A podcast is simply a piece of audio content, a story, an interview a documentary or a series which you can download and listen whenever you want, its an online audio broadcast. Podcast are listened on phone through an app and through a website on a computer.
Its popularity is rising as you can absorb content easily at your leisure time ,while commuting ,as you just have to hear and don’t have to worry about the video.
Broadcasting of Podcasts are done through Certain Platforms
BuzzSprout
Features
- Its provides a free plan for uploading content for 2hours/month hosted for 90 days
- Buzzsprout allows to embed a podcast player into your website.
- Buzzsprout Analytics allows you to view the number of listeners and the countries from where the listener is listening
- Audio quality is good and can be upgraded
- Its Simple to upload and schedule the podcast
Price
- free plan offers uploading of 2 hours hosted for 90 days
- Other plans are of $12/month for uploading content of 3 hours per month ,$ 18/month for uploading content of 6 hours per month,and $24 for uploading content of 12 hours per month ,all the three plans are with unlimited storage and indefinitely hosting.
Spotify
Features
- On Spotify People and stream and download your shows on desktop,ios and android,Cars etc whereever they are tuning in
- Spotify analytical gives you details of who your listeners are,what episoes they are streaming the most giving you the insight of what your listeners like the most and hence helps you in planning the future podcast episode and even getting the sponsors.
- Spotify helps in growing your audience with its editorial and personalised playlists
Price
- Podcaster have three monthly price options to choose from $2.99 , $4.99 and $7.99
Anchor.fm
Features
- Anchor is now acquired by Spotify
- Anchor allows you to create an unlimited episodes without paying and has an built in ad integration to help you to earn income form your show.
- Anchor offers an episode-builder function alllowing to edit or record an podcast through mobile appor desktop website.
Simplecast
Features
- Simplecast has an advanced analytical tools
- Simplecast provides with Recast tool to share podcast on social media sites
- Simplecast allows multiple uses on one account
Price
- Basic Plan-at $ 15 per monthprovides with unlimited storage and uploads, maximum of 2 users ,20000 downloads per month
- Essential Plan-at $35 per month, unlimited stoarage and uploads, maximum of 4 users and maximum of 50000 downloads per month.
- Growth Plan-at $ 85 per month, maximum of 9 users and 120000 downloads per month
Fusebox
Features
- Fusebox is a great invention created by famous podcaster Pat flynn
- Fusebox provides with the email capture facility
- Fusebox provides an transcript plugin that adds podcast transcriptsto your website
Price
Fusebox Pro is build at $19 per month with up to 100000 views per month, fusebox pro annuanlly is at $ 15.83 with 2 months free
6)Transistor
Features
- Transistor offers high-quality professional service , its hosting some of the popular podcast like Cards against Humanity, Drift etc
- Transistor allows to have many podcast with same account
- Transistor Distributes your Podcast to major networks
- Transistor analytics tells you the number of subscribers at the given time with the countries the listerns are listening
Price
- Starter plan at $19 per month provides unlimited podcast with maximum of 2 users and 10000 downloads per month
- Professional Plan at $49 per month with unlimited podcast, up to 5 users and 50000 downloads per month
- Business plan at $ 99 per month with unlimited podcast with maximum of 10 users and 150000 downloads per month
7)Spreaker
Features
- Spreaker enables Podcasters to distribute their content tothe major listening platforms like Alexa ,Google podcast , spotify etc
- Spreaker allows Podcasters to have multiple podcast under the same account
- Spreaker helps podcaster to manage monetization of there podcast
Price
- Free speech(free)- 5 hours of audio storage is free
- On-Air Talent- cost #5.50 per month with 100 hours of storage
- Broadcaster comes at $16.50 per month with 500 hours of storage
- Anchorman is for $ 41.25 per month with 1500 hours of storage
Captivate
Features
- Captivate podcast is created by rebel Base Media which also have Podcastwebsites
- Captivate offers all plans with unlimited podcasts,with unlimited users.
- Captivate has an advance analytics
Price
- Podcater plan at $19 per month with unlimited podcast and users and downloads up to 12000 per month
- Audio Influencer Plan- at $ 49 per month with unlimited podcast and users, downloads up to 60000 per month
- Podcast Brand Plan- at $ 99 per month,with unlimitd podcast and users and downloads up to 150000 per month
Podcastics
Features
- Podcastic analytical support is good shows where the podcast is played,time and location
- It has Episodes ediing tools
- Podcastic has an ability to schedule your episodes
Price
- podcastic has 5 pricing plans, all of them offers unlimited episodes.
- At Podcastic unlimited bandwith and storage starts at $ 8 per month
Podcast Websites
Features
- Podcaster have access to an fully responsive website hosting and security
- Podcasters has an good security features with daily backup and an built in statastic
- Podcasters get full digital support to help promote podcast
Audioboom
Features
- AudioBoom gives an simple audio distribution and an embedded player
- AudioBoom is know for providing monetization support ,once you hit 10000 plays per episode AudioBoom provide tools to create dynamic ads and generate sponsorship for your podcast.
Price
- Hosting a podcast cost $9.99 per monthor $ 99 per year.
- offers unlimited episodes per month
- Offer 10000 plays per month with standard plan and 25000 plays per month with plus plan
- Distribution is through apple podcast,iHeart radio,Spotify, Google podcast and stitchers
Castos
Feature
- Castos is an Podcasting Plugin for WordPress sites
- Castos has an automatic transcription it uploads audio files and transcriptions are added to dashbard in no time.
Price
- Starter at $ 19 per month and offers unlimited storage
- Growth Plan at $49 per month, it allows youtube republishing and custom audiograms
- Pro Plans at $ 99 per month ,has advanced analytic support and has video file hosting feature.
PodBean
Features
- Podbean has an Patreon program to accept recurring revenue from listeners.
- Podbean has an option of auto download to you tube
- Its very simple hosting
Price
- Basic Plan-its free with 5 hours of storage space
- Unlimited Audio Plan-at $ 9 per month comes with unlimited storage
- Unlimited plus plan-at $ 29 per month comes with unlimited storage and Pateron program
- Business Plan-at $ 99 per month with unlimited storage, pateron program and lie chat support