Best Podcast Hosting · head-to-head
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 entryRSS.com
$0/mo entrySources — 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)