Transistor

Spec sheet

What it does

Transistor is a cloud podcast-hosting and analytics service that publishes audio and video through RSS and major listening platforms.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Free plan

NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · transistor.fm

Paid from

19Read 20 Sep 2026 · transistor.fm

API

The public API follows JSON:API and exposes podcasts, episodes, private subscribers, analytics and webhooks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developers.transistor.fm

Integrations

Official integrations include Mailchimp, Drip, HubSpot, Kit, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, Klaviyo, Zapier, Make, Descript, Riverside, Bluesky and YouTube.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Founded

2018Read 28 Sep 2026 · transistor.fm

AI transcription

An automatic transcription feature can generate transcripts from uploaded audio or video.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Analytics

Analytics include download trends, episode comparisons and listener-performance reporting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Analytics level

advancedRead 20 Sep 2026 · transistor.fm

API authentication and limits

API requests use an x-api-key header and are limited to 10 requests per 10 seconds.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developers.transistor.fm

Company size and founding

LinkedIn lists Transistor.fm as a privately held Fort Collins company founded in 2017 with 2–10 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Directory distribution

major directoriesRead 20 Sep 2026 · transistor.fm

Distribution

Transistor helps submit feeds to Spotify, Apple, YouTube, Amazon, Pocket Casts, Deezer, Overcast, iHeartRadio, Pandora and other directories.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.transistor.fm

Documentation and support

The help center documents account management, analytics, transcripts, distribution, private podcasting, video, migration, websites, embedding, integrations and API usage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.transistor.fm

Dynamic advertising

Dynamic ad insertion can place audio or announcements at the beginning, middle or end of episodes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Embeddable player

The product includes a customizable embeddable audio player for external websites.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Founders and growth

Transistor says Justin Jackson and Jon Buda launched the company in August 2018 and that it served more than 36,000 podcasters in 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Hosting region

Application hosting and account data use AWS US-East facilities, while Cloudflare delivers audio and images globally; EU-only storage cannot be selected.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.transistor.fm

Legal name

Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Transistor Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Licence and self-hosting

The service software is proprietary, with terms denying source-code access; Transistor is offered as hosted SaaS rather than a self-hosted package.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Limit: advanced integrations

A G2 reviewer reports that integrations with additional statistics services and some power-user capabilities are missing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: distribution incident

A Reddit user reported a scheduled episode appearing on the Transistor website but not reaching Apple, Spotify or other streaming platforms.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Limit: expired-account deletion

A Reddit user reported that an expired account led to deletion of podcast files, leaving directory listings whose episodes could no longer play.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Limit: migration data

A G2 reviewer requested a way to import historical data from a previous hosting provider and automate newsletter signups.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: website customization

Some G2 reviewers say the built-in website or landing pages are difficult to style and offer limited customization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Monetization tools

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · transistor.fm

Notable news: AI and video

The 2026 changelog lists an AI show-notes beta, a Cinema website theme, an MCP integration for Claude and ChatGPT, and video-podcast beta distribution to Apple Podcasts and YouTube.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Podcast websites

Each podcast can receive a built-in website, and accounts can create a network website grouping multiple shows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Praise: distribution

Reviewers praise one-step publication to many podcast directories and listening platforms.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Praise: ease and support

Independent reviewers repeatedly describe the interface as easy to use and customer support as fast, responsive and unusually helpful.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: multi-show management

Reviewers repeatedly value hosting and analyzing multiple podcasts under one subscription.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Privacy compliance

Its data-processing framework covers GDPR, UK GDPR and CCPA and uses standard contractual clauses for certain international transfers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Private podcasts

Private podcasts provide members-only feeds for teams, communities and paying subscribers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Rating on Capterra

4.9 out of 5 from 15 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on G2

5.0 out of 5 from 31 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on Gartner Peer Insights

4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com

Rating on GetApp

4.9 out of 5 from 15 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Trustpilot

4.6 out of 5 from 46 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

RSS feed

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · transistor.fm

Security certifications

The company states that it does not currently hold SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Security controls

Transistor states that passwords are BCrypt-hashed, traffic uses TLS, databases run in AWS RDS and payment cards are tokenized through Stripe.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Status

The status page reports all services online, with 100% recent uptime for audio delivery, analytics, RSS, websites and players and 99.998% for the dashboard and API.Read 15 Oct 2026 · status.transistor.fm

Team collaboration

Podcast owners can invite unlimited collaborators and assign team access for episode and analytics work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Unlimited shows

One account can host unlimited podcasts and episodes without charging for additional shows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Upload limits

The FAQ permits audio files up to 2 GB and video files up to 30 GB, with plan limits based on downloads and storage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Video podcast support

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · transistor.fm

Video podcasting

The service accepts video podcasts and distributes them to Apple Podcasts, YouTube and RSS feeds.Read 15 Oct 2026 · transistor.fm

Plans and prices

Every Transistor plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

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