Sonoday vs. Listen Notes
Both give you access to a massive podcast database. What happens after you find the shows you want is where they go in completely different directions.
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One of the most powerful podcast search engines available — 3.5M+ podcasts and 178M+ episodes, with search that reaches inside show notes and transcripts. There's also a Podcast API used by 11,000+ companies.
Free with limits; Premium is $140/month, API from $75–$150/month. Excellent for the research phase — but there's no CRM, outreach tools, or response tracking. It's a discovery tool; what you do with the data is up to you.
A podcast marketing platform with an integrated workflow: find shows, unlock contact info, reach out, and track responses — all in one place. Sonoday MCP generates a curated shortlist from 1M+ active podcasts, no manual filtering required.
Contact emails unlock at €3 per show. The built-in CRM and Organization management keep campaigns visible to the whole team, and Podcast Sprint can run the whole thing for you (73% average response rate).
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Sonoday ✦ Recommended | Listen Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of tool | B2B podcast marketing platform | Podcast search engine & data platform |
| Primary use case | Find, contact & sponsor podcasts | Search & research podcasts |
| Database size | 1M+ active podcasts | 3.5M+ podcasts, 178M+ episodes |
| Transcript / content search | — Not available | ✓ Deep search incl. show notes & transcripts |
| AI discovery | ✓ Sonoday MCP (campaign-focused) | — Keyword search only |
| Contact info | ✓ €3 per email unlock | ✓ Available via data export (pay-as-you-go) |
| Built-in outreach tools | ✓ Yes | — No — research only |
| Built-in CRM | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Response & campaign tracking | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Team collaboration | ✓ Organization management | — No |
| Done-for-you service | ✓ Podcast Sprint | — No |
| Developer / API access | — No | ✓ Full API ($75–$150/month) |
| Pricing model | Pay-per-contact No subscription | Free tier + $140/mo premium; API from $75/mo |
| Best for | Running sponsorship & advertising campaigns | Research, data export, developer integrations |
When Listen Notes Is the Right Choice
When deep search and data access are the priority — developers building podcast-powered products, or anyone who needs to search inside episode transcripts for a niche topic. Also a solid fit if you just need raw data to feed your own CRM.
Choose Listen Notes if: you're integrating podcast data, need deep transcript search, or want raw exports for your own toolchain.
When Sonoday Is the Right Choice
When research is done and it's time to act. Where Listen Notes stops at discovery, Sonoday carries the workflow through to results — no exporting a CSV, hunting for emails, and tracking replies in a separate spreadsheet.
Choose Sonoday if: you're ready to run a campaign, need an integrated outreach-to-result workflow, or want your team coordinated around one campaign view.
The Real Question
If your workflow looks like: search in Listen Notes → export a CSV → manually find emails → send from Gmail → track in a spreadsheet — that's a sign the tools aren't connected. Listen Notes is a great first half. Sonoday is a complete pipeline. Which one you need depends on where your bottleneck actually is.
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