Podcast hosting pricing table
Every plan, every limit, in one sortable table. Filter for video, free tiers, or the number of shows you run.
| Castos | Essentials | $19 | $15.83 | unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1 | No | pricing page |
| Castos | Growth | $49 | $40.83 | unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 5 | YouTube republishing | pricing page |
| Castos | Pro | $99 | $82.50 | unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 10 | Yes | pricing page |
| Captivate | Personal | not shown | $17 | 30,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | unverified | unverified | pricing page |
| Captivate | Professional | not shown | $44 | 150,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | unverified | unverified | pricing page |
| Captivate | Business | not shown | $90 | 300,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | unverified | unverified | pricing page |
| Transistor | Starter | $19 | $15.83 | 20,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | pricing page |
| Transistor | Professional | $49 | $40.83 | 100,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | pricing page |
| Transistor | Business | $99 | $82.50 | 250,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | pricing page |
| Buzzsprout | Free | Free | Free | not stated | 2 | 1 | Unlimited | No | pricing page |
| Buzzsprout | Audio | not shown | $15 | not stated | 6 | 1 | Unlimited | No | pricing page |
| Buzzsprout | Audio + Video | not shown | $25 | not stated | 6 | 1 | Unlimited | Yes | pricing page |
| Buzzsprout | Multi-Podcast (from) | not shown | $30 | not stated | 15 | 5 | Unlimited | Option | pricing page |
| Podbean | Unlimited Audio | $17 | $12 | unmetered (fair use) | 16 | 1 | unverified | No | pricing page |
| Podbean | Unlimited Plus | $39 | $29 | unmetered (fair use) | 160 | 2 | unverified | Yes | pricing page |
| Podbean | Network | $99 | $79 | 100,000 | 660 | Unlimited | 50 | Yes | pricing page |
| Podbean | Business | $129 | $99 | unmetered (fair use) | 660 | 2 | Unlimited | Yes | pricing page |
| RSS.com no affiliate | Free | Free | Free | unlimited | Unlimited | 1 | unverified | No | pricing page |
| RSS.com no affiliate | Plus | $19.99 | $15 | unlimited | Unlimited | 1 | unverified | YouTube videos from audio | pricing page |
| RSS.com no affiliate | Pro | $34.99 | $26 | unlimited | Unlimited | 10 | Unlimited | YouTube videos from audio | pricing page |
| RSS.com no affiliate | Max | $49.99 | $37 | unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | pricing page |
Reading the table
Click any column header to sort. The yearly column is the effective monthly cost when you prepay a year; Castos and Transistor publish both, Captivate and Buzzsprout only showed yearly-billed prices on the day we checked. Where a cell says "unverified", the pricing page did not state it. We would rather leave it blank than guess.
The cheapest paid plans start at $12–17 per month billed yearly, but the limits differ. A $12 plan capped at about 16 hours of uploads a month and a $17 plan capped at 30,000 downloads suit different shows. Use the calculator to apply your own numbers.
Pricing model and notes per host
- Castos: Flat rate: unlimited shows, episodes and downloads. Annual billing = 2 months free. Video file hosting only on Pro. Private podcasting on all plans. Trial: 14-day free trial (card required).
- Captivate: Priced by monthly downloads; all features on every plan. Prices shown are per month, paid yearly; monthly-billing prices were not shown on the page. Going over the limit two months in a row prompts an upgrade; the show is not taken offline. 25% discount for students, education, charities and non-profits. Trial: 30-day free trial.
- Transistor: Priced by monthly downloads; unlimited shows and team members. Yearly billing: 12 months for the price of 10. No automatic shut-off when over the download limit. Audio files up to 2 GB, video up to 30 GB. Trial: 14-day free trial.
- Buzzsprout: Priced by upload hours. Prices shown are per month billed annually; monthly-billing prices not captured. Free plan: 2 upload hours/month, episodes hosted for 90 days. Extra upload time is billed at the plan's hourly rate. Transcripts included on paid plans. Archive plan $5/month. Trial: Free plan (no card).
- Podbean: Priced by monthly upload size (GB) and number of channels. Unlimited storage and unmetered bandwidth subject to a fair-usage policy (Network plan: 3 TB/month). Upload hours are the vendor's own approximations. Free plan limits were not verified. Trial: Free account available.
- RSS.com: Unlimited episodes and downloads on every plan; priced by shows and features. Annual billing saves 25%. No affiliate relationship. Trial: Free plan, 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.
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