Is Castos or Gumroad better?

Neither clearly leads. Castos starts at $13/month and Gumroad at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Castos or Gumroad?

Castos starts at $13/month and Gumroad at On request.

Does Castos or Gumroad run on more platforms?

Castos runs on Web, Wordpress. Gumroad runs on Web.

What is Castos best used for?

Castos is most often used for podcast hosting with unlimited episodes and downloads, private and subscriber-only podcasts, automatic transcription of episodes, republishing episodes to youtube. Of those, podcast hosting with unlimited episodes and downloads and private and subscriber-only podcasts are not what Gumroad is typically brought in for.

What can Castos do that Gumroad cannot?

Castos covers Unlimited hosting, WordPress integration, Distribution, Analytics.

Podcast & Audio Publishing · head to head

Castos vs Gumroad

Castos

Podcast & Audio Publishing

Simple podcast hosting for WordPress sites

From: $13/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Gumroad

E-commerce

Sell your stuff, see what sticks

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Castos transcripts are metered by tier, at 10 a month on Essentials and 100 on Pro; Gumroad charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Castos and Gumroad actually diverge.

Attributes where Castos and Gumroad differ
Attribute	Castos	Gumroad
Starting price	$13/month	On request
Platforms	Web, Wordpress	Web
Category	Podcast & Audio Publishing	E-commerce
Founded	2016	Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Castos

Unlimited hosting
WordPress integration
Distribution
Analytics
Monetization
Email marketing
WordPress
All podcast platforms

Only in Gumroad

Nothing recorded that Castos does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Castos

Podcast hosting with unlimited episodes and downloadsnot Gumroad
Private and subscriber-only podcastsnot Gumroad
Automatic transcription of episodesnot Gumroad
Republishing episodes to YouTubenot Gumroad
WordPress-integrated podcast publishingnot Gumroad

Gumroad

No use cases recorded yet. See the Gumroad review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Castos

Transcripts are metered by tier, at 10 a month on Essentials and 100 on Pro
Private podcast subscribers are capped, at 100 on Essentials and 500 on Pro
Video hosting and the uptime SLA require the Pro tier at $99 a month
SSO and a dedicated account manager are Premium only, from $499 a month
Team seats are limited by tier, at 5 on Growth and 10 on Pro

Gumroad

Charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

Pricing, plan by plan

Castos

$13/month

Podcaster$13/month
- Unlimited hosting
- Automatic distribution
- Basic analytics
Professional$29/month
- All Podcaster features
- Advanced analytics
- Email marketing

Gumroad

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Gumroad review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Castos if

You need unlimited hosting.
You work on Web, Wordpress.
You also want wordpress integration.

Castos review

Choose Gumroad if

Nothing in the data separates Gumroad from Castos on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Gumroad review

Questions people ask

Is Castos or Gumroad better?: Neither clearly leads. Castos starts at $13/month and Gumroad at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Castos or Gumroad?: Castos starts at $13/month and Gumroad at On request.
Does Castos or Gumroad run on more platforms?: Castos runs on Web, Wordpress. Gumroad runs on Web.
What is Castos best used for?: Castos is most often used for podcast hosting with unlimited episodes and downloads, private and subscriber-only podcasts, automatic transcription of episodes, republishing episodes to youtube. Of those, podcast hosting with unlimited episodes and downloads and private and subscriber-only podcasts are not what Gumroad is typically brought in for.
What can Castos do that Gumroad cannot?: Castos covers Unlimited hosting, WordPress integration, Distribution, Analytics.

Castos vs Gumroad

Castos

Gumroad

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Castos

Only in Gumroad

What people use each for

Castos

Gumroad

Where each one falls short

Castos

Gumroad

Pricing, plan by plan

Castos

Gumroad

Which should you pick?

Choose Castos if

Choose Gumroad if

Questions people ask

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