Supporting Cast vs AX3Sonic

Supporting Cast9.2Visit AX3Sonic8.9Visit

Higher score Supporting Cast #2 in Private Podcast Platforms 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Try Supporting Cast

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AX3Sonic #4 in Private Podcast Platforms 8.9/10 Pricing on request · 7-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit AX3Sonic

• Supporting Cast fits best

  Paid premium podcast publishers

• AX3Sonic fits best

  Enterprise teams with gated audio portals

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Side by side

Feature	Supporting Cast 9.2/10 Visit ↗	AX3Sonic 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Private Podcast Platforms	#4 in Private Podcast Platforms
Best for	Paid premium podcast publishers	Enterprise teams with gated audio portals
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA
Integrations	6 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Supporting Cast 0/3 · AX3Sonic 0/3
Native mobile apps	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Built-in payments	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Custom domain	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Access model	Not checked yet	Invite-only
Member limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Episode limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Private RSS feeds with individualized listener access Premium delivery through Apple Podcasts and Spotify Advanced analytics across episodes, subscribers, and employees	SSO, email gates, and role-based permissions protect private audio. Per-listener engagement and real-time analytics support audience insight. Branded multi-tenant portals and embeddable players extend distribution.
Cons	Contact-sales pricing makes budgeting less predictable Its broad feature set may exceed narrow podcast needs Directory distribution is limited to selected directories	Enterprise podcast pricing is custom and requires contacting sales. The platform is available through the web only. Its broad production toolkit may exceed the needs of simple hosting buyers.
Our verdict	Supporting Cast is a podcast subscription and private podcast delivery platform for independent shows, publishers, podcast networks, and organizations. It supports recurring memberships, one-time purchases, pay-what-you-want pricing, and… Read the review →	AX3Sonic is an enterprise podcast and media platform for communications, sales enablement, product marketing, publishers, and content teams. Its focus is controlled-audience audio: organizations can create private and gated podcasts for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Supporting Cast — where it wins

  • Private RSS feeds with individualized listener access
  • Premium delivery through Apple Podcasts and Spotify
  • Advanced analytics across episodes, subscribers, and employees

  Where it doesn't

  • Contact-sales pricing makes budgeting less predictable
  • Its broad feature set may exceed narrow podcast needs
  • Directory distribution is limited to selected directories

• AX3Sonic — where it wins

  • SSO, email gates, and role-based permissions protect private audio.
  • Per-listener engagement and real-time analytics support audience insight.
  • Branded multi-tenant portals and embeddable players extend distribution.

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise podcast pricing is custom and requires contacting sales.
  • The platform is available through the web only.
  • Its broad production toolkit may exceed the needs of simple hosting buyers.

• Supporting Cast9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad private podcast platform for publishers that need paid access and detailed analytics.

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• AX3Sonic8.9/10 · Pricing on request · 7-day trial

  A strong fit for controlled-audience audio with enterprise access and analytics.

  Visit AX3SonicFull verdict →