Campfire
auddy.com
What it is
Campfire is Auddy’s private audio platform for creating, distributing, and measuring updates to defined audiences. It is aimed at investor relations, internal communications, brands, and fan or member communities. Access is invitation-only, and messages can be tailored to audience segments. Engagement reporting covers completion, skips, replays, and drop-off. Organizations can distribute secure links through email, intranets, Slack, Teams, or investor-relations tools. The browser experience supports branded, access-controlled microsites, while the encrypted mobile app offers offline listening in selected experiences. Web listening requires an internet connection. Auddy states that delivery is encrypted and Campfire is SOC 2 certified. Named-user access, listen history, and exportable logs support oversight; optional enterprise login, automated provisioning, and role-based permissions are available. Auddy also offers creative, editorial, production, and project-management help, including planning, guest outreach, recording, editing, and publishing. Campfire is billed through a base subscription plus usage based on registered listeners; pricing is on request and varies by setup.
Spec sheet
- What it does
- Campfire is Auddy’s private, invitation-only audio distribution platform for employees, investors, members and fans.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Product
- Campfire is Auddy’s private audio distribution platform for creating, distributing, and measuring audio updates.Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Audience
- Auddy describes Campfire for investor relations, internal communications, brands, and fan or member communities.Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Integrations
- Secure links can be distributed through email, intranets, Slack, Microsoft Teams and investor-relations tools.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Security
- Auddy states that Campfire encrypts delivery and is SOC 2 certified.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Headquarters
- LinkedIn lists Auddy’s headquarters in London at 55 Baker Street.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Company
- Auddy describes itself as a B2B audio company and says it was founded in 2020.Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Analytics
- Listener analytics include unique listeners, listening time, completion, drop-off and replays.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- API and SDKs
- Auddy’s public Campfire pages do not describe a public API, SDK or developer integration package.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Audience segmentation
- Administrators can target channels and updates by role, region, function, shift or persona.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Audit and access
- Campfire offers named-user access, listen history, exportable logs, and optional enterprise login, automated provisioning, and role-based permissions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Auditability
- Named-user access, listening history and exportable logs support disclosure and policy reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Award
- Auddy said Campfire’s private podcast distribution strategy won an Award of Distinction at the 32nd Communicator Awards.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Branding
- A bespoke app can be fully customized with branding and user journeys, while the web option offers basic branded microsite customization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Auddy as privately held with 11–50 employees and 23 employees shown.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Compliance limit
- Campfire complements formal regulatory disclosures and does not replace required filings or announcements.Read 15 Oct 2026 · citybiz.co
- Content types
- Campfire supports training, company updates, motivational talks, interviews and onboarding content.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Distribution
- Campfire provides invitation-only access and can deliver tailored messages to audience segments.Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Founding team
- Auddy says Andrew Craissati founded the business in 2020 with senior executives from Netflix, Warner Music and EMI.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Funding
- Pembroke VCT reported a £2.5 million Auddy investment round led by a £1.8 million Pembroke investment, with Haatch and Brick as existing investors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pembrokevct.com
- Identity features
- Optional enterprise login, automated provisioning and role-based permissions are available.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Incorporation discrepancy
- Companies House records incorporation on 22 October 2018, while Auddy and LinkedIn describe the operating company as founded in 2020.Read 15 Oct 2026 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
- Independent company criticism
- A Glassdoor employee review rated Auddy 2.0 out of 5 and criticized unclear identity, management and company values.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glassdoor.com
- Legal entity
- Companies House lists the active private company as AUDDY LIMITED, company number 11635341.Read 15 Oct 2026 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
- Managed production
- Auddy can provide ideation, guest outreach, recording, editing, publishing and project management alongside the software.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Managed support
- Auddy offers creative, editorial, production, and project-management support, including planning, guest outreach, recording, editing, and publishing.Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Mobile and offline
- Campfire has an encrypted mobile app, and Auddy says selected app experiences support offline listening while web access requires internet.Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Notable limitation
- Campfire’s web experience requires an internet connection for listening.Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Notable news
- Auddy joined the London Stock Exchange Group Issuer Services Marketplace as a podcast partner in September 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · businesscloud.co.uk
- Offline listening
- The encrypted mobile app supports offline listening, while browser listening requires an internet connection.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Pricing model
- Every organization receives a quote, with a base subscription and a usage charge tied to registered listeners.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Private access
- Content is delivered only to authorized listeners through access-controlled feeds and client-branded environments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Proprietary licence
- Auddy describes Campfire as a proprietary distribution platform; no open-source licence is stated.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Rating on Apple App Store
- Not enough ratings or reviews to display an overview for Auddy’s Straight Line Thinkers app, a separate app from Campfire.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Rating on Google Play
- 4.5 out of 5 from 38 reviews for Auddy’s Straight Line Thinkers app, which is a separate private-members podcast app rather than a Campfire-branded listing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Revocable access
- Optional expiring links and revocable permissions allow access to be turned off after sensitive updates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Scale claim
- Auddy reported that a Campfire customer’s community grew 543.1% over 35 months, with average monthly growth of 7.7%.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Self-hosting
- The pricing page says customers can choose an encrypted web or mobile deployment or self-hosting, with configuration discussed by Auddy.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Web limitation
- The web experience needs an internet connection for playback; offline access is an app feature.Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
- Web option
- Campfire’s web experience works in a browser and can use branded access-controlled microsites.Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
Plans and prices
Campfire Priced on request Base subscription fee plus a usage fee based on registered listeners; contact Auddy for a quote. Price varies by web/mobile app or self-hosted setup and registered listener count Read 4 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
Campfire custom enterprise Priced on request base subscription fee plus usage fee encrypted web or branded mobile app or self-host · usage based on registered listeners · analytics and reporting Read 15 Oct 2026 · auddy.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Invitation-only distribution with audience segmentation
- Tracks completion, skips, replays, and drop-off
- Encrypted delivery and SOC 2 certification
- Named-user access and exportable logs
- Native Android and iOS apps
Limits
- Web listening requires an internet connection
- Pricing is available only on request
- Offline listening is limited to selected app experiences
Who it suits
Campfire suits organizations sending controlled audio updates to investors, employees, customers, fans, or members. It is also suited to teams needing segmented delivery and listener-engagement records.
Verdict
Campfire combines controlled audio distribution, engagement measurement, and access records across web and mobile. The subscription and usage pricing model depends on setup and registered listeners, so a quote is required.
Where Specifiction places it
- Private Podcast Platforms#7 of 218.3
