Foreplay vs SponsorBoard
Both are in Ad tools. Here is how their plans, prices and features compare, taken from each vendor's own site.
The main differences
- SponsorBoard's cheapest paid plan is $13.17/mo, against $49/mo for Foreplay.
| Foreplay | SponsorBoard | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | from $49/mo | Free plan · from $13.17/mo |
| Free plan | Not stated by the vendor | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Not stated by the vendor |
| Plans | Basic ($59/mo, $49/mo annual); Workflow ($175/mo, $149/mo annual); Agency ($459/mo, $389/mo annual) | Free boards ($0); Full access ($15.99/mo, $13.17/mo annual, $158/yr) |
| Fees and pricing notes | None stated | None stated |
| Best for | Agencies | Creators, Agencies |
| Key features | Swipe file for saving ads; Discovery across 200M+ ads; Briefs; Chrome extension and mobile app | Boards of companies that sponsor podcasts, across 14 trades; How long each advertiser has been buying and whether it still is; Each sponsorship traced to a specific episode and date; A link from each advertiser to the shows it ran on |
| Checked on | 2026-10-04 | 2026-10-08 |
Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Full details and sources are on each tool's page.
Foreplay
- 7-day free trial on every plan
- Unlimited ad usage and no contracts
- Yearly billing is about 15% cheaper
Trade-offs
- No free plan
- Extra users are $20 each
- Basic includes only 1 user
SponsorBoard
- Free boards to see how it works
- Evidence for each sponsorship is linked to an episode
- Yearly billing saves 17%
Trade-offs
- Free boards show only a few names in each trade
- No advertiser contacts, audience estimates, ad rates or spend figures
- Renews automatically, and payments are not refunded except where the law requires