Transistor
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if you run multiple shows or company podcasts and want one polished home for all of them.
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Transistor and Blubrry both land on Depends.
Buy it if you run multiple shows or company podcasts and want one polished home for all of them.
Choose Blubrry if your podcast runs on WordPress and you want veteran hosting with detailed stats from $7/month.
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| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Podcasters running several shows | WordPress-based podcasters |
| Who it's not for | One-show hobbyists . free hosts like Spotify for Podcasters suffice | Podcasters who never touch WordPress . plugin value is lost |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.11 | Multiple recent CVEs in the free PowerPress WordPress plugin; hosting platform itself publishes a security page. |
| Support quality | Company touts service as its 'secret weapon' | Human support emphasized; veteran company with loyal base |
| Public sentiment | Reviewers consistently describe Transistor as a simple, polished host best suited to creators and brands running multiple shows.¹ | Long-time podcasters praise the WordPress plugin and support, while some find the stats redesign and plan limits frustrating. |
| Biggest gotcha | Guess: plans cap how many shows you can host; adding podcasts can force a pricier tier10 | PowerPress CVEs mean you must update the plugin promptly or expose your WordPress site |