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Spreaker

Podcast host with a free plan for one show and unlimited shows from €20 a month.

62/100

#6 of 10 podcast hosts
Facts checked 8 Oct 2026

In short

The free plan runs one podcast with unlimited episodes and sends it to Spotify and Apple Podcasts, with no card needed¹.
Broadcaster costs €20 a month and allows unlimited podcasts and private, link-only podcasts^1,11.
Collaborators arrive with Anchorman at €50 a month¹.
Each uploaded file can be 300MB at most¹⁶.
Spreaker says all plans include IAB Certified Stats².

Spreaker suits creators who want a free plan and a paid tier with unlimited shows and episodes^1,3. It documents an RSS importer, episode download and an API^7,8,12. The catch: its plan pages give no download or upload figures, and transcripts come from outside services^1,2,9.

Best for: Creators who want a free start and a host with built-in ad insertion.

Where the points come from

Hosting limits8 of 20

Publishing20 of 28

Ads and stats13 of 13

Your data13 of 21

Price8 of 18

Hosting limits 8 of 20 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Unlimited episodes	YesBroadcaster lists unlimited episodes; no total storage figure appears on the plan pages^1,2.	4 / 4
No monthly upload cap	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's plans, plan overview or upload pages^1,2,16. Files are limited to 300MB each.	0 / 6
No download cap	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's plans or plan overview pages^1,2.	0 / 6
More than one show	YesHelp article says Broadcaster, Anchorman and Publisher allow unlimited podcasts³.	4 / 4

Publishing 20 of 28 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Directory submission guides	Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon MusicHelp articles cover submitting to Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music from the dashboard^4,5,6.	3 / 4
Private podcasts	YesBroadcaster and up offer limited-access podcasts and RSS feeds shared by a link, with no password¹¹.	6 / 6
Video podcasts	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's plans or file-types pages^1,16.	0 / 4
Automatic transcripts	NoHelp article says to download your episode and use an external service for a transcript⁹.	0 / 3
Team members	YesAnchorman at €50 a month lists unlimited collaborators¹.	4 / 4
Public API	YesAPI reference lists endpoints to upload, update and delete episodes¹².	3 / 3
Show website and player	YesEach episode gets its own page on spreaker.com, and a basic embedded player with two themes is available^13,14.	4 / 4

Ads and stats 13 of 13 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Dynamic ad insertion	YesAd Exchange help says ads are injected into downloaded episodes, with real-time stitching for third-party downloads, and stitched into streams¹⁰.	7 / 7
IAB-certified downloads	YesPlan overview says all plans include IAB Certified Stats; the plans page cites certified statistics from IAB Tech Lab and Nielsen partnership^2,1.	6 / 6

Your data 13 of 21 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Import from another host	YesRSS Feed Importer takes your current feed URL and imports episodes and metadata⁷.	7 / 7
Redirect when you leave	Not publishedon the vendor's help pages^7,4. The importer article covers redirects into Spreaker only.	0 / 8
Download your files	YesHelp article gives a Download button on the episode page and in the content manager⁸.	6 / 6

Price 8 of 18 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free plan that publishes	YesFree Speech: one podcast, no card, auto-upload to Spotify and Apple Podcasts¹.	8 / 8
Cheapest paid plan	$22.37/moBroadcaster, €20 a month; a yearly plan exists but no yearly price is shown^1,15. Converted at €1 = $1.1186¹⁷.	0 / 10

The rule behind each line: how we score podcast hosts.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

Plan	Price as listed	Per month	Notes
Free Speech1 podcast	Free¹	$0	Unlimited episodes; 6 months of statistics; no card needed
BroadcasterUnlimited podcasts	€20/month^1,11	$22.37	Advanced statistics; limited-access private podcasts
AnchormanUnlimited podcasts	€50/month¹	$55.93	Unlimited collaborators; full statistics

Prices are shown in euros; the plans page does not say whether tax is included. A yearly plan exists, but no yearly price is shown, so the monthly price is used^1,15.

Strengths

Free plan covers one podcast with unlimited episodes and no card¹.
Broadcaster allows unlimited podcasts for €20 a month^1,3.
An RSS importer copies all episodes and metadata from your old host⁷.
Ads are inserted into downloaded and streamed episodes through its Ad Exchange¹⁰.
Public API reference includes endpoints to upload, update and delete episodes¹².

Limits

The cheapest paid plan, Broadcaster, costs €20 a month with no yearly price shown^1,15.
Spreaker's help tells you to use an outside service to get a transcript⁹.
Private, link-only podcasts need Broadcaster or higher¹¹.
Each uploaded file is limited to 300MB¹⁶.
Spreaker's plan pages do not describe video podcasts^1,2.

What Spreaker says

Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.

Spreaker says its statistics are certified through IAB Tech Lab and its Nielsen partnership¹.

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Sources

Spreaker plans, Spreaker. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
An overview of our Pro Plans, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
How many podcasts can I have on my plan?, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
How to distribute your podcast to Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other RSS-catching platforms, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Distributing your Podcast on Spotify, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Distributing your podcast on Amazon, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
How to Import Your Podcast with the RSS Feed Importer, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
How do I download an episode?, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Podcast transcript, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Spreaker Monetization - The Ad Exchange, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Episode and podcast visibility: private, limited access, public, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Spreaker API reference, Spreaker. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Spreaker.com and Spreaker Podcast Player, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Adding the embedded player to external websites and blogs, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
How can I switch from yearly to monthly payment and vice versa?, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Upload your episodes, Spreaker Help. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Euro foreign exchange reference rates: US dollar, European Central Bank. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.

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