DirectoryRephonic vs Podscan

Rephonic vs Podscan

Checked October 26, 2026

Checked October 26, 2026 for Rephonic, on rephonic.com/pricing, with monthly billing selected. Podscan is quoted from its listing, last checked October 25, 2026. SparkToro is the audience-research neighbor. Its dollar amounts were not rechecked for this page.

Contacts, or the words someone already said

Rephonic finds shows, listener estimates, and contacts, then keeps the pitch in campaigns and connected inboxes. Monthly billing was the selected toggle. Light is $99/month: 1 user, 100 searches a month, 3 campaigns, and 1 inbox. Standard is $149/month: 5 users, 500 searches, 50 campaigns, 3 inboxes, 20 concierge credits, and 50 alerts. Business is $299/month: 10 users, unlimited searches and campaigns, 5 inboxes, 50 concierge credits, and 100 alerts. Yearly billing is labeled two months free. Those yearly dollar amounts were not on the selected toggle.

Podscan, from the October 25 listing, searches episode text and watches keywords. A 10-day trial is $0 and does not ask for a card. Premium is $100/month, or $1,000/year, with 50 alerts and 2,000 API requests a day. Professional is $200/month, or $2,000/year. Advanced is $2,500/month. A Day Pass is $20. A Research Pass is $50. Use Podscan when the question is whether a name was said. Use Rephonic when the question is who to email.

What the trial lets you take with you

Rephonic's trial is 7 days and asks for a card. The card is not charged until the trial ends, and the FAQ says a reminder goes out three days before. You can cancel anytime. Exports and the concierge service are not in the trial. A refund of an unused last payment is offered up to 30 days after the charge. Repeating a search in the same session counts once against the monthly quota.

Podscan's trial does not ask for a card. When it ends, alerts pause and the API stops until you pay. A verified company domain can get brand monitoring at no charge. That is a different door from Rephonic's trial, which is a paid plan with the export turned off.

The tool that is not a contact list

SparkToro looks at where an audience pays attention. It is not a podcast contact database, and this page does not reprice it. Open it when the job is the topic, not the inbox.

Neither tool hosts your show or cuts the episode. After the pitch lands, the Podcast editing list is the recorder and the editor. The Analytics list is the rest of the research shelf, including vidIQ when the show is a YouTube channel.

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Questions

Is there a free way to pitch podcasts from either tool?

Neither has an ongoing free plan. Rephonic's trial is 7 days and asks for a card, and exports are not included. Podscan's trial is 10 days and does not ask for a card. After that trial, alerts and the API stop until you pay.

Which one is cheaper for a month of research?

Rephonic Light is $99/month. Podscan Premium, on the October 25 listing, is $100/month or $1,000/year. The meters are different. Rephonic counts searches, campaigns, and inboxes. Podscan counts alerts and API requests.

Can I export contacts during the Rephonic trial?

No. The pricing FAQ says exporting campaigns and the concierge service are not available during the free trial. You can end the trial early if you need those features.