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9 best podcast databases (October 2026)
Updated 28 October 2026
9 podcast databases. Podcastquery is our site and is listed first; the rest are ranked by what you get without paying: free bulk files first, then free search and counts by the number of podcasts covered, then paid tools from the lowest published entry price. Prices and counts are from each company's own site on 28 October 2026. chartable.com now redirects to Megaphone by Spotify and is left out.
Source: Podcastquery, October 2026.
| # | Database | Podcasts | What you get | Contact emails | Bulk or API | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podcastquery | 4,711,475 feeds | Counts by category, language, country chart and host | Yes, in the category lists | One CSV per category | Counts free; $29 per category list |
| 2 | Podcast Index | 4,745,918 feeds | One row per feed: title, feed URL, categories, episodes | Check | Free SQLite download; free API with a key | Free |
| 3 | Podchaser | 6M+ podcasts | Show, episode and credits profiles | In Podchaser Pro | API, 1,000 or 10,000 requests a month | API $30 or $300 a month; Pro not published |
| 4 | Listen Notes | 3,828,643 podcasts, 196,458,245 episodes | Search for shows and episodes | Check | API; dataset exports through sales | API free to 150 requests; PRO $200 a month |
| 5 | Apple Podcasts | Not stated | Show pages, genre lists, top charts per country | No | Search API: up to 200 results a call, about 20 calls a minute | Free |
| 6 | Pod Engine | 4M+ podcasts | Show search, charts, reviews, transcripts | Emails, socials, websites | CSV and JSON exports; API included | $75 a month, billed quarterly |
| 7 | Rephonic | Not stated | Listener estimates, demographics, contacts per show | Yes | Exports on every plan | $99 to $299 a month |
| 8 | Podseeker | Not stated | Host and producer contacts with outreach tools | Yes | API, $99 a month for 2,000 credits | $99 a month, 3 seats |
| 9 | Podscan | 5.0M+ podcasts | Mention alerts, transcripts, analytics | On paid plans | API; Firehose on Advanced | $100 to $2,500 a month; enterprise from $5,000 |
By need
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| Every podcast feed in one free file | Podcast Index |
| How many podcasts are in a category, language or country | Podcastquery |
| Contact emails for one category, one payment | Podcastquery |
| Look up one show or episode | Listen Notes, Podchaser, Apple Podcasts |
| Pitch guests to shows | Rephonic, Podseeker, Pod Engine |
| Alerts when a brand is mentioned on a podcast | Podscan |
| A podcast API on a small budget | Podcast Index, Listen Notes, Podchaser |
1. Podcastquery
Podcastquery counts podcasts, episodes and networks by category, language, country chart and hosting platform, from the Podcast Index dump of 16 August 2026 with 4,711,475 feeds. Count pages are free and need no account. It also sells 19 category lists, $29 each, one time: every podcast in the category with a contact email, with title, author, website, Apple Podcasts link, feed, language, episode count and latest episode date. It has no search for a single show.
2. Podcast Index
Podcast Index is an open index of podcast feeds, free for any use. Its homepage counted 4,745,918 podcasts on 28 October 2026, 465,817 of them with an episode in the last 90 days. The whole index downloads as one SQLite file, and the API is free after a sign-up. Podcastquery's counts come from its dump of 16 August 2026, which held 4,711,475 feeds. podcastindex.org
3. Podchaser
Podchaser says its public site lets you search and browse over 6 million podcasts, with credits for hosts and guests. Podchaser Pro adds reach, demographics and contacts, priced after a demo. The API costs $30 a month for 1,000 requests on Starter and $300 a month for 10,000 on Professional. podchaser.com · Podcastquery vs Podchaser
4. Listen Notes
Listen Notes is a search engine for shows and episodes. Its homepage counts 3,828,643 podcasts and 196,458,245 episodes. The API is free up to 150 requests a month. PRO costs $200 a month with 5,000 requests included, then $1.60 per extra 1,000 up to 1 million. Listen Dataset exports podcast metadata to CSV or SQLite files, priced through sales. listennotes.com · Podcastquery vs Listen Notes
5. Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com lists shows by genre, with top charts per country. Apple publishes no total count of shows. The free iTunes Search API returns up to 200 results per search and is limited to about 20 calls a minute, which suits lookups rather than a full copy. Podcastquery's chart lists are built from Apple's charts. podcasts.apple.com
6. Pod Engine
Pod Engine searches 4 million podcasts with contact emails, socials, websites, charts, reviews and transcripts. Every plan includes CSV and JSON exports and an API with an MCP server. The core plan is $75 a month, billed as $225 a quarter, and annual billing saves 50%. The agency and enterprise plan has 50,000 searches a month at $1,000 a month. podengine.ai
7. Rephonic
Rephonic is built for pitching guests to shows, with listener estimates, demographics and contact details per podcast. Light costs $99 a month for 1 user and 100 searches, Standard $149 for 5 users and 500 searches, and Business $299 for 10 users and unlimited searches. Every plan includes exports, yearly billing gives two months free, and the trial runs 7 days. rephonic.com · Podcastquery vs Rephonic
8. Podseeker
Podseeker is for PR teams booking clients on shows. It costs $99 a month with 3 seats and unlimited clients, after a 3 day free trial, and enriches contacts for up to 400 podcasts. The API is a separate product at $99 a month for 2,000 credits, with pay-as-you-go overage. podseeker.co
9. Podscan
Podscan monitors 5.0 million podcasts for mentions and transcribes their episodes. Premium costs $100 a month for 50 alerts, Professional $200 for 500, and Advanced $2,500 with unlimited alerts and the Firehose API. Enterprise plans start at $5,000 a month. Contact data with email addresses and audience demographics are paid features in the app and the API, and the trial runs 10 days. podscan.fm