan for evaluating the platform Professional and Agency prices are not shown here Available through the web rather than native mobile apps
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 →	PodMatch is a web-based podcast guest booking platform for podcast hosts, guests, and agencies. Its core workflow combines AI-assisted matching, Explore search, in-platform messaging, interview scheduling, tracking, production tasks,… 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.

• PodMatch — where it wins

  • AI-assisted matching, search, messaging, and scheduling
  • Includes interview tracking, production workflows, and CRM
  • Supports guest forms, media one-sheets, and public profiles

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for evaluating the platform
  • Professional and Agency prices are not shown here
  • Available through the web rather than native mobile apps

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

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

  Visit AirlistFull verdict →
• PodMatch8.4/10 · Paid

  An affordable, full booking workflow for hosts, guests, and podcast agencies.

  Visit PodMatchFull verdict →