Data collected January-February 2020
Product name
RadioPublic
Product URL
Parent organisation
N/A
Workflow category
Publishing & distribution
Date product founded
2016
Product description
Podcast marketing platform with companion consumer-facing podcast player/discovery app.
What type of company or organisation is the product owned by?
Private company
Is the company profit-making?
Cannot determine
How is this product funded?
VC investment, Subscriptions
What market share does the tool have?
One of the leading products (#3-7)
Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space?
No
When did the company last release new features?
November 2019: Promotion of podcasts with PRO accounts to users with Basic accounts.
Have they shared details of the product roadmap?
No
Is there talk of the product raising further investment?
No
Is there talk of the product being acquired?
No
Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months?
No
Is there a pricing model listed on the website?
Yes
How clear & transparent is this pricing model?
Very: full pricing listed
What is the range of prices offered?
Basic: Free
Pro: $12/organisation/month
What factors drive higher pricing?
Additional features
What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable?
Need tool/domain expert to configure
What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day?
Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs?
Cannot tell
Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function?
No
Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years?
No
How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)?
Technical, legalistic TOS
Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)?
Yes, topline.
Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”?
No GDPR policy information available
Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it?
N/A not an audience-facing tool
IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms?
N/A not an audience-facing tool
Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service?
No / cannot tell
Does the public product website mention how to delete your data?
No / cannot find
Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years?
No
Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website?
No / cannot find
Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce?
No