Buzzsprout review 79/100 on verified data

Buzzsprout is a podcast hosting platform: Podcast hosting service for publishing audio and video episodes to listening apps, with statistics, a podcast website and add-ons.

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Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 6 of 22): 79/100
Coverage (5 of 8 criteria): 75%
From, per month: $15
Free plan: Yes

BuzzsproutFrom $15/moVisit

Paid plans start at $15 per month billed yearly on the Audio plan, and there is a free plan with 2 upload hours per month.

Buzzsprout has a public API.

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Buzzsprout scores 79/100, rank 6 of 22, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

Buzzsprout at a glance

Each value links the vendor page it was read from and the date we checked it.

Pricing model: Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan: Audio: $15/mo (billed yearly) 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

Buzzsprout plans

4 published plans, per month, billed monthly and yearly.

Free
Free
Billed monthly
Free
Billed yearly
Free
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 2 upload hours per month
Audio
$15per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$15
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
None stated
Audio + Video
$25per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$25
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
None stated
Multi-Podcast
$30per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$30
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 Buzzsprout pricing and plan limits

How Buzzsprout scores

The podcast hosting platforms scorecard applied to Buzzsprout's verified data: 79/100, rank 6 of 22, based on 5 of 8 criteria.

Score

79/100

Rank #6 of 22

Coverage 75%

5 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

Full ranking of podcast hosting platforms How we score

Entry price
38/100
Weight 33%$15/month billed annually on Audio; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 20%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 13%4 of 4 plans have a public price source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 20%8 of 10 tracked features verified: one-click distribution to podcast apps, listener analytics, iab-certified analytics, monetisation (ads or listener support), transcripts, video podcasts, podcast website, team access source 1 source 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.

Buzzsprout features

8 of the 10 features we compare podcast hosting platforms on, as Buzzsprout publishes them.

One-click distribution to podcast apps: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Listener analytics: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
IAB-certified 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

4 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify

Buzzsprout alternatives

The highest-scoring of 23 comparable tools.

Top Buzzsprout 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 Buzzsprout cost?

Paid plans start at $15 per month billed yearly on the Audio plan, according to Buzzsprout's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Buzzsprout have a free plan?

Yes: Buzzsprout has a free plan with 2 upload hours per month (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Buzzsprout have an API?

Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does Buzzsprout score?

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Buzzsprout scores 79/100, rank 6 of 22, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best Buzzsprout alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are pigeon-pod (86/100), ZenMic (82/100) and Podomatic (81/100).

Buzzsprout

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Platforms

YouTube

Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.

Buzzsprout at a glance

Buzzsprout plans

Free

Audio

Audio + Video

Multi-Podcast