Castopod vs Podcastics

Castopod

Figure	Castopod	Podcastics
Price from	€9.96/mo	$4/mo
Free plan	—	Yes
Free trial	Yes	Yes
Open source	—	—
Web	Yes	Yes
Self-hosted	Yes	—
Plans published	6	6
Spec score · Podcast hosting platforms	8.6 (#12)	8.6 (#13)
Analytics	Built-in analytics use IABv2 audience measurement, run on premises without a third party, and are described as GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD compliant.	The paid plan comparison describes IAB-compliant detailed analytics covering plays, episode comparisons, devices, platforms, players, and geolocation.
Analytics level	advanced	advanced
Directory distribution	major directories	major directories
Distribution	Castopod publishes episodes through RSS to listening apps and indexes including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and Podfriend.	Podcastics automatically generates an RSS feed for distribution to listening platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, and YouTube.
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Headquarters	Paris, France	Paris, France
Monetization	Monetization options include funding links, listen-to-click ads, value4value or WebMonetization, and premium podcasts.	The Extreme plan includes tools for scheduling and inserting pre-roll and post-roll advertising campaigns into episodes.
Monetization tools	Yes	Yes
Private podcasts	Yes	Yes
RSS feed	Yes	Yes
Support	The documentation directs users to Discord for help and the issue tracker for feature requests and bug reports.	Paid plans describe personalized support, with Extreme providing priority support.

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