Pricing
Simplecast pricing 4 plans, checked Oct 14, 2026
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
Simplecast publishes 4 plans: Basic, Essential, Professional and Enterprise.
The cheapest paid plan is $13.50 per month billed yearly on the Basic plan.
There is no free plan, but a 14-day free trial.
Simplecast plans and limits
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | Charged per | Published limits | Includes (vendor's words) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Not offered | $13.50 | per workspace |
| – |
| Essential | Not offered | $31.50 | per workspace |
| – |
| Professional | Contact sales | Contact sales | Not stated | None stated | – |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Contact sales | Not stated | 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.
What it costs in practice
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | 31% | 46 | $13.50/month billed annually on Basic; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source |
| Free plan or trial | 19% | 60 | Free trial (14 days), no free plan source |
| Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion | 6% | 62 | $10.50 per user per month on Essential (team of 3, billed annually) source |
| Total | 80% covered6 of 8 criteria | 67/100 | Rank #17 in this category, based on 6 of 8 criteria |
Simplecast pricing vs alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | 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 | 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 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  RedCircle | 81/100 | 80%6 of 8 criteria | $14.99/mo | Not offered | Yes, 1 show | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 6 |  Buzzsprout | 79/100 | 75%5 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $15/mo | Yes, 2 upload hours per month | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 7 |  Podfan | 76/100 | 65%4 of 8 criteria | $12/mo | Not offered | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 8 |  Fireside | 75/100 | 90%7 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $9/mo | No | 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.
All Simplecast alternativesQuestions, answered from the data
How much does Simplecast cost per month?
The cheapest paid plan costs $13.50 per month billed yearly on the Basic plan (pricing page checked Oct 14, 2026).
Is Simplecast free?
Simplecast has no free plan, but a 14-day free trial (pricing page checked Oct 14, 2026).
Is Simplecast priced per user or per account?
Paid plans are charged per workspace.
Does Simplecast have custom or enterprise pricing?
Yes: Professional and Enterprise are quoted by sales; no price is published.