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Podbean vs Anchor

Updated December 14, 2025

Podbean vs Anchor: Which is best for you?

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$9.00

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Top Rated
  Features
Audio/video file upload
4.57
Publishing/Sharing
4.57
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Audio/video file upload
4.74
Publishing/Sharing
4.73
Engagement Tracking
4.60
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Integrations
WordPress
WordPress
Meta for Business
Meta for Business
Twitter/X
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Pros / Cons
  • Easy to use and free program for hosting. If we grow our podcast to the point where we can pay a monthly subscription I'll be checking back in on them
  • Support can take a while and some of the features are crippled in the lower cost packages to incentivize you needing to pay more to fix the problem.
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  • I believe it's UI can be improved for responsiveness.
  • The hardest part of its use was coming up with ways to keep my words in the correct order.
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Ease-of-Use
4.2/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.8/ 5
Value for Money
4/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.8/ 5
Customer Support
3.8/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
Functionality
4/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.5/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
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Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad