Listener vs Magellan AI

Listener9.4Visit Magellan AI6.6Visit

Higher score Listener #1 in Podcast Analytics Software 9.4/10 From $49/mo (annual) ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Listener

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Magellan AI #8 in Podcast Analytics Software 6.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Magellan AI

• Listener fits best

  Teams needing broad cross-platform analytics

• Magellan AI fits best

  Enterprise advertisers planning podcast campaigns

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Side by side

Feature	Listener 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Magellan AI 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	6.6
Ranking	#1 in Podcast Analytics Software	#8 in Podcast Analytics Software
Best for	Teams needing broad cross-platform analytics	Enterprise advertisers planning podcast campaigns
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$49/mo	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	6 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Listener 4/5 · Magellan AI 5/5
Unique listeners	✓	✓
Audience demographics	✓	✓
Attribution tracking	✓	✓
Ranking charts	Not published	✓ (best)
Retention metrics	✓	✓
Specs
Tracked shows	1 shows	Not published
Data retention	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Unified podcast, video, and social dashboards Episode, retention, demographic, and geographic insights AI analysis, collaboration, and role-based permissions	Verified-download, unique-listenership, demographic, and retention analysis Ad verification, attribution, and incremental-lift measurement in one platform Integrations span attribution, analytics, tag management, commerce, and publishers
Cons	No free plan Web-only access Annual billing across the listed plans	Pricing is arranged through a custom demo rather than published plans Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking basic podcast reporting The platform is web-based rather than offered as a native desktop or mobile app
Our verdict	Listener is a podcast analytics and intelligence platform for individual podcasters, podcast networks, agencies, studios, and teams. It brings together performance data from audio, video, and social platforms, with episode-level reporting,… Read the review →	Magellan AI is a podcast advertising intelligence and measurement platform for brands, agencies, publishers, and marketers. It supports podcast discovery, media-plan creation, competitive advertising intelligence, ad verification, audience… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Listener — where it wins

  • Unified podcast, video, and social dashboards
  • Episode, retention, demographic, and geographic insights
  • AI analysis, collaboration, and role-based permissions

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Web-only access
  • Annual billing across the listed plans

• Magellan AI — where it wins

  • Verified-download, unique-listenership, demographic, and retention analysis
  • Ad verification, attribution, and incremental-lift measurement in one platform
  • Integrations span attribution, analytics, tag management, commerce, and publishers

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is arranged through a custom demo rather than published plans
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking basic podcast reporting
  • The platform is web-based rather than offered as a native desktop or mobile app

• Listener9.4/10 · From $49/mo (annual)

  Broad podcast, video, and social analytics for teams managing audience growth.

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• Magellan AI6.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A deep podcast advertising analytics suite for enterprise campaign planning and measurement.

  Visit Magellan AIFull verdict →