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Monthly price is $0 for RSS.com and $19 for Castos and Number of podcasts is 10 for RSS.com and -1 for Castos.", "decisionPoints": [ { "path": "pricing.freeTier", "importance": 9, "kind": "evidence-gap", "text": "RSS.com has confirmed free plan; free plan is not yet confirmed for Castos." }, { "path": "pricing.startingPrice", "importance": 9, "kind": "value-difference", "text": "Monthly price is $0 for RSS.com and $19 for Castos." }, { "path": "technical.api", "importance": 8, "kind": "evidence-gap", "text": "RSS.com has confirmed API access; API access is not yet confirmed for Castos." }, { "path": "vertical.numberOfPodcasts", "importance": 7, "kind": "value-difference", "text": "Number of podcasts is 10 for RSS.com and -1 for Castos." } ], "sharedStrengths": [ { "path": "pricing.trial", "label": "Free trial", "importance": 9 }, { "path": "vertical.dynamicAdInsertion", "label": "Dynamic ad insertion", "importance": 7 }, { "path": "vertical.paidSubscriptions", "label": "Paid 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"includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "castos": { "value": -1, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6", "excerpt": "Unlimited Downloads There's no cap on how large your audience can grow.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.iabCertifiedAnalytics", "label": "IAB-certified analytics", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-534135c721fcacce" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-534135c721fcacce", "excerpt": "RSS.com is IAB-Certified for Analytics", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.advancedAnalytics", "label": "Advanced analytics", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6", "excerpt": "Advanced Analytics — not included included included included", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.dynamicAdInsertion", "label": "Dynamic ad insertion", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d92b5942038f1c01" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d92b5942038f1c01", "excerpt": "Programmatic Ads Inserted Dynamically (PAID)", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "dynamic ad insertion into every episode", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.podcastAdvertisingMarketplace", "label": "Podcast advertising marketplace", "group": "Integrations", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "castos": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.paidSubscriptions", "label": "Paid subscriptions", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d92b5942038f1c01" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d92b5942038f1c01", "excerpt": "Apple Podcasts Subscriptions : Offer your followers and fans an exclusive experience on Apple Podcasts.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "Take listener donations and unlock the seventh wonder of business, recurring revenue, with paid subscriptions.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.listenerDonations", "label": "Listener donations", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d92b5942038f1c01" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d92b5942038f1c01", "excerpt": "Donation Button : Add a donation button to your podcast’s website to accept contributions", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "Take listener donations and unlock the seventh wonder of business, recurring revenue, with paid subscriptions.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.privatePodcasts", "label": "Private podcasts", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "Share bonus episodes, ad-free content, and behind-the-scenes clips with private podcast subscribers.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.videoPodcasts", "label": "Video podcasts", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5", "excerpt": "Unlimited video podcasts", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6", "excerpt": "Video File Hosting — not included — not included included included", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.automaticTranscription", "label": "Automatic transcription", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5", "excerpt": "AI-generated transcripts", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "Transcripts in 19 languages", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.podcastWebsite", "label": "Podcast website", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5", "excerpt": "Create a site for your podcast", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "Every Castos podcast gets a fully customizable website out of the box", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.customDomain", "label": "Custom domain", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6", "excerpt": "Custom Website Domain included included included included", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.distributionToSpotify", "label": "Distribution to Spotify", "group": "Integrations", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-28a35cc4a51387b5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-28a35cc4a51387b5", "excerpt": "RSS.com automatically sends your podcast to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, and all major listening apps", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "Hit publish and Castos pushes your episode to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and everywhere else your audience listens", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.distributionToApplePodcasts", "label": "Distribution to Apple Podcasts", "group": "Integrations", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-28a35cc4a51387b5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-28a35cc4a51387b5", "excerpt": "RSS.com automatically sends your podcast to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, and all major listening apps", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "Hit publish and Castos pushes your episode to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and everywhere else your audience listens", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.youtubeDistribution", "label": "YouTube distribution", "group": "Integrations", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-28a35cc4a51387b5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-28a35cc4a51387b5", "excerpt": "RSS.com automatically sends your podcast to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, and all major listening apps", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "Castos automatically converts and publishes your audio to YouTube", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.teamMembers", "label": "Team members", "group": "Capacity", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": 3, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5", "excerpt": "Invite up to 3 team members", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": 5, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6", "excerpt": "Multiple team members Just you Up to 5 Up to 10 Unlimited", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.wordpressIntegration", "label": "WordPress integration", "group": "Integrations", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d7bac4895f90c41a", "excerpt": "manage your show directly from your WordPress dashboard with our Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.episodeScheduling", "label": "Episode scheduling", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5", "excerpt": "Schedule episode releases", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.migrationAssistance", "label": "Migration assistance", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6", "excerpt": "Personalized Migration Assistance From Your Current Host included included included included", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "technical.api", "label": "API", "group": "Technical", "importance": 8, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5", "excerpt": "API Access", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "pricing.freeTier", "label": "Free plan", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 9, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5", "excerpt": "Free Local & Niche USD 0 100% free podcasting", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "pricing.trial", "label": "Free trial", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 9, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-28a35cc4a51387b5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-28a35cc4a51387b5", "excerpt": "Move Your Podcast to RSS.com - Get 3 Months Free!", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6", "excerpt": "Start with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "pricing.startingPrice", "label": "Monthly price", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 9, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": 0, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4add6d58b73544d5", "excerpt": "Free Local & Niche USD 0", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "castos": { "value": 19, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-146099d9cf3f53b6", "excerpt": "$19 / month", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "commercial.affiliateProgramme", "label": "Affiliate programme", "group": "Commercial", "importance": 3, "includeInCoverage": true, "rss-com": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d92b5942038f1c01" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d92b5942038f1c01", "excerpt": "Affiliate Program : Love RSS.com? 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