Ausha

Ausha is a Paris-based podcast hosting platform that has aggressively differentiated on SEO, social automation, and a built-in podcast website rather than competing on price alone. Pricing starts at $15/month billed annually ($17 monthly) for the Starter plan, $29/month annual for Boost, and $69/month annual for Supersonic, with discounts for students, unemployed users, and non-profits.

All paid plans include unlimited storage, episodes, and downloads. There's no free tier. Distribution covers Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, Pandora, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Overcast, and the long tail of directories.

The SEO suite is the standout. Ausha includes keyword research tools, auto-generated SEO-optimized episode pages, and full transcripts embedded on a hosted podcast website, all of which actually move the needle on Google discovery.

The social media features let you schedule posts, auto-generate audiograms and video clips, and push to Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and TikTok from one dashboard. The newer AI tools handle transcription, episode metadata writing, and promotional copy.

The trade-offs are predictable. Ausha's US user base is smaller than Buzzsprout or Captivate, so community resources are thinner. There's no free plan, which is unusual in 2026 when Spotify for Creators and others offer free hosting.

AI features are partially gated to higher tiers. For shows that genuinely care about discoverability and want a single tool for hosting plus marketing, Ausha is one of the better picks. For a hobbyist starting out, the lack of a free tier is a real barrier.