Spreaker vs Beamly

Spreaker suits podcasters who want programmatic ads, Supporters Club subscriptions or campaign tools for a network. Beamly suits creators who want a customizable website with memberships, private feeds and paid content in several formats. Both have percentage-free listener payment options on paid plans, so the website and listening experience matter as much as the fee.

Spreaker is an iHeartMedia company. It offers podcast distribution, programmatic advertising and listener subscriptions. Beamly also distributes podcasts, but focuses on the website and direct sales around the show. Spreaker's ownership does not guarantee advertising revenue or a sales relationship for every account.

Spreaker plans and Supporters Club fees

Free Speech is $0. One podcast, unlimited episodes, no card required. The show can make money with ads. Statistics history is six months. Supporters Club, Spreaker’s listener-payment product, carries a 20% fee.

Broadcaster is $20 a month. Unlimited podcasts and episodes. Statistics history is 12 months, and the stats are described as advanced. Supporters Club drops to a 0% fee. The plan adds private podcasts, which the plans page labels “enhanced,” plus Apple Podcasts Subscriptions and in-app support.

Anchorman is $50 a month. It keeps unlimited podcasts, the 0% Supporters Club fee, private podcasts and Apple subscriptions. Statistics are described as full, still with 12 months of history. You get customizable player colors, a collaboration feature and unlimited collaborators.

Publisher is $250 a month. Spreaker’s FAQ says that fixed fee includes audio ad trafficking tools, the collaboration feature and priority support. The plan adds an ad campaign manager so you can sell and manage your own ads, the ability to block IAB categories on programmatic ads, Organizations, full statistics and 24 months of history. Unlimited collaborators stay.

Enterprise is the custom tier for a large catalog that needs a tighter integration than Publisher. The plans page does not print a price.

Spreaker lists fixed monthly plan prices rather than download or upload-hour allowances. The paid tiers change the Supporters Club fee, statistics history, collaboration and ad management tools.

The 20% fee, worked out on a small club

At 50 supporters paying $10 a month, Supporters Club collects $500. The free plan’s 20% fee is $100. Broadcaster costs $20 and removes that platform fee, saving $80 a month before any other charges. The two options cost the same on those line items at $100 in monthly club revenue. Above that, Broadcaster is cheaper.

A club of 15 people at $5 is $75 a month. Twenty percent is $15, which is still less than Broadcaster’s $20. Stay on Free Speech if the club is that small and one podcast is enough. Move to Broadcaster when the club passes about $100 a month, or earlier if you need a second show, private podcasts or Apple Podcasts Subscriptions. Those last features are not on Free Speech at all.

Ads and private podcasts

Every plan, including Free Speech, says you can make money with ads. Publisher is where you manage your own campaigns and block categories. That matches a host tied to a large audio company. Programmatic demand sits on the lower plans. Direct trafficking starts when you are ready to run it yourself at $250 a month.

Spreaker offers private and limited-access podcast settings. Supporters Club is a separate subscription product that can provide exclusive or ad-free episodes. Check that listening experience before treating it as a personal private feed for every member’s preferred podcast app.

Statistics history is published in months. Six months on the free plan, twelve on Broadcaster and Anchorman, twenty-four on Publisher. Spreaker says the numbers are certified with IAB Tech Lab and that it has a Nielsen partnership. Beamly’s hosted-show counts follow an IAB-style method and are not certified. A buyer who wants the host’s certification letter is a reason to stay on Spreaker. A six-month window is a reason to export reports on Free Speech before they age out.

Spreaker provides show pages and embeddable players. Beamly gives you a full website builder, blogging and member-only pages, with courses on Creator. You can design a sponsor page, publish episode resources and sell access on your domain while still using Spreaker for public audio

Where Spreaker is the stronger business

Spreaker Free Speech is a useful option for a single public show that wants to apply for programmatic advertising without paying for hosting. Ad Exchange approval and ad demand still affect earnings. Broadcaster at $20 adds unlimited shows, private podcast tools and a 0% Supporters Club platform fee. That is a strong offer if Spreaker’s listener subscription experience fits your audience.

Choose Anchorman if you need unlimited collaborators and player branding. Publisher adds campaign management and category controls for $250 a month. It is worth comparing when you sell ads directly and need to manage delivery across shows. Beamly does not offer those campaign tools.

The free plan covers one show and six months of statistics. Export reports you want to retain, and check the paid listening workflow with Supporters Club before inviting an existing membership to move.

Where Beamly memberships replace Supporters Club

Beamly Starter is $18 a month billed annually for one hosted or synced show, a custom-domain site, a blog and 1,000 free members. Spreaker Free Speech costs less for hosting alone. Starter is worth comparing when you need custom pages and publishing tools around a show that stays on Spreaker.

Beamly Creator costs $30 a month billed annually and includes private member feeds, a course and video hosting. Spreaker Broadcaster costs $20 monthly and has a 0% Supporters Club platform fee. If you only need Spreaker’s subscriptions and audio hosting, Broadcaster is cheaper. Creator is useful when members should also log into your domain to read paid posts, watch videos or take a course.

At 200 members paying $8, gross monthly revenue would be $1,600. Beamly Creator costs $30 before Stripe processing. Spreaker Broadcaster costs $20 and also takes no Supporters Club platform percentage. Beamly’s reason to charge more is the custom-domain website, private member feeds and access to posts, courses and videos. It is not the only percentage-free option.

Beamly supports Apple HLS video on Creator and above.

Deciding between Spreaker and Beamly

Choose Spreaker’s Free Speech for one public show and a small Supporters Club. Broadcaster removes the club’s 20% fee and opens unlimited shows. Anchorman adds collaborators and player customization. Publisher is for creators who need to sell and manage their own campaigns, rather than just access programmatic ads.

Choose Beamly Creator for memberships on your domain, with private feeds and access to several content formats. Starter gives a Spreaker show a customizable website without moving the ads. Business covers several shows on that site.

Choose Beamly for a website where members can pay, listen, watch and access courses or downloads. You can try it free for 14 days with a Spreaker feed and keep the public hosting unchanged.

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