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Acast vs Notta

Acast and Notta are both podcast & audio tools. Acast is aimed at creators and enterprise, while Notta is aimed at small businesses and freelancers. Notta costs less, from $13.99/mo versus $25/mo for Acast. Both have a free plan.

Acast

Hosting with built-in ad marketplace

Notta

AI transcription and meeting notes in 58 languages

PricingFreemium · $25Freemium · $14
Starting price$25/mo$13.99/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial—7 days
Built forCreators, EnterpriseSmall businesses, Freelancers, Enterprise
Platformswebweb, ios, android
CountrySE · 2014— · 2020
Rating——

Choose Acast if

Podcasters seeking ad revenue at scale.

  • Strong monetization network
  • Free starter plan
  • Large advertiser reach

Look elsewhere if: Private or internal podcasts (Transistor).

Choose Notta if

Multilingual teams, researchers and journalists who need accurate transcripts and summaries in many languages.

  • Strong multilingual support, including Asian languages
  • Low annual price for Pro compared with Otter
  • Works across meetings, browser, mobile and file uploads

Look elsewhere if: Sales teams wanting deep conversation analytics or English-only users happy with free tools (Fireflies, Gong, Otter.ai).

Acast vs Notta pricing

Acast

  • Starter$01 show, 5 episodes; ad monetization included
  • Essential$25/mo$14.99/mo billed annually; multiple shows, unlimited episodes
  • Pro$40/mo$29.99/mo billed annually; team management, publishing API
  • Video$50/mo$39.99/mo billed annually; video to Apple Podcasts, 10k views/mo

Notta

  • Free$0120 min/mo, 3 min per recording, 10 AI summaries
  • Pro$13.99/mo$8.17/mo billed annually ($97.99/yr); 1,800 min/mo
  • Business$27.99/seat/mo$16.67 billed annually ($199.99/yr); unlimited minutes
  • EnterpriseCustomFrom 51 seats; SAML SSO, audit logs, data controls

Acast · Key features

  • Free hosting and distribution
  • Ad marketplace and dynamic insertion
  • Acast+ subscriptions
  • Analytics
  • Sponsorship opportunities
  • Podcast website

Cons

  • Revenue share on ads
  • Less control over ads
  • Advanced features paid

Notta · Key features

  • Transcription in 58 languages with speaker identification
  • Meeting bot for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex
  • Audio and video file import for interviews and podcasts
  • AI summaries with customizable templates
  • Transcript translation, bilingual transcription and real-time translation
  • Notta Brain for questions across all recordings

Cons

  • Free plan caps recordings at 3 minutes
  • Real-time and bilingual translation cost extra beyond a few uses
  • Monthly-billing prices are much higher than annual ones

Acast vs Notta: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Acast or Notta?

Notta starts at $13.99/mo and Acast at $25/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Acast and Notta have a free plan?

Yes, both Acast and Notta have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Which is better for small businesses, Acast or Notta?

Notta lists small businesses as a core audience, while Acast is aimed more at creators and enterprise.

Not sure yet?