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pigeon-pod review 86/100 on verified data

pigeon-pod is a podcast hosting platform: Service that turns YouTube channels and playlists into private podcast RSS feeds with automatic syncing and content filters.

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

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 1 of 22): 86/100
Coverage (4 of 8 criteria): 65%
From, per month: $6.90
Free plan: Yes

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Paid plans start at $6.90 per month billed monthly on the Pro plan, and there is a free plan with 1 storage gb.

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking pigeon-pod scores 86/100, rank 1 of 22, based on 4 of 8 criteria (65% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

pigeon-pod 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: Pro: $6.90/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: No source, Oct 14, 2026
Open-source licence (GitHub): GPL-3.0 source, Oct 14, 2026
GitHub stars: 1,194 source, Oct 14, 2026
Self-hosting: Stated by the vendor source, Oct 14, 2026

pigeon-pod plans

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

Free
Free
Billed monthly
Free
Billed yearly
Free
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 1 storage gb
Pro
$6.90per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$6.90
Billed yearly
Not stated
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 10 storage gb
Max
$10.90per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$10.90
Billed yearly
Not stated
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 100 storage gb

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 pigeon-pod pricing and plan limits

How pigeon-pod scores

The podcast hosting platforms scorecard applied to pigeon-pod's verified data: 86/100, rank 1 of 22, based on 4 of 8 criteria.

Score

86/100

Rank #1 of 22

Coverage 65%

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

Full ranking of podcast hosting platforms How we score

Entry price
100/100
Weight 38%$6.90/month billed monthly on Pro (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 23%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 15%3 of 3 plans have a public price source
Verified features
40/100
Weight 23%2 of 10 tracked features verified: one-click distribution to podcast apps, private podcasts source
API, integrations and export
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
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.

pigeon-pod features

2 of the 10 features we compare podcast hosting platforms on, as pigeon-pod publishes them.

One-click distribution to podcast apps: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Private podcasts: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

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

pigeon-pod alternatives

The highest-scoring of 23 comparable tools.

Top pigeon-pod alternatives
#	Tool	Score	Coverage	From, billed monthly	From, billed yearly	Free plan	Public API	Checked
1	ZenMic	82/100	65%4 of 8 criteria	Free	Free	Yes	Yes	Oct 14, 2026
2	Podomatic	81/100	65%4 of 8 criteria	$9.99/mo	Not offered	Yes	–	Oct 14, 2026
3	RSS.com	81/100	90%7 of 8 criteria	Not offered	$15/mo	Yes	Yes	Oct 14, 2026
4	RedCircle	81/100	80%6 of 8 criteria	$14.99/mo	Not offered	Yes, 1 show	–	Oct 14, 2026
5	Buzzsprout	79/100	75%5 of 8 criteria	Not offered	$15/mo	Yes, 2 upload hours per month	Yes	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 pigeon-pod cost?

Paid plans start at $6.90 per month billed monthly on the Pro plan, according to pigeon-pod's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does pigeon-pod have a free plan?

Yes: pigeon-pod has a free plan with 1 storage gb (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does pigeon-pod score?

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking pigeon-pod scores 86/100, rank 1 of 22, based on 4 of 8 criteria (65% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best pigeon-pod alternatives?

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

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Platforms

YouTube

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