Podcast hosting · replacement recipe

Go from Buzzsprout to Castopod

The job: Podcast hosting (Episode hosting and RSS feed, Listing in podcast directories, Advanced stats, Podcast website). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.

From · what you pay for now
Buzzsprout
Buzzsprout Audio · $18/mo
Year one−$1,244modeled
To · your pickCosts more in year one
Castopod
Self-hosted · $5/mo + 2 h upkeep a month
Change where you land

The money

$18/mo today $5/mo

Buzzsprout Audio

Year one, net−$1,244
Pays back innever

Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math

Does it do the job? 4 of 4 covered

  • Episode hosting and RSS feed
  • Listing in podcast directories
  • Advanced stats
  • Podcast website

The work

Setup
About 4 h
Upkeep
2 h a month
Watch out
Check first: You only rely on: Episode hosting and RSS feed, Listing in podcast directories, Advanced stats, Podcast website

Make the move in four steps

  1. Export from Buzzsprout

    The whole podcast: episode audio files, artwork, RSS feed and transcripts. Format: Audio in a zipped file (a link is emailed when ready, usually within 10 to 15 minutes…

    Export steps

  2. Set up Castopod

    Podcasters comfortable running a PHP/MySQL server: Castopod (AGPL) hosts unlimited shows with IABv2 stats and a website; downloads use your server's bandwidth.

    Details

  3. Switch links and integrations

    Point links, embeds and integrations at Castopod, then send a test through every one.

  4. Cancel Buzzsprout

    Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: None: cancelling deletes the account and its content immediately.

    How to cancel Buzzsprout
Open CastopodHow to cancel Buzzsprout
Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Paths marked Tested by Stackcut were run end to end by us on our own products. They're our tests, not customer results. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

The whole recipe: 1 ways out, best first

What you use

  • Episode hosting and RSS feed
  • Listing in podcast directories
  • Advanced stats
  • Podcast website

Not covered

  • Generated transcripts
  • Paid listener subscriptions and support
  • Video podcast distribution
  • Unlimited team members

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Episode hosting and RSS feed, Listing in podcast directories, Advanced stats, Podcast website
  • Export your data from Buzzsprout before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-buzzsprout") on the Stackcut MCP server.

1 ways out, best first

Open sourceCastopodCosts $1,244 more in year one
$18/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h
Covers 100% of the core features
Podcasters comfortable running a PHP/MySQL server: Castopod (AGPL) hosts unlimited shows with IABv2 stats and a website; downloads use your server's bandwidth.
License: open_source
How we got this
You pay now: Buzzsprout Audioflat price$18/mo
New cost: Castopoda small server (modeled)$5/mo
Your upkeep time2 h/mo × $50/h$100/mo
Difference each month$18 − $5 − $100−$87/mo
Over 12 months−$87 × 12−$1,044
Setup, once4 h × $50/h−$200
Year one−$1,044 − $200−$1,244
  • Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $156 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Sources: buzzsprout.comcastopod.orgdocs.castopod.orgcode.castopod.org

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