Comparison

Podstatus vs Podkite: more features, more platforms

Both tools track podcast rankings and reviews. Podstatus goes further with SEO analysis, competitor monitoring, YouTube tracking, and coverage across three platforms instead of two.

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Podstatus podcast analytics dashboard

Feature comparison

Feature Podkite Podstatus
Starting price Free (1 podcast) $5/mo (5 podcasts)
Podcasts on paid plans Up to 50 Up to 25
Platforms tracked Apple + Spotify Apple + Spotify + iVoox
Countries 155 175
Ranking updates Daily Hourly
Review monitoring Yes Yes
Keyword tracking Yes Yes
SEO analyzer No Yes
Competitor monitoring No Yes
YouTube podcast tracking No Yes
OP3 download analytics No Yes
PDF reports No Yes (Document Studio)
Email reports Yes Yes
SmartLinks Yes No
Embeddable web player Yes No
Historical data since 2018 Yes From signup date

Pricing comparison

Both tools use per-account pricing. Here is how the plans compare.

Plan level Podkite Podstatus
Free / Entry Free (1 podcast, limited) $5/mo (5 podcasts, full features)
Mid-tier $15/mo (10 podcasts) $10/mo (12 podcasts + keywords)
Top tier $50/mo (50 podcasts) $20/mo (25 podcasts + keywords)

Podstatus includes SEO analysis, competitor monitoring, YouTube tracking, and OP3 analytics at every paid tier.

Where Podstatus goes further

SEO analyzer

Get specific recommendations to improve your podcast's discoverability. Podkite does not offer SEO analysis.

Competitor monitoring

Track your competitors' rankings and chart movements. See how you compare in the same categories and countries.

Hourly updates

Podkite updates daily. Podstatus checks chart positions every hour, catching short-lived spikes that daily tools miss entirely.

What Podkite offers that Podstatus does not

Podkite has a free tier for tracking one podcast, SmartLinks for creating trackable URLs, an embeddable web player, and historical ranking data going back to 2018.

If SmartLinks or a free plan are deal-breakers for you, Podkite covers those. But if you want deeper analytics — SEO insights, competitor tracking, YouTube monitoring, PDF reports, and three-platform coverage with hourly updates — Podstatus delivers more for your money.

Frequently asked questions

Podstatus offers a broader feature set including SEO analysis, competitor monitoring, YouTube tracking, OP3 analytics, and iVoox support. Podkite offers a free tier, SmartLinks, an embeddable web player, and historical data back to 2018. Both track rankings and reviews on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Podkite offers a free plan for one podcast with limited features. Podstatus does not have a free plan but offers a 7-day free trial with full access to all features, starting at $5/month for up to 5 podcasts.

Yes. Podstatus is one of the few tools that tracks rankings on iVoox, in addition to Apple Podcasts and Spotify. This is especially valuable for Spanish-language podcasts, as iVoox is a major platform in the Spanish-speaking market.

Podstatus updates every hour. Podkite updates daily. Hourly updates help you catch short-lived chart spikes and correlate ranking changes with specific episodes or promotions.

No. Podstatus does not offer SmartLinks. If you need trackable URLs that redirect listeners to their preferred podcast app, Podkite includes that feature.

Yes. Sign up for a free trial, add your podcasts, and start collecting data. Your Podstatus ranking history begins from the moment you sign up.

More features. More platforms. More insight.

SEO analysis, competitor tracking, and hourly updates across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and iVoox. Try it free for 7 days.

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