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Headliner pricing
Headliner publishes 3 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, Headliner pricing is free, then $9.99/month across 3 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, then $9.99/month
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Yes
Headliner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forever Free | Free | 10 | Entry tier |
| Basic | $9.99/month | 8 | +$9.99/month, 8 more features |
| Pro | $25.99/month | 8 | +$15.999999999999998/month, 8 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.
Forever Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers ad-supported experience, unlimited free video clips, unlimited captioned videos, 1 unwatermarked audiogram/month, unlimited watermarked audiograms, 1080p resolution (up to 10 min).
Basic
$9.99/monthOver Forever Free, this tier adds:
- Ad-free experience
- 10 unwatermarked audiograms/month
- Unlimited captions (10 min/project)
- 1080p (up to 10 min)
- Multiple podcast automation
- Auto-posting
- Branded templates
- Custom fonts
Pro
$25.99/monthOver Basic, this tier adds:
- All Basic features
- Unlimited unwatermarked videos
- Unlimited transcription
- Unlimited captions
- Custom watermarks
- 1080p (up to 2 hours)
- 4-hour audio files
- Priority support
Where Headliner stops being free
Forever Free, Free
- Ad-supported experience
- Unlimited free video clips
- Unlimited captioned videos
- 1 unwatermarked audiogram/month
- Unlimited watermarked audiograms
- 1080p resolution (up to 10 min)
- 10GB uploads
- 2-hour audio files
- 1 podcast automation
- 2 hours/month transcription
Basic, $9.99/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Ad-free experience
- 10 unwatermarked audiograms/month
- Unlimited captions (10 min/project)
- 1080p (up to 10 min)
- Multiple podcast automation
- Auto-posting
- Branded templates
- Custom fonts
What the product covers
The full Headliner 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
- Audio to video conversion
- Animated waveforms
- Automatic captions
- Brand customization
- Social media optimization
- Batch processing
Integrations
- Podcast platforms
- Social media
- Email services
Security
- Content protection
Platform
- Web support
People bring Headliner in for turning podcast audio into captioned audiogram videos for social media, auto transcribing episodes and burning captions into video clips, producing branded promotional clips from full length episodes. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Headliner are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Podcasting
Across the 6 podcasting tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $17/month. Headliner starts at $9.99/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headliner (this page) | Free, then $9.99/month | freemium | - | |
| Megaphone | $99/month | subscription | - | vs Headliner |
| Podbean | Free, then $17/month | subscription | - | vs Headliner |
| Castos | Free, then $19/month | subscription | - | vs Headliner |
| Hindenburg Journalist | $12/month | subscription | - | vs Headliner |
| Cleanfeed | Free, then $15/month | freemium | - | vs Headliner |
| Captivate | Free, then €17/month | subscription | - | vs Headliner |
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 Headliner badges page.
Before you pay for Headliner
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: 3 tiers between Free and $25.99/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.
Headliner runs on web, and is published by Headliner Inc of Los Angeles, CA. The full record is on the Headliner review, and the rest of the category is under best podcasting tools.
Headliner pricing questions
- How much does Headliner cost?
- Headliner publishes 3 tiers, from Free for Forever Free up to $25.99/month for Pro. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Headliner have a free plan?
- Yes. The Forever Free tier costs nothing and covers ad-supported experience, unlimited free video clips, unlimited captioned videos. Paying starts at $9.99/month for Basic.
- What is the difference between Forever Free and Basic on Headliner?
- Basic costs $9.99/month against Free, and adds ad-free experience, 10 unwatermarked audiograms/month, unlimited captions (10 min/project), 1080p (up to 10 min).
- Is the Pro plan on Headliner worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is all basic features, unlimited unwatermarked videos, unlimited transcription, unlimited captions. It costs $25.99/month against $9.99/month for Basic. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Headliner expensive for a podcasting tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 6 podcasting tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $17/month; Headliner starts at $9.99/month.
- Which podcasting tools can I use without paying?
- 6 of the 8 podcasting tools listed alongside Headliner have a free tier: Podbean, Castos, Cleanfeed, Captivate, Patreon.
- What am I actually paying for with Headliner?
- The record lists 11 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for turning podcast audio into captioned audiogram videos for social media, auto transcribing episodes and burning captions into video clips, producing branded promotional clips from full length episodes.
- Does Headliner charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 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 Headliner 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 Headliner against before paying?
- The closest podcasting tools in this directory are Megaphone, Podbean, Castos, Hindenburg Journalist. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Headliner covering price, platforms and features.