Captivate
A podcast hosting platform with unlimited storage that distributes to major listening apps and provides analytics
- Vendor
- Rebel Base Media
- Also known as
- captivate
Available worldwide · Popular in: US, GB, EU
What is Captivate?
Captivate is a podcast hosting and distribution service that automatically publishes episodes to major podcast apps, offers advanced listener analytics, and enables monetization through memberships and advertiser connections.
Captivate 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 £17/month (billed annually). All plans include 30-day free trial. Multi-currency pricing in GBP, USD, and EUR.
Personal
- downloads
- 30,000/month
- Up to 30,000 downloads/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited uploads and storage
- Extensive distribution network
- IAB-certified analytics
- Listener behavior tracking
- Episode performance analysis
- Guest booking and interview management
- Dynamic show notes generation
- Membership subscriptions
- Listener tips/donations
Professional
- downloads
- 150,000/month
- Up to 150,000 downloads/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited uploads and storage
- Extensive distribution network
- IAB-certified analytics
- Listener behavior tracking
- Episode performance analysis
- Guest booking and interview management
- Dynamic show notes generation
- Membership subscriptions
- Listener tips/donations
Business
Contact sales- downloads
- 300,000/month
- Up to 300,000 downloads/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Unlimited uploads and storage
- Extensive distribution network
- IAB-certified analytics
- Listener behavior tracking
- Episode performance analysis
- Guest booking and interview management
- Dynamic show notes generation
- Membership subscriptions
- Listener tips/donations
Add-ons
- Video Podcasting
What Captivate 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
- Per monthly download bandwidth
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (13)
Independently observed- Deezer→•
- YouTube→•
- Alitu⇄•
- Apple Podcasts Subscriptions→•
- Zapier
- Mailchimp
- Player FM
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
- JioSaavn
- WordPress
- DAX
- Patreon•
Captivate FAQ
Common questions about Captivate, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Captivate?
A podcast hosting service enabling creators to distribute episodes to major platforms, track listener analytics, monetize through programmatic advertising and subscriber access, and integrate with marketing and automation tools. It is indexed under Podcast Hosting.
Source: https://www.captivate.fm/news/annual-pricing-multi-currency-options
How much does Captivate cost?
Captivate is a paid product; published pricing starts at £17 per month. It is sold across 3 plans (Personal, Professional and Business). Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.captivate.fm/news/annual-pricing-multi-currency-options
What platforms does Captivate support?
Captivate supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.captivate.fm/news/annual-pricing-multi-currency-options
Can Captivate be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Captivate, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://www.captivate.fm/news/annual-pricing-multi-currency-options
What does Captivate integrate with?
We have confirmed 10 integrations for Captivate, including Zapier, Mailchimp, Player FM, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, WordPress and DAX, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.captivate.fm/news/annual-pricing-multi-currency-options
Where is Captivate available?
Captivate is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and the EU.
Source: https://www.captivate.fm/news/annual-pricing-multi-currency-options
Captivate alternatives
Other podcast hosting we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- PodbeanAn all-in-one platform for hosting, distributing, and monetizing podcastsmedium · 56%
- AcastPodcast hosting with built-in monetization and distributionlow · 39%
- 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%
- BuzzsproutSimplifies podcast creation, hosting, and distribution to major platforms with built-in analyticslow · 39%
- SpreakerRecord and share podcasts to reach an audiencelow · 19%
Compare Captivate
Side by side against other podcast hosting, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Captivate, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 75 | 0.08 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.04 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 26 | 0.05 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| 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 | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: per_monthly_download_bandwidth · Patreon subscriber sync: Yes · Spotify apple podcasts api sync: Yes · Wordpress cms embed player sync: Yes · Iab certified listener analytics: Yes · Private subscriber only podcast feeds: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 7 | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 50% |
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