Simplecast review 67/100 on verified data

Simplecast is a podcast hosting platform: Podcast hosting and management platform with distribution, analytics and ad insertion tools through an ad marketplace integration.

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

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 17 of 22): 67/100
Coverage (6 of 8 criteria): 80%
From, per month: $13.50
Free plan: No

SimplecastFrom $13.50/moVisit

Paid plans start at $13.50 per month billed yearly on the Basic plan, and there is no free plan, but a 14-day free trial.

Simplecast has a public API.

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Simplecast scores 67/100, rank 17 of 22, based on 6 of 8 criteria (80% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

Simplecast 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: Basic: $13.50/mo (billed yearly) source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: No source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: 14 days source, Oct 14, 2026
Public API: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

Simplecast plans

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

Basic
$13.50per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$13.50
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 2 users
Essential
$31.50per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$31.50
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 4 users
Professional
Contact sales
Billed monthly
Contact sales
Billed yearly
Contact sales
Charged per
Not stated
Published limits
None stated
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 Simplecast pricing and plan limits

How Simplecast scores

The podcast hosting platforms scorecard applied to Simplecast's verified data: 67/100, rank 17 of 22, based on 6 of 8 criteria.

Score

67/100

Rank #17 of 22

Coverage 80%

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

Full ranking of podcast hosting platforms How we score

Entry price
46/100
Weight 31%$13.50/month billed annually on Basic; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source
Free plan or trial
60/100
Weight 19%Free trial (14 days), no free plan source
Pricing transparency
53/100
Weight 13%2 of 4 plans have a public price (2 "contact sales") source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 19%6 of 10 tracked features verified: one-click distribution to podcast apps, listener analytics, iab-certified analytics, dynamic ad insertion, 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
62/100
Weight 6%$10.50 per user per month on Essential (team of 3, billed annually) source

Simplecast features

6 of the 10 features we compare podcast hosting platforms on, as Simplecast 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
Dynamic ad insertion: 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

Simplecast alternatives

The highest-scoring of 23 comparable tools.

Top Simplecast 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

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Questions, answered from the data

How much does Simplecast cost?

Paid plans start at $13.50 per month billed yearly on the Basic plan, according to Simplecast's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Simplecast have a free plan?

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

Does Simplecast have an API?

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

How does Simplecast score?

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Simplecast scores 67/100, rank 17 of 22, based on 6 of 8 criteria (80% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best Simplecast alternatives?

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

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Simplecast at a glance

Simplecast plans

Basic

Essential

Professional

Enterprise