Head-to-head comparison
CoHost vs Podscan Alerts
Two of the analytics tools podcasters reach for. Here's how they differ on pricing, features, audience, and the trade-offs that actually matter day-to-day.
B2B-focused analytics with prefix tracking and audience attribution.
Best for: B2B podcasters
Real-time keyword alerts across global podcast transcripts.
Best for:
At a glance
The honest trade-offs
CoHost
Pros
- Reveals companies and job titles of listeners
- Works as prefix on existing hosting
- Tracking links unify marketing attribution
Watch-outs
- B2B features pointless for consumer shows
- Smaller audience database than enterprise tools
- Prefix-only setup feels limiting at higher tiers
Podscan Alerts
Pros
- Real-time keyword alerts across millions of shows
- Full transcript search with context filtering
- 10-day free trial, no card required
Watch-outs
- Premium tier capped at 50 alerts
- Built for monitoring, not your own show
- AI context filtering can still miss niche slang
Which one should you pick?
Pick CoHost if
You’re building around b2b podcasters. CoHost nails the niche nobody else owns — B2B analytics that tell you which companies your listeners actually work at. If you're running a thought-leadership podcast for sales pipeline, it's the closest thing to LinkedIn-style attribution for audio.
Pick Podscan Alerts if
You’re building around . Arvid Kahl's Podscan crawls millions of podcasts and lets you set keyword alerts the way you'd set them for press mentions, except for audio. The transcript search is the actual unlock; you can find every time your brand or competitor was named, with context.
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Frequently asked
What does CoHost do better than Podscan Alerts?
CoHost's standout is "Reveals companies and job titles of listeners". Podscan Alerts doesn't make that promise — it leans into "Real-time keyword alerts across millions of shows" instead. If the first sentence describes your workflow, pick CoHost; if the second does, pick Podscan Alerts.
What are the trade-offs?
CoHost: b2b features pointless for consumer shows. Podscan Alerts: premium tier capped at 50 alerts. Whether either matters depends entirely on what you actually need — neither is a deal-breaker by itself.
Can I use CoHost and Podscan Alerts together?
Both are analytics tools so most teams pick one. Some workflows do combine them — for example, using CoHost for one show or episode type and Podscan Alerts for another. Worth trying both free tiers before committing.