Acast
Podcast hosting with built-in monetization and distribution
- Also known as
- acast
Available worldwide
What is 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.
Acast pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From €25/month (€14.99/month billed annually). Free tier available.
Starter
FreeEntry-level plan with basic podcast hosting and ad monetization capabilities for new or independent podcasters.
- shows
- 5
- episodes
- unlimited when monetized
- 5 shows
- Unlimited episodes (when monetized)
- Distribution to podcast apps
- Basic podcast website
- Basic embed player
- Podcast analytics
- Ad monetization
Essential
Standard plan for growing creators with advanced tools, sponsorship monetization, episode transcription, and dynamic content features.
- shows
- unlimited
- episodes
- unlimited
- Unlimited shows
- Unlimited episodes
- Ad and sponsorship monetization
- Episode transcriptions
- Premium subscriptions feature
- Dynamic intros and outros
- Audio-to-video conversion via Headliner
Pro
Professional plan for podcasters and networks with team collaboration, API access, advanced customization, and priority support.
- Team management
- Prioritized support
- Publishing API
- Customizable podcast website
- Customizable embed player
- Webhooks
- Email spam filtering
Video
Advanced plan with video episode publishing to Apple Podcasts, automatic video-to-audio conversion, and video analytics.
- video_views_per_month
- 10,000
- Video episode publishing to Apple Podcasts
- Automatic video-to-audio conversion
- 10,000 monthly video views
Acast Creator Network
Contact salesCustom tier for established creators with large audiences, offering premium services and benefits beyond standard plans.
What Acast does
The capabilities that matter for podcast hosting, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Podcast rss feed generation distribution
- -
- Dynamic audio ad insertion dai
- -
- Iab certified listener analytics
- -
- Private subscriber only podcast feeds
- -
- Automated audio transcription lyrics
- ✓
- Podcast micro website generation
- ✓
- Spotify apple podcasts API sync
- -
- Wordpress CMS embed player sync
- -
- Patreon subscriber sync
- -
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- ISO 27001
- -
- Pricing model
- Freemium
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (5)
Independently observed- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
- Amazon Music
- Headliner
- Supercast
Acast FAQ
Common questions about Acast, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Podcast Hosting.
Is Acast free?
Acast offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $25 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Acast support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Acast. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Can Acast be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Acast, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What does Acast integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Acast, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Headliner and Supercast. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Acast alternatives
Other podcast hosting we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- PodbeanAn all-in-one platform for hosting, distributing, and monetizing podcastsmedium · 56%
- SimplecastA complete platform for podcasters to publish episodes, reach listeners across all major apps, and generate revenuelow · 30%
- LibsynCloud-based podcast hosting that distributes your content to major streaming platforms with built-in monetization toolslow · 30%
- CaptivateA podcast hosting platform with unlimited storage that distributes to major listening apps and provides analyticslow · 26%
- BuzzsproutSimplifies podcast creation, hosting, and distribution to major platforms with built-in analyticslow · 39%
- SpreakerRecord and share podcasts to reach an audiencelow · 19%
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.04 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 22 | 0.05 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: freemium · Podcast micro website generation: Yes · Automated audio transcription lyrics: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-21 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 5 | mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-19 · 75% |
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