Zencastr 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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User Reviews

Overview

Zencastr

3.6

(17)

Pricing

Starting at $20.00 per month

About Zencastr

Zencastr is a cloud-based solution that provides businesses with tools to add manage and edit audio clips for podcasts. Professionals can collaborate and communicate with multiple users through chats and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) functionality.

Zencastr allows organizations to add live footnotes under audio clips and integrate the platform with Google Drive and Dropbox. Managers can encrypt voice chats, add custom introductions in audios and use the hotkeyed playback tool to control the looping and volume of files. Additionally, it lets users insert audio clips in live recordings and securely store imported files in third-party applications.

Zencast enables production managers to mix the audio or video segments of multiple tracks and perform loudness normalization and noise/hum reduction. Pricing is available on monthly or annual subscriptions and support is extended via documentation, live chat and other online measures.

Zencastr Screenshots

Zencastr Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $20.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$20.00

per user, per month

No plan information available

Zencastr Features

Popular features found in Audio Editing
Audio Manipulation
Audio Mixing
Audio Recording
Plug-in Integration
Video Editing
More features of Zencastr
Audience Analytics
Audience Engagement
Audio Capture
Audio Editor
Bulk Uploading
Distribution Management
Hosting
Performance Analysis
Publishing/Sharing
Real-time Broadcasting
Session Recording
Third-Party Integration

Zencastr Integrations

Dropbox Business

Google Drive

Zencastr User Reviews

Overall Rating

3.6

Ratings Breakdown

35%

24%

12%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.4

Value for money

3.4

Customer support

2.6

Functionality

3.4

Hope V.

Verified reviewer

Museums and Institutions

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2021

Good for podcasting…

I use Zencastr to record a weekly podcast. We do video and audio recording and and Zencastr does both of these for free, which I love. But I have a Mac and after about 30 minutes of recording, the computer crashes. Every time. It also forces me to use google Chrome instead of safari, which runs slower. But the software does get the jobs done. I think for free software it’s a great option, you just have to be able to put up with some small annoyances.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like: - good audio quality - pretty good basic video quality - ability to record both audio and video for free - it automatically saves your recordings for download - if one computer on the recording crashes it pauses - free

Cons:

I dislike: - it always seems to crash my Mac - no backup feature if your computer shuts down during a recording - can’t be used on safari - never sends email to you to reset passwords

Alejandro V.

Verified reviewer

Music

2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

Zencastr, The future podcast for everyone today!

It's a very likely tool for everyone involved in remote education, podcasting and/lacks of expensive recording gear or technical resources.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

No installation required. It's a very clear workflow for the podcast makers. Multitrack recording of participants.

Cons:

Some small computer cameras tend to be seen a little blurry or slow movement. Not possible to change the audio source device once the recording has started.

Reasons for choosing Zencastr

Because it is clearly made to achieve a good audio quality, allowing you to have multitrack recording and download, instead of other meeting platforms. Zoom is great for meetings, but the audio capabilities of Zencastr and the very easy setup makes it perfect for the podcasting job.

Reasons for switching to Zencastr

It allows to make a multitrack recording of participants

Michael C.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

Self-Employed

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2024

Run away from these scammers

I rarely experience a product that I struggle to say a single nice thing about. Over the years of using it it got progressively worse. They courted me to leave another service for them and went from offering a free model because I was one of their first users, to then backtracking and charging more than any other service, to then giving a brief window to download my podcasts before being held for ransom behind a paywall. They made some changes and tried to get me to come back, offering a free 14 day trial. I tested it out and the experience was even more convoluted than before and not worth 1/10 the cost so I chose not to continue with it. I got caught up with work and forgot to cancel in time and they charged an expired CC I had on file from years ago & refuse to refund it.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

They used to be an honest company and provided a decent service.

Cons:

They've turned into one of those companies that uses shady tactics, then hides behind their Terms of Service.

Reasons for switching to Zencastr

They offered me a lifetime of free hosting and premium tier services when they first launched to help grow the hosting side of their service.

Marina S.

Verified reviewer

Food Production

2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2024

Be careful! Free trial button immediately led to an entire year of subscription

Good for a long time but then heavily disappointing

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Okay recording platform with some bugs in the past but pretty dtable

Cons:

After a year's break, I logged into my account and was shown a one-week trial. I thought, "Oh, okay, that's a nice way to get back into it." The premium subscription was granted as soon as I clicked on the button. There was no mention of any direct payment. Later, I was shocked to find that they had deducted the entire year's worth of subscription from my bank account. I contacted customer support, assuming it was my fault for having clicked the wrong button. Therefore, I told them they could charge me for a month, but please not for an entire year. Customer support got back to me, saying that I already had a trial and should have known it would sign me up for a year-long subscription (even though their interface offered a trial). With an attitude of "you can be happy we refund you anything." They refunded me part of the money, but less than they should have, even with one month of subscription already deducted. I wrote them that money was missing, and they refused to pay the delta, referring back to "you should have known you already had a trial." But guys - you offered it to me on your website!? That is your UX bug. Plenty of great platforms like Canva offer their customers several trials. I have had 4-5 trials with Canva and have been a paying customer for many years. I told the Zencastr team this is some of the most unprofessional behavior I have experienced in years. The customer support is a real problem. I have been a happy customer of Riverside ever since #neveragain.

Riccardo L.

Verified reviewer

Arts and Crafts

Self-Employed

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

After signing up for this, you won't need anything else to record your audio or video content

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

What's not to like about Zencastr??? It has a clean and intuitive interface, it makes inviting people to join you for a remote recording as easy as copying, pasting and sharing a link, and it makes sure that none of your recordings get lost thanks to its automated back-up integration with the likes of Google Drive and Dropbox. The automated post production is huge, especially if you wouldn't like to end up down the audio editing rabbit hole, and the soundboard is solid enough to let you do the majority of the editing your podcast content is probably going to need. Being able to add footnotes and comments is a nice plus, and the video recording side of things can really transform Zencastr into the ultimate platform to record your audio and video content remotely.

Cons:

I have to be honest, it's really difficult to find something I don't like about Zencastr. I have other of some people having had some small issues depending on the web browser they were using but that hasn't been the case for me. Perhaps, having a mobile app to be able to do even just some of the things (e.g. like managing and sharing files) could be handy

Kevin C.

Verified reviewer

Capital Markets

Self-Employed

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2024

Very poor technical support, decent software

I've used it for a year to create podcasts. It was not my choice. It is the system used by my podcasting platform

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

interface is fairly simple to understand once you are recording/

Cons:

support is AWFUL. you cannot speak to a person. so if an issue comes up you have to wait for a written response. this takes many hours. by that time you are doing something else, so it can take days to resolve. of course it's complicated to explain tech issues precisely with written messages, so an issue that could be resolved in a 5 minute call can take days or may never be fully resolved.

Chad H.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

5001-10000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2023

My Review

Customer service was terrible because of the Zencastr Customer Support Manager [sensitive content hidden]

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Zencastr was a great podcast hosting site being that it was free, I could do it remotely with my guests and the recordings recorded seperate audio channels.

Cons:

The customer service was extremely unhelpful and the #1 reason I will not continue with Zencastr as a podcast platform. I was recording a series of podcast episodes over a couple of months and did not understand that all recordings needed to be downloaded within 31 days. Once I realized this I spoke to customer service and asked for a reprieve on this as it only was an issue with one 5 minute podcast episode. I was repeatedly told by [sensitive content hidden] the manager of Zencastr support that she couldnt help me unless I upgraded my account. Thata was one of the worst responses I've heard from customer service to resolving an issue that they can'y help unless I give them money. I gave them multiple warnings that I will leave Zencastr for a competitor and write this review if my problem is not resolved. [sensitive content hidden] response was"...wish you the best of luck in your podcasting journey!". Why would I want to move forward with a company that has customer service that refuses to help?

Reasons for choosing Zencastr

It was free ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Blake P.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

11-50 employees

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2023

Zen Out with Zencastr

We've been able to avoid using Zoom for podcasting, and that's a gift. Our podcast requires us to capture quality audio interviews for each episode, and it's a much better alternative to Zoom.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Let's just get this out of the way first: it's not Zoom, hallelujah for that. We were having such a challenging time capturing quality audio with Zoom, and Zencastr made all the difference. It's a pretty simple interface that allows for easy recording, easy downloading, and creating multiple tracks for podcasting.

Cons:

This isn't necessarily Zencastr's fault, but sometimes the audio quality captured still isn't as quality as we'd like it to be.

Reasons for choosing Zencastr

It was easier to manage and operate.

Reasons for switching to Zencastr

Because any time not spent on Zoom is great.

Greg R.

Verified reviewer

Media Production

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2023

Very glitchy

Not that great. Their free tier was retired leaving us to pay for the annual plan - even though we do very few podcasts. The interface could use a refresh to reduce complexity and make it easier to use.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

It's easy to send a link to someone and have them record locally. Publishing podcasts is easy.

Cons:

Connections are often lost leaving the host and guests frustrated. The interface is clumsy and requires a lot of clicking around to do simple things. The app crashes often and needs to be restarted. It once lost all my episode files and it was very difficult to figure out how to get them back.

Miguel D.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2022

Zencastr is all you need to start your podcast

I found Zencastr when I launched my podcast, it has been the best solution to record my episodes with guests. Been using it for almost two years and when I needed support (a couple of times) their team replied so quickly. Zencastr recently launched their own hosting, this will make the process of creating ans sharing content even easier.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to use Inviting guest with a click Internal chat Video recording for free Save your files directly on your cloud

Cons:

I wish the platform could work on mobile but I understand this may be a technical challenge.

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