Audio tools / Captivate
Captivate
Host unlimited podcasts with the world's only growth-focused podcast hosting™. Create, grow & monetize your show with our podcast platform.
Where it stands
3.7 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health3.8 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated4.2 / 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 Captivate yet. Facts checked 2026-11-01. How tests work
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Should you use Captivate?
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…
Nothing is clearly stated yet.
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- It needs an account.
Does: Podcast hosting
Measured signals
3.8 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Captivate'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 29 ms.
- Security2 / 50 of 5 protective headers set.
- Privacy3 / 53 third-party tracking services found: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel.
- 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
- 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.
Get an email if Captivate changes
We check its official pages every week. If they change, we tell you, so you can see if the price or limits moved. No other email, and one click stops it.
Compare with: Acast, Castos, Fireside, RedCircle, RSS.com, Simplecast, Transistor
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Tasks and scores
- Podcast hostingNot tested yet
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