Convia Pro vs Libsyn
Libsyn hosts and distributes your audio. Convia works after that: a planned campaign from each episode, published natively to eight platforms.
Facts about Libsyn last checked 2026-09-20.
The short answer
Convia does not host podcasts. Libsyn hosts your show, publishes your RSS feed and distributes to podcast apps. You keep it.
Convia works on social instead: the campaign around each episode, aimed at the audience that never opens a podcast app.
Where each one sits
What Libsyn does well
- A long track record. And established distribution relationships.
- Advertising marketplace. Monetisation for shows with audience scale.
- Reliability at scale. For large back catalogues.
The difference
| Libsyn | Convia Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosts your podcast | Yes | No, and never |
| Publishes your RSS feed | Yes | No |
| Distributes to podcast apps | Yes | No |
| Podcast advertising marketplace | Yes | No |
| Large-catalogue reliability | Yes | Not applicable |
| Reads your episodes from the feed | Not applicable | Yes, whoever hosts it |
| Publishes to eight platforms | No | Yes |
| Plans the campaign | No | Yes |
Combine both to meet your goals
Libsyn and Convia do different halves of the job. Most people running both use them together rather than choosing.
Libsyn gives you
- Hosting, the RSS feed and distribution to podcast apps
- An advertising marketplace, and reliability across a large back catalogue
Convia adds
- A campaign built around each episode and scheduled across the window
- Publishing to the platforms Convia supports, and the performance that comes back
Frequently asked questions
For Libsyn’s current pricing, check their pricing page. We do not restate other companies’ prices here, because they change.
We aim to highlight others fairly and accurately. If we made a mistake, email us at contact@conviapro.com.
Can I use Convia and Libsyn together?
Yes. Nothing moves. Convia reads your public feed, and Libsyn stays where the show lives and where the advertising is sold.