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Good morning podcasters!

At some point in the past I moved my podcast to my captivate. And while I really like the platform it is about 17 or $19 a month and honestly I haven’t made a podcast in months. I moved there originally because it was a flat fee for however many podcasts you wanted to create and that appealed to me.

Because I’m not podcasting or not very much I think I’d like to find another platform at a much lower price point.

Would love to hear people’s input on what they’re using what it costs and pluses and minuses.

And of course I’m sure this has been discussed before feel free to forward me a link to where that discussion is.

Thanks in advance for all your feedback!
Heather

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also see…

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If you intend to re-start posting new content in the future but are taking a break, perhaps approach them about a pause to the fee? It can’t hurt. They can only say no.

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Thanks, good idea:)

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What is most important to you here @heather ?

This article gives quite a good overview of the different factors. Difficult to stay up to date though.

Hope it helps bring a little clarity about your options or at least identify the right question

/ Steve

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Thank you Steve!

Thank you a well for the update email. I meant to get back to you -the email you sent me (sorry about that!)

Glad to be back in the loop with the group.
Hope you are well.

Heather

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@heather, greetings! :wave:

I’m Shannon, a bit of an absentee lurker on the forum. But I’ve come to the same conclusion re: changing podcast hosting away from Captivate…

If you’re still around, may I ask: what did you eventually decide? Did you change hosting platforms? If so, to whom? How has it panned out?

No worries if this isn’t interesting to resuscitate,
With friendliness! :sunflower:

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Hi @ShannonMWhitaker

Great to see a lurker!

Check out Acast which has a free tier so could transfer to there and leave it live at no cost.

Full disclosure - I am still with Captivate. I can’t speak to @heather and her experience but would also be interested.

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Hey, hey, @steveh. Lovely to hear from you. :blush:

And I think you have another podcast course coming up? I hope it goes well. :)))

Thought I’d attend a few campfires/chats to see if anyone else has transitioned. I’m wondering what I’ll lose in the process. Podcast Idea Club on the 16th, yeah?

With friendliness, :sunflower:

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I think the only thing to be aware of is that the stats from the previous host do not follow through. But you can download the details before you change if you want to keep track of them. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hi fellow podcasters!

I know this post is about 3 years old, but I stumbled across it today and thought I’d chime in since hosting platforms have grown and changed quite a bit since this was posted in 2022.

Like many of you, I was looking for an affordable hosting solution and tried several platforms (Buzzsprout, Libsyn, Spotify for Creators, among others). After experimenting with 11 different options, I ultimately settled on RSS.com for my podcast and have been using them for 5 years now.

What won me over was their straightforward pricing (starting at just $4.99 for students & teachers and $11.99/month for everyone else), unlimited storage, and user-friendly interface. They’ve also added several features recently that have made the value even better – AI-powered transcripts in 14 languages, one-click conversion of audio to YouTube videos, and their analytics were just certified by IAB (important for monetization if you ever go that route).

You can even start your podcast for free and upload your first episode without a credit card to test it out if you’re still looking for options in 2025!

To anyone who is reading this, I hope your podcasting journey has been going well, whatever platform you landed on!