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Software Engineering Radio – The Podcast for Professional Software Developers lands on Worth it, and Rephonic lands on Depends.
Subscribe if you're a working developer who wants free, expert-level weekly interviews . Feedspot ranks it #1 among software engineering podcasts.
Buy if you regularly pitch podcast guests or place clients . users call its listener estimates and contact data best-in-class.
| Compare | Software Engineering Radio – The Podcast for Professional Software Developers | Rephonic |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | Working software engineers | PR agencies placing guests |
| Who it's not for | Beginners wanting step-by-step tutorials | Creators wanting their own analytics . use host stats instead |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁸ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Volunteer-run, no support evidence | No support reviews found |
| Public sentiment | Listeners rate it 4.6/5 on Rephonic and 4.1/5 on Apple Podcasts, and Reddit threads and roundup lists cite it as a top learning resource.³ | A small but glowing review base: users praise its estimate reliability and research value, rating it 4.9/5 on G2 across just 7 reviews.11 |
| Biggest gotcha | Volunteer-run production (editor lists role as volunteer); no formal support channel | Light tier caps you at 1 user and 100 searches . heavy outreach forces pricier plans13 |
