Audioboom vs Internal Cast

Audioboom is a web service for podcast hosting, distribution, monetization, and production, made by a company headquartered in London. Creators can upload and schedule episodes for publication on their podcast page, RSS feed, and distributed platforms. Submission tools cover Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, iHeart, Spotify, and TuneIn. Uploads can reach 1 GB and 10 hours, with MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV, OGG, and M4A supported. Audioboom re-encodes audio to 48 kHz constant 128 kbps MP3 and normalizes loudness. Analytics include listens, estimated listeners, comparisons, CSV export, episode, location, device, platform, and demographic data. Paid plans provide Showcase advertising access, while Pros adds live reads and host endorsements. Private podcasts use secret RSS URLs or members-only embeds, but files have no DRM. There is no free plan; listed account prices start at $4.99 per month for Archive.

Internal Cast turns company information into private podcast-style audio briefings for business and organizational use. Users add pasted text, text files, or PDFs, review and edit the generated script, select a voice, then produce and publish the episode. There is no episode length limit. An editorial profile can guide company terminology, naming conventions, structure, tone, and pronunciation. Episodes can be shared through a web player, private RSS, MP3 download, or the iOS app. The web player and iOS app are invite-only, while anyone with a private RSS link can subscribe, so that link should be treated like a password. The iOS player supports streaming and offline downloads, playback speed adjustment, skip and resume controls, and new-episode notifications. Voice generation supports over 30 languages. Integrations with Jira, Confluence, Slack, Notion, and other internal systems are available on request. Script generation and audio production each use 0.1 token per character; regenerations use tokens again, and unused monthly tokens do not roll over. Plans start at $30 per month, and the free trial includes 3,000 tokens without a credit card.