Podcast hosting cost calculator
Plug in your show and get the plans that fit, cheapest first, based on each host's published limits.
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How the calculator works
Each plan is filtered out if your inputs exceed a published limit: upload hours (Buzzsprout, Podbean), monthly downloads (Captivate, Transistor, Podbean Network), shows, or team seats (Castos). Plans whose limit for one of your inputs is not published go under "might fit", so you know to confirm with the vendor. Podbean's upload hours are converted from gigabytes using the vendor's own estimate (1 GB ≈ 16 hours of audio). Buzzsprout's yearly hour allowances are divided by 12.
Estimating your inputs: a weekly 1-hour show uploads about 4.3 hours a month. For downloads, check your current host's stats. If you're new, most shows start well under 1,000 a month.
Plan data: data sources, all checked 2026-10-25. Prices exclude tax and add-ons.