Acast announced Acast Open. Its launch brings the world’s most sophisticated podcast hosting engine to every podcaster, big and small. Acast Open is available in English and French at launch, with more languages to follow.
Acast Open is a new product for anyone looking to create their own podcast for the first time, or who want to take the next step in their podcasting journey. They can choose Acast Open’s three service tiers, one of which is – ‘Starter’ – is free.
Acast Open is described as a “simple, smart podcast hosting for all creators.” It gives podcasters the choice of four pricing plans: Starter, Influencer, Ace, or Pro Service.
Starter: Free
- Podcast RSS feed for distribution to every podcast app
- Basic analytics
- Basic podcast website
Influencer: $14.99/month
- Podcast RSS feed for distribution to every podcast app
- Customizable podcast website
- YouTube, Spotify, and Soundcloud
- Unlimited episodes and downloads
Ace: $29.99/month
- Podcast RSS feed for distribution to every podcast app
- Advanced analytics
- Customizable podcast website
- YouTube, Spotify, and Soundcloud
- Unlimited episodes and downloads
- Episode transcriptions
- Team & Network Management
- Advanced support
- Pro Webinars
- Publishing API
Acast also offers a Pro Service. To be eligible, you must be an established podcaster, publisher or network, Or, you expect to launch with more than 10,000 weekly listens. If that describes you, then you can talk with Acast’s dedicated team about the premium hosting, monetization and marketing support they offer.
This news follows Acast’s acquisition of technology company Pippa earlier this year. Pippa has now been integrated into the Acast platform. Acast says that the Pippa brand will no longer exist.
All Acast Open subscribers – including former Pippa users who have been automatically migrated to the platform – will receive access to Acast’s world-class tech stack, which now includes the slick product suite built by Pippa.