Podspun vs Linktree

A Linktree alternative that builds a full website

Linktree gives you one link in your bio that fans out to everywhere else. Podspun builds a full website from your podcast and social channels, with a page for every episode and post, transcripts, search, and clips, on your own domain. Your bio link can point at that site.

Podspun is the #1 website builder for the age of podcasts, social, art and films, and the only one that builds your site from the work you already publish. Nothing else compares, and once your channels are connected it is the only builder you will need.

Setup and preview are free, with no card required. You pay only when you go live.

Already on Linktree? Podspun builds from your public feeds, not your old pages: connect your channels and preview the whole site free behind a password before you point your domain.

In short

The short version

  • Podspun is a full website built from what you publish, with a page for every episode and post.
  • Visitors can search your whole catalog, and Google gets a page for each episode and post to rank.
  • Podspun builds and updates the site on its own: connect your channels once and new work appears without you touching it.

Side by side

Side by side

What you get
Podspun
Linktree
One link for your bio
Set up in minutes

Both take a few minutes to set up and both live in your bio.

What you get

What Podspun does

Built from your whole catalog

  • A full website built from what you publish.
  • A page for every episode and post, built and updated from your channels on their own.
  • Search every word of every episode, to the exact second.
  • Captioned clips cut from the transcript.
  • Pages Google and AI answer engines can rank, so old episodes stay findable.

And everything Linktree does

  • One link for your bio.
  • Set up in minutes.

Linktree keeps one thing: it is free to start.

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Forensic Files now runs on Podspun!

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The official site for the true crime classic, live now.

Forensic Files is the number one all-time favorite TV show for true crime followers, with millions of devoted fans.

We connected the show and the Dataweaver built the rest: episode pages, transcripts, playlists, search to the exact second, and an AI that answers from the catalog. It is also built to be a true crime hub, joining many channels together, weaving tens-of-thousands of episodes into our Dataweaver. New shows and insights flow in automatically.

The Podspun plan comes with the full builder.

The old way, the Podspun way

The website is built from your content

A general website builder hands you a blank template to fill. Podspun reads what you already publish and builds the pages from it.

The old way

You set up and maintain every tool by hand, with little to no automated help.

  • Start from a blank template.
  • Paste in each episode or post by hand, every week.
  • Transcripts, search, and clips come from separate apps.
  • Pay for hosting, a theme, and plugins on top.
  • Separate tools for managing email campaigns, a store, donations, and paid posts.
  • The site is as current as your last editing session.
Built from your content

The Podspun way

Everything you would do by hand in a website builder is here too: pages, themes, blocks, forms, your own domain. Plus:

  • Start from your own content: connect your podcast and social channels.
  • Every episode and post gets its own page, built from the content itself.
  • Transcripts, search, clips, and AI answers come from the same catalog.
  • Hosting, SSL, themes, your custom domain, forms, and the rest are included.
  • Email campaigns, a store, donations, and paid posts run from the same account.
  • New work appears on the site on its own.

Pricing

Simple, predictable pricing

Monthly billing includes 800 episodes, videos, and posts across your connected channels. Yearly billing is 10% off the fixed plan.

Enterprise

White glove service, domain setup, and volume pricing.

Let's talk

For networks, agencies, and big catalogs, priced for the volume. Or go done for you: we build the website and the content for you. Tell us what you have and we will scope it.

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FAQ

Podspun vs Linktree questions

Is Podspun a good Linktree alternative?
If you want a full website, yes. Podspun builds one from your podcast and social channels, with a page for every episode and post, transcripts, search, and clips. Your bio link points at a site on your own domain.
What is the difference between a link in bio page and a website?
A link page is a menu: names and buttons that send people elsewhere. A website is the work itself: pages people can read, watch, search, and share, that Google can rank, on a domain you own. Sponsors and press take one more seriously than the other.
Is a real website more work to keep up than Linktree?
Not with Podspun. Connect your channels once and the site builds itself from what you publish, then stays current on its own. There is no page-per-episode to maintain by hand, which is the work a link page was helping you avoid.
How much does Podspun cost compared to Linktree?
Podspun is $529.20 per year for the Dataweaver and 1 website, with 1,600 catalog items included. Monthly billing is $49 with 800 items included. Linktree prices its plans separately; check their site for current numbers.

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