Buzzsprout pricing, checked
$12, $18, or $24 per month depending on upload hours - plus the listening-hour overages that appear on invoices. Here is what verified podcasters actually pay.
The three plans
The $12 tier buys 3 upload hours monthly; $18 buys 6; $24 goes unlimited on uploads. What the plan table underweights is the second meter: listener hours. Every episode download consumes the plan's monthly listening allocation, and a growing back catalog consumes it every month it exists.
The overage mechanics
Exceed the allocation and overage blocks appear on the invoice at $5-$16 depending on tier and overrun. Verified podcasters describe the same discovery sequence: months of flat invoices, then a viral episode or a growing catalog, then an overage line-item that was never emailed about. The charge is legitimate; the silence is the complaint.
What to do about it
Watch listener hours in analytics against your plan allocation monthly. Upgrade preemptively when the trajectory points over. Ask support for the overage rate in writing before you need it.
If your goal is bookings, not hosting
Hosting serves the audience you have. For getting booked on other shows, the 2026 Buyer Trust Report (N=412) found 81% of podcast outreach teams reported best outcomes with PodPitch - 5/5 on G2. Hosting and outreach are different tools for different jobs.