# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for podcast hosting platforms (small businesses) on 2026-10-15

## In short

On 2026-10-15, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best podcast hosting platforms for small businesses". It named 6 brands, in this order: Buzzsprout, Spotify, Transistor, Professional, Captivate and RSS.com.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best podcast hosting platforms for small businesses |
| Asked on | 2026-10-15 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 6 |
| Sources cited | 6 |
| Audience | small businesses |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-15 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/podcast-hosting-platforms-small-businesses-2026-10-15
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-10-15 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> # Podcast hosting for a small business - what I'd actually pick
> 
> **1. Buzzsprout - the default recommendation.** If you're launching a company podcast and don't want to think about infrastructure, start here. Dashboard is the clearest in the category, the publishing flow is hard to get wrong, support actually answers, and it does the distribution-to-Apple/Spotify/YouTube step for you. $15/mo for 6 hours of upload a month (roughly 6-12 episodes), plus a free 2-hour tier with 90-day hosting if you want to test the waters. Catch: unused hours don't roll over, and the free tier deletes episodes after 90 days. ([pricing](https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing))
> 
> **2. Transistor - best if you'll run more than one show.** Every tier includes unlimited podcasts and unlimited team members on one bill, which is the thing that matters for a business: a customer-facing show plus an internal/private feed plus a client's show, all one $19/mo account. Also the best private-podcast support of the three (50 subscribers on Starter, 500 on Professional) - genuinely useful for paid member content, onboarding, or internal comms. Catch: the $19 Starter caps at 20K downloads/month, which gets tight fast if t

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buzzsprout | recommended |
| 2 | Spotify | mentioned |
| 3 | Transistor | mentioned |
| 4 | Professional | mentioned |
| 5 | Captivate | mentioned |
| 6 | RSS.com | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing (vendor)
- https://transistor.fm/pricing/ (vendor)
- https://costbench.com/software/podcast-hosting/captivate/alternatives/ (other)
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-podcast-hosting (other)
- https://costbench.com/stats/podcast-hosting-pricing-2026/ (other)
- https://costbench.com/best/best-podcast-hosting-for-business (other)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/podcast-hosting-platforms/small-businesses

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