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Acast pricing
Acast publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Acast pricing is free across 4 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Yes
Acast plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | 6 | Entry tier |
| Essential | €25/month | 10 | +$25/month, 10 more features |
| Pro | €40/month | 6 | +$15/month, 4 more features |
| Video | €50/month | 6 | +$10/month, 4 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Starter
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 1 show, 5 episodes (unlimited with monetization), basic podcast website, distribution to all apps, basic analytics, ad monetization.
Essential
€25/monthOver Starter, this tier adds:
- Unlimited shows
- Unlimited episodes
- All Starter features
- Sponsorship monetization
- Premium subscriptions
- Dynamic intros and outros
- Audio-to-video integration
- Customizable website and player
- Webhooks
- Spam filter
Pro
€40/monthOver Essential, this tier adds:
- All Essential features
- Team management
- Prioritized support
- Publishing API
Video
€50/monthOver Pro, this tier adds:
- All Pro features
- Video publishing to Apple Podcasts
- Automatic video-to-audio conversion
- 10000 monthly video views included
Where Acast stops being free
Starter, Free
- 1 show
- 5 episodes (unlimited with monetization)
- Basic podcast website
- Distribution to all apps
- Basic analytics
- Ad monetization
Essential, €25/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Unlimited shows
- Unlimited episodes
- All Starter features
- Sponsorship monetization
- Premium subscriptions
- Dynamic intros and outros
- Audio-to-video integration
- Customizable website and player
- Webhooks
- Spam filter
What the product covers
The full Acast feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Enterprise hosting
- Dynamic ad insertion
- Sponsorship platform
- Analytics
- Monetization
- API access
Integrations
- All podcast platforms
- Advertising networks
- CMS systems
Security
- Enterprise security
- SOC 2 compliant
- Data protection
Platform
- Web support
People bring Acast in for podcast distribution and monetization, ad network management, listener analytics tracking, multi-platform publishing. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Acast are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Podcasting
Too few podcasting tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acast (this page) | Free | freemium | - | |
| Megaphone | $99/month | subscription | - | vs Acast |
| Podbean | Free, then $17/month | subscription | - | vs Acast |
| Castos | Free, then $19/month | subscription | - | vs Acast |
| Hindenburg Journalist | $12/month | subscription | - | vs Acast |
| Cleanfeed | Free, then $15/month | freemium | - | vs Acast |
| Captivate | Free, then €17/month | subscription | - | vs Acast |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Acast badges page.
Before you pay for Acast
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between Free and €50/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Acast runs on web, and is published by Acast AB of Stockholm, Sweden. The full record is on the Acast review, and the rest of the category is under best podcasting tools.
Acast pricing questions
- How much does Acast cost?
- Acast publishes 4 tiers, from Free for Starter up to €50/month for Video. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Acast have a free plan?
- Yes. The Starter tier costs nothing and covers 1 show, 5 episodes (unlimited with monetization), basic podcast website. Paying starts at €25/month for Essential.
- What is the difference between Starter and Essential on Acast?
- Essential costs €25/month against Free, and adds unlimited shows, unlimited episodes, all starter features, sponsorship monetization.
- Is the Video plan on Acast worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is all pro features, video publishing to apple podcasts, automatic video-to-audio conversion, 10000 monthly video views included. It costs €50/month against €25/month for Essential. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which podcasting tools can I use without paying?
- 6 of the 8 podcasting tools listed alongside Acast have a free tier: Podbean, Castos, Cleanfeed, Captivate, Patreon.
- What am I actually paying for with Acast?
- The record lists 13 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for podcast distribution and monetization, ad network management, listener analytics tracking.
- Does Acast charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Acast prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Acast against before paying?
- The closest podcasting tools in this directory are Megaphone, Podbean, Castos, Hindenburg Journalist. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Acast covering price, platforms and features.