PodView vs Beamly

PodView9.2Visit Beamly9.0Visit

Higher score PodView #2 in Podcast Website Builders 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit PodView

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Beamly #3 in Podcast Website Builders 9.0/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Beamly

• PodView fits best

  Budget-conscious creators needing broad growth tools

• Beamly fits best

  Creators building a broader podcast business

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Side by side

Feature	PodView 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Beamly 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Podcast Website Builders	#3 in Podcast Website Builders
Best for	Budget-conscious creators needing broad growth tools	Creators building a broader podcast business
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5.99/mo (best)	$18/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	7,000+ integrations	15 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features PodView 3/3 · Beamly 3/3
Custom domain	✓	✓
Subscriber tools	✓	✓
Paid subscriptions	✓	✓
Specs
Episode limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Show limit	Not checked yet	1 shows
Podcast analytics	Standard	Basic
Our review
Pros	Permanent free plan with themes, SEO essentials, and episode syncing Custom domains, SSL, transcripts, analytics, and SEO markup AI tools, memberships, subscriber tools, and broad integrations	Combines podcast hosting, branded websites, distribution and analytics Adds AI transcripts, show notes, memberships and gated content Supports courses, video, digital products and extensive integrations
Cons	Free sites use a PodView subdomain Custom pages and AI tools start on the Creator plan Memberships and branding removal require the Producer plan	No free plan is available Annual-billing prices start at $18 per month The Starter plan is limited to 1 show
Our verdict	PodView turns an RSS feed or YouTube channel into a podcast website with episode pages, search, categories, transcripts, audio and video playback, listening-platform links, and customizable themes. It is designed for independent… Read the review →	Beamly is a hosted platform for podcasters, creators and podcast networks that need more than episode publishing. It can host or RSS-sync podcasts, automatically publish episodes to a branded website, distribute shows to major podcast… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• PodView — where it wins

  • Permanent free plan with themes, SEO essentials, and episode syncing
  • Custom domains, SSL, transcripts, analytics, and SEO markup
  • AI tools, memberships, subscriber tools, and broad integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free sites use a PodView subdomain
  • Custom pages and AI tools start on the Creator plan
  • Memberships and branding removal require the Producer plan

• Beamly — where it wins

  • Combines podcast hosting, branded websites, distribution and analytics
  • Adds AI transcripts, show notes, memberships and gated content
  • Supports courses, video, digital products and extensive integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Annual-billing prices start at $18 per month
  • The Starter plan is limited to 1 show

• PodView9.2/10 · Free plan

  A budget-friendly podcast site builder with publishing, growth, analytics, and membership tools.

  Visit PodViewFull verdict →
• Beamly9.0/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad podcast business platform with websites, distribution, AI tools and monetization.

  Visit BeamlyFull verdict →