Pricing
Acast pricing 4 plans, checked Oct 14, 2026
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
Acast publishes 4 plans: Starter, Essential, Pro and Video.
The cheapest paid plan is $25 per month billed monthly ($14.99 billed yearly) on the Essential plan.
There is a free plan with 1 show.
Paying yearly lowers the monthly price by up to 40% (Essential 40%, Pro 25%, Video 20%).
Acast plans and limits
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | Charged per | Published limits | Includes (vendor's words) |
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| Starter | Free | Free | per workspace |
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| Essential | $25 | $14.99 | per workspace | None stated |
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| Pro | $40 | $29.99 | per workspace | None stated |
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| Video | $50 | $39.99 | per workspace | None stated |
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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.
What it costs in practice
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | 33% | 10 | $25/month billed monthly on Essential; $14.99/month billed annually on Essential (scored on the monthly price) source |
| Free plan or trial | 20% | 100 | Free plan (Starter) source |
| Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion | – | Excluded | No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted. |
| Total | 75% covered5 of 8 criteria | 70/100 | Rank #13 in this category, based on 5 of 8 criteria |
Acast pricing vs alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | 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 | 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 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  RedCircle | 81/100 | 80%6 of 8 criteria | $14.99/mo | Not offered | Yes, 1 show | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 6 |  Buzzsprout | 79/100 | 75%5 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $15/mo | Yes, 2 upload hours per month | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 7 |  Podfan | 76/100 | 65%4 of 8 criteria | $12/mo | Not offered | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 8 |  Fireside | 75/100 | 90%7 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $9/mo | No | 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.
All Acast alternativesQuestions, answered from the data
How much does Acast cost per month?
The cheapest paid plan costs $25 per month billed monthly ($14.99 billed yearly) on the Essential plan (pricing page checked Oct 14, 2026).
Is Acast free?
Acast has a free plan with 1 show (pricing page checked Oct 14, 2026).
Is Acast cheaper billed yearly?
Yes: Essential is $14.99 a month billed yearly instead of $25 (40% less), Pro is $29.99 a month billed yearly instead of $40 (25% less) and Video is $39.99 a month billed yearly instead of $50 (20% less).
Is Acast priced per user or per account?
Paid plans are charged per workspace.