Software · head to head
Podbean vs Alitu
Podbean
Software
All-in-one podcast hosting with built-in monetization
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Podbean has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Podbean upload allowance is monthly rather than cumulative, at 1 GB on the entry plan, so a heavy recording month is capped even with unlimited total storage; Alitu the included hosting covers 1,000 downloads a month, and more costs $10 a month for up to 10,000
- They diverge on capability: Podbean covers Unlimited hosting, Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Podbean and Alitu actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Podbean
- Unlimited hosting
- Built-in monetization
- Live streaming
- Video podcasting
- Podcast app
- Premium content
- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
Only in Alitu
- Auto audio cleanup
- Music and transitions
- Episode builder
- Direct publishing
- Recording tools
- Transcription
- Buzzsprout
- Libsyn
Both cover
- Privacy controls
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Podbean
- Hosting and distributing a podcast with an RSS feed and playernot Alitu
- Running multiple shows or a private internal podcastnot Alitu
Alitu
- Recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing backgroundnot Podbean
- Automatic noise removal, EQ and levellingnot Podbean
- Podcast hosting and a show website in one placenot Podbean
- Transcription and AI show notesnot Podbean
- Producing an episode from raw recordings in one toolnot Podbean
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Podbean
- Upload allowance is monthly rather than cumulative, at 1 GB on the entry plan, so a heavy recording month is capped even with unlimited total storage
- The Network plan at $99 a month meters bandwidth at 3 TB while cheaper plans are unmetered, so the middle tier is the only one with a bandwidth ceiling
- Advanced analytics are excluded from every plan below Business
- Private podcasting and live chat support are Business only
- Team members are capped at 50 on Network despite being described as unlimited
Alitu
- The included hosting covers 1,000 downloads a month, and more costs $10 a month for up to 10,000
- A second show is charged, at $63 a month for two against $38 for one
- The advertised $32 a month is the annual rate
- The professional editing service is a separate product starting at $295 a month
- There is no free tier, only a 7 day trial
Pricing, plan by plan
Podbean
Free- BasicFree
- 5 hours total storage
- 100 GB bandwidth
- Basic analytics
- Unlimited Audio$9/month
- Unlimited storage
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Advanced analytics
- Unlimited Plus$29/month
- All audio features
- Video podcasting
- Live streaming
- Business$99/month
- All features
- Team management
- Enterprise security
Alitu
$38/month- Monthly$38/month
- Unlimited podcasts
- Auto audio cleanup
- Music library
- Annual$32/month
- All monthly features
- 2 months free
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose Podbean if
- You need unlimited hosting.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want built-in monetization.
Questions people ask
- Is Podbean or Alitu better?
- Neither clearly leads. Podbean starts at Free and Alitu at $38/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Podbean or Alitu?
- Podbean has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Podbean and $38/month for Alitu.
- Does Podbean or Alitu run on more platforms?
- Podbean runs on Web, Ios, Android. Alitu runs on Web.
- Can I use Podbean for free?
- Yes. Podbean has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Alitu starts at $38/month.
- What is Podbean best used for?
- Podbean is most often used for hosting and distributing a podcast with an rss feed and player, running multiple shows or a private internal podcast. Of those, hosting and distributing a podcast with an rss feed and player and running multiple shows or a private internal podcast are not what Alitu is typically brought in for.
- What can Podbean do that Alitu cannot?
- Podbean covers Unlimited hosting, Built-in monetization, Live streaming, Video podcasting. Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup, Music and transitions, Episode builder, Direct publishing. Both handle Privacy controls, Web support.