Podspun vs Squarespace

Podspun vs Squarespace for a podcast website

Squarespace is a general website builder, and plenty of shows start there. Podspun is built for shows: it builds the site from your public feeds, podcast and social alike, gives every episode and post its own page with a transcript and search, and keeps the site current as you publish.

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.

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

Already on Squarespace? 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 starts from what you already publish: connect your podcast and social channels and the site arrives with a page for every episode and post.
New episodes and posts get their own page on their own, with nothing to add by hand.
Podspun transcribes and indexes the catalog itself: every word searchable to the exact second, captioned clips cut from the transcript, and an AI that answers questions from your episodes.

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What you get

Podspun

Squarespace

Your own custom domain

Your colors, fonts, and layout

Both are hosted, both give you a custom domain, and both let you set your own design.

What you get

What Podspun does

Built from your whole catalog

The site is built from your episodes and posts.
A page for every episode and post, and new ones appear on their own the moment you publish.
Search every word of every episode, to the exact second.
Captioned clips cut from the transcript, inside the site.
AI that answers questions from your own catalog.

And everything Squarespace does

Your own custom domain.
Your colors, fonts, and layout.
Any page you want to design, about anything: the block builder is not limited to episodes.
Store, memberships, email, and forms, on the same site.
Your existing site can be migrated across page by page.

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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.

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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.

Podspun Light

Host your channels on podspun, no domain included or needed.

$29/ month

The Dataweaver imports, transcribes, and indexes your podcast and social channels, with 800 episodes, videos, and posts included.

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Podspun Full

Custom domain, full feature set, complete control

$49/ month

Everything in Podspun Light, plus a website on your own domain. Visitors see the people, subjects, changes, and moments across every connected channel and published news, with each finding linked to its source. Episode pages, social posts, search, and SEO are included. Automatic website translation is included at no additional charge for now.

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Enterprise

White glove service, domain setup, and volume pricing.

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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 Squarespace questions

Is Squarespace good for a podcast website?

It can host one, and it looks good. Squarespace is a general website builder. Podspun is built for podcasts: every episode and post gets its own page with the full transcript, search to the exact second, and captioned clips, and new ones appear as you publish.

What does Podspun build from my episodes and posts?

Podspun builds the site from your episodes and posts: every episode gets its own page with the full transcript, search to the exact second, key moments, and clean markup for Google and AI answer engines. It also cuts captioned clips from the transcript and keeps the site current as you publish.

Can I move my podcast site from Squarespace to Podspun?

Yes. Podspun builds from your public feeds, not from your old site: connect your YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts feed, RSS, Instagram, TikTok, or LinkedIn and it imports everything you have published. You preview the whole site free behind a password, then point your domain when you are ready.

How much does a Podspun website cost compared to Squarespace?

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. Squarespace prices its plans separately; check their site for current numbers.

Do I keep design control on Podspun?

Yes. You set colors, fonts, and layout, edit right on the page, or ask the built-in Visual AI Editor to make changes in plain words. Podspun starts the site from your finished catalog, so every episode and post already has its page.

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