Up until a couple of years ago, Buzzsprout was something of an also-ran, but has seen major growth since 2018 and is now arguably the world’s biggest podcast host.
They share a lot of user-interface DNA with Libsyn, Podbean and similar companies that arose in the early 2000s, but since 2020 have been leading the charge in adoption of standards like the Podcast Index’s podcast
namespace.
The company’s vast educational resources, predictable pricing (including a free tier) and their somewhat silly name position Buzzsprout as a solid service for the hobbyist looking to flex their muscles. Podcasters looking to host their own website will likely want something more flexible than the out-of-the-box solution, but for all their positioning as a casual service for beginners, it has features and support for those ready to take their podcast more seriously, including IAB-certified analytics, dynamic content insertion, transcription, and an attractive embeddable player.
Pinecast began life in 2015, and its original code was made available to read and fork on Github. It was created by Matt Basta, a software engineer who would go on to work at Stripe Connect, which gave Pinecast an advantage in making it easy for podcasters to collect donations from listeners.
The service offers a flexible and highly-customisable podcast website, options to solicit feedback from listeners, exportable metrics including Spotify data, and easy submission to popular directories.
Pinecast's plan is cheaper. You can upload more episodes with Pinecast. Buzzsprout doesn't allow custom websites on this plan. You can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with Buzzsprout. However, Buzzsprout offers more storage at this tier. They also offer IAB-certified stats, whereas Pinecast doesn't.
Buzzsprout | Pinecast | |
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Price | $12.00 per month | $10.00 per month |
Number of podcasts | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Episodes | 4 per month | Unlimited |
Downloads | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Storage | Unlimited | 48 mb |
Podcast website included | ||
Use your own domain | ||
IAB certified metrics | ||
Republish to YouTube | ||
Podcast network support |
You can upload more episodes with Pinecast. Buzzsprout doesn't allow custom websites on this plan. You can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with Buzzsprout. However, Buzzsprout has the best price for this plan. They also offer more storage at this tier. They also offer IAB-certified stats, whereas Pinecast doesn't.
Buzzsprout | Pinecast | |
---|---|---|
Price | $18.00 per month | $25.00 per month |
Number of podcasts | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Episodes | 8 per month | Unlimited |
Downloads | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Storage | Unlimited | 256 mb |
Podcast website included | ||
Use your own domain | ||
IAB certified metrics | ||
Republish to YouTube | ||
Podcast network support |
You can upload more episodes with Pinecast. Buzzsprout doesn't allow custom websites on this plan. You can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with Buzzsprout. You can create a podcast network on Pinecast. However, Buzzsprout has the best price for this plan. They also offer more storage at this tier. They also offer IAB-certified stats, whereas Pinecast doesn't.
Buzzsprout | Pinecast | |
---|---|---|
Price | $24.00 per month | $35.00 per month |
Number of podcasts | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Episodes | 16 per month | Unlimited |
Downloads | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Storage | Unlimited | 256 mb |
Podcast website included | ||
Use your own domain | ||
IAB certified metrics | ||
Republish to YouTube | ||
Podcast network support |
Buzzsprout's user interface is a bit nicer than Pinecast. Buzzsprout allows for Podcasting 2.0 transcripts. Buzzsprout attempt to protect against feeds being imported into other providers without your consent. Buzzsprout allows you to designate portions of your episodes that can used to create audiograms in apps like Headliner. Buzzsprout works with apps that support Bitcoin donations.
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