RSS.com review 81/100 on verified data

RSS.com is a podcast hosting platform: Podcast hosting service with a free plan, automatic distribution to directories, analytics, and paid tiers for video, ads and team seats.

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

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 4 of 22): 81/100
Coverage (7 of 8 criteria): 90%
From, per month: $15
Free plan: Yes

RSS.comFrom $15/moVisit

Paid plans start at $15 per month billed yearly on the Plus plan, and there is a free plan.

RSS.com has a public API.

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking RSS.com scores 81/100, rank 4 of 22, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

RSS.com 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: Plus: $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

RSS.com plans

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

Free
Free
Billed monthly
Free
Billed yearly
Free
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
None stated
Plus
$15per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$15
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 3 users
Pro
$26per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$26
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 10 shows
- Unlimited users
Max
$37per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$37
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited shows
- Unlimited users
Custom and Enterprise
Contact sales
Billed monthly
Contact sales
Billed yearly
Contact sales
Charged per
Not stated
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 RSS.com pricing and plan limits

How RSS.com scores

The podcast hosting platforms scorecard applied to RSS.com's verified data: 81/100, rank 4 of 22, based on 7 of 8 criteria.

Score

81/100

Rank #4 of 22

Coverage 90%

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

Full ranking of podcast hosting platforms How we score

Entry price
38/100
Weight 28%$15/month billed annually on Plus; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 17%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
84/100
Weight 11%4 of 5 plans have a public price (1 "contact sales") source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 17%9 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, podcast website, team access source 1 source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 11%public API source
Shows per plancategory criterion
100/100
Weight 11%10 podcasts on Pro ($26/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
100/100
Weight 6%$5 per user per month on Plus (team of 3, billed annually) source

RSS.com features

9 of the 10 features we compare podcast hosting platforms on, as RSS.com 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
Dynamic ad insertion: 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

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

RSS.com alternatives

The highest-scoring of 23 comparable tools.

Top RSS.com 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	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 RSS.com cost?

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

Does RSS.com have a free plan?

Yes: RSS.com has a free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does RSS.com have an API?

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

How does RSS.com score?

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking RSS.com scores 81/100, rank 4 of 22, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best RSS.com 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.