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Best podcast hosting services
Host and distribute a podcast. Facts come from each tool's own pages, and every score says where it comes from. How we rank
- Tools
- 17
- Researched
- 14
- Free option
- 5
- Only listed
- 3
Disclosure: agathox makes some of the tools listed here. They are labelled and scored by the same method as every other tool.
Ranked by signals we can measure or quote: website health, the facts each tool's own pages state, and community discussion. Nothing here has been hands-on tested yet, so this is not a quality test. How the signals rank works
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- No free plan. 14-day trial on every plan; it starts after email confirmation, plan choice and adding payment information, and is not charged until it ends.
- Paid plan
- Monthly/yearly in USD: Starter $9/$99, Standard $19/$209, Professional $49/$539. Extra podcasts $8/month each on Standard and Professional. Hiatus $5/month per podcast. Country-based pricing not mentioned.
- Signup
- Account needed for the trial and plans.
- Watermark
- Fireside branding on the podcast site can be removed only on the Professional plan.
- Where files go
- Storage location not stated. Uploaded MP3 files and images are kept until you delete them or cancel your account. Data may be processed outside your country.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free Core plan: 1 podcast, with unlimited storage, bandwidth, episodes and downloads. Standard support within 72 hours. No team seats.
- Paid plan
- Growth $14.99 per month, Pro $29.99 per month, Enterprise $99.99 per month, with a monthly or yearly toggle. Yearly savings are shown ($60, $60, $240) but yearly totals are not stated. A 7-day free trial is mentioned.
- Signup
- Not stated. Every plan links to sign-up, but the page does not say an account is required for the free plan.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated for uploaded podcast files. The privacy policy covers personal data, says it may be transferred outside the user's country, and mentions cloud hosting such as Amazon Web Services. Retention of uploaded content is not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: RedCircle pricing, RedCircle privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free plan at $0 with no trial or expiration: 1 audio podcast, unlimited episodes, downloads and storage, standard analytics, no team members, no monetization. A credit card is required before uploading a second episode, with no charge.
- Paid plan
- Plus $15 per month billed annually ($180); Pro $26 per month billed annually ($312); Max $37 per month billed annually ($444). Annual billing is described as 25% off. Whether monthly billing is offered is not stated. 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.
- Signup
- Sign-up is required; the free plan is offered via a 'Sign up free' button.
- Watermark
- Not stated. The comparison table lists 'YouTube videos without RSS.com branding' as a feature but does not clearly show which tiers include it.
- Where files go
- Not stated. The privacy policy page fetched did not show any content describing storage, processing or retention.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: RSS.com pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- No free tier listed. The page offers a 14-day free trial.
- Paid plan
- Billed monthly: Starter $19, Professional $49, Business $99, Enterprise 1 $199. Yearly billing is shown as saving 17%, but yearly prices are not listed. Transcription add-on $5/mo (5 hrs) or $20/mo (20 hrs).
- Signup
- Not stated. Trial buttons link to a signup page.
- Watermark
- Not stated. The Business plan removes Transistor branding.
- Where files go
- Not stated. The privacy page fetched does not say where files are stored or for how long.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- No free plan. Every plan has a 14-day free trial; a card is added at the start and not charged until the 14 days end.
- Paid plan
- Monthly/annual in USD: Essentials $19/$190, Growth $49/$490, Pro $99/$990, Premium from $499/$4,990. Includes unlimited podcasts, episodes and downloads. Add-ons: extra private subscribers $50/month per 500, AI Assistant $10/month. No country-based pricing mentioned.
- Signup
- Account needed: the trial requires registering and adding a card.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Privacy page says Cloudflare stores podcast media, AssemblyAI generates transcripts and Anthropic generates AI show notes. Data may be processed in the U.S. and other countries. Cancelled accounts are kept for a limited, unstated period, then deleted.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free plan gives 2 hours of podcast uploads each month. Episodes are hosted for 90 days. No credit card required.
- Paid plan
- Prices shown when billed annually: Audio $15/month (72 hours of uploads per year), Audio + Video $25/month, Multi-Podcast $30/month (up to 5 audio podcasts, 180 hours per year), Archive $5/month. Monthly billing exists but monthly prices are not shown. Sales tax depends on billing location.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Storage location of uploaded audio is not stated. Privacy page lists Amazon Web Services for infrastructure. After account cancellation, data is deleted from the production database and backups are purged within 30 days.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- No free tier listed. All plans include a 14-day trial; the page says no credit card is required.
- Paid plan
- Basic $15/mo ($13.50/mo if prepaid annually), 20K downloads/month. Essential $35/mo ($31.50/mo prepaid annually), 50K downloads/month. Professional and Enterprise add-ons: no price, contact sales.
- Signup
- Not stated. Trial buttons link to a signup page.
- Watermark
- Not applicable.
- Where files go
- Privacy policy does not say where uploaded audio is stored. It mentions a cloud hosting environment and says personal data is transferred to the United States. Client data is kept for the duration of the account plus time needed for business and legal reasons.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- The free plan includes 500 MB of storage for up to 6 hours of recording, 15 GB of bandwidth per month, and daily performance stats. The page says: “500 MB Storage. Store up to 6 hours of recording for free! Your first 20 episodes are on us.. . . 15 GB Bandwidth/month. Up to 180 hours of non-stop listening! Enough to grow a cult following.. . . Daily Stats. Free daily tracking of your podcast performance!.”
- Paid plan
- PRO plans start at $9.99. The page says: “PRO plans starting at $9.99 and well priced Unlimited Bandwidth & Storage plans.”
- Signup
- Most content and features require registration for an account. The page says: “Most of the content and features related to the Services require you to register for an account in order for us to provide you with access and a personalized experience.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free Starter plan with 1 show and 5 episodes. A footnote says unlimited episodes require making the show available in Acast's advertising marketplace. The page does not say whether free shows carry Acast branding or ads.
- Paid plan
- Prices in USD per month, monthly or yearly (per month): Essential $25 or $14.99, Pro $40 or $29.99, Video $50 or $39.99. Essential adds multiple shows and unlimited episodes; Pro adds team management and a publishing API; Video adds video episodes. Page does not state country-specific pricing.
- Signup
- An account is required to sign up. The page says card details are asked at sign-up but free-tier users are not charged.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated. The privacy page only links to other policy documents. The pricing page says Acast does not own content you upload.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Podbean provides paid plans that offer advanced features and more storage space. The page says: “Podbean also provides paid plans which provide advanced features and more storage space.”
- Signup
- Users must register for an account to use the services. The page says: “We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- User content is uploaded to and processed by Podbean's servers. The page says: “When you create, upload, or publish podcast episodes, comments, reviews, or other content through our Services, we process that content to provide the Services.”
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- No free plan. A 30-day free trial gives access to the whole platform with nothing restricted.
- Paid plan
- Prices shown for yearly billing in USD: Personal $17/month (up to 30,000 monthly downloads), Professional $44/month (150,000), Business $90/month (300,000). All plans include unlimited podcasts and uploads. A monthly/yearly toggle exists but monthly prices are not shown. 25% discount for students, schools, charities and non-profits.
- Signup
- Account needed: starting the trial requires a sign-up form with a password.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated for uploaded audio. Privacy page says information may be processed in the U.S. or another country and kept as long as reasonably necessary, with no specific periods.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated. The home page has no pricing link and /pricing returned 404.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not applicable.
- Where files go
- Privacy policy says all information is stored on secure servers, without naming a location. It does not mention uploaded audio specifically. Retention periods are in a separate policy available on request.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Home page, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Creating an account is required to operate Libsyn Services. The page says: “We request and use personal and corporate information when you create an account, authorize your users, request or operate Libsyn Services, create and publish data reports, provide advocacy support with ISPs or corporate sites regarding your broadcast usage, or correspond with us.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Information collected by Libsyn is stored and processed in the United States. The page says: “Information that we collect will be stored and processed in the United States in accordance with this Privacy Policy.”
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Privacy, Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Answers come from each tool's own pages (“Unclear” means they do not say). Tick “Compare” on two to four tools to read them side by side.
Also listed (3, not yet tested)
Each of these answered when we visited its site. We have not tested them or recorded facts, so they are in alphabetical order, not ranked.
- MegaphoneOpen
A simple, powerful way to take your podcast business to the next level - and beyond.
- Spotify for CreatorsOpen
Get to know Spotify for Creators (formerly Spotify for Podcasters), the free audio and video podcasting platform of Spotify.
- SpreakerOpen
Discover a world of captivating podcasts and immersive audio experiences on Spreaker. Dive in and elevate your listening journey today!
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