Software · head to head
Captivate vs Podomatic
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Captivate tiers are download ceilings and nothing else: 30,000 a month on Personal, 150,000 on Professional and 300,000 on Business; Podomatic free plan caps storage at 500MB and bandwidth at 15GB per month, which Podomatic equates to roughly 300 listens
- They diverge on capability: Captivate covers Unlimited hosting, Podomatic covers Podcast hosting.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Captivate and Podomatic actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Captivate
- Unlimited hosting
- AI analytics
- Smart recommendations
- Monetization
- Audience insights
- All podcast platforms
- Email services
- Privacy controls
Only in Podomatic
- Podcast hosting
- Built-in recording
- Audio editing
- Podcast website
- RSS feed
- Podcast platforms
Both cover
- Distribution
- Social media
- Content protection
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Captivate
- Podcast hosting with unlimited shows on any tiernot Podomatic
- Distribution to the major podcast directoriesnot Podomatic
- Audience analytics by episode and platformnot Podomatic
- Running several podcasts under one subscriptionnot Podomatic
Podomatic
- Hosting and publishing a podcast with a ready made listener pagenot Captivate
- Starting a podcast on a free tier before paying for bandwidthnot Captivate
- Serving audio downloads to a growing audience on metered bandwidth plansnot Captivate
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Captivate
- Tiers are download ceilings and nothing else: 30,000 a month on Personal, 150,000 on Professional and 300,000 on Business
- A show that exceeds its allowance for two consecutive months is expected to move up a tier
- Above 300,000 downloads a month the plan is quote-only
- Prices are quoted in euros at the yearly rate
Podomatic
- Free plan caps storage at 500MB and bandwidth at 15GB per month, which Podomatic equates to roughly 300 listens
- Pro Plus at $9.99 per month caps storage at 3GB and bandwidth at 200GB per month
- Pro Platinum at $24.99 per month still caps bandwidth at 500GB per month
- Unlimited storage and bandwidth require the $49.99 per month Broadcaster plan
- Billing is metered on listener bandwidth, so a popular episode consumes the monthly allowance regardless of how few files are stored
Pricing, plan by plan
Captivate
Free- FreeFree
- 3 hours storage
- Basic hosting
- Limited analytics
- Professional$19/month
- Unlimited hosting
- AI analytics
- Full distribution
Podomatic
Free- FreeFree
- Podcast hosting
- Basic distribution
- Audio player
Which should you pick?
Choose Captivate if
- You need unlimited hosting.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want ai analytics.
Choose Podomatic if
- You need podcast hosting.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want built-in recording.
Questions people ask
- Is Captivate or Podomatic better?
- Neither clearly leads. Captivate starts at Free and Podomatic at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Captivate or Podomatic?
- Captivate starts at Free and Podomatic at Free.
- Does Captivate or Podomatic run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Captivate for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Captivate best used for?
- Captivate is most often used for podcast hosting with unlimited shows on any tier, distribution to the major podcast directories, audience analytics by episode and platform, running several podcasts under one subscription. Of those, podcast hosting with unlimited shows on any tier and distribution to the major podcast directories are not what Podomatic is typically brought in for.
- What can Captivate do that Podomatic cannot?
- Captivate covers Unlimited hosting, AI analytics, Smart recommendations, Monetization. Podomatic covers Podcast hosting, Built-in recording, Audio editing, Podcast website. Both handle Distribution, Social media, Content protection, Web support.
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