audien·to vs Swell AI

audien·to8.7Visit Swell AI8.6Visit

Higher score audien·to #5 in Podcast Show Notes Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit audien.to

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Swell AI #6 in Podcast Show Notes Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Swell AI

• audien·to fits best

  Show-note-focused creators

• Swell AI fits best

  Teams needing integrations and API workflows

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Side by side

Feature	audien·to 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Swell AI 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Podcast Show Notes Software	#6 in Podcast Show Notes Software
Best for	Show-note-focused creators	Teams needing integrations and API workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$120/yr	$17/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features audien·to 5/5 · Swell AI 0/5
Auto transcription	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Chapter generation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Timestamp generation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Link extraction	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Audio/video upload	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Export formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Generates show notes, summaries, transcripts, chapters, and quotes Transcribes with speaker tagging and supports 67 languages Extracts timestamps, mentioned resources, and links	Speaker identification, labels, editing, highlighting, and clipping Generates show notes, summaries, articles, and social content RSS imports, multiple projects, integrations, and REST API access
Cons	Available only on the web Free files are automatically deleted after 72 hours No listed integrations with other platforms	Hobby allows one upload per month Starter includes three hours of usage API access and enterprise controls require custom pricing
Our verdict	audien·to is a web-based AI audio tool for podcasters who want to turn recorded episodes into publishable show-note materials. Upload or record audio in the browser, then receive show notes, summaries, timestamped chapters, pull quotes,… Read the review →	Swell AI is a web and API-based tool for podcast producers, agencies, and networks that need to turn audio or video into transcripts and reusable content. It combines AI transcription with automatic speaker labels, a transcript editor,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• audien·to — where it wins

  • Generates show notes, summaries, transcripts, chapters, and quotes
  • Transcribes with speaker tagging and supports 67 languages
  • Extracts timestamps, mentioned resources, and links

  Where it doesn't

  • Available only on the web
  • Free files are automatically deleted after 72 hours
  • No listed integrations with other platforms

• Swell AI — where it wins

  • Speaker identification, labels, editing, highlighting, and clipping
  • Generates show notes, summaries, articles, and social content
  • RSS imports, multiple projects, integrations, and REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Hobby allows one upload per month
  • Starter includes three hours of usage
  • API access and enterprise controls require custom pricing

• audien·to8.7/10 · Free plan

  A focused web tool for turning podcast audio into structured publishing assets.

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• Swell AI8.6/10 · Free plan

  A capable podcast content workflow with integrations, API access, and flexible usage plans.

  Visit Swell AIFull verdict →