Audio tools / Simplecast
Simplecast
Say hello to the modern podcast hosting, distribution, and analytics platform. Simplecast remains the easiest way for podcasters to publish audio to the world—with one-click publishing to Apple…
Where it stands
3.9 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health4.3 / 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 Simplecast 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 Simplecast?
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
- Its pages do not state: signup, watermark. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Does: Podcast hosting
Measured signals
4.3 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Simplecast'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.
- Security4.3 / 53 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security, content-security-policy, referrer-policy).
- Privacy3 / 52 third-party tracking services found: Google Analytics, 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 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.
Get an email if Simplecast 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, Castos, Fireside, RedCircle, RSS.com, Transistor
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Tasks and scores
- Podcast hostingNot tested yet
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