Choose Fireside if you need
- Integration with Patreon, Disqus or Headliner. We haven't found them on Transistor's website.
At a glance
- Fireside offers a free trial (14 days). We haven't confirmed one for Transistor.
- Fireside's lowest paid plan is Starter at $9 per month, or $99 per year, as of November 12, 2026.
- Transistor's lowest paid plan is Starter at $19 per month, as of November 12, 2026.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Transistor has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Fireside.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Transistor if you need
- Integration with Zapier or Bluesky. We haven't found them on Fireside's website.
Fireside
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Transistor
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Review TransistorThe facts
- What it does
- FiresideA podcast hosting platform that grows with you, from your first episode to millions of downloads.
- TransistorUpload once and distribute your video and audio podcast to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more.
- Free plan
- FiresideNot confirmed
- TransistorNot confirmed
- Pricing
- FiresideNot confirmed
- TransistorNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Fireside
- Patreon
- Disqus
- Headliner
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
Only Transistor
- Zapier
- Bluesky
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Fireside and Transistor yet.
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