zPodRSS first. Bandwidth off the bill.
zPodRSS first. Bandwidth off the bill.
RSS first. Bandwidth off the bill.
Your feed URL should outlive your host. zPod is podcast hosting built for RSS: audio downloads are unmetered and enclosure URLs never move. How Durable Feeds Work. Moving a show? Switch to zPod.
Standards
A permanent podcast:guid, transcripts, chapters, Feed Lock, hosts and credits, license, funding, and Value 4 Value with podcast:value. Networks publish a publisher feed.
Apps
Tokenized URLs, publish pings, byte-range audio, and JSON chapters. Built for clients like Overcast, not just a browser player. Off unless you turn them on per show.
Money
Audio downloads are not a bandwidth line item. Video is its own product family because stored and delivered minutes are metered. You hold one plan: Audio or Video, not both.
Compare
Unmetered downloads and many shows on one bill — zPod $12 vs Transistor / Captivate $49 at ~50k downloads.
Unmetered audio bandwidth, Personal Feeds, IAB-style stats, and show sites. 10-day trial, card required. Then billed monthly. Audio-only catalog — Video is a separate offering (Coming soon).
Audio Starter
3 audio shows · 3 seats · 25 GB storage
Unmetered audio downloads. Unlimited transcripts included. Video not included. 10-day trial, card required.
Audio Studio
20 audio shows · Unlimited seats · 500 GB storage
Unmetered audio downloads. Unlimited transcripts included. Video not included. 10-day trial, card required.
Audio Network
Unlimited audio shows · Unlimited seats · 2 TB storage
Unmetered audio downloads. Unlimited transcripts included. Video not included. 10-day trial, card required.
Coming soon
HLS, live, Apple HLS, and video masters. Each plan includes stored and delivered video minutes and audio hosting for your shows.
Starter $19/mo · Studio $99/mo · Network $399/mo
Audio storage $0.15/GB-month. Video: same storage rate, plus $8 per 1,000 stored minutes and $2.50 per 1,000 delivered minutes. Custom Hostname is $25/year per domain. Transcript Search is an optional paid add-on ($5/month per 100 episodes), not included in Audio or Video plans. Spend caps apply. Stored video minutes hard-stop at the plan include.
Subscriptions, Tips and Payments are open to some studios today, through each creator’s own Stripe account. zPod does not charge a fee on them. Card fees and disputes stay with the creator’s payment account. Every Audio plan already includes unlimited transcripts.