Listener vs PodcastStats.com

Listener9.4Visit PPodcastStats.com8.2Visit

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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P PodcastStats.com #2 in Podcast Analytics Software 8.2/10 Free plan · paid from $19/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Try PodcastStats.com

• Listener fits best

  Teams needing broad cross-platform analytics

• PodcastStats.com fits best

  Budget-conscious teams needing detailed analytics

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Side by side

Feature	Listener 9.4/10 Visit ↗	PPodcastStats.com 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.2
Ranking	#1 in Podcast Analytics Software	#2 in Podcast Analytics Software
Best for	Teams needing broad cross-platform analytics	Budget-conscious teams needing detailed analytics
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$49/mo	$19/mo (best)
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Enterprise
Features Listener 4/5 · PodcastStats.com 2/5
Unique listeners	✓ (best)	Not published
Audience demographics	✓	✓
Attribution tracking	✓ (best)	Not published
Ranking charts	Not published	Not published
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	Real-time analytics with IAB-compliant bot filtering Audience, device, platform, app and retention breakdowns Free plan, REST API, webhooks and custom integrations
Cons	No free plan Web-only access Annual billing across the listed plans	Advanced analytics and insights begin on the Premium plan Custom integrations and multi-user accounts require Enterprise Web access only; no listed 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 →	PodcastStats.com is a web-based podcast analytics platform for independent podcasters, growing shows and podcast networks. It tracks downloads in real time and provides IAB-compliant bot filtering, geographic and demographic 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

• PodcastStats.com — where it wins

  • Real-time analytics with IAB-compliant bot filtering
  • Audience, device, platform, app and retention breakdowns
  • Free plan, REST API, webhooks and custom integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced analytics and insights begin on the Premium plan
  • Custom integrations and multi-user accounts require Enterprise
  • Web access only; no listed desktop or mobile app

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

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

  Visit ListenerFull verdict →
• PPodcastStats.com8.2/10 · Free plan · paid from $19/mo · 14-day trial

  Detailed podcast analytics with a free starting point and paid API access.

  Try PodcastStats.comFull verdict →