A plan with a number
Spotify hosting is free. Podhome is $15.99 a month or $185 a year, tried for 30 days.
Spotify for Creators · formerly Anchor
Switch from
Anchor.
Spotify for Creators, formerly Anchor, hosts a show for free and puts it on Spotify. Podhome is the paid host for the RSS feed: one plan, a website, download analytics, and Podhome AI included.
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.
A feed other apps use
Distribution beyond Spotify means enabling RSS and submitting the show yourself.
Production included
Podhome AI, a website, and Podcasting 2.0 are part of the subscription.
Side by side
Spotify for Creators
and Podhome.
Competitor figures are as of October 2026, in the US dollars those pages publish. Sources are linked under the price notes.
| Topic | Spotify for Creators | Podhome |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting fee | Free. Spotify does not publish a paid hosting plan. | $15.99 a month or $185 a year. |
| Uploads and storage | Described as free, with no published cap. | Unlimited. |
| Other listening apps | Turn on RSS, then submit the show yourself. | RSS hosting, and help submitting to major directories. |
| Analytics | Spotify audience tools on the switch page. | Download analytics, using IAB podcast measurement guidelines. |
| Monetization programs | Partner Program and Memberships require hosting there, plus eligibility rules. | Optional listener support. Not a second hosting plan. |
| Production | The switch page highlights hosting, video, monetization, and Spotify insights. | Podhome AI, a website, and Podcasting 2.0 are included. |
| Leaving | 301 redirect under Settings, on the website. | Import, then you redirect. Spotify keeps the show until you close it. |
| Trying Podhome | Spotify hosting has no fee. | 30 days of the paid plan. No separate free tier. |
Prices, with the date
What we
checked.
As of October 2026, Spotify’s switch page offers free hosting, free episode uploads, and free storage. The Spotify for Creators app listing, updated 19 October 2026, says the same: host and distribute for free. There is no paid hosting ladder on those pages.
Spotify’s help center says a show hosted there is on Spotify automatically. Other listening platforms need the RSS feed enabled under Settings, then a submission you make yourself. Enabling the feed publishes the email address in it. Spotify’s monetization article says the Partner Program, Sponsorships, and Memberships depend on country, audience, and hosting on Spotify for Creators. This page does not restate Spotify’s revenue share.
Podhome’s price is the hosting plan: $15.99 a month or $185 a year, the same features either way, with a 30-day trial of that plan. Optional Audio Enhancement is $0.03 per minute after the trial. Listener donations, if you turn on a support page, use your Stripe account, Stripe’s processing fees, and a 5% Podhome fee. Those are not extra hosting plans.
What free Spotify hosting is for
Free uploads, free storage, and a show that is already on Spotify is a real offer. For a new series that lives on Spotify, Spotify for Creators is the path with no hosting invoice. The switch page also talks about video on Spotify and audience tools for discovery inside Spotify.
A paid host answers a different question: the RSS feed, the archive, download analytics across apps, a website, and production tools, on a price that does not grow a ladder. Podhome is that plan. It is $15.99 a month or $185 a year, from Waarde door IT B.V. in Breda, the Netherlands.
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 Spotify for Creators free?
Yes. Spotify’s switch page and the Spotify for Creators app listing describe hosting, uploads, and storage as free. There is no paid hosting tier on those pages. Podhome has no free tier. The only plan is $15.99 a month or $185 a year, and a new account can try that plan for 30 days.
Is Spotify for Creators the same as Anchor?
Spotify for Creators is the current name of the host that was Anchor, and later Spotify for Podcasters. The move steps on this site use Spotify’s current redirect article.
Will my show be on Apple Podcasts if I stay at Spotify?
Only if you enable the RSS feed and submit the show. Spotify’s help center says hosting there publishes to Spotify automatically, and that other platforms are your submission. The email in the feed becomes public when you enable it.
Can I move an Anchor show to Podhome?
Yes. Enable the RSS feed if it is off, import it into Podhome, and set Spotify’s 301 redirect on the website when the copy looks right. Podhome does not delete the Spotify show. Spotify says the redirect can take up to 7 days, and Podhome’s guide asks you to wait about two weeks before cancelling an old host.
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.