Making the work
Growing an audience
Running the business
8 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Podcast hosting with an ad marketplace attached
Acast runs the same hosting-plus-ad-marketplace model, without RedCircle's cross-promotion trades that swap audience with other shows on its network.
Works with Podcast
Podcast hosting with the money side built in
Podbean spreads monetization across a patron programme, ad insertion and premium episode sales, a wider bet than RedCircle's focus on selling ad slots directly.
Works with Podcast
Podcast hosting that publishes the video too
Buzzsprout adds a video cut of every episode automatically, a production feature RedCircle's own pitch leaves aside for selling ad slots directly.
Works with YouTube, Podcast
Hosting with programmatic ads on the free plan
Spreaker runs programmatic ad insertion automatically on its free plan, rather than RedCircle's model of selling ad slots to sponsors directly.
Works with Podcast
Podcast sponsorships on a stated fee
Audacy Creator Lab only places sponsorships on a stated fee, with no hosting, storage or cross-promotion attached the way RedCircle bundles them.
Works with Podcast
Podcast hosting priced by downloads
Captivate prices hosting by downloads rather than giving unlimited episodes away free the way RedCircle's Core plan does, and it has no free tier at all.
Works with Podcast
Podcast ad marketplace with published rates
AdvertiseCast publishes its ad rates up front and sells the placements only, leaving the actual hosting to whatever RedCircle or another host already provides.
Works with Podcast
Spotify's podcast host with an ad marketplace
Megaphone is Spotify's own host with its ad marketplace attached, paid from $99 with no free plan, heavier than RedCircle's free Core tier that already carries unlimited episodes and downloads.
Works with Podcast
