Spreaker review

Spreaker combines a podcast listening site with tools and paid plans for podcast publishers. Listeners can browse trending shows, episodes, categories and featured podcasts, or search from the site navigation. Sign up to save a personal library and resume episodes later; a playback queue lets you manage what plays next. The site also links to shows from Spreaker Prime Network and iHeart Podcast Networks.

For creators, Spreaker promotes Create for Web for recording podcasts and offers hosting plans with different podcast, statistics and collaboration limits. That makes it broader than a directory, but the published feature information does not spell out Create for Web’s recording controls or technical requirements. Treat the listening and creation sides as separate reasons to consider the product: a listener may want its catalogue, while a publisher should compare plan limits and costs before moving a show.

The main appeal is having discovery and publishing under one brand. Listeners can search and browse by category, check trending shows and episodes, save a library, resume playback and line up episodes in a queue. The network catalogs add another route to find shows, including titles from Spreaker Prime Network and iHeart Podcast Networks.

For a new publisher, the Free Speech plan costs $0 per month and includes one podcast, unlimited episodes, six months of statistics and a 20% Supporters Club fee. It is a low-cost way to start if one show and a short statistics history are enough. Broadcaster is $20 per month, with unlimited podcasts and episodes, 12 months of statistics and a 0% Supporters Club fee. Anchorman costs $50 per month and adds unlimited collaborators, while keeping those 12 months of statistics. Publisher is aimed at networks selling ads and includes an Ad Campaign manager, unlimited podcasts and collaborators, and 24 months of statistics.

The free plan has clear ceilings: one podcast, six months of statistics and a 20% Supporters Club fee. Broadcaster removes the podcast cap and that fee, but costs $20 per month; statistics still cover only 12 months. Anchorman also provides 12 months of statistics, so its $50 monthly price is mainly worth weighing if unlimited collaborators matter. Publisher costs $250 per month. Spreaker Enterprise has no published price, so networks need a quote to compare it.

The pricing information lists monthly prices, no annual billing price, and says fixed-price plans are billed in advance. Don’t assume an annual discount. The published details also do not establish the current scope of live broadcasting. In one Reddit thread, a returning former user described a different, older Spreaker experience; a commenter characterized the current service as podcast hosting, while another thread asks whether live streaming is being removed. Those discussions are not confirmation of current availability. If live streaming is central to your workflow, verify it with Spreaker before switching.

Spreaker has a free tier, but the first paid plan is $20 per month. According to the pricing details, Free Speech includes one podcast, unlimited episodes, six months of statistics and a 20% Supporters Club fee. Broadcaster costs $20 per month and removes the podcast cap, extends statistics to 12 months and drops that fee to 0%.

Anchorman is $50 per month, a $30 jump from Broadcaster. It adds unlimited collaborators; podcast and episode limits stay unlimited, with 12 months of statistics. Publisher costs $250 per month—a $200 jump from Anchorman—and adds 24 months of statistics and an Ad Campaign manager. Spreaker Enterprise has custom pricing, not a published monthly price.

No add-ons are listed. Prices are shown per month, but no annual rate or discount is published. Fixed-price plans are billed in advance, so confirm the charge before committing. The pricing page does not list a free trial.

The published sources do not document Spreaker’s migration process, export options or portability for episodes, analytics, subscribers or account data. Before moving a show, ask Spreaker what you can export and how your existing podcast feed, episode details and listening statistics transfer. Before leaving, confirm you can retain your feed and files elsewhere; the published material does not establish that you can.

Switching may be straightforward if you are starting a new show, but moving an established catalog needs more checking. Spreaker’s plans differ in podcast limits, collaborator access and statistics history, so map your current needs to the destination plan before changing platforms. We were not given Reddit posts or comments to support claims about why users leave, so we can’t responsibly report common complaints or switching triggers from Reddit. Treat migration and export terms as questions to verify with Spreaker, not as confirmed features.