Podbean review 69/100 on verified data
Podbean is a podcast hosting platform: Podcast hosting and monetisation platform offering distribution, analytics, a podcast website, ad tools and AI features for audio and video.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 14 of 22)
- 69/100
- Coverage (7 of 8 criteria)
- 90%
- From, per month
- $17
- Free plan
- Yes
Paid plans start at $17 per month billed monthly ($12 billed yearly) on the Unlimited Audio plan, and there is a free plan.
In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Podbean scores 69/100, rank 14 of 22, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Podbean at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Unlimited Audio: $17/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
Podbean plans
Free
Free
- Billed monthly
- Free
- Billed yearly
- Free
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None statedUnlimited Audio
$17per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $17
- Billed yearly
- $12
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 16 upload hours per month
- Unlimited storage gb
Unlimited Plus
$39per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $39
- Billed yearly
- $29
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 2 shows
- Unlimited storage gb
Network
$99per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $99
- Billed yearly
- $79
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited shows
- 50 users
- Unlimited storage gb
Business
$129per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $129
- Billed yearly
- $99
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited 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 Podbean pricing and plan limitsHow Podbean scores
Score
69/100
Rank #14 of 22
Coverage 90%
7 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
38/100
Weight 28%$17/month billed monthly on Unlimited Audio; $12/month billed annually on Unlimited Audio (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 17%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 11%5 of 5 plans have a public price source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 17%10 of 10 tracked features verified: one-click distribution to podcast apps, listener analytics, iab-certified analytics, monetisation (ads or listener support), dynamic ad insertion, transcripts, video podcasts, private podcasts, podcast website, team access source 1source 2
API, integrations and export
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Shows per plancategory criterion
30/100
Weight 11%2 podcasts on Unlimited Plus ($39/month) source
Upload allowancecategory criterion
100/100
Weight 11%16 upload hours per month on Unlimited Audio ($17/month) source
Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion
0/100
Weight 6%$33 per user per month on Network (team of 3, billed monthly) source
Podbean features
- 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
- Dynamic ad insertion
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Transcripts
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Video podcasts
- 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
3 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Podbean 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 Podbean cost?
Paid plans start at $17 per month billed monthly ($12 billed yearly) on the Unlimited Audio plan, according to Podbean's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Podbean have a free plan?
Yes: Podbean has a free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Podbean score?
In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Podbean scores 69/100, rank 14 of 22, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Podbean 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.