Acast review 70/100 on verified data
Acast is a podcast hosting platform: Podcast hosting and monetisation platform that distributes shows to listening apps, provides listener analytics and sells ad and sponsorship placements.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 13 of 22)
- 70/100
- Coverage (5 of 8 criteria)
- 75%
- From, per month
- $25
- Free plan
- Yes
Paid plans start at $25 per month billed monthly ($14.99 billed yearly) on the Essential plan, and there is a free plan with 1 show.
Acast has a public API.
In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Acast scores 70/100, rank 13 of 22, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Acast at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Essential: $25/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Acast plans
Starter
Free
- Billed monthly
- Free
- Billed yearly
- Free
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 1 show
Essential
$25per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $25
- Billed yearly
- $14.99
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None statedPro
$40per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $40
- Billed yearly
- $29.99
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None statedVideo
$50per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $50
- Billed yearly
- $39.99
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None stated
Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.
Full Acast pricing and plan limitsHow Acast scores
Score
70/100
Rank #13 of 22
Coverage 75%
5 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
10/100
Weight 33%$25/month billed monthly on Essential; $14.99/month billed annually on Essential (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 20%Free plan (Starter) source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 13%4 of 4 plans have a public price source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 20%7 of 10 tracked features verified: one-click distribution to podcast apps, listener analytics, monetisation (ads or listener support), transcripts, video podcasts, podcast website, team access source 1source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 13%public API source
Shows per plancategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Upload allowancecategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Acast features
- One-click distribution to podcast apps
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Listener analytics
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Monetisation (ads or listener support)
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Transcripts
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Video podcasts
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Podcast website
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Team access
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
5 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Acast alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Public API | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  pigeon-pod | 86/100 | 65%4 of 8 criteria | $6.90/mo | Not offered | Yes, 1 storage gb | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  ZenMic | 82/100 | 65%4 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Podomatic | 81/100 | 65%4 of 8 criteria | $9.99/mo | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  RSS.com | 81/100 | 90%7 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $15/mo | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  RedCircle | 81/100 | 80%6 of 8 criteria | $14.99/mo | Not offered | Yes, 1 show | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does Acast cost?
Paid plans start at $25 per month billed monthly ($14.99 billed yearly) on the Essential plan, according to Acast's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Acast have a free plan?
Yes: Acast has a free plan with 1 show (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Acast have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Acast score?
In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Acast scores 70/100, rank 13 of 22, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Acast alternatives?
By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are pigeon-pod (86/100), ZenMic (82/100) and Podomatic (81/100).
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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.