Blubrry vs Spreaker Comparison 2026
Blubrry hosts a podcast inside a WordPress site, publishing from the same admin as the blog through the PowerPress plugin, from $7 a month with statistics sold separately and free on their own. Spreaker hosts a show and sells advertising against it, with dynamic ad insertion that can refill a slot after an episode is already published. Its free plan costs nothing but takes 20 percent of supporters club income until the $20-a-month tier drops that fee to zero. The question is whether the show needs to live on your own domain or needs to start earning before it starts paying.
Hosting that lives inside your WordPress site
Hosting with programmatic ads on the free plan
At a glance
- Blubrry starts cheaper, at $7.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Blubrry | Spreaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $7 | From $20 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
Blubrry
Hosting that lives inside your WordPress site
Blubrry is podcast hosting for people who already run a WordPress site and want the show to live on it rather than on somebody else's domain. The PowerPress plugin publishes episodes from the same admin that runs the blog, so the archive earns search traffic under your own name. Statistics are IAB certified and sold separately from hosting, which is worth knowing if you only need one of the two. Plans are set by monthly upload allowance.
Only on this side
- Covers analytics
Spreaker
Hosting with programmatic ads on the free plan
Spreaker hosts a show and sells advertising against it, which is the reason to pick it over a host that only stores files. Dynamic ad insertion means a slot can be filled and refilled after an episode is published, so a back catalogue keeps earning. The free plan carries a storage cap and takes a fifth of anything a supporters club brings in. Paid plans drop that fee to nothing and raise the limits.
Only on this side
- Covers ad networks
Why people weigh these two
- Spreaker instead of Blubrry
- Hosting with programmatic ads on the free plan, then $20; monetization-first where Blubrry's pitch is your own domain's search traffic.
- Blubrry instead of Spreaker
- Blubrry hosts from inside a WordPress site you already run, with a free tier before a $7 plan, without Spreaker's cut of a supporters club.
Which one should you pick
Choose Blubrry if the show is going to live on a WordPress site and earn search traffic under your own name. Hosting starts at $7 a month by upload allowance, a managed WordPress site is included, and the statistics product has its own free tier if hosting is not the immediate need.
Choose Spreaker if advertising revenue matters before a subscription does. Free Speech costs nothing but caps storage and keeps 20 percent of supporters club income; On Air Talent at $20 a month drops that fee to zero and raises the limits. Live broadcasting that becomes the episode recording, and download counts measured to the IAB standard, are both included from the free tier up.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper, Blubrry or Spreaker?
- Blubrry hosting starts at $7 a month. Spreaker's hosting is free to start, though the free plan takes 20 percent of any supporters club income; its cheapest paid plan, which drops that fee to zero, is $20 a month.
- Can I make money from the podcast on a free plan?
- Spreaker sells programmatic advertising and supports a listener subscription club on its free plan, though it keeps 20 percent of that club income until you reach the $20-a-month tier. Blubrry's listing does not describe a built-in monetization feature.
- Which one publishes through WordPress?
- Blubrry does, through the PowerPress plugin, so episodes post from the same WordPress admin that runs the blog. Spreaker instead offers apps for iOS and Android.
- Does either support live broadcasting?
- Spreaker does: a live broadcast becomes the episode recording automatically, from the app or the desktop console. Blubrry's listing does not mention live broadcasting.
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