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Castopod
★ 4kSelf-hosted podcast hosting with built-in analytics and fediverse comments.
Castopod does the job of Buzzsprout, Transistor and Podbean, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Buzzsprout bills $19 for it.
Open-source replacement for Buzzsprout, Transistor, Podbean.
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Self-hosting
- Medium
- The paid one costs
- $19
- GitHub stars
- 4k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:
How Castopod runs
Where it runs
Castopod runs on your server.
What setup takes
not verified by us yet — check the repo README.
Castopod questions
Is Castopod open source?
Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.
Can Castopod replace Buzzsprout?
Our verdict on Buzzsprout is KINDA. Castopod and Podlove Podcast Publisher cover the core of Buzzsprout, but they're early or partial — expect gaps like podcast hosting uptime, bandwidth, analytics, directory integrations, and support and remote studio reliability.
Can I self-host Castopod?
Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.