Firstory vs Hello Audio

Firstory is a podcast hosting platform for creators who want to publish, distribute, promote, and monetize shows. Uploading audio and video together in one go lets creators publish both formats, then distribute to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, KKBOX, and more than 10 platforms. Distribution is one-click for Spotify, KKBOX, and Pocket Casts; several other directories require manual distribution. AI Studio can create transcripts, summaries, highlights, newsletter drafts, questions and answers, keywords, and topic tags after upload. Analytics cover plays, audience profiles, and episode performance, combining RSS data with official Spotify data. Daily Spotify charts and listener and follower metrics are limited to Pro and higher. Promotion tools include FLink, a link for listening platforms and social profiles, an automatically built show website, and an embeddable player. Monetization options include dynamic ads, donations, recurring subscriptions, and cross-platform memberships. The free plan allows one show and one AI content extraction episode per month. Paid plans start at $7/mo, with a 14-day trial; annual billing saves 22%.

Hello Audio is a paid podcast hosting service for public and private podcasts. It runs on the web, iOS, and Android, with RSS feeds, video podcast support, monetization tools, and advanced analytics. Directory distribution uses manual submission. The Starter plan costs $14 a month, billed annually, and provides one private feed, one public feed, unlimited episodes, and unlimited listeners. Pro costs $39 a month, billed annually, with three private feeds and one public feed. Powerhouse costs $81 a month, billed annually, with unlimited private feeds, two public feeds, and unlimited transcripts. Hello Audio offers a 7-day trial but no free plan. The maker is based in San Diego, California, United States. Plan differences center on feed counts and, for Powerhouse, unlimited transcripts.