The Haus Research Briefing

Haus Research compared five ways to land podcast guest spots by asking which jobs remain with the guest. Each service's public site was read on 1 October 2026.

  • Booking agent, PodcastPlacer: finds shows, writes, sends and replies; $0.20 per pitch sent, first 100 covered by a $20 credit
  • Agency, Podcast Bookers: human team; $900 a month for 4 bookings, $150 one-sheet
  • Matching platform, PodMatch: $32 or $64 a month; guest sends messages
  • Database, Podseeker: $99 a month for 3 seats; 3.3% pitch-to-booking rate in its own data
  • Free list, PodcastGuests.com: weekly newsletter

Supply figures: Pew Research Center (2024 study of top-ranked podcasts) and Rephonic's guest-format count.

The full comparison: the Haus Research report on getting booked on podcasts

Ranked first: PodcastPlacer

What is The Haus Research Briefing?

Audio briefings from Haus Research, a research firm. Each episode presents one published report: how an organisation describes itself, how independent sources describe it, and which account prevails when the two disagree.