Podcast & Audio Publishing · pricing
Captivate pricing
Captivate publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- Free, then $19/month
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Captivate 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 | 4 | Entry tier |
| Professional | $19/month | 4 | +$19/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.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 3 hours storage, basic hosting, limited analytics, standard distribution.
Professional
$19/monthOver Free, this tier adds:
- Unlimited hosting
- AI analytics
- Full distribution
- Monetization tools
Where Captivate stops being free
Free, Free
- 3 hours storage
- Basic hosting
- Limited analytics
- Standard distribution
Professional, $19/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Unlimited hosting
- AI analytics
- Full distribution
- Monetization tools
What the product covers
The full Captivate 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.
Core
- Unlimited hosting
- AI analytics
- Smart recommendations
- Distribution
- Monetization
- Audience insights
Integrations
- All podcast platforms
- Social media
- Email services
Security
- Content protection
- Privacy controls
Platform
- Web support
People bring Captivate in for podcast hosting with unlimited shows on any tier, distribution to the major podcast directories, audience analytics by episode and platform, running several podcasts under one subscription. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Captivate are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Podcast & Audio Publishing
Across the 4 podcast & audio publishing tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $17.49/month. Captivate starts at $19/month, which puts it in line with the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captivate (this page) | Free, then $19/month | freemium | - | |
| Buzzsprout | Free | freemium | - | vs Captivate |
| Audioboom | Free | freemium | - | vs Captivate |
| Adobe Podcast | $22.99/month | subscription | - | vs Captivate |
| Apple Podcasts Connect | Free | free | - | vs Captivate |
| Auphonic | Free, then $10/month | freemium | - | vs Captivate |
| Acast | On request | quote | - | vs Captivate |
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 Captivate badges page.
Before you pay for Captivate
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: 2 tiers between Free and $19/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.
Captivate runs on web, and is published by Captivate Inc of London, UK. The full record is on the Captivate review, and the rest of the category is under best podcast & audio publishing tools.
Captivate pricing questions
- How much does Captivate cost?
- Captivate publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free up to $19/month for Professional. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Captivate have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers 3 hours storage, basic hosting, limited analytics. Paying starts at $19/month for Professional.
- What is the difference between Free and Professional on Captivate?
- Professional costs $19/month against Free, and adds unlimited hosting, ai analytics, full distribution, monetization tools.
- Is Captivate expensive for a podcast & audio publishing tool?
- It starts in line with the middle of its category. Across the 4 podcast & audio publishing tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $17.49/month; Captivate starts at $19/month.
- Which podcast & audio publishing tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 8 podcast & audio publishing tools listed alongside Captivate have a free tier: Buzzsprout, Audioboom, Apple Podcasts Connect, Auphonic.
- What am I actually paying for with Captivate?
- The record lists 12 features across 4 areas: core, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for podcast hosting with unlimited shows on any tier, distribution to the major podcast directories, audience analytics by episode and platform.
- Does Captivate charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 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 Captivate 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 Captivate against before paying?
- The closest podcast & audio publishing tools in this directory are Buzzsprout, Audioboom, Adobe Podcast, Apple Podcasts Connect. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Captivate covering price, platforms and features.