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Libsyn vs RSS.com

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for podcast hosting. RSS.com has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

RSS.com has the lower entry price — Libsyn starts at $8/mo, RSS.com at $0/mo. Free tier: Libsyn No, RSS.com Yes. HIPAA: Libsyn —, RSS.com —.

As of 2026-10-12 · figures link to their source below STALE

Side by side

Libsyn

$8/mo entry
Entry price$8/mo (Budget)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPR—
Best forEstablished podcasters with large back-catalogs and high download volume

RSS.com

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Local and Niche)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPR—
Best forHobbyists and new podcasters wanting a zero-cost forever plan with real unlimited storage

Sources — Libsyn: libsyn.com (verified 2026-10-12) STALE · 2026-09-03 · RSS.com: rss.com (verified 2026-09-27)

Key features

Libsyn: Upload-based billing model (not download-capped) — audience growth never raises costs; IAB-verified analytics across all paid tiers; PodRoll: earn revenue by promoting other podcasts in your feed; Full-service ad sales team for brand partnership deals; One-click distribution to 20+ platforms including Spotify video

RSS.com: Forever-free plan with unlimited episodes and storage — no credit card required; Value for Value (Podcasting 2.0) monetization support on the free plan; PodViz audio-to-video conversion for automatic YouTube publishing; IAB-certified download analytics with CSV export; 99.99% uptime backed by 225+ global points of presence; multilingual support (English, Spanish, Italian)

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