Beamly vs Campfire

Beamly hosts or syncs podcasts, distributes episodes, and combines a branded website with tools for publishing and monetizing content. Alongside podcasts, creators can publish videos, blog posts, digital products, and courses. Private shows can use unique RSS links for members, with episodes gated behind paywalls. Its dashboard reports downloads, unique listeners, listening apps, and website traffic; Beamly says its analytics filter bots and data-center traffic and closely follow IAB guidelines. It lists integrations including Stripe, YouTube, Zapier, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Kit, and Podchaser, and says it can import episodes from RSS feeds from any hosting company. Every plan includes unlimited storage and podcast downloads. Starter costs $18 a month billed annually; Creator is 30.00 USD and Business is 64.00 USD, each billed annually. The service has no ongoing free plan, but offers a 14-day trial. Beamly began as Podcastpage.io in 2019 and adopted its current name in 2025.

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.