Podcast & Audio Publishing · head to head
Podbean vs Blubrry
Podbean
Podcast & Audio Publishing
All-in-one podcast hosting with built-in monetization
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Blubrry
Podcast & Audio Publishing
Podcast hosting with advanced analytics and tools
- From
- $12/month
- 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; Blubrry entry plan at $7 per month allows only 1.5 hours of new audio published per month
- They diverge on capability: Podbean covers Built-in monetization, Blubrry covers Distribution.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Podbean and Blubrry actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Podcast & Audio Publishing).
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
- Built-in monetization
- Live streaming
- Video podcasting
- Podcast app
- Premium content
- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
- Amazon Music
Only in Blubrry
- Distribution
- Advanced analytics
- WordPress plugin
- Monetization
- Detailed stats
- WordPress
- All podcast platforms
- Email services
Both cover
- Unlimited hosting
- Privacy controls
- Content protection
- 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 Blubrry
- Running multiple shows or a private internal podcastnot Blubrry
Blubrry
- Hosting a podcast with a managed WordPress site includednot Podbean
- Publishing to podcast directories with IAB compliant statisticsnot Podbean
- Running programmatic and dynamically inserted podcast advertising at the Professional tiernot 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
Blubrry
- Entry plan at $7 per month allows only 1.5 hours of new audio published per month
- Advanced podcast statistics require the $25 per month Advanced 6 plan; cheaper plans get standard statistics only
- Monetization features are restricted to the Advanced plans
- Dynamic ad insertion, programmatic advertising, unlimited shows and sub-accounts sit on a Professional tier with no published price
- Publishing allowance is measured in hours of audio per month, so a long-form show hits the cap quickly
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
Blubrry
$12/month- Basic$12/month
- Unlimited hosting
- Distribution
- Analytics
- Advanced$20/month
- All Basic features
- Advanced analytics
- Monetization tools
Which should you pick?
Choose Podbean if
- You need built-in monetization.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want live streaming.
Choose Blubrry if
- You need distribution.
- You work on Web, Wordpress.
- You also want advanced analytics.
Questions people ask
- Is Podbean or Blubrry better?
- Neither clearly leads. Podbean starts at Free and Blubrry at $12/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Podbean or Blubrry?
- Podbean has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Podbean and $12/month for Blubrry.
- Does Podbean or Blubrry run on more platforms?
- Podbean runs on Web, Ios, Android. Blubrry runs on Web, Wordpress.
- Can I use Podbean for free?
- Yes. Podbean has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Blubrry starts at $12/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 Blubrry is typically brought in for.
- What can Podbean do that Blubrry cannot?
- Podbean covers Built-in monetization, Live streaming, Video podcasting, Podcast app. Blubrry covers Distribution, Advanced analytics, WordPress plugin, Monetization. Both handle Unlimited hosting, Privacy controls, Content protection, Web support.