Today, no one can deny the great success of the podcast phenomenon , an already consolidated format that has seen its popularity skyrocket in recent years and that has more and more creators and listeners .
But there is a key aspect both in its development and in its dissemination that is almost as important as the final product: and it is that, as happens when we create a web page and we need a hosting to host our content, also in the case of podcasters need hosting that allows us to store our audio files and create our podcast feed .
There are several tools for this. For this reason, we have analysed and selected the best options for hosting a podcast when launching our own audio content. Although we make a distinction between the most recommended and others to take into account, it will always depend on the needs and characteristics of your project. We recommend that you analyse each one in detail to choose the most convenient one.
The best podcast hosting tools…
Before starting and as we always tell you, if you consider that there is a tool that we have not taken into account, and that you think should be among our list, do not forget to leave it in the comments and we will take it into account.
Here goes, then, our pick for the best podcast hosting tools , sorted alphabetically:
Anchor
Both hosting registration and distribution are completely free on Anchor , which offers unlimited storage and automatic integration with Spotify ( which it took over in 2019 ), Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all other major listening platforms.
It features easy-to-read Spotify performance metrics and the ability to monetize content with subscriptions, ads, and donations. You can import existing audio or video into the app, or capture audio directly from your phone, tablet or computer and sync it across all devices. It also allows you to record content with other people and invite listeners to record voice messages that you can use in future episodes.
Art19
Art19 is an independently owned podcast company that sits at the intersection of publishers and advertisers giving both full control of their audio and podcasts in order to deliver the best experience for their listeners. In addition, it performs an intelligent segmentation of the public to create personalised audio messages and has the WarpFeed functionality , which allows you to send updated and relevant ads to each user.
It has excellent customer service, thanks to which podcasters can get support for any step of the creation process: from ideation and creative support or brainstorming, to production or talent selection.
Among its many features, we highlight the customization of RSS feeds to adapt the content to different listening platforms, forecasting of delivery problems, detailed statistics and creation of native ads , among others.
Blubrry
Blubrry is a podcast hosting service that has a simple interface that allows full control of the tool and broadcast statistics .
It requires a paid subscription, which can vary between €10.36 and €86.36 . All plans offer a 30 -day trial, email, video, or phone support, detailed metrics , and an optional free managed WordPress website.
Buzzsprout
Buzzsprout is a super easy tool for hosting, promoting, and tracking podcasts. It allows to broadcast the audios in the main listening applications, such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts , among others, perform automatic optimization of files, generate advanced statistics , add and delete pre-roll and post-roll segments to and from your podcast episodes, insert chapter markers , among other options.
It offers a free use plan 3 plans with advanced features that vary between €10.36 and €20.72 per month, depending on the total amount of audio time per month that is shared on the platform. All include indefinitely hosted episodes, stats, website, and custom built-in players. It also offers the podcast transcription service for €0.22/minute for those who want to improve their positioning in Google searches.
Captivate
Captivate defines itself as flexible, contract-free podcasting. It has a simple and intuitive interface and instantly syncs with your website via a plugin.
It offers 3 subscription plans of €17, €44 and €90 per month . All include 7-day free trial, unlimited hosting, uploads and storage , advanced analytics , transcription support , trending analysis, team collaboration, private podcasting , custom playlist collections, self-designed and customizable player, website podcast, the option to use your domain name, automation with Zapier , and many other features.
Castos
Unlike other tools, Castos allows its clients to publish all the content they want for a fixed monthly price, which ranges from €16.45 to €864.80 (the amount varies depending on the number of subscribers who can access your contents, accessible by means of a password). This functionality is extremely interesting for private training courses, labour aspects, etc.
All plans include iOS and Android mobile app, WordPress plugin, custom web page, free one-click migrations from previous host (if it’s an existing podcast), advanced analytics , publishing and distribution on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, Overcasts and more. It also offers post production services , podcast setup and delivery, automatic transcriptions , and conversion of podcasts into videos that are automatically published on your YouTube channel.
Fireside
Fireside has some interesting features to highlight:
- Each podcast gets a responsive website with episode pages, images, custom pages, redirects, host and guest pages, and more. Everything is integrated.
- It provides a free SSL certificate that guarantees that it is delivered to the audience in a secure way.
- Advanced statistics .
- Possibility of distributing the podcast to third parties such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify or TuneIn, among others.
- Lightning fast file hosting .
- Podcast import from other sites with a single click, without losing subscribers.
It offers a 14-day free trial and 3 payment plans, starting at €7.79/month.
iVoox
One of the best-known podcast hosting tools in Spain is iVoox, which also offers content to the public through the web and mobile application (iOS and Android). It allows you to host your productions for free and unlimited with episodes of a maximum length of 120 minutes and a feed length of up to 20 episodes.
With premium accounts (from €6.99 to €59.99 per month) you get other features such as advanced statistics, episode scheduling, monetization, unlimited feed, privacy management and popularity enhancement, among others.
In addition, iVoox allows you to activate Subscriptions for Fans, which allows your listeners to become your patrons with the monthly economic contribution they want.
Libsyn
Libsyn has been operating in the market since 2004 and today it is a well-known podcast hosting, distribution and monetization platform in the country. Among its main features we highlight the personalised mobile applications for iOS and Android, the level of detail and analysis of its statistics, and the advice to monetize your podcast in the most appropriate way.
It has 4 subscription plans, with prices ranging from €4.33 to €34.63 per month . The main difference between them is the monthly storage available to each profile.
Megaphone
Megaphone is an easy -to-use tool that allows you to obtain practical information for strategic decision-making thanks to its varied matric results. It’s packed with features to power your podcast from start to finish : create drafts, schedule, and publish content to leading podcast apps and smart speakers; monetize your catalogue with dynamic ad insertion; Monitor growth and make data-driven decisions with real-time listening and performance metrics.
The price of the subscription is estimated according to each particular need.
Mumbler
Mumbler is a podcast hosting tool designed so you can monetize your audience and pay only when you make a profit . You can create 3 types of content:
- private episodes: only accessible to your subscribers.
- episode trailer: Featured on your podcast page on Mumbler so anyone can find out what your podcast is about and what to expect if they subscribe.
- public episodes: can be listened to by any visitor to your page on Mumbler and in the podcatchers in which you add your public RSS.
For each subscription, Mumbler keeps 20% of the profits. If one day you want to migrate to another platform, you take the content and the subscribers with you.
Omny Studio
Omny Studio allows you to host and monetize podcasts through ad insertion . Among its functionalities are those of editing and modifying complete podcasts, analysing the total subscriber users and leading downloads, monitoring audience consumption second by second in a panel that shows information in real time, configurable insertion players , among others.
It has different plans, which start at €25.07/month. All standard accounts come with a bandwidth allowance of 1TB per month.
Pinecast
Pinecast is a simple, fast and convenient tool for hosting, creating and importing podcasts through a highly intuitive interface. With it you can automatically distribute content on different platforms, get alerts when the terms of use of an application or directory request something unexpected or out of the ordinary, upload content without worrying about quality or format (the application takes care of fixing it) and access a wide range of performance analysis statistics .
It offers a free plan with limited upload and basic analytics . The payment plans range between €8.64 and €13 per month.
Podbean
Podbean allows users to record, edit and publish podcasts from the web or directly from the user’s mobile phone through the free application. The same tool is in charge of distributing the contents to all the destinations : Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, the Podbean Podcast application and more. It also offers performance statistics and the possibility of monetizing your work using the integrated dynamic advertising system , the Patron Program and/or the Premium Podcast service.
It offers a free plan of up to 5 hours and 100 GB per month. The payment plans range from €6.75 to €85.58/month. They all include a free 7-day trial.
Podcaster.DE
Podcaster.DE is a tool of German origin that is quite easy to use. It allows you to easily upload, publish, optimise and distribute audio and video, as a podcast. It integrates with social networks , offers the possibility to create a blog with widgets, plugins and a wide selection of layouts that can be flexibly adapted to your ideas, and has advanced statistics that take into account peculiarities such as partially downloaded files, interruptions or downloads by bots.
One of its main features is that if you sign up for a flexible plan, it expands your storage month by month , so you can access the oldest podcasts on the channel and not lose any content.
It has 4 subscription packages, which vary between €5 and €100/month and you can try it for free for 30 days.
Podigee
Podigee is another easy to use hosting tool with a simple and powerful interface and great audio quality. Plus, it integrates with Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and iVoox. The hosting and publishing process is very simple:
- Upload your raw audio file, Podigee enhances the audio quality and transcodes it and adds all the necessary data.
- Publish your podcast via RSS and on your website, podcast directories like Spotify and Apple Podcasts, social networking services, and search engines.
- Use the statistics engine to measure and analyse the listeners of your podcast and improve it based on the available data. IAB compliant.
It offers two plans, from €10.37 and €21.61/month , which you can try for free for 14 days.
Podomatic
Podomatic is a new podcast hosting tool that allows you to record, publish, distribute and monetize your podcast for free . You can publish instantly, or add content to the media library and edit and publish later. It also allows you to stream directly from Facebook and Twitter feeds and embed the podcasts on your website or any other social network. It offers a wide variety of metrics , such as the geographical data of plays, downloads, embeds, likes, comments, follows and visits, among others.
Through the company’s partnerships with Patreon , Podcorn, and What For Apparel, you’ll be able to monetize your content with advertising and crowdsourcing : monetize directly from your page, connect with advertisers, and/or build your own merch store.
Its pro plan, for less than €3 per month, includes 2 GB of storage and 100 GB of bandwidth.
Resonate
This platform offers podcast hosting, private hosting, production, editing, distribution, and marketing services. With Resonate Hosting you can upload content at the click of a button or schedule and distribute to major directories including Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and many more. It also offers the possibility of inserting an integrated player on your website and has an analysis panel that offers detailed performance statistics.
To monetize content, it allows you to attach dynamic ads such as pre-roll, mid-roll or post-roll and choose the precise timestamp when you want it to play. It offers a 14-day free trial and then its subscription plans start at €22/month.
simplecast
Simplecast is an independent podcast hosting, distribution and analytics platform that allows you to publish content to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and many more. It has a website builder so you can host your productions and customise with mobile and search engine optimised formats.
It offers a 14-day free trial , and then it has 3 subscription plans that range from €13 to €73.50 per month, all of them with no storage limit or number of uploads. It has users like Facebook, Harvard, Shopify or Nike .
Soundcloud
Soundcloud is a simple, practical and useful hosting tool with an intuitive interface and available for Web, iOS, Android, Sonos, Chromecast and Xbox One . It allows you to discover and enjoy the best selection of music and audio content from a very large and diverse community of creators. Content creators use the platform to share and monetize their content with audiences around the world, as well as receive detailed stats and feedback from the SoundCloud community.
It offers a 30-day free trial, but there is no information on final prices.
Spotify
It is probably one of the best-known audio platforms in the world and one of the first places that opted for the podcast format in its catalogue offer. In addition to its endless amount of music, Spotify is the second most popular place in the world to listen to podcasts and is a great option for content creators.
To host your podcast, simply click “Get Started” , paste the link to your episode’s RSS feed , add information such as category, language and country, and submit . It also has an audio editing suite, Soundtrap , with which you can record content in high quality, invite several people to collaborate, create your own tune and add effects, transform an oral speech into text and edit the recording as you wish. as you would with a document, access performance statistics, among other options.
Spreaker
Spreaker is a comprehensive podcast hosting, production, distribution, and monetization tool. It has an application from which you can record content wherever you are , integrating music and sound effects with the mixing tools. Then you can choose where to publish it: Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Google, Amazon, or all of them . You will also access advanced statistics to evaluate the performance of your products.
It contains different categories of news and interests , ranging from movies and TV, to health, economy, business, education, music, religion, government, art or comedy. It has a free version and 3 subscription plans, ranging from €7 to €50 per month.
StreamGuys
StreamGuys is an industry-leading service provider of live and on-demand streaming , podcasting delivery, and software- as-a-service (SaaS) toolsets to enterprise-grade streaming media organisations. It offers affordable and scalable solutions for live and on-demand streaming services, dedicated servers, and premium bandwidth services.
Supports all major media formats including MP3, AACPlus, QuickTime, Windows Media, Real Media, ShoutCast, and Icecast. In addition to hosting, publishing and sharing podcasts, with StreamGuys you can automatically record your live streams in the cloud and the platform will automatically convert them into podcasts that can be listened to anywhere from iTunes to Alexa.
Whooshkaa
Whooshkaa is an all-in-one Australian platform for hosting, managing, distributing, promoting, marketing and measuring podcast performance. It offers simple yet advanced workflows, from AI-powered transcription to automated video creation.
It features customizable web players that have built-in social sharing functionality and a full-featured dynamic audio embed platform to deliver your ad campaigns.
Subscription plans vary between €25.05 and €171.87/month.
Zencastr
Zencastr is a platform that was created especially to record remote conversations in high quality for later publication in podcasts. Everything that involves creating a podcast can be done through Zencastr: from chatting with the guests for previous coordination, to using the microphones to record the audio.
It has a totally free use plan , which allows you to record up to 8 hours per month with two guests in MP3 format; and with a professional plan that costs from €17.27/month , with which you will be able to record WAV files without loss of quality, have unlimited guests, use a live soundboard (entrance and exit spots, announcements, etc.) , among other benefits.
