Podbean vs. Signal Messenger

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Podbean
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Podbean is presented as an easy but powerful platform for podcast hosting and monetization, from the company of the same name in New York. Additionally, the Podbean Pro edition is for business enterprises, supporting internal communications by enabling users to create, publish, manage and measure corporate audio and video podcasts at scale, to meet enterprise podcast needs.
$14
per month
Signal
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Signal is an open source cross-platform messaging app featuring end-to-end encryption to keep conversations private and secure, boasting no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal. Users can focus on sharing the moments that matter.
$0
Pricing
PodbeanSignal Messenger
Editions & Modules
Unlimited Audio
$14
per month
Unlimited Plus
$39
per month
Business
$129
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PodbeanSignal
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
PodbeanSignal Messenger
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PodbeanSignal Messenger
Small Businesses
Pexels
Pexels
Score 8.1 out of 10
Flock
Flock
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Adobe Express
Adobe Express
Score 8.7 out of 10
Zoho Cliq
Zoho Cliq
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
Pexels
Pexels
Score 8.1 out of 10
Axonify
Axonify
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
PodbeanSignal Messenger
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(4 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
PodbeanSignal Messenger
Likelihood to Recommend
Podbean
Podbean is the best podcast hosting service I have seen so far outside of hosting your own podcast server. It has many tools built in that make hosting and sharing your podcast simple. If you are technically minded, there is good software based on WordPress to create a cheap solution for hosting multiple podcasts, but you don't get as many features and you have to do all the work yourself. If you want a solution to quickly and easily get a podcast off the ground and out into the world without having to worry about lots of technical issues, then Podbean is a good way to go.
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Open Source
Signal is great for high-security applications where privacy is a concern, perhaps because of the sensitive nature of the materials being communicated. For instance, if you are sending sensitive information about a film that hasn't been released yet, and you want to make sure that paparazzi and fans don't get access to spoiler information, Signal is a great way to communicate.
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Pros
Podbean
  • Good user interface
  • Good sound quality
  • Nice design
  • Desktop version easy to navigate
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Open Source
  • Encryption end to end
  • Audio quality
  • Ability to permanently delete messages and history
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Cons
Podbean
  • The UI looks a bit dated
  • The plugin we use for WordPress was broken for years and we had to manually post, but they've fixed it recently.
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Open Source
  • Backup functionality on iOS devices
  • Sometimes messages can be delayed
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Support Rating
Podbean
No answers on this topic
Open Source
I've never contacted support but I see that they are on the ball for bug fixes, highly communicative in release notes, and continually releasing updates to Signal that address common user complaints. Given how responsive the development team is, and how they are continually improving Signal, I think their support is top notch.
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Alternatives Considered
Podbean
For a personal podcast, I host on WordPress with a plugin called Seriously Simple Podcasting. This solution is a bare bones solution, good if you know how to manage a WordPress website and are able to submit your podcasts manually to different apps and services. If you can afford Podbean I would suggest using it because the WordPress route takes a lot more time and technical knowledge. Podbean takes so much of the hassle and work away from the process.
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Open Source
Signal is far and away better and more feature-rich. Skype is no longer the app it used to be before Microsoft acquired it, and WhatsApp, while trying to be much like Signal with claims, has too many features that lead to a sense of insecurity as it's too widely used and used for too many things.
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Return on Investment
Podbean
  • I can say that since we have used this tool we have not found any negative aspects or that it has generated us.
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Open Source
  • Communication is crucial to accomplishing our mission
  • Cost of similar commercial apps could be very prohibitive
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