Acast vs Notta

Acast is a podcast hosting and monetization company founded in Stockholm, Sweden, and listed on Nasdaq First North. Its core job is to host shows, distribute them to Apple Podcasts, Spotify and every other directory, and then turn listens into revenue through one of the largest podcast advertising marketplaces in the world.

The free Starter plan covers hosting and distribution. Paid tiers (Essential, Pro and Video) add multiple shows, unlimited episodes, team management, a publishing API and video publishing to Apple Podcasts. Acast inserts dynamic ads sold by its own sales teams and programmatic partners into back catalog episodes, so older episodes keep earning. Acast+ lets creators sell premium subscriptions with bonus or ad-free episodes, and sponsorship tools connect shows with brands directly.

Acast fits independent and network podcasters for whom advertising is the business model and who want access to advertisers they could not reach alone. The trade-off is a revenue share on ads and less control over which ads appear. Transistor is a better choice for companies running private or branded shows, Buzzsprout is simpler for hobbyists, and Spotify for Creators offers free hosting tied closely to Spotify. For shows with real audiences that want to be paid, Acast remains one of the strongest options.

Notta is an AI transcription and meeting notes app launched in 2020, with Japan as a key market; the company says more than 5,000 companies and 15 million people use it. In December 2025 it announced a Series B of about ¥2.3 billion (roughly $15 million) led by Granite-Integral Capital. Its core job is turning meetings, interviews and audio files into searchable transcripts and AI summaries across many languages.

Notta transcribes in 58 languages, joins Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex calls with a bot, records in the browser and on mobile, imports audio and video files, identifies speakers and produces AI summaries with templates. It also offers transcript translation, bilingual transcription and real-time translation as add-ons, plus Notta Brain for asking questions across recordings. The free plan gives 120 minutes a month with a 3-minute limit per recording. Pro adds 1,800 minutes and exports, Business adds unlimited minutes, video recording and CRM and Zapier sync, and Enterprise adds SSO and audit logs.

Notta fits multilingual teams, researchers and journalists who need accurate transcripts in languages beyond English. Otter.ai is stronger on English-only meetings, Fireflies on CRM and conversation intelligence, and tl;dv on video clips. The free plan is too restrictive for real meetings.

Buying tip: the pricing page shows annual prices with about 40% off; bilingual transcription and real-time translation are limited to a few free uses a month and cost extra beyond that, so budget them if you mix languages in meetings.