Blubrry
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Choose Blubrry if your podcast runs on WordPress and you want veteran hosting with detailed stats from $7/month.
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Comparison
Blubrry vs Castos
Blubrry lands on Depends, and Castos lands on Worth it.
Castos
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a serious show, a branded private podcast, or want tight WordPress integration at a mid-range price.
| Compare | Blubrry | Castos |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Worth it |
| Best for | WordPress-based podcasters | Serious indie podcasters wanting WordPress integration |
| Who it's not for | Podcasters who never touch WordPress . plugin value is lost | Hobbyists dabbling . free hosts cover a first show fine |
| Privacy | Multiple recent CVEs in the free PowerPress WordPress plugin; hosting platform itself publishes a security page.⁸ | Multiple 2025 CVEs affect Castos's WordPress plugins (Simple Podcasting, Seriously Simple Podcasting); the hosted platform itself is not implicated in reviewed sources. |
| Support quality | Human support emphasized; veteran company with loyal base | No direct support evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Long-time podcasters praise the WordPress plugin and support, while some find the stats redesign and plan limits frustrating.⁵ | Reviewers on G2 and independent blogs praise simplicity and transcription, while some Reddit users report occasional errors and compare it against Acast and Transistor. |
| Biggest gotcha | PowerPress CVEs mean you must update the plugin promptly or expose your WordPress site⁸ | WordPress users inherit plugin CVEs (auth bypass, XSS, CSRF); patch fast or skip the plugin |
Pick Blubrry when
- WordPress-based podcasters
- Budget starters at $7/mo
- Shows needing detailed download stats
- Podcasting 2.0 enthusiasts
When Blubrry is not a fit
- Podcasters who never touch WordPress . plugin value is lost
- Anyone expecting a free hosting tier
- Security-sensitive orgs wary of plugin CVEs
- Guess: teams needing video or multi-show network hosting
Pick Castos when
- Serious indie podcasters wanting WordPress integration
- Companies running private or employee podcasts
- Creators needing automatic transcription
- Agencies hosting client shows
When Castos is not a fit
- Hobbyists dabbling . free hosts cover a first show fine
- Anyone who can't tolerate WordPress plugin CVE exposure
- Budget buyers needing private podcasts on the cheapest tier
- Guess: video-first creators with heavy storage demands
Sources
- Blubrry Plans & Pricingblubrry.comofficial
news
- Blubrry Podcast Hosting Review 2025thepodcastconsultant.comreview
- Blubrry . best for WordPress podcasterstryslicemedia.comreview
- Blubrry Podcasting on G2g2.comreview
- Reddit: Blubrry stats page reactionsreddit.comreview
- Reddit: Blubrry or Buzzsprout?reddit.comreview
- CVE-2025-13536: PowerPress arbitrary file uploadzeropath.comsecurity
- CVE-2026-2988: PowerPress XSSsentinelone.comsecurity
- Blubrry Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.comofficial
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- Castos Review: Premium Content, Transcriptions & Simplicitythepodcasthost.comreview
- Acast vs Castos . Reddit r/podcastingreddit.comreview
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- Castos Private Podcasts review . what's free, and what isn'ttryslicemedia.comreview
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