Squadcast review 57/100 on verified data
Squadcast is a podcast hosting platform: Browser-based remote recording studio for podcasts and video, now part of Descript, with editing, transcription and AI tools.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 21 of 22)
- 57/100
- Coverage (7 of 8 criteria)
- 90%
- From, per month
- $24/user
- Free plan
- Yes
Paid plans start at $24 per user per month billed monthly ($16 billed yearly) on the Hobbyist plan, and there is a free plan with 1 show and a free trial.
Squadcast has a public API.
In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Squadcast scores 57/100, rank 21 of 22, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Squadcast at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Hobbyist: $24/user/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Data export
- Local WAV and MP3 audio recordings source, Oct 14, 2026
Squadcast plans
Free
Free
- Billed monthly
- Free
- Billed yearly
- Free
- Charged per
- per user
Published limits
- 1 show
Hobbyist
$24per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $24
- Billed yearly
- $16
- Charged per
- per user
Published limits
- 5 shows
Creator
$35per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $35
- Billed yearly
- $24
- Charged per
- per user
Published limits
- Unlimited shows
Business
$65per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $65
- Billed yearly
- $50
- Charged per
- per user
Published limits
- Unlimited shows
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 Squadcast pricing and plan limitsHow Squadcast scores
Score
57/100
Rank #21 of 22
Coverage 90%
7 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
13/100
Weight 28%$24/month per seat billed monthly on Hobbyist; $16/month billed annually on Hobbyist (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 17%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 11%4 of 4 plans have a public price source
Verified features
40/100
Weight 17%2 of 10 tracked features verified: transcripts, team access source
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 11%public API, documented data export source 1source 2
Shows per plancategory criterion
70/100
Weight 11%5 podcasts on Hobbyist ($24/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
2/100
Weight 6%$24 per user per month on Hobbyist (team of 3, billed monthly) source
Squadcast features
- Transcripts
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Team access
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
9 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Squadcast 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 Squadcast cost?
Paid plans start at $24 per user per month billed monthly ($16 billed yearly) on the Hobbyist plan, according to Squadcast's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Squadcast have a free plan?
Yes: Squadcast has a free plan with 1 show and a free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Squadcast have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Squadcast score?
In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Squadcast scores 57/100, rank 21 of 22, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Squadcast 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.