Castos

Castos hosts the files and sends the show to the usual apps. Every plan includes unlimited shows, episodes, and downloads, a simple site, and their WordPress plugin, Seriously Simple Podcasting. You can keep a public show, a password feed, or both. It is a host, not a full editor.

It is for a host who already lives in WordPress and wants the episode to leave from that dashboard. It is for a company or a course that needs a private feed with named listeners. Premium is for a shop that needs a dedicated manager and a company login. It is not only a starter host.

What people keep saying is the WordPress pair. The plugin is the reason Castos shows up in host roundups. The Podcast Host still points at transcripts, YouTube republishing, and private feeds as the useful extras. Reviews that still mention download caps are behind the current pricing page, which says unlimited downloads.

The trial is 14 days. Help says the paid plan starts unless you cancel. The pricing page says an unpaid trial freezes the account and listeners lose the files. Private listener counts auto-upgrade the plan. Cancel later and the files leave with the account. Transcripts still need a human pass.

Start the trial. Import the old feed. If you use WordPress, connect the plugin and publish one episode from there. Keep donations and ads off until you hear a test. If you wanted a forever-free host, people already use Spotify for Creators. If you wanted ads as the whole product, Spreaker is the louder story.

If WordPress plus a private feed is the job, it holds. If you only needed a cheap public host and no site, cheaper bills exist.