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Justin

Verified reviewer

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2018

Simple, well managed podcast manager

Getting our message out to the online world with ease. I am personally not a fan of subscription services because they cost a lot in the long run, but the advantage is that Buzzsprout maintains all historical podcasts within the price of the monthly fee.

PROS

The simplicity of getting a weekly podcast uploaded, out to our website, to our podcast (for iTunes), and available for download by just uploading to their Buzzsprout site.

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Amanda

Verified reviewer

Real Estate, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2018

Buzzsprout is so easy to use

Uploading your own Podcasts.

PROS

You can easily upload media for others to listen to. Great Podcast feature. You can customize your own site as well, so when others stop by they know what they are listening to.

CONS

Buzzsprout is a little on the expensive side if you need to upload large files or more than a few things at a time. The free plan only has a 90 limit before it deletes it.

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Daisy

Verified reviewer

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed May 2018

I like this software

PROS

It is a good platform, very easy to use and friendly interface, I really liked the integrations that you have with other platforms such as iTunes.

CONS

The truth, I have no against the platform, the truth in cost benefit but it seems that it is a software that adapts very well.

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David

Verified reviewer

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed July 2018

Great software for hosting your podcast

Buzzsprout has hosted my podcast, almost 200 episodes, for several years.

PROS

Buzzsprout is easy to use. I'm not the most technical person but I've done close to 200 podcasts and Buzzsprout has hosted them all. The price is pretty good as well!

CONS

Sometimes it takes several tries before my file uploads. Other times it works with the first try. The time for the file to upload varies as well.

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Kirsten

Verified reviewer

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2017

Buzzsprout has provided exactly what need: an easy, effective site to host podcasts.

The main benefit of Buzzsprout is that it does what I expect it to and doesn't cause me any headaches or glitches. Runs perfectly.

PROS

It is so easy to upload, link and archive a podcast. It simply works and the task can easily be delegated to someone who hasn't even used the software before.

CONS

If I upload a podcast, without including the image, I can still add an image but the embed will always NOT show the image (unless the link is directly to the page). I've learned the hard way, you basically can't edit once it's uploaded, at least not do so and have the changes show in the preview.

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Paolo

Verified reviewer

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed January 2018

The ease of uploading podcasts through Buzzsprout is nothing short of empowering.

Simply, mastery of a medium that felt foreign to us at first.

PROS

Our tiny independent company produces currently the only LGBT publication in print, though only a few times a year. We needed to reach a wider audience in different ways but since none of us in the team had experience with podcasts, the medium seemed daunting. Luckily, Buzzsprout was easily navigable and through its straightforwardly simple interface, using this became second nature. Consider us more motivated to create more podcasts and give greater rise to LGBT voices through the airwaves.

CONS

At first, we weren't familiar with some of the terminology used in the program but with a little Googling, it wasn't hard to embrace the software.

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Christopher

Verified reviewer

Food & Beverages, 2-10 employees

Used more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2018

Good quality free service

For our business needs buzzsprout made it easy to get our production out there

PROS

Easy to use and cost effective, our production gets out there in a timely manner

CONS

The length of time that is up for free due to our target market growth

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Kris

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed October 2018

Great Product and Support

My experience at this point has been great. The software works great and I am getting value from the content which Buzzsprout is creating to go along with the software. We were able to get our podcast live and listed within 24 hours!

PROS

The ease with which we could get a podcast published. Buzzsprout provided collected information regarding publishing on many platforms and how to set this up.

CONS

I wish there was a better mobile dashboard or mobile app.

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Matt

Verified reviewer

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2018

Easiest way to publish and promote a podcast.

My podcast is published. 'Nuff said.

PROS

I love how intuitive it is to upload an episode and get it distributed. I also really love the Facebook video feature. That was a cool, unexpected feature. Overall, it's simple, powerful, and it gets the job done.

CONS

I had a few bugs with the embedded player not working correctly on my site and I'm still waiting for a fix. But everything else worked PERFECTLY

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Aaron

Verified reviewer

Used less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2018

Great podcasting service

It has a free version.

PROS

Easy to use and has a nice layout to its home page. Also they allow a free version that others do not.

CONS

Price is higher than others. Wish their pricing was more competitive compared to Lbsyn and podbean. Other wise it's a great site and my friends use it.

Ben

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed February 2017

Good Customer Service, Friendly for Newbies, Stats Especially Lacking

For the beginning podcaster, Buzzsprout is a perfect fit. Their tutorials are great, their interface is easy to use, and their customer service is engaged and proactive. (I actually received an unsolicited e-mail from a tech who thought he had noticed a problem with my account, which is amazing.) There are two primary drawbacks to Buzzsprout: 1) If you're posting a new episode, you cannot put in the episode details before you start uploading your sound file. If you have modern internet, this could mean that your episode is posted before you've had a chance to put in a title, description, artwork, etc. I can't tell you how many times I've had to delete or do last-second editing, because my episode posted my listeners before I was ready for it to go to them. No one wants to listen to a podcast that's still called "File-Name".mp3, without any description or artwork. 2) The stats are awful. Buzzsprout highlights its "Listeners" statistic, which is an intentionally obtuse, proprietary statistic. What makes a listener? I don't know. Buzzsprout doesn't tell me. This makes it difficult to know what's making a difference for listener engagement and how to communicate to my sponsors about the reach of my podcast. That, combined with the fact that you can't do more advanced features, like A/B testing, etc. means that the service lags behind badly when your audience starts growing and your podcast starts generating revenue. This is probably the reason I'll have to switch podcasting services at the end of this year; much to my regret.

PROS

Beginner-Friendly. Easy interface. Responsive Customer Service.

CONS

The stats page is hideous - intentionally obtuse, without giving the opportunity to do deep-dives in figuring out what makes your audience tick.

Drew

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed February 2017

Great Podcast Host for all types of formats

I have greatly enjoyed Buzzsprout. I found them 2 years ago when podcasting was booming and I wanted to get my homemade podcast out there. The site is simple to use with helpful features and links. It helps get your show promoted with instructions for sharing RSS feed along with providing a simple website available for people find the podcast outside of other Podcast Portals. The best thing I've enjoyed is that I produce my podcast in video format and Buzzsprout can convert that into an audio file without any demerits towards monthly allowance for download space. I have not felt the need to look elsewhere for a podcast host and highly recommend!

PROS

functionality, easy to use platform yet diverse features.

CONS

The statistics dont always seem the most accurate. I wish we could see more from the listener stats.

Christopher

Entertainment, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed February 2017

Joined and Never Looked Back

I had been kicking the idea of a podcast around for a long time but was too nervous to ever start. One day my wife was bored at work and started researching a hosting site for me without my knowledge. She sent me some info on Buzzsprout and we began an experiment/trial run. I won't lie, Buzzsprout had wonderful resources laying out the technical details, tips on recording, great options for sharing, and suddenly I had a podcast. My content may not be the best, but that is on me. What Buzzsprout allowed me to do was be creative and not sweat the details. We started with the free plan but once we had our stuff together we realized we needed a paid plan. We went to the middle tier and haven't stopped since. Even when my debit card was hacked and my funds were frozen, Buzzsprout customer service allowed me time to wait for my new card before paying them my monthly fee. I was worried my late payment would mean my archive would be gone and the hard work of two years would be lost forever. Once I let them know they gave me a 30-day window to pay them their fee and I told myself then that I would not forget it.

PROS

Ease of use, good customer service, frequent new features

CONS

N/A

Rick

Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2017

Perfect for the beginner

My daughter and I started recording our nightly conversations and posting them as a podcast. We wanted to see if there was a market for what we had to offer. It could NOT have been easier. Setting it up, marketing, posting, and keeping track of metrics was a breeze. Even when we eventually decided to stop casting, the entire process was very easy. We are paying a small fee right now to keep the recordings because I want to keep them for when she's older, and that was easy to do as well. If you are looking to dip your feet in the podcasting waters, Buzzsprout is the way to go.

PROS

Easy to use

CONS

You can't download your podcasts to save them offline.

Andrew

Sports, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2017

Buzzsprout is what podcasters need

I've been using Buzzsprout for 4 years and it has helped take our podcast to new heights. It is easy to use and easy way to share our podcast. The new Facebook feature where you can add a 30 second video snip of your podcast is really cool. I like that I have a 4 year archive of my show all in one place. The only thing I wish was different is that there is now Unlimited download price point. For the amount of podcast I do I need that. Also the price is more expensive than other platforms.

PROS

Easy to use. Good looking player.

CONS

Price point and no unlimited download limit

Toby

Broadcast Media, 1 employee

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed January 2017

Buzzsprout is the best to host your podcast!

We've been using Buzzsprout to host our show for almost a year. They have an easy step by step instructions on how to send your show to iTunes, GooglePlay, and Stitcher. Easy to understand stats that update ever 6 hours! Anytime I've had an issue or a question (which is rare because of how user friendly it is) they are quick to respond on twotter(that's how I contacted them when I have an issue). I've recommended Buzzsprout to many other podcasts, and will continue. You may find cheaper prices, but you are also getting a great quality that others can't offer. Shameless promotion, go check out our show Secret Transmission Podcast

PROS

Easy to use, easy step by step instructions, very user friendly, stats are easy to understand, communicating any issue via twitter is a pretty quick response

CONS

The price is a little higher than others, but the quality of service is excellent and makes up for it.

Johnny

Entertainment, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed January 2017

The best podcast host out there!

When starting my first podcast, I thoroughly researched podcast hosts and Buzzsprout really stood out to me. The features, the cost and the customer service all got good marks and it has not disappointed. I am so impressed with Buzzsprout, that I have used them for all of the podcasts on my new network and will continue to for years. Buzzsprout gets my highest recommendation.

PROS

Ease of use, great customer service, cost

CONS

I wish there was a hosting plan larger than the 12 hours a month.

Jeff

Religious Institutions, 1 employee

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed January 2017

Easy For A First-Timer

This was my first attempt at Podcasting and Buzzsprout made it easy for this first-timer! I'm far from tech-savvy, but I didn't find it difficult or discouraging while navigating their site and the overall process. For remaining questions, I was able to get prompt and personal responses that were actually helpful. And with the different plans, I was able to try it out at a small level and then bump up once I discovered that the process was worthwhile. Since beginning about a year and a half ago, I've now made some customizable changes to my Buzzsprout site. The choices in this regard were somewhat limited, but at least there were choices. I think I like most of all the "Stats" access where I can see such things as how many times each episode is listened to, where the listeners are located in the world, and other interesting information. For my needs, Buzzsprout provides me an excellent value and a positive experience! I highly recommend Buzzsprout, even to those who are just getting started in Podcasting for the first time!

PROS

Stats

CONS

Limited choices when customizing my Buzzsprout website.

Norman

Wireless, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2017

Flame CCR use of Buzzsprout

Used since Autumn 2013 and we now have 230 hours of radio programmes on Buzzsprout for LISTEN AGAIN. Buzzsprout has always been easy to access, reliably there for our listeners. Payment methods have been easy. However with a large number of radio programmes on Buzzsprout some form of alphabetic indexing and search would be useful.

PROS

It is simple and it works

CONS

Some indexing of files stored would be useful.

Kelly

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2017

The BEST product I've found for posting a podcast on the internet

A few years ago I was looking for a company to host my church's sermons. We are a small church with limited resources but still wanted to increase our internet footprint. After receiving recommendations from other pastors one told me about Buzzsprout. I was initially impressed at the cost for hosting. $12/month for 3 hours of audio (regardless of file size) is the best price I have been able to find. Once I signed up I was even more impressed by how easy it is to actually get your podcast uploaded. The stats they offer are easy to understand and a great way to see just how much people are listening and where. And, the buzzsprout team is constantly working to improve their product and recently rolled out their "visual audio" platform which is another great way to get my podcast recognized. Overall this is a wonderful product that I highly recommend to anyone looking for podcast hosting.

PROS

Easy of use and cost.

CONS

Visual Audio is not a user friendly as I would like it to be.

Xavier

Used free trial

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2017

Buzzsprout, Get your podcasting on and online

Easy to use, that's the first thing that got me eager to use Buzzsprout as my podcast uploading software. The one thing I really appreciate and find extremely useful is the fact that you can check out your data per episode. What country listeners to your show, how many listeners and on what platform. Extremely useful when you seek to figure out how to reach your public. Their Customer service was quick and very polite when It came to helping me fix a problem that I had uploading an episode of my show. They mailed me back right away and fixed the issue in less than an hour. Now that's what I call customer service dedication. I know my review might seem too perfect but that is the experience I am having with them. Everything is just swell. I produce a podcast episode of about 1h30min to 2h every month and their platform has been perfect for my show. A lot of options are there for you also, as in adding an illustration for each episode and a description, perfect tools to get a show on a professional level. Linking up to Stitcher and iTunes is also very helpful for users that are not tech savvy like myself with programming language. The only thing I am looking forward to is what new options are coming next. If you are starting up a Podcast and want to get the data about how many listeners you have and getting it on big platforms like iTunes, then Buzzsprout is totally what you are looking for.

Shawn

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed January 2018

The Best

All of them.

PROS

Extremely easy to use and they are there to help if any difficulties arise. Response time from support is incredibly quick. Continually adds features.

CONS

Would love to see an in-house option for uploading and sharing a podcast as a video file on YouTube. Spreaker offers this feature and while it is not a deal breaker, it would only add to the value of Buzzsprout.

martin

Used free trial

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2016

Brilliant product, with great features, easy to use and excellent value for money!

As a first time podcaster, but with radio experience, my concerns were all about the technical side of ensuring I could get our podcast onto iTunes and other services in an easy and efficient manner. But I've also found the Buzzsprout embedded player to be very useful and most of all, the features that the service provides are all really easy to use and well explained. The analytics are great, not only do you get stats on numbers of listeners, but also where in the world or where in your country they are from, the devices they are using to listen to your podcast and the software they're using to download it. This makes things like advertising, tailoring content, improvements on the run a real breeze. The back end support is fantastic, I've actually only needed them once and the reply was prompt and easy to follow. It was something I could have probably worked out myself, but wanted to be sure as I'm a first timer and it's nice to know you're not forgotten once you pay your money. Which is another aspect that attracted me to Buzzsprout. You get a reliable service, that's easy to use at a really good price. I compared similar products and the others just didn't stack up. I simply go where the best value is, without ever wanting to disappoint listeners with endless drop outs. Never been a problem and I'm genuinely really happy with the choice we made.

Alex

Entertainment, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2019

Love buzzsprout

My overall experience with buzzsprout has been great. I love it and highly recommend it.

PROS

Very simple east to use and fun and very efficient

CONS

No cons what so ever. I don't have anything to complain about.

James

Entertainment, 5,001-10,000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2018

Buzzsprout is awesome for uploading your audio content especially podcasts as we do. It's simple!

we get our show , name brand , products and services including our sponsors out to the masses using the Buzzsprout software.

PROS

it's very simple and straight forward the site has a nice clean and fresh navigation not a lot of questions once you have uploaded your content. very easy to manage!

CONS

when entering a text description for your podcast the text is all jumbled and not shown the way that you originally placed it. unless you don't purchase one of their plans you have limited usage and space and shows are deleted after a certain amount of time

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