first_seen,host,plan,summary,before,after,archive_snapshot_before,archive_snapshot_after 2026-10-25,Buzzsprout,Annual plans,"Buzzsprout let annual plans go past their upload hours, billing the extra each month instead of requiring an upgrade","A fixed pool of upload hours for the year, with no extra hours: when it runs out, upgrade to a bigger annual plan","Keep publishing past the pool, with extra time billed monthly at the plan's hourly rate ($2 an hour on annual plans)",https://web.archive.org/web/20260813070549/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing, 2026-08-07,RSS.com,All plans,"RSS.com replaced its single paid plan with Plus, Pro and Max, and the entry price rose from $11.99 to $15 billed annually",All in One $11.99 a month billed annually,"Plus $15, Pro $26, Max $37 a month billed annually ($19.99 / $34.99 / $49.99 month to month in Sep 2026)",https://web.archive.org/web/20260722/https://rss.com/pricing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20260807/https://rss.com/pricing/ 2026-08-06,Blubrry,All plans,"Blubrry switched from storage-based plans to plans based on hours published a month, adding a $7 entry plan","Standard $15 (125 MB, about 2 hrs), Advanced $25 (400 MB, about 7 hrs)","Standard 1.5 $7, Standard 3 $15, Advanced 6 $25, Advanced 12 $50, Advanced 25 $90 a month",https://web.archive.org/web/20260707013604/https://blubrry.com/services/plans-pricing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20260806014440/https://blubrry.com/services/plans-pricing/ 2026-08-03,Riverside,Pro and Grow,"Riverside raised month-to-month billing on Pro from $29 to $35 and on Grow from $39 to $45, with annual prices unchanged","Pro $29, Grow $39 a month (annual $24 / $34)","Pro $35, Grow $45 a month (annual $24 / $34)",https://web.archive.org/web/20260723235827/https://riverside.com/pricing,https://web.archive.org/web/20260803074237/https://riverside.com/pricing 2026-05-04,Buzzsprout,Free,Buzzsprout put its free plan back on its pricing page,No free plan on the pricing page since August 2025,"Free plan, 2 upload hours a month, episodes hosted for 90 days",https://web.archive.org/web/20260418074320/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing,https://web.archive.org/web/20260504141729/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing 2026-05-04,Buzzsprout,All plans,"Buzzsprout renamed its plans Audio, Audio + Video and Multi-Podcast and now shows annual prices first",$19 / $39 / $79 a month,"Audio $15, Audio + Video $25, Multi-Podcast $30 a month billed annually ($18 / $30 / $36 month to month in Sep 2026)",https://web.archive.org/web/20260418074320/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing,https://web.archive.org/web/20260504141729/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing 2026-04-29,Libsyn,Bare Essentials,"Libsyn brought back its no-stats plan at $8, up from $5",$5 a month (listed until November 2025),$8 a month,https://web.archive.org/web/20251120164659/https://libsyn.com/plans-and-pricing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20260429093950/https://libsyn.com/plans-and-pricing/ 2026-03-04,Buzzsprout,Entry plan,Buzzsprout raised its $19 plan from 4 to 6 upload hours a month at the same price,$19 a month for 4 hours,$19 a month for 6 hours,https://web.archive.org/web/20251220143318/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing,https://web.archive.org/web/20260304143420/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing 2025-12-25,Podbean,Unlimited Audio,Podbean raised Unlimited Audio by $3 a month and cut its upload allowance from 100 hours to 16,"$9 a month billed annually or $14 monthly, 10 GB (100 hrs) of uploads a month","$12 a month billed annually or $17 monthly, 1 GB (16 hrs) of uploads a month",https://web.archive.org/web/20251210/https://www.podbean.com/podcast-hosting-pricing,https://web.archive.org/web/20251225/https://www.podbean.com/podcast-hosting-pricing 2025-12-20,Buzzsprout,All plans,Buzzsprout added annual billing,Monthly billing only,$199 / $399 / $799 a year alongside $19 / $39 / $79 a month,https://web.archive.org/web/20251128003840/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing,https://web.archive.org/web/20251220143318/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing 2025-12-20,Libsyn,All plans,"Libsyn raised its 3-hour plan with stats from $7 to $12 and Advanced from $20 to $25, cut the lineup to three plans, and dropped its $5 no-stats plan","Basic $7 (3 hrs), Plus $15 (6 hrs), Advanced $20 (10 hrs), $40 / $75 / $150 tiers, and a $5 no-stats plan","Basic $12 (3 hrs), Advanced $25 (10 hrs), Max $150 (55 hrs)",https://web.archive.org/web/20251120/https://libsyn.com/plans-and-pricing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20251220/https://libsyn.com/plans-and-pricing/ 2025-10-18,Blubrry,Standard and Advanced,Blubrry raised Standard from $12 to $15 and Advanced from $20 to $25 a month,"Standard $12 a month ($120 a year), Advanced $20 ($204 a year)","Standard $15 a month ($155 a year), Advanced $25 ($260 a year)",https://web.archive.org/web/20250913234356/https://blubrry.com/services/plans-pricing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20251018234125/https://blubrry.com/services/plans-pricing/ 2025-08-01,Buzzsprout,All plans,Buzzsprout replaced its $12 / $18 / $24 plans with $19 / $39 / $79 plans and took the free plan off its pricing page,"$12 / $18 / $24 a month for 3 / 6 / 12 upload hours, free plan listed",$19 / $39 / $79 a month for 4 / 15 / 35 upload hours,https://web.archive.org/web/20250729094932/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing,https://web.archive.org/web/20250801005141/https://www.buzzsprout.com/pricing 2024-11-29,RSS.com,All in One,RSS.com raised its main plan from $14.99 to $15.99 billed monthly,"$14.99 a month, or $11.99 billed annually","$15.99 a month, or $11.99 billed annually",https://web.archive.org/web/20241121/https://rss.com/pricing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20241129/https://rss.com/pricing/ 2024-11-02,Acast,Starter (free),"Acast capped its free Starter plan at one show and 5 episodes, unless the show joins its ad marketplace","Free, unlimited hosting and episodes","Free, one show with up to 5 episodes (unlimited if the show is in Acast's ad marketplace)",https://web.archive.org/web/20241007234505/https://www.acast.com/en/pricing,https://web.archive.org/web/20241102051202/https://www.acast.com/en/pricing 2024-04-18,Castos,All plans,Castos reversed its price increase and kept unlimited downloads,$29 / $69 / $149 a month,"$19 / $49 / $99 a month, unlimited downloads",https://web.archive.org/web/20240103211011/https://castos.com/pricing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20240418143232/https://castos.com/pricing/ 2023-11-21,Castos,All plans,Castos raised every plan by about 50% and dropped monthly download caps,"$19 / $49 / $99 a month, capped at 20,000 / 75,000 / 200,000 downloads","$29 / $69 / $149 a month, unlimited downloads",https://web.archive.org/web/20230926010921/https://castos.com/pricing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20231121215508/https://castos.com/pricing/ 2023-07-12,Simplecast,Growth,"Simplecast dropped its $85 Growth plan, leaving Basic and Essential","Basic $15, Essential $35, Growth $85 a month","Basic $15, Essential $35 a month",https://web.archive.org/web/20230709/https://www.simplecast.com/pricing,https://web.archive.org/web/20230712134631/https://www.simplecast.com/pricing 2023-02-06,Spreaker,Publisher,"Spreaker more than doubled its top plan, Publisher, from $120 to $250 a month",$120 a month,$250 a month,https://web.archive.org/web/20230203/https://www.spreaker.com/plans,https://web.archive.org/web/20230206225822/https://www.spreaker.com/plans