Podbean vs PodView

Podbean is a podcast hosting and publishing service with tools for distribution, audience statistics, monetization, and private or video podcasts. It supports RSS feeds and distribution to major directories. Its iPhone and Android apps cover recording, publishing, statistics, and listening, and episodes can be automatically shared to Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Tumblr, and WordPress. The Basic Free Plan provides 5 hours or 500MB of storage, 100GB of monthly bandwidth, up to three published episodes per day, a 100MB single-file limit, and up to 20 episodes in its RSS feed. Free hosting supports MP3 and M4A files, includes basic statistics, and does not require a credit card to sign up. Paid plans add options such as audio or video publishing, private podcasts, team access, and AI tools for audio optimization, content assistance, transcripts, and podcast creation. The listed Unlimited Audio plan costs $17 a month when billed yearly. Podbean also offers advanced, IAB-certified analytics and monetization features including an Ads Marketplace, dynamic ad insertion, and Apple Podcasts Subscriptions.

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.