PODMANIAC
Now open. 14 days free on Basic and Smart plans

Podcast hosting that does more for less.

Publishing, honest stats, AI transcription and show notes, your own sponsor messages, YouTube videos, video episodes, exclusive content for subscribers and a website for your show. Everything in one place, with plans from $6.99 a month, and moving in takes an afternoon.

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Everything a show needs, nothing bolted on

One dashboard runs the whole show. No plugins, no third party tools to glue together.

Publishing without fuss

Upload, schedule, publish. Rich show notes, chapters, artwork per episode, and your RSS feed updates the moment you do.

How publishing works

Stats you can defend

Downloads counted server side to the IAB v2.3 guidelines: unique listeners, 1 MB minimum, bots filtered. Countries, apps, per episode, CSV export.

How we count downloads

AI transcription

Every episode transcribed automatically if you want, added to your feed so Apple Podcasts shows it. Free hours every month from the Smart plan up, then $1 an hour.

Transcripts and free hours

AI show notes

From the transcript: title ideas, ready show notes, chapters, quotes and social posts. You review, click apply, done. From the Smart plan up.

How show notes are written

Your own sponsor messages

Record a message for a sponsor you found yourself and Podmaniac places it at the start, middle or end of every download, with the middle spot found automatically at the quietest moment. Change or remove it any time. Podmaniac sells no advertising and takes no share; the sponsors and the income are yours. From the Smart plan up.

How sponsor messages work

YouTube, automatically

Publish an audio episode and a waveform video lands on your YouTube channel by itself, in your show's colours. Publish a video episode and the video itself goes up. On Pro and Studio.

How YouTube publishing works

Video episodes

Upload MP4, M4V or MOV up to 5 GB. Podcast apps get an audio version made for them, your episode page plays the video, and YouTube gets the real thing. On Pro and Studio.

Video episodes and YouTube

Exclusive content for subscribers

Mark an episode subscribers only and it leaves the public feed. Each subscriber gets a personal feed with an access code that works in any podcast app, without sponsor messages, and never on YouTube. On Pro and Studio.

How subscriber only episodes work

A website for your show

A public page for the show and every episode: player, notes, chapters, searchable transcript, subscribe buttons and embeds for any site, on every plan. Four themes and your own colours on Pro and Studio.

The website and player

Move in, keep everything

Paste your old feed and every episode arrives with its original IDs, so subscribers keep following. Audio, artwork and chapters copy across, and your download history imports too. From the Smart plan up.

How moving in works

Your team, your roles

Invite co hosts as editors and sponsors as viewers. Everyone sees exactly what their role allows, nothing more. From the Smart plan up.

Team members and roles

Guides: moving a podcast without losing subscribers, why download numbers differ between hosts, getting on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, how transcripts help a podcast get found, what podcast hosting costs.

Moving is the easy part

From any host: Buzzsprout, Spotify for Creators, Libsyn, Captivate, Transistor or anywhere with an RSS feed. Included from the Smart plan up.

Paste your feedWe read your current RSS feed and show you exactly what will move before anything happens.
Everything copies overEpisodes arrive at once with their original IDs. Audio, artwork and chapter files copy across in the background while you carry on.
Keep publishing anywhereUntil you switch, new episodes at your old host are picked up every hour. No frozen weeks, no gap.
Flip the switchPoint your old feed here and update Apple and Spotify. Subscribers follow automatically because the IDs never changed. Load your download history, mark the move complete, done.

Simple pricing, cancel any time

Every plan includes hosting, publishing, the feed, IAB v2.3-style stats and a website for your show. From Smart upwards you also get the moving in tools, your own sponsor messages and free AI hours every month.

Basic

$6.99 /month
Billed annually. For starting a new podcast.

Or $8.39 a month, billed monthly.

  • 1 podcast, 600 MB of uploads a month, unlimited storage
  • Unmetered downloads for your listeners
  • Your feed, accepted by Apple Podcasts and every other app
  • Stats counted to the IAB v2.3 guidelines
  • Public website and embeddable player for your show, with a small Powered by Podmaniac mark
  • Scheduling, chapters and your own transcripts
  • Help articles for support
  • Free for 14 days
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Pro

$24 /month
Billed annually. For shows building a brand.

Or $29 a month, billed monthly.

  • Everything in Smart
  • 3 podcasts, 20 GB of uploads a month
  • Up to 5 people per show
  • AI transcription and show notes, 4 free hours a month
  • All four website themes and your own brand colours
  • Your website without Podmaniac branding
  • Automatic YouTube videos, one episode a day
  • Video episodes up to 5 GB, on your page and on YouTube
  • Exclusive content: subscriber only episodes and private feeds
  • Priority email support, answered within 24 hours
Choose Pro

Studio

$49 /month
Billed annually. For shows that run like a business.

Or $59 a month, billed monthly.

  • Everything in Pro
  • Unlimited podcasts, 40 GB of uploads a month
  • Up to 50 team members
  • AI transcription and show notes, 8 free hours a month
  • Priority support, answered within 24 hours
Choose Studio

Episode files up to 5 GB each: MP3, M4A or AAC for audio; MP4, M4V or MOV for video (Pro and Studio). Prices in US dollars, before tax; GST, VAT or sales tax is added at checkout where your country charges it. Basic and Smart are free for the first 14 days, one trial per account. Free AI hours (Smart, Pro and Studio) are per show per month; beyond them, AI time is $1 per hour of audio, billed by the minute, and nothing when you don't use it. Unlimited storage and unmetered bandwidth carry a fair use policy.

Fair questions

Will my subscribers come with me?

Yes. Every episode keeps its original ID when you move in, and your old feed redirects here. To a listener's app nothing changed; new episodes simply keep arriving. Moving an existing podcast in is part of the Smart plan and above; Basic is for starting a new one.

Do I lose my download numbers?

No. Export your history from your old host and import it here. Your all time total carries on, clearly labelled so measured numbers stay separate from imported ones.

What does the AI actually cost?

Smart, Pro and Studio include free AI hours each month: 2 on Smart, 4 on Pro and 8 on Studio, which covers most weekly shows. Beyond that it is $1 per hour of audio, billed by the minute. Unused means unbilled.

Can I sell exclusive episodes?

On Pro and Studio, yes. Mark an episode subscribers only and it leaves the public feed. Each subscriber gets a personal feed link with an access code that works in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts and the rest. You add subscribers yourself from Show settings; paid sign up with a checkout for listeners is on the roadmap.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Basic and Smart are free for the first 14 days. Nothing is charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel before then. Each account gets one trial, on whichever of the two plans it starts with.

Which plan do I need to move an existing podcast in?

Smart, Pro or Studio. Those plans include the moving in tools and your download history import. Basic is made for starting a new podcast.

Is there a contract?

No. Pay monthly or yearly, cancel whenever you like, and your feed and episodes are yours to take with you; we will even redirect your feed out if you leave.

Where is my audio hosted?

On a global edge network: your episodes are served from a location near each listener, wherever they are.

Your podcast can be live today

Create your account, pick a plan and publish. Basic and Smart start with 14 days free: nothing is charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel before then. Moving a podcast from another host, with its history, is included from Smart up.

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