Comparison
Podchaser is the largest podcast database, with credits, ratings, and show metadata for millions of podcasts. It's the IMDb of podcasts. Overheard takes a different approach: deep content intelligence on a curated set of shows.
What Podchaser does
Podchaser catalogs the podcast ecosystem: show metadata, guest credits, ratings, lists, and audience demographics. It's a discovery and research database used by agencies, PR teams, and podcast networks.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Overheard | Podchaser |
|---|---|---|
| Podcast database size | 97 curated shows | 4M+ podcasts |
| Full-text transcript search | Yes, every episode | No |
| Topic extraction & trending | Yes, NLP-driven | No |
| Company/person entity tagging | Yes, structured | Guest credits only |
| Sponsor tracking | Yes, per-episode | Limited |
| Audience demographics | No | Yes (survey-based) |
| Guest credits & ratings | No | Yes, community-sourced |
| Cross-show topic comparison | Yes | No |
| API access | Yes (Pro) | Yes |
Where Podchaser is stronger
Massive catalog: 4M+ podcasts vs our 97. If you need to find any podcast that exists, Podchaser is the right tool.
Guest credits and ratings: community-sourced data that helps PR teams and bookers find the right shows.
Audience demographics: survey-based data on listener profiles.
Where Overheard is stronger
Content intelligence: we transcribe and analyze every episode. Podchaser catalogs shows but doesn't process their content.
Topic and entity search: search for any company, person, or topic across all episodes. Podchaser can't do this.
Sponsor tracking: we tag every sponsor mention in context, not just show-level sponsor metadata.
Trend detection: see which topics are rising or falling across an industry's podcasts over time.
Bottom line
Use Podchaser to find and evaluate podcasts. Use Overheard to understand what they're actually saying. They're complementary tools for different jobs.
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