{"question": "best podcast hosting platforms for small businesses", "category": "podcast-hosting-platforms", "category_name": "podcast hosting platforms", "audience": "small-businesses", "audience_name": "small businesses", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-09-26T23:42:59Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/podcast-hosting-platforms-small-businesses-2026-09-26", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/podcast-hosting-platforms/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Buzzsprout", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Spotify", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Captivate", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Transistor", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Libsyn", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Podbean", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://transistor.fm/best-podcast-hosting-platform/", "domain": "transistor.fm", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.stackscored.com/pricing/podcast-hosting/", "domain": "stackscored.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.podcastengineers.com/blogs/podcast-hosting-compared-2026/", "domain": "podcastengineers.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.thepodcasthost.com/websites-hosting/best-podcast-hosting/", "domain": "thepodcasthost.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://podcasthostlab.com/libsyn-vs-buzzsprout/", "domain": "podcasthostlab.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "For a small business podcast (marketing show, client interviews, internal comms), here's what I'd actually recommend, in order:\n\n**1. Buzzsprout - best default for most small businesses.** Easiest on-ramp: upload, fill in the fields, and it pushes to Apple/Spotify/YouTube for you. Good-enough analytics, solid support, and a free tier to test with. Audio-only runs ~$15/mo on annual billing; ~$25/mo if you also want video via HLS to Apple Podcasts. The catch is that pricing is metered by *upload hours*, so a weekly hour-long show can push you up a tier.\n\n**2. Captivate - best value if you want marketing features.** Around $17/mo annual, and every feature is unlocked on every plan: unlimited shows, unlimited uploads, dynamic ad insertion, calls-to-action, and a decent built-in podcast website. This is the one I'd pick if the podcast is a lead-gen channel rather than a side project, since the CTA/funnel tooling is aimed exactly at that.\n\n**3. Transistor - best if you'll run more than one show.** $19/mo gets you *unlimited* podcasts on one account, which no one else really matches. That makes it the obvious choice for an agency hosting client shows, a company with both an external and a", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}