Castos was formed in 2017 around the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin, a popular way of self-hosting podcasts. Castos added analytics, hosting, and an embeddable media player, and now provides automated transcription, a simple website, and allows content to be republished to YouTube.
On top of this, the company also provides podcast editing services.
Podcast.co is a hosting service based in Manchester, UK. Founded in 2017, the company has grown to offer hosting, production, studio rental, advertising, education and more. It also runs the MatchMaker.fm service.
The service is aimed at “businesses and content creators” rather than hobbyists or dyed-in-the-wool podcasters, so it handles podcast distribution itself, abstracting the user from the RSS feed. However this doesn’t affect your ability to migrate away from the platform if you want to go elsewhere.
Although you don’t hear a lot from them in the usual podcasting circles, Podcast.co is spoken highly of and reviewed well amongst those who use it.
Castos has the best price for this plan. They also offer the ability to host more podcasts. Castos is also more generous in its bandwidth. However, Castos doesn't allow custom websites on this plan.
| Castos | Podcast.co | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15.83 per month | $29.00 per month |
| Number of podcasts | Unlimited | 1 |
| Episodes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Downloads | Unlimited | 10,000 per month |
| Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Podcast website included | ||
| Use your own domain | ||
| IAB certified metrics | ||
| Republish to YouTube | ||
| Podcast network support |
Castos has the best price for this plan. They also offer the ability to host more podcasts. Castos is also more generous in its bandwidth. Castos will also autopost your episodes to YouTube. However, Castos doesn't allow custom websites on this plan. You can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with Castos.
| Castos | Podcast.co | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $40.83 per month | $49.00 per month |
| Number of podcasts | Unlimited | 20 |
| Episodes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Downloads | Unlimited | 50,000 per month |
| Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Podcast website included | ||
| Use your own domain | ||
| IAB certified metrics | ||
| Republish to YouTube | ||
| Podcast network support |
Castos has the best price for this plan. Castos is also more generous in its bandwidth. Castos will also autopost your episodes to YouTube. However, Castos doesn't allow custom websites on this plan. You can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with Castos.
| Castos | Podcast.co | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $82.50 per month | $99.00 per month |
| Number of podcasts | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Episodes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Downloads | Unlimited | 100,000 per month |
| Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Podcast website included | ||
| Use your own domain | ||
| IAB certified metrics | ||
| Republish to YouTube | ||
| Podcast network support |
Castos provides private feeds. Castos's user interface is a bit nicer than Podcast.co. Castos allows for Podcasting 2.0 transcripts. Castos attempt to protect against feeds being imported into other providers without your consent. Castos allows you to designate portions of your episodes that can used to create audiograms in apps like Headliner. Castos works with apps that support Bitcoin donations.
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