Castos: A Buzzsprout Alternative

Researching your podcast hosting options? Do you want to see exactly how Castos and Buzzsprout stack up? We’re giving you a straight-forward look at how Castos compares as a Buzzsprout alternative for your podcasting needs.

On the surface, it appears Castos and Buzzsprout offer similar podcast hosting options. But if you dig a little deeper, you’ll notice a few crucial differences in our services. If you’re on the fence about whether Buzzsprout is the best podcast host, keep reading. We’ll show you how our features and costs compare to help you make a decision.

We don’t have upload limits for any plan so you can podcast until your heart’s content. Buzzsprout doesn’t let you do that.

Every Buzzsprout plan includes limits on the number of hours you can upload per month. Their higher-tier plans allow more upload hours per month, but want to experiment with longer episodes or publish more frequently? That may require purchasing additional upload hours or bumping up to a more expensive plan.

On top of upload limits, Buzzsprout also imposes a 250GB/month bandwidth limit. This limits the number of people who can listen to your episodes. If you run out of bandwidth in a given month, listeners may not be able to download or listen to your latest content.

Castos doesn’t believe in limiting your creative process so all of our plans include unlimited uploads, unlimited podcasts, and unlimited episodes. Upload as many hours as you want and rest easy knowing your audience will always be able to access your latest content.

You’ll have the freedom to experiment with new concepts, host multiple shows, and podcast until your heart’s content with Castos. We prefer that you grow your podcast without worrying about limitations and unexpected costs.

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You’ll also find similarities between Castos’ and Buzzsprout’s plans. Each include:

• Advanced Podcast Analytics — view listens by episode, geographic breakdowns, and listens by device and platform.
• Customizable Podcast Websites and Themes — create a branded home for your show.
• Automatic Distribution To All Major Podcasting Directories — submit once and reach listeners everywhere.
• One-click import of your existing podcast from Buzzsprout — switch without losing your back catalog or subscribers.

But we differ in one key aspect: price predictability. Buzzsprout’s plans include upload and bandwidth limits that can add cost as your show grows. At Castos, our Essentials Plan starts at $19/mo — and your price stays the same whether you publish 4 episodes or 40.

At Castos, we don’t see the sense in penalizing you for creating more content. Launch your podcast with our Essentials Plan at $19/mo or save with an annual plan. When your podcast is a hit and starts generating 20,000 plays a month, you’ll continue to spend the same amount for your hosting needs.

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Castos makes podcasting with WordPress seamless with our Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin. With Buzzsprout, you’ll spend more time managing your podcast between two platforms.

Buzzsprout has a WordPress plugin but it has limited features, only allowing you to embed a player on your website. You have to toggle between the Buzzsprout dashboard and WordPress to publish a new episode to your website, adding unnecessary steps to your workflow.

With Seriously Simple Podcasting, you can manage your podcast directly from the WordPress dashboard you know and love. With robust features and an intuitive interface, there’s a reason over 30K+ podcasters trust Seriously Simple Podcasting.

Here’s everything you can do directly from your WordPress dashboard using Seriously Simple Podcasting:

• Upload audio and video podcast episodes directly to WordPress
• Files are automatically synced with your podcast hosting provider (like Castos)
• Display podcast episode lists, single episodes, or playlists anywhere on your site
• Change embedded player settings with customized colors and episode images
• Feature custom subscribe links to any podcast listening platform
• View episode analytics within WordPress dashboard

With Buzzsprout, you’re only able to add an embedded player using the Gutenberg media block.

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Automatically republish your podcast to YouTube with Castos and be discovered by their 2 billion monthly users. And we’ll host both your audio and video files. With Buzzsprout, it’s more complicated.

Many podcasters choose to film video while recording new episodes to repurpose their podcast for YouTube. With Castos’ Pro Plan, you can host your video and audio files for one low price.

If you haven’t started filming videos alongside your episode recordings, try our Growth Plan. Each time you upload a new episode to Castos, we’ll convert the audio files into a video format and add a static background image. Then we’ll republish the episode to your YouTube channel automatically.

Neither of these features are available with Buzzsprout, requiring you to do everything manually. For those repurposing a podcast into video content, Castos’ automatic YouTube republishing tool saves you time and headaches.

See how easy it is to set up Automatic YouTube Republishing with Castos’ Growth Plan.

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Castos doesn’t alter your files in any way when you upload them to your dashboard. Buzzsprout can’t promise that.

Buzzsprout automatically converts uploaded files to 96kbps no matter which bitrate you might have previously set when editing the episode. For those who don’t spend any time editing their audio files, this won’t be a big deal.

But for the podcasters who spend time editing and mixing each episode, having the hosting provider automatically alter the final file can be a game changer.

Castos doesn’t touch our customers’ uploads and leaves the episode exactly how you envisioned it to sound.

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