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Buzzsprout
Start podcasting today with free podcast hosting from Buzzsprout, the easiest podcasting software for hosting, promoting, and tracking your podcast.
Where it stands
3.9 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health4.8 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated3.4 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on Buzzsprout yet. Facts checked 2026-11-01. How tests work
Disclosure: agathox makes some of the tools listed here. They are labelled and scored by the same method as every other tool.
Should you use Buzzsprout?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-01.
A good fit if…
- You want a free option. It states: “Free plan gives 2 hours of podcast uploads each month. Episodes are hosted for 90 days. No credit card required.”
Check first
- The free option has limits: “Free plan gives 2 hours of podcast uploads each month. Episodes are hosted for 90 days. No credit card required.”
- Its pages do not state: signup, watermark. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Does: Podcast hosting
Measured signals
4.8 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Buzzsprout's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 88 ms.
- Security5 / 54 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security, x-content-type-options, referrer-policy, x-frame-options).
- Privacy4 / 51 third-party tracking service found: Google Analytics.
- Transparency5 / 5Links a privacy policy; links a pricing page.
Community feedback
We found no public discussion of this tool to read.
A score needs at least 12 different commenters across 2 threads.
- 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.
Get an email if Buzzsprout changes
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