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Podbean vs Podomatic
Podbean
Software
All-in-one podcast hosting with built-in monetization
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- 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; Podomatic free plan caps storage at 500MB and bandwidth at 15GB per month, which Podomatic equates to roughly 300 listens
- They diverge on capability: Podbean covers Unlimited hosting, Podomatic covers Podcast hosting.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Podbean and Podomatic actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), 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 Podomatic
- Podcast hosting
- Distribution
- Built-in recording
- Audio editing
- Podcast website
- RSS feed
- Podcast platforms
Both cover
- Social media
- 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 Podomatic
- Running multiple shows or a private internal podcastnot Podomatic
Podomatic
- Hosting and publishing a podcast with a ready made listener pagenot Podbean
- Starting a podcast on a free tier before paying for bandwidthnot Podbean
- Serving audio downloads to a growing audience on metered bandwidth plansnot 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
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
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
Podomatic
Free- FreeFree
- Podcast hosting
- Basic distribution
- Audio player
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.
Choose Podomatic if
- You need podcast hosting.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want distribution.
Questions people ask
- Is Podbean or Podomatic better?
- Neither clearly leads. Podbean 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, Podbean or Podomatic?
- Podbean starts at Free and Podomatic at Free.
- Does Podbean or Podomatic run on more platforms?
- Podbean runs on Web, Ios, Android. Podomatic runs on Web.
- Can I use Podbean for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- 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 Podomatic is typically brought in for.
- What can Podbean do that Podomatic cannot?
- Podbean covers Unlimited hosting, Built-in monetization, Live streaming, Video podcasting. Podomatic covers Podcast hosting, Distribution, Built-in recording, Audio editing. Both handle Social media, Content protection, Web support.
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