If you’re exploring alternatives to Zeno.fm, you’ve come to the right place! Both Zeno.fm and Radio Cult help streamline the technical side of running an online radio station, leaving you free to focus on what really matters: creating and broadcasting music, shows, and other content your community loves.
What’s the difference between Zeno.fm and Radio Cult?
Short answer: Radio Cult is designed specifically for the modern online radio station, with a strong focus on making it easy to broadcast a range of content. While Zeno.fm is more geared towards traditional playlist automation.
Zeno.fm has been around for some time and provides solid tools for stations, particularly those who primarily run automated playlists. Radio Cult is a modern platform, actively developed to fit the needs of stations that broadcast live sets, pre-recorded mixes, and diverse audio content.
If you’re a modern station looking for an intuitive, mix & pre-record-friendly platform that’s affordable and flexible, Radio Cult is the perfect choice.
5 reasons why stations choose Radio Cult over Zeno.fm
We’ve highlighted five key differences that make Radio Cult a compelling alternative for your station.
1. Live show, pre-record & mix-focused automation
Radio Cult has been built for stations that broadcast a range of content – from live sets and pre-recorded mixes & shows to clock wheels and playlists. You can upload, schedule, and archive your shows with ease.
Zeno.fm offers automation as well, but it’s only included starting from their $60/month plan. Automation is available on all of our plans (starting from $35 a month).
Zeno.fm’s system is built on an older open-source library, Libretime, which can feel confusing and dated to use. The interface hasn’t seen major updates in years, making scheduling and managing your station less intuitive than Radio Cult.
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Stations today need plenty of cloud storage to broadcast high-quality pre-recorded shows & mixes. Radio Cult offers generous storage on all plans to ensure your content is ready to go.
Zeno.fm provides storage too, but depending on your plan, it can be limited compared to what Radio Cult offers for a similar price. For example, Radio Cult’s Business plan is $163 a month and comes with 200GB of storage. Zeno.fm’s Premier plan is $280 a month and comes with only 100GB storage. That’s $117 a more for 100GB of less storage.
3. Affordability
Running an online station can be expensive, so keeping costs low while offering great tools is essential. Radio Cult provides high-quality streaming, quick and comprehensive customer support, and integrations at competitive prices.
4. Integrations
Archiving your shows and mixes is essential for modern stations. Radio Cult integrates with platforms like SoundCloud and Mixcloud, making it easy to share content with your listeners.
Zeno.fm does not provide integrations with these platforms, meaning you would need to handle uploads manually.
5. Security & access control
Radio Cult includes IP blocking and station management features to help you control who can broadcast and access your streams.
Zeno.fm only offers IP blocking on their $280/month “Premier” plan, meaning smaller stations can’t access this feature without paying a premium.
A fair summary
Zeno.fm is a solid platform for stations looking for traditional playlist automation. But if your station also broadcasts mixes and live shows, needs an intuitive and modern interface, wants generous storage, or is budget-conscious, Radio Cult provides a more complete, modern, user-friendly solution.
We designed Radio Cult for the stations of today: flexible, modern, and focused on delivering great audio content to your community.
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