Fatima Zaidi, founder and CEO of Quill, felt that podcast hosting was still an unsolved problem, so created CoHost to try and scratch an itch she feels podcasters are still having.
The service boasts automated transcripts, a customisable website, download and link tracking, and a highly customisable and attractive embeddable player.
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.
CoHost offers the ability to host more podcasts. CoHost is also more generous in its bandwidth. However, Podcast.co's plan is cheaper.
| CoHost | Podcast.co | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.95 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 |
Podcast.co's plan is cheaper. You can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with CoHost. However, CoHost offers the ability to host more podcasts. CoHost is also more generous in its bandwidth.
| CoHost | Podcast.co | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.95 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 |
CoHost has the best price for this plan. CoHost is also more generous in its bandwidth. However, you can't hook up a custom domain to your website as you can with CoHost.
| CoHost | Podcast.co | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.95 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 |
CoHost's user interface is a bit nicer than Podcast.co. CoHost allows for Podcasting 2.0 transcripts.
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