Spotify for Creators listing

Get your show on Spotify, regardless of where it is hosted.

Podcast directory · creators.spotify.com

Submit your listing Visit creators.spotify.com

Cost to list: Free
Approval: Not stated
Link type: No link to your site; Checked on a live listing
Shows up in searches for: No business types; Across our 399 searches
Popularity: Tranco #74; #5 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide

Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 4 sources

Is Spotify for Creators worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth a post if its members are your customers.

Spotify for Creators didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 8 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 11% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Spotify for Creators offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free.

What works

Free to list
One of the most-visited directory sites: #5 of 1,712 by Tranco

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for creators and podcasts (0 of 8 searches)
Listings don't link to your site, so there is no SEO link value

Measured fit, by business type

How often Spotify for Creators made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Creators 0/4

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Podcasts 0/4

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Where Spotify for Creators shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

Spotify for Creators accepts 2 business types we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Creators

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 21% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 2/4, r/webdev 1/4, Dribbble 1/4

Other sites

youtube.com, reddit.com, quora.com

Searches: “best youtube channels for learning”, “best personal finance youtubers”, “best design portfolios”, “best tech blogs”
Podcasts

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 0% of the top-10 spots.

Other sites

reddit.com, apple.com, spotify.com

Searches: “best business podcasts”, “best true crime podcasts”, “best tech podcasts”, “podcast directories”

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What Spotify for Creators costs and who can list

As stated on Spotify for Creators's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Creators
Podcasts

Census audience: podcasters, video creators · Worldwide
Pricing: Free

Spotify support: switching hosting to Spotify for Creators gives 'unlimited free hosting'; video, RSS distribution and monetization (select markets) 'all for free'.
Approval: Not stated. Instant/automatic: shows hosted on Spotify for Creators are automatically published to listeners on Spotify; shows on partner hosts are submitted via the host. New shows usually appear in search after a few hours.
Link attribute: No link to your site. We checked a live listing on Oct 20, 2026: open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL.
Requirements: Spotify account; a podcast (hosted on Spotify for Creators or an RSS feed from a partner host).
Sources: support.spotify.com/us/creators/article/switching-your-show-hosting-to-spotify-for-creators
support.spotify.com/us/creators/article/getting-your-show-on-spotify
open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL
creators.spotify.com

Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on Spotify for Creators

1
Prepare your details

Spotify for Creators asks for: Spotify account; a podcast (hosted on Spotify for Creators or an RSS feed from a partner host).
- The community's own rules, read before posting
- An account with some genuine history
- A post that is useful on its own, not just a link
- Product URL, short description and images
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (community and consumer site), not a list published by Spotify for Creators.
2

Open the submit page
creators.spotify.com
3

Approval: not stated

Instant/automatic: shows hosted on Spotify for Creators are automatically published to listeners on Spotify; shows on partner hosts are submitted via the host. New shows usually appear in search after a few hours.
4

Check the watch-outs

2 things to know before you post.

Spotify for Creators alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types Spotify for Creators serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about Spotify for Creators

Is Spotify for Creators worth it for getting listed?

Worth a post if its members are your customers. Spotify for Creators didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 8 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 11% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Spotify for Creators offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a Spotify for Creators listing cost?

Free. What we found: Spotify support: switching hosting to Spotify for Creators gives 'unlimited free hosting'; video, RSS distribution and monetization (select markets) 'all for free'.. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from Spotify for Creators dofollow?

No link to your site, as reported in our census.

How do I get listed on Spotify for Creators?

Start at creators.spotify.com. Approval: not stated (Instant/automatic: shows hosted on Spotify for Creators are automatically published to listeners on Spotify; shows on partner hosts are submitted via the host. New shows usually appear in search after a few hours.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best Spotify for Creators alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: r/webdev, Podchaser, and Buy Me a Coffee – Explore Creators. The full list of 4 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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