Go from Transistor to Buzzsprout
The job: Podcast hosting (Episode hosting and RSS feed, Advanced analytics, Podcast website). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Switch app
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The money
$19/mo today , then $18/mo
Transistor Starter
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 3 of 3 covered
- Covered: Episode hosting and RSS feed
- Covered: Advanced analytics
- Covered: Podcast website
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Episode hosting and RSS feed, Advanced analytics, Podcast website
Make the move in four steps
Export from Transistor
Episode audio files. Format: MP3
Export stepsSet up Buzzsprout
One-show podcasters publishing up to 6 hours a month: $18/month billed monthly with 1 TB of bandwidth included, but a single podcast per plan.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Buzzsprout, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Transistor
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the current billing period, as shown on the confirmation screen.
How to cancel Transistor
The whole recipe: 2 ways out, best first
What you use
- Episode hosting and RSS feed
- Advanced analytics
- Podcast website
Not covered
- Unlimited podcasts
- Private podcasts
- Unlimited team members
- Dynamic ads
- API access
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Episode hosting and RSS feed, Advanced analytics, Podcast website
- Export your data from Transistor before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-transistor") on the Stackcut MCP server.
2 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Transistor Starter | flat price | $19/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Buzzsprout | Audio plan | $18/mo |
| Difference each month | $19 − $18 | +$1/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$1 × 12 | +$12 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$12 − $50 | −$38 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $12 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Transistor Starter | flat price | $19/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Castopod | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $19 − $5 − $100 | −$86/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$86 × 12 | −$1,032 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$1,032 − $200 | −$1,232 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $168 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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