Buzzsprout vs Podbean

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Buzzsprout

$60/yr

58% less than Podbean

Who has a free plan
  • Buzzsprouthas a free plan
  • Podbeanhas a free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Buzzsprout, Podbean

Worth subscribing

On price, Buzzsprout wins.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONBuzzsproutPodcastingPodbeanAudio & video
Monthly billing$5/moArchive$17/moUnlimited Audio
Per year$60/yr$144/yrannual plan · −29%
Billing modelFlat subscriptionFlat subscription
Free tier2 upload hours/month; each episode is hosted for 90 days; video and paid add-ons unavailable5 hours/500 MB total storage, 100 GB bandwidth/month, 3 episodes/day, 100 MB/file and 20 episodes in the RSS feed
Additional costsMonthly overage is $2–$4 per upload hour; Archive uploads are $5/hour; Cohost AI and Magic Mastering are separately billed add-ons.Despite the word Unlimited, paid plans cap monthly uploads; extra podcasts and additional AI credits are sold separately at prices not posted publicly.
Can you rebuild it?Worth subscribingclosest consolation build: one sittingWorth subscribingnot a true replacement; consolation build in one to two days
Free alternatives—
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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