Castos vs Notta
Castos and Notta are both podcast & audio tools. Castos is aimed at creators and small businesses, while Notta is aimed at small businesses and freelancers. Notta costs less, from $13.99/mo versus $19/mo for Castos. Only Notta has a free plan.
Podcast hosting with private feeds and a WordPress plugin
AI transcription and meeting notes in 58 languages
| Pricing | Paid · $19 | Freemium · $14 |
| Starting price | $19/mo | $13.99/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Built for | Creators, Small businesses, Enterprise | Small businesses, Freelancers, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web, ios, android | web, ios, android |
| Country | US · 2017 | — · 2020 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Castos if
Businesses and creators who need private or members-only podcasts, or WordPress publishers who want hosting tied to their site.
- Private podcasting is included on every plan, not an add-on
- No download caps or per-show fees
- Deep WordPress integration through a well-used plugin
Look elsewhere if: Hobbyists who want free hosting or podcasters focused only on public shows on a budget (Spotify for Creators, Buzzsprout).
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).
Castos vs Notta pricing
Castos
- Essentials$19/moUnlimited shows and downloads, 100 private subscribers
- Growth$49/mo250 private subscribers, YouTube republishing; $490/yr
- Pro$99/mo500 private subscribers, video hosting, 10 team members
- PremiumFrom $499/moSSO, unlimited team, custom contracts; from $4,990/yr
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
Castos · Key features
- Unlimited podcasts, episodes and downloads on every plan
- Private and hybrid feeds with revocable per-listener access
- Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin to publish from WordPress
- YouTube republishing and video podcast hosting on higher tiers
- IAB-compliant analytics for listens, apps, locations and followers
- Dynamic ad insertion, Castos Ads and sponsor Campaigns on old episodes
Cons
- No free plan, unlike Spotify for Creators
- Private subscriber caps rise only with plan or $50 per 500 add-on
- Video hosting requires the $99 Pro plan
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
Castos vs Notta: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Castos or Notta?
Notta starts at $13.99/mo and Castos at $19/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Castos and Notta have a free plan?
Castos has no free plan, a 14-day free trial. Notta has a free plan.