Beamly vs PodView

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.

PodView builds podcast websites with episode pages, show notes, search, and custom domains. Shows can be imported from an RSS feed or YouTube channel or playlist, with automatic episode synchronization whose frequency varies by plan. Every plan, including Free, includes the professional themes. Episodes carrying a Podcasting 2.0 HLS video stream can play inline. Audience tools include email signups, reviews, contact forms, voicemail collection, and guest management, depending on plan. Built-in analytics are first-party and cookieless; paid plans add per-episode plays, completion rates, and drop-off data. Paid plans provide AI discovery pages, while Producer adds controls for AI descriptions and citations. Free uses a PodView subdomain and excludes custom domains, consumption analytics, and a persistent audio player. Paid plans start at $5.99/mo billed annually: Indie is $5.99 per month billed $71.88 once a year, Creator $9.99, and Producer $19.99.