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Castos
Castos is the podcast hosting platform with private podcasting, monetization, and analytics built in. Start a 14-day free trial with free migration.
Where it stands
4.0 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health4.4 / 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 Castos 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 Castos?
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.
Check first
- It sends your content to its servers. Its pages say: “Privacy page says Cloudflare stores podcast media, AssemblyAI generates transcripts and Anthropic generates AI show notes. Data…”
- It needs an account.
Does: Podcast hosting
Measured signals
4.4 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Castos'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 24 ms.
- Security3.5 / 52 of 5 protective headers set (x-content-type-options, referrer-policy).
- Privacy4 / 51 third-party tracking service found: Google Tag Manager.
- 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. 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.
Get an email if Castos 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, Captivate, Fireside, RedCircle, RSS.com, Simplecast, Transistor
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Tasks and scores
- Podcast hostingNot tested yet
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