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Podchaser

The IMDb for podcasts with AI insights

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★4.3ratingPricing · FreemiumStable
The FalcoScan Intel PanelPodchaser · Social
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

Social AI has no moat to speak of on average, from the moat scores of its rated products. What protects Social AI tools, and the widest moats

The Brief

What Podchaser does

Podchaser is a podcast database, search engine, and API. It indexes over 6 million podcasts and hundreds of millions of episodes, with host, guest, voice actor, and crew credits. Users can browse daily Apple and Spotify charts by country and category, and create or share curated lists. Podcast Insights, a Pro feature, shows demographics, reach, Power Score, contacts, brand safety, transcripts, sponsor history, and chart rankings. Sponsor data includes spend estimates for 15k sponsors, and the page cites a database of 2 million-plus validated contacts. The only integration named is Podchaser's own API. The page states no prices and offers Contact Sales, Get Pro Access, and Get API Access.

How Podchaser compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Podchaser does. Only Metricool lists a starting price, $22 a month. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Podchaser does. Podchaser offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Podchaser was founded in 2017; the alternatives were founded between 2005 and 2018, 4 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in Spain.

Market position · Social

How Podchaser compares in Social

Podchaser has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 251 live Social tools on FalcoScan. Across Social, the average opportunity score is 53.5 and the average saturation score 56.2. FalcoScan rates Podchaser's own market position as open. 16 of the 251 operating Social tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Podchaser compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
PodchaserFounded 2017ModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWebStable
YouTube Studio AIFounded 2005ModerateContestedFree—YesNoWeb, MobileStable
Kuku.fmFounded 2018ModerateOpenFreemium—YesNoWeb, MobileRising
BuzzsproutFounded 2009LowCrowdedFreemium—YesYesWebStable
MetricoolFounded 2016 · Madrid, SpainHighContestedFreemium$22/moYesYesWebHot
TransistorFounded 2015 · Remote-firstModerateContestedPaid—NoYesWebStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Social.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Podchaser exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Nlp
Industry Verticals
Media
Tagged

Podchaser shows up when builders search for these

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Alternatives to Podchaser

Products still running that do the same job, from the social market and related ones, closest match first.

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YouTube Studio AI

AI tools for YouTube creators

★ 4.5Opportunity Moderate
Free
Social
Kuku.fm

AI audio and podcast platform for creators

★ 4.1Opportunity Moderate
Freemium
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Buzzsprout

Podcast hosting and analytics platform

★ 4.6Opportunity Low
Freemium
Social
Metricool

Social media analytics and scheduling for every platform

★ 4.6Opportunity High
Freemium
Social
Transistor

Professional podcast hosting for teams

★ 4.6Opportunity Moderate
Paid
Social
Typefully

AI writing tool for X (Twitter) threads and newsletters

★ 4.6Opportunity High
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Questions

Podchaser: common questions

Is Podchaser free?

Podchaser has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Podchaser?

The closest alternatives to Podchaser that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are YouTube Studio AI, Kuku.fm, Buzzsprout, Metricool, and Transistor.

Is Podchaser still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Podchaser as operating at podchaser.com.

Does Podchaser have an API?

Yes. Podchaser offers an API.

Who is Podchaser for?

Podchaser is built for podcasters, media buyers, and creators.

How do I sign in to Podchaser?

Sign in on Podchaser's own website, podchaser.com. FalcoScan reviews Podchaser but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Podchaser directly.

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