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Simplecast pricing
Simplecast 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, Simplecast pricing is $15/month 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
- $15/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Not on record
Simplecast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $15/month | 7 | Entry tier |
| Essential | $35/month | 7 | +$20/month, 7 more features |
| Professional | On request | 7 | Priced on request |
| Enterprise | On request | 6 | Priced on request |
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.
Basic
$15/monthThe entry tier. It covers annual option: $13.50/month when prepaid, 2 team seats, unlimited storage, distribution to all platforms, basic analytics, custom domain website.
Essential
$35/monthOver Basic, this tier adds:
- Annual option: $31.50/month when prepaid
- 4 team seats
- Everything in Basic plus additional web players
- Comparative analytics
- Location analytics
- Unique listener reports
- 50,000 downloads per month included
Professional
On requestOver Essential, this tier adds:
- Contact sales for custom pricing
- Dynamic ad insertion
- Campaign management
- Comprehensive reporting
- Secondary/ad-free feeds
- Priority support
- Powered by AdsWizz Podcast Marketplace
Enterprise
On requestOver Professional, this tier adds:
- Contact sales for custom features
- Everything in Professional plus API integration
- White-labeled RSS
- High bitrate audio
- Programmatic buyer connections
- Dedicated success manager
What the product covers
The full Simplecast 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 hosting
- Analytics
- Dynamic ad insertion
- Distribution
- Team collaboration
- API access
Integrations
- All podcast platforms
- Advertising networks
- CMS systems
Security
- Enterprise security
- SOC 2 compliant
- Access controls
Platform
- Web support
People bring Simplecast in for hosting podcasts with per-episode analytics and audience metrics, distributing shows to apple podcasts, spotify and other directories, monetising podcasts through dynamic ad insertion at the professional tier. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Simplecast 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. Simplecast starts at $15/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplecast (this page) | $15/month | subscription | - | |
| Megaphone | $99/month | subscription | - | vs Simplecast |
| Podbean | Free, then $17/month | subscription | - | vs Simplecast |
| Castos | Free, then $19/month | subscription | - | vs Simplecast |
| Hindenburg Journalist | $12/month | subscription | - | vs Simplecast |
| Cleanfeed | Free, then $15/month | freemium | - | vs Simplecast |
| Captivate | Free, then €17/month | subscription | - | vs Simplecast |
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 Simplecast badges page.
Before you pay for Simplecast
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 $15/month and On request, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Simplecast against the tools that do have one before committing.
Simplecast runs on web, and is published by Simplecast Inc of San Francisco, CA. The full record is on the Simplecast review, and the rest of the category is under best podcasting tools.
Simplecast pricing questions
- How much does Simplecast cost?
- Simplecast publishes 4 tiers, from $15/month for Basic up to On request for Enterprise. The cheapest paid tier is $15/month.
- Does Simplecast have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Simplecast is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Basic and Essential on Simplecast?
- Essential costs $35/month against $15/month, and adds annual option: $31.50/month when prepaid, 4 team seats, everything in basic plus additional web players, comparative analytics.
- Is the Enterprise plan on Simplecast worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is contact sales for custom features, everything in professional plus api integration, white-labeled rss, high bitrate audio. It costs On request against $15/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 Simplecast 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; Simplecast starts at $15/month.
- Which podcasting tools can I use without paying?
- 6 of the 8 podcasting tools listed alongside Simplecast have a free tier: Podbean, Castos, Cleanfeed, Captivate, Patreon.
- What am I actually paying for with Simplecast?
- The record lists 13 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for hosting podcasts with per-episode analytics and audience metrics, distributing shows to apple podcasts, spotify and other directories, monetising podcasts through dynamic ad insertion at the professional tier.
- Does Simplecast 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 Simplecast 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 Simplecast against before paying?
- The closest podcasting tools in this directory are Megaphone, Podbean, Castos, Hindenburg Journalist. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Simplecast covering price, platforms and features.