Firstory is a podcast hosting platform for creators who want to publish shows, distribute episodes and manage promotion and audience information. Creators can upload audio and video together and distribute to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, KKBOX and more than 10 platforms. Its AI Studio can generate transcripts, summaries, highlights, newsletter drafts, questions and answers, keywords and topic tags after upload. Analytics cover plays, audience profiles and episode performance, combining RSS information with official Spotify data. Daily Spotify charts and Spotify listener and follower metrics are exclusive to Pro and higher plans. Promotion tools include FLink, which brings listening platforms and social profiles together in one link, an automatically built show website and an embeddable player. Creators can use dynamic ads, one-time donations, recurring subscriptions and cross-platform memberships while retaining member data. The free plan allows one show and one AI content extraction episode per month. Paid plans start at 7 USD per month, with a 14-day trial listed for paid plans.
Who it is for
Firstory suits podcast creators who want to publish audio or video, distribute across listening platforms, and use analytics or promotion tools. The free plan is limited to one show and one AI extraction episode monthly.
What is good
- Publishes audio and video together in one upload
- Distributes to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, KKBOX and more
- AI Studio generates transcripts and promotional content
- FLink provides one link for listening platforms and social profiles
- Supports donations, subscriptions and cross-platform memberships
What to know first
- Free plan allows one show
- Free plan allows one AI extraction episode monthly
- Daily Spotify charts and listener and follower metrics require Pro or higher
Verdict
Firstory combines podcast hosting and distribution with AI content tools, analytics and monetization options. Review the free-plan limits and Pro-only Spotify metrics when choosing a plan.
Firstory plans and pricing
All plansCompared on podcast monetization platforms
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $7/mo
- RSS feed
- Yes
- Directory distribution
- major directories
- Analytics level
- advanced
- Monetization tools
- Yes
- Private podcasts
- Yes
- Video podcast support
- Yes
