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Podfan
What Podfan is
Podfan helps podcast creators earn from public or private content through memberships and donations. It provides a free podcast website with customizable colors, featured episodes, subscribe links, host profiles, social links, updates, and episode discussions. For paid content, creators can host private feeds with unlimited downloads; each subscriber gets a unique feed URL. Memberships can be monthly or annual, and creators can also offer recurring or one-time donations, gift memberships, and optional 7-day free trials. Member payments go through Stripe directly to the creator’s connected account. Podfan charges $0.30 per active member per month, while Stripe charges 1.4% plus $0.30 per transaction. Annual memberships carry an additional 5% Podfan fee on each subscription payment. Private-feed subscription works with listed podcast apps including Apple Podcasts and Pocket Casts, but not Acast, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Podbean. The Free plan costs nothing; Essential costs $12 a month plus $0.30 per member, and Premium costs $19 a month plus $0.30 per member.
Who it suits
Podfan suits creators and podcasters who want to offer memberships, donations, or private podcast feeds alongside a public podcast website.
What it does well
- Free website includes episode discussions and updates
- Private member feeds allow unlimited downloads
- Creators can offer gift memberships and donations
- Payments go directly to the connected Stripe account
What to know first
- Podfan charges $0.30 per active member monthly
- Stripe charges 1.4% plus $0.30 per transaction
- Annual memberships incur an additional 5% Podfan fee
- Private feeds are unsupported by Spotify and Podbean
Limits
The Free plan is listed as including a podcast website, episode discussion, blog-like updates, monthly and annual memberships, gift memberships, and donations. Essential and Premium cost $12 a month and $19 a month respectively, each plus $0.30 per member; Podfan also charges $0.30 per active member monthly across its fee schedule, and Stripe charges 1.4% plus $0.30 per transaction. Annual memberships incur an additional 5% Podfan fee per subscription payment.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | /month + $0.30 /member · Podcast website · episode discussion · blog-like updates · reviews & feedback (coming soon) · memberships · gift memberships · donations · premium support | $12 a month |
| Premium | /month + $0.30 /member · Podcast website · episode discussion · blog-like updates · reviews & feedback (coming soon) · memberships · gift memberships · donations · premium support | $19 a month |
| FREE | forever · Podcast website · episode discussion · blog-like updates · reviews & feedback (coming soon) · memberships · gift memberships · donations · premium support | Free |
As pod.fan lists them, read 1 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit https://pod.fan/.
- Choose the Free plan, Essential at $12 a month, or Premium at $19 a month.
- Connect a Stripe account to receive member payments.
- Set up the podcast website and its featured episodes, links, profiles, and updates.
- Configure memberships, donations, or gift memberships, and optionally offer a 7-day trial.
- For private content, provide subscribers their unique feed URLs and direct them to a supported podcast app.
Verdict
Podfan combines podcast publishing pages with membership and donation options. Creators should account for Podfan and Stripe fees and check whether their listeners’ apps support its private feeds.
Questions
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Podfan lists a Free plan at no cost, billed free forever. It includes a podcast website, episode discussion, blog-like updates, memberships, gift memberships, and donations.
How much do the paid plans cost?
Essential is $12 a month and Premium is $19 a month; both list an additional $0.30 per member. Podfan charges $0.30 per active member per month, and Stripe charges 1.4% plus $0.30 per transaction.
Which platforms can I use?
Podfan is listed for web. One-click private-feed subscription is supported in Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Player.fm, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, and Podhero.
Can I offer a free trial?
Creators can optionally offer 7-day free trials for memberships.
How do payments work?
Podfan uses Stripe, and member payments go directly to the creator’s connected Stripe account. Annual memberships have an additional 5% Podfan fee on each subscription payment.
Which apps do not support Podfan private feeds?
Acast, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Podbean do not support Podfan private feeds.
Facts from Podfan's own pages
- Annual memberships
- For annual memberships, Podfan deducts an additional 5% fee from each member subscription payment. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Podfan is built for creators and podcasters who want to monetize public or private podcast content. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Fees
- Podfan charges $0.30 per active member per month, while Stripe charges 1.4% plus $0.30 per transaction. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · pod.fan, 20 Sept 2026
- Free trials
- Creators can optionally offer 7-day free trials for memberships. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Infrastructure
- Podfan runs on Google Cloud infrastructure and Google technologies for performance, scalability, and uptime. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Listener apps
- One-click private-feed subscription is supported for Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Player.fm, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, and Podhero. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Monetization
- Creators can offer monthly or annual memberships, recurring or one-time donations, and gift memberships. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Payment integration
- Podfan uses Stripe, and member payments go directly to the creator’s connected Stripe account. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Private feeds
- Podfan hosts private member-only podcast feeds with unlimited downloads and provides each subscriber a unique feed URL. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Podfan helps creators monetize podcasts through donations and premium memberships. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Podfan properties use HTTPS encryption in transit, avoid storing unnecessary data, and send payment-card information directly to Stripe rather than storing it on Podfan servers. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 12 · pod.fan, 20 Sept 2026
- Support
- Podfan offers friendly support by email and lets users schedule a call with founder Ivan Homola. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Unsupported apps
- Acast, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Podbean do not support Podfan private feeds. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
- Website builder
- Podfan provides a free podcast website with customizable colors, featured episodes, subscribe links, host profiles, social links, updates, and episode discussions. · pod.fan, 1 Oct 2026
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