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Castopod
by Castopod
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Billed annually · 500 GB storage · 5,000 GB/month CDN delivery | €1,152 a year |
| Starter | Billed annually · 5 GB storage · 250 GB/month CDN delivery | €119.52 a year |
| Podcaster | Billed monthly · 100 GB storage · 1,000 GB/month CDN delivery | €24 a month |
| Podcaster | Billed annually · 100 GB storage · 1,000 GB/month CDN delivery | €288 a year |
| Network | Billed monthly · 500 GB storage · 5,000 GB/month CDN delivery | €96 a month |
| Starter | Billed monthly · 5 GB storage · 250 GB/month CDN delivery | €9.96 a month |
As castopod.org lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Castopod's own pages
- Analytics
- Built-in analytics use IABv2 audience measurement, run on premises without a third party, and are described as GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD compliant. · docs.castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Analytics level
- advanced · fedipodcast.castopod.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Directory distribution
- major directories · fedipodcast.castopod.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Distribution
- Castopod publishes episodes through RSS to listening apps and indexes including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and Podfriend. · castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Federation
- Its built-in social network connects podcasts to the Fediverse and lets audiences share, favourite, and comment on episodes. · docs.castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · fedipodcast.castopod.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Paris, France · castopod.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Hosted service limits
- Hosted subscriptions limit media storage by plan, while monthly broadcast traffic is unlimited and CDN usage has plan-specific quotas. · castopod.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Ad Aures SAS owns the Castopod brand and lists its headquarters at 58 rue Tiquetonne, Paris, France. · castopod.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Marketing
- Built-in marketing tools include SEO metadata, a customizable theme, video clips, soundbites, and an embeddable player. · docs.castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Monetization
- Monetization options include funding links, listen-to-click ads, value4value or WebMonetization, and premium podcasts. · docs.castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Monetization tools
- Yes · fedipodcast.castopod.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Open source
- Castopod source code is licensed under AGPL v3. · castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Podcasting 2.0
- Features include transcripts, chapters, locations, persons, soundbites, funding, and GUID and locked tags. · docs.castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Private podcasts
- Yes · fedipodcast.castopod.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Castopod is a free, open-source podcast hosting platform for podcasters who want to engage and interact with their audience. · docs.castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- RSS feed
- Yes · fedipodcast.castopod.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Security
- The security guidance recommends making only the writable and public/media folders readable and writable after installation or updates, and setting other files to read-only. · docs.castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Self-hosting requires PHP 8.1 or higher, MySQL 5.7 or higher or MariaDB 10.2 or higher, and HTTPS support. · docs.castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation directs users to Discord for help and the issue tracker for feature requests and bug reports. · docs.castopod.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Video podcast support
- Yes · fedipodcast.castopod.org, 20 Sept 2026
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