You promote everywhere, measure nowhere
Every channel looks equally valuable, so you split effort evenly across channels that don't perform evenly.
Springcast shows which channel drives your listens.
Social Analytics
You shared it. Now see who actually listened.
You promote your podcast on LinkedIn, Instagram, your newsletter, your website. But which one drives listens? Springcast tags each share automatically and shows you which channel your audience comes from. Available from the Scale plan.
- ✓ Automatic tagging per channel
- ✓ See which channel drives listens
- ✓ Aggregated LinkedIn context
- ✓ GDPR compliant
Sound familiar?
Promoting without measuring is just effort without direction
Tracking shares by hand is a nightmare
You tried tagging links by hand for every post, kept it up two episodes, then stopped.
Click "Share", Springcast tags it automatically per channel and episode.
Your CMO asks for ROI, you have no answer
"We got 400 downloads" is a number without a story, not the ROI your CMO wants.
Attribution plus LinkedIn enrichment shows who listened, from where.
Competitors offer zero social attribution
Buzzsprout, Captivate and Transistor show downloads, never which LinkedIn post drove the listen.
Springcast closes that gap with per-post social attribution.
What's inside
Eight tools. One goal: know what works.
Automatic tagging
Click "Share." Springcast tags it per channel. Nothing to remember, nothing to build by hand.
Channel attribution
See which channel your listens come from, not just a download count.
Cross-platform comparison
LinkedIn vs Instagram vs newsletter vs website. One view to compare them.
Compare your shares
Group and compare your shares so you can see which ones pulled their weight.
LinkedIn audience context
Aggregated job titles, company sizes, industries from LinkedIn-attributed listeners. Anonymized, GDPR-safe.
Instagram & Facebook supported
Connect your Instagram and Facebook business or creator accounts for engagement statistics, alongside LinkedIn.
Campaign tracking
Group shares into campaigns and compare them end-to-end.
Attribution reports
Export your data. Scheduled email reports on Business tier.
Newsletter & embed sources
See listens from your newsletter links and website embeds, not just social.
Attribution Engine
Share → listen → attributed. Automatically.
Share to LinkedIn, your newsletter, X, a podcast directory, and Springcast tags each share automatically. The channel behind your listens becomes visible. No more guessing which channel works.
LinkedIn engagementlast 30 days
1,320
Impressions
879
Members reached
18
Reactions
Shares tagged automatically per channel and episode
Results appear in your dashboard (minutes, not batch processing)
Compare shares and campaigns side by side
Channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, email/newsletter, custom sources
No manual link tagging required
LinkedIn Enrichment
Not just how many came from LinkedIn, but who.
Listeners who arrive via your LinkedIn share add aggregated professional context to your analytics, job titles, company sizes, industries. Aggregated, anonymized, GDPR Article 5, never individual profiles. It helps a B2B podcaster move from "400 downloads" to "a senior, in-industry audience."
1,320
Impressions
879
Members reached
18
Reactions
Social Media TimelineLinkedIn · last 30 days
New episode: Scaling a B2B podcast
1,320 impressions · 879 reached · 18 reactions
Behind the mic: our recording setup
642 impressions · 410 reached · 7 reactions
Aggregated and anonymized (GDPR Article 5)
No individual listener profiles stored
Enrichment rate: typically 70-85% of LinkedIn-attributed listens
Enrichment dimensions: job title, company size, industry, seniority
EU-hosted data, ISO 27001 infrastructure
Cross-Platform Dashboard
LinkedIn, Instagram, newsletter, website. One dashboard to compare them all.
See every promotion channel and the listens it drove, in one view. LinkedIn vs newsletter vs tweet vs direct. Break down ROI per channel, per episode, per campaign. Know what works before you spend another hour promoting.
Interactions per dayLinkedIn · last 30 days
Reactions · Comments · Reshares18 · 3 · 0
Side-by-side channel comparison
Listens-per-post efficiency metric
Campaign grouping and comparison
Date ranges: 30/60/90 days and custom
Export: CSV (all plans), API (Business tier)
Scheduled weekly email report (Business tier)
How we compare
Social attribution: Springcast vs. the rest
A note before the table. Most podcast hosts offer referral data, they can tell you a listen came from "a website" or "Apple Podcasts." That's not social attribution. Social attribution means seeing which channel, LinkedIn, Instagram, your newsletter, drove your listens. That relies on shares being tagged automatically per channel, matched to listen events. None of the platforms below offer that.
| Feature | Springcast | Buzzsprout | Captivate | Transistor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social attribution tracking | ✓ Auto, per-post | |||
| Automatic share tagging | ✓ Per channel & episode | |||
| LinkedIn listener enrichment | ✓ Job title, company, industry | |||
| Cross-platform comparison | ✓ One dashboard | |||
| Per-post granularity | ✓ | |||
| Campaign-level tracking | ✓ | |||
| Newsletter source tracking | ✓ | |||
| Embed source tracking | ✓ | |||
| Attribution reports (CSV) | ✓ All plans | |||
| API access for attribution data | ✓ Business tier | |||
| Scheduled attribution reports | ✓ Business tier | |||
| GDPR-compliant data hosting | ✓ EU-hosted, Netherlands | Partial (US-hosted) | Partial (US-hosted) | Partial (US-hosted) |
Comparison based on publicly available feature documentation as of May 2026. If we got something wrong, reach us at support@springcast.io.
Pricing
Social attribution from the Scale plan. Not a separate add-on.
Social attribution isn't sold as a separate add-on. It's included from the Scale plan: automatic tagging, channel attribution, cross-platform comparison, and aggregated LinkedIn context, all in one place.
Creator plans
Essential (€9/mo), Professional (€19/mo), Scale (€49/mo). Social attribution, automatic tagging, channel attribution, cross-platform comparison, and aggregated LinkedIn context are included from Scale. Best for solo creators and small teams. 14 days free.
See creator plans →Business
From €195/mo. Everything in Scale plus API access, scheduled reports, team dashboards, and custom date ranges. Best for organizations and multi-team reporting. All prices excl. VAT. 14 days free, no credit card required.
See business plan →Questions
Frequently asked about social attribution
When you share an episode via Springcast, the share is tagged automatically per channel. As people listen, Springcast shows which channel the listens came from in your dashboard. No manual tagging, no spreadsheets. Social attribution is included from the Scale plan.
Yes. All enrichment data is aggregated and anonymized before it enters your dashboard. No individual listener profiles are created or stored. Data is processed on EU-hosted infrastructure in the Netherlands, certified to ISO 27001. The enrichment approach follows GDPR Article 5 data minimization principles. Our standard Data Processing Agreement is freely downloadable; a signed DPA is available on Business.
It depends on how you promote. Listeners who arrive via a tagged share, from social posts, newsletters, or website embeds, get attributed to that channel. Listeners who discover you directly through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or a search don't arrive through a tagged share, so they show as "other sources." For actively promoted shows, 30 to 50% attribution is common. Springcast always shows the attributed vs. unattributed split so you know exactly what the numbers represent.
Yes. Social attribution covers your newsletter as one of its channels. Share the episode link in your newsletter, sent from whichever email tool you already use, and Springcast shows those listens under your newsletter source in the dashboard, alongside your other channels.
Yes, with one note. Instagram Stories with link stickers carry the tagged link. When someone taps the sticker and listens, it's attributed. Instagram feed posts don't allow clickable links in captions, so attribution there relies on Stories and Reels with link stickers.
Yes. Beyond the automatic per-channel tagging, you can create named campaigns, "Q2 LinkedIn push," "Guest episode series," "Conference promo", and group your shares under them. The dashboard shows campaign-level comparison so you can see which campaign returned the most listens for the effort.
Real-time. When someone arrives via a tagged share and listens, the attribution appears in your dashboard within minutes. No daily batch processing.
Yes. The dashboard shows which channel your listens come from, LinkedIn vs Instagram vs newsletter vs website, and lets you group your shares into named campaigns to compare them. So instead of one blended number, you can see where your audience actually comes from and which efforts pulled their weight.
Real podcasters. Real results.
"As a storyteller and content maker, you want to work as seamlessly as possible. Springcast makes that easy — so you can focus on your real work: telling stories."
Publishing without technical hassle, so all the attention goes to the story.
Martijn Aslander · Storyteller & content maker
"Our podcasts are now far easier to find on Spotify — and they’re being listened to more as a result."
The move to Springcast PRO was clearly guided, with transparent communication at every step. The PRO environment is clear and easy to use.
Gemeente Utrecht · Government
"With Springcast PRO, all our employees can listen to our internal podcasts even more easily."
Thanks to the migration service, our existing podcasts were converted quickly, so we could go live right away.
Kindergarden · Internal communications
1.2M+
listens attributed to social sources monthly across Springcast shows.
You promote your podcast every week. Start knowing if it works.
14-day free trial. No credit card required. Social attribution included on all paid plans, no extra cost, no add-on.