Credits stay there
Podbean AI spends a monthly credit allowance. Podhome AI is included and not metered.
Podbean alternative
Switch from
Podbean.
Podbean’s entry paid plan is one public channel, a monthly upload cap, and a monthly AI credit allowance. Podhome keeps shows, downloads, and Podhome AI on one plan.
Choose monthly or yearlyPodhome
One plan.
Every show.
$15.99 a month, or $185 a year. The price promise covers the same features either way. There is no free tier and no higher tier.
More than one show
Unlimited Audio is one public channel. Podhome shows are unlimited.
One hosting bill
A second channel or more credits is a higher Podbean plan. Podhome has no second plan.
Side by side
Podbean
and Podhome.
Competitor figures are as of October 2026, in the US dollars those pages publish. Sources are linked under the price notes.
| Topic | Podbean | Podhome |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | Unlimited Audio is $17 a month, or $12 a month billed annually. | $15.99 a month or $185 a year. |
| Shows | 1 public channel on Unlimited Audio. 2 on Unlimited Plus. | Unlimited. |
| New uploads | 1 GB a month on Unlimited Audio, about 16 hours of audio. | Unlimited episodes. |
| Downloads | Unmetered on that plan, subject to fair use. Network lists 3 TB. | Unlimited. |
| AI | 600 credits a month on Unlimited Audio. More credits can be bought. | Included, unlimited, not metered. |
| Team | 50 members on Network. Unlimited on Business. | Unlimited, on the only plan. |
| Free account | Yes. Paid plans cannot be downgraded back to it. | No free tier. |
| Trial | 14 days, advertised on Podbean’s start page. | 30 days of the same plan. |
Prices, with the date
What we
checked.
As of October 2026, Podbean’s pricing page lists Unlimited Audio at $17 a month, or $12 a month when billed annually ($144 a year). It includes one audio podcast, 1 GB of uploads a month (about 16 hours), unlimited storage of what you have already uploaded, unmetered bandwidth, and 600 AI credits. Unlimited Plus is $39 a month, or $29 billed annually, for two audio or video podcasts, 10 GB of uploads, and 2,400 AI credits.
Network is $99 a month, or $79 billed annually, with unlimited public podcasts, 40 GB of uploads, 6,000 AI credits, 50 team members, and 3 TB of monthly bandwidth. Podbean says overage bandwidth on that plan is $0.03 per GB. Business is $129 a month, or $99 billed annually. Podbean says “unlimited” storage and “unmetered” bandwidth on the plans that use those words are subject to a fair-use policy. Additional public channels can be purchased on the smaller plans.
Podbean offers a free account, and the pricing page says paid plans cannot be downgraded back to it. The free-plan help article, last modified 10 January 2025, lists 5 hours of total storage (it does not reset each month), 100 GB of monthly bandwidth, and an RSS feed that shows up to 20 episodes. Podbean’s start page advertises a 14-day trial of the paid plans.
What Podbean does well
Podbean’s paid plans include a podcast site, an embed player, distribution, and monetization tools. Storage you have already uploaded is described as unlimited, and bandwidth on Unlimited Audio and Unlimited Plus is described as unmetered, with a fair-use policy. A popular show does not, by itself, buy a download pack.
The plan still changes with the work. A second public channel, video, a larger upload allowance, or a larger pile of AI credits is a different Podbean subscription. Podhome does not sell another hosting plan for another show or for Podhome AI.
Sources
Checked in October 2026. Where a help article and a pricing page disagree, use the pricing page.
Everything. Unlimited.
One plan, every feature, no metering on the things that matter.
- Unlimited shows & episodes
- Unlimited Podhome AI
- Unlimited uploads & downloads
- Unlimited team members
- Website for every show
- Live podcasting
- Full analytics
- API, Zapier & Claude integration
$15.99/month
or $185/year
Choose monthly or yearly
Free for 30 days, all features, cancel anytime. Only optional Audio Enhancement is metered per minute.
Questions, answered
Straight
answers.
Is Podhome cheaper than Podbean?
Podbean Unlimited Audio is $12 a month billed annually, or $17 month to month, for one public channel, about 16 hours of new audio, and 600 AI credits. Podhome is $15.99 a month or $185 a year with unlimited shows, episodes, downloads, and Podhome AI. Unlimited Plus, the plan with two channels, is $29 a month billed annually or $39 month to month. Prices as of October 2026.
Are Podbean downloads unlimited?
On Unlimited Audio and Unlimited Plus, Podbean describes bandwidth as unmetered and says that word is subject to a fair-use policy. The Network plan publishes a 3 TB monthly bandwidth cap, with overage at $0.03 per GB. Podhome downloads are unlimited and are not a fair-use cap.
What is a Podbean AI credit?
Podbean says credits are used for Podbean AI, each plan includes a set number, and more credits can be purchased. The pricing page does not define how many credits one transcript uses. Podhome AI is part of the subscription and is not metered.
Can I move a Podbean show?
Yes. Import copies the RSS feed, including GUIDs when they are present. Podhome does not delete the Podbean show. You redirect at Podbean when the copy looks right. If the feed is on the free plan, check the episode count: the January 2025 free-plan article says that feed displays up to 20 episodes.
Where is Podhome based?
Podhome is Waarde door IT B.V. in Breda, the Netherlands. The terms and privacy policy are written for the GDPR.