Acast vs Captivate
No leader: the top candidate Acast has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for podcast hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Acast
A cloud-based service that provides podcast creators with tools for publishing episodes across major platforms, analyzing listener data, and monetizing through advertising and sponsorships.
Captivate
A hosted service for uploading, distributing, and analyzing podcast content with built-in tools for audience analytics, sponsorship management, and listener monetization through memberships or direct tips.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Acast
Free tier available; paid plans from $25–$50/month USD
- StarterFree
- Unlimited episodes with ads when in advertising marketplace
- Basic embed player
- Essential$25/month USD
- Switch from another host
- Basic embed player
- Advanced podcast analytics
- Monetize with ads
- Transcriptions
- +8 more
- Pro$40/month USD
- All Essential features
- Team and network management
- Prioritized support
- Publishing API
- Video publishing capabilities
- Video$50/month USD
- All Pro features
- Publish video episodes to Apple Podcasts
- Automatic video to audio conversion
- 10,000 monthly video views included
- Acast Creator NetworkContact sales
- Premium benefits and exclusive services
Captivate
From £17/month (billed annually). All plans include 30-day free trial. Multi-currency pricing in GBP, USD, and EUR.
- Personal£17/month billed annually
- Up to 30,000 downloads/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited uploads and storage
- Extensive distribution network
- IAB-certified analytics
- +6 more
- Professional£41/month billed annually
- Up to 150,000 downloads/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited uploads and storage
- Extensive distribution network
- IAB-certified analytics
- +6 more
- BusinessContact sales
- Up to 300,000 downloads/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited uploads and storage
- Extensive distribution network
- IAB-certified analytics
- +6 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
Acast
- Amazon Music
- Headliner
- Supercast
Captivate
- Zapier
- Mailchimp
- Player FM
- JioSaavn
- WordPress
- DAX
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.