Video Production · pricing
Anchor pricing
Anchor publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the video production tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, Anchor pricing is free. 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
- Free
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Yes
Anchor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 6 | Entry tier |
Where Anchor stops being free
Free, Free
- Unlimited hosting
- Automatic distribution
- Built-in recording tools
- Monetization options
- Analytics dashboard
- Episode scheduling
No paid tier on record
Anchor lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Anchor 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
- Unlimited podcast hosting
- One-click distribution
- Built-in recording
- Episode scheduling
- Monetization tools
- Analytics
Integrations
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
- Google Podcasts
- Amazon Music
- Social media
Security
- Spotify authentication
- Content protection
- Privacy controls
Platform
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
People bring Anchor in for free podcast hosting and distribution, recording and basic editing from a phone, distributing an episode to spotify and other directories, audience analytics for a show. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Anchor are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Video Production
Too few video production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor (this page) | Free | free | - | |
| LiveFaceSwap AI | Free, then $12/month | subscription | - | vs Anchor |
| MiniMax H3 Generator | Free, then $9.9/one-time | freemium | - | vs Anchor |
| Ray32 | $9.9/one-time | one-time | - | vs Anchor |
| ScreenFlow | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Anchor |
| Nuke | On request | quote | - | vs Anchor |
| Brightcove | On request | quote | - | vs Anchor |
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 Anchor badges page.
Before you pay for Anchor
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: a single tier at Free. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Anchor runs on web, ios, android, and is published by Spotify of New York, NY. The full record is on the Anchor review, and the rest of the category is under best video production tools.
Anchor pricing questions
- How much does Anchor cost?
- Anchor publishes a single tier, Free, at Free.
- Does Anchor have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers unlimited hosting, automatic distribution, built-in recording tools.
- Which video production tools can I use without paying?
- 2 of the 8 video production tools listed alongside Anchor have a free tier: LiveFaceSwap AI, MiniMax H3 Generator.
- What am I actually paying for with Anchor?
- The record lists 17 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for free podcast hosting and distribution, recording and basic editing from a phone, distributing an episode to spotify and other directories.
- Does Anchor charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 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 Anchor 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 Anchor against before paying?
- The closest video production tools in this directory are LiveFaceSwap AI, MiniMax H3 Generator, Ray32, ScreenFlow. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Anchor covering price, platforms and features.