Captivate review 67/100 on verified data

Captivate is a podcast hosting platform: Podcast hosting platform with distribution, analytics, private podcasting, websites and an ad marketplace for podcasters and advertisers.

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

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 18 of 22): 67/100
Coverage (5 of 8 criteria): 75%
From, per month: $17
Free plan: No

CaptivateFrom $17/moVisit

Paid plans start at $17 per month billed yearly on the Personal plan, and there is no free plan, but a 30-day free trial.

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Captivate scores 67/100, rank 18 of 22, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

Captivate at a glance

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

Pricing model: Paid only source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan: Personal: $17/mo (billed yearly) source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: No source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: 30 days source, Oct 14, 2026

Captivate plans

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

Personal
$17per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$17
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 30,000 downloads per month
- Unlimited shows
Professional
$44per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$44
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 150,000 downloads per month

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 Captivate pricing and plan limits

How Captivate scores

The podcast hosting platforms scorecard applied to Captivate's verified data: 67/100, rank 18 of 22, based on 5 of 8 criteria.

Score

67/100

Rank #18 of 22

Coverage 75%

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

Full ranking of podcast hosting platforms How we score

Entry price
29/100
Weight 33%$17/month billed annually on Personal; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source
Free plan or trial
60/100
Weight 20%Free trial (30 days), no free plan source
Pricing transparency
93/100
Weight 13%2 of 2 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), dynamic ad insertion, private podcasts, podcast website, team access source
API, integrations and export
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Shows per plancategory criterion
100/100
Weight 13%Unlimited podcasts on Personal ($17/month) source
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.

Captivate features

7 of the 10 features we compare podcast hosting platforms on, as Captivate publishes them.

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
Dynamic ad insertion: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Private podcasts: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Podcast website: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Team access: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

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

Captivate alternatives

The highest-scoring of 23 comparable tools.

Top Captivate 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 Captivate cost?

Paid plans start at $17 per month billed yearly on the Personal plan, according to Captivate's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Captivate have a free plan?

No: Captivate has no free plan, but a 30-day free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does Captivate score?

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Captivate scores 67/100, rank 18 of 22, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best Captivate 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.