What are the best platforms right now for hosting a business podcast, and is anchor.fm still a good free option for startups?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What are the best platforms right now for hosting a business podcast, and is anchor.fm still a good free option for startups?
6 real searches · 1 real-search pass
best podcast hosting platforms 2026 Spotify for Creators Buzzsprout Transistor Captivate Podbean pricing features Anchor.fm rebrandGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
site:creators.spotify.com podcast hosting free features analytics distribution 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:buzzsprout.com/pricing podcast hosting pricing featuresGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:transistor.fm/pricing podcast hosting pricingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:captivate.fm/pricing podcast hosting pricingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:podbean.com/podcast-hosting-pricing podcast hosting pricingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (6)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 6 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT6 real searches · gpt-6
best podcast hosting platforms 2026 Spotify for Creators Buzzsprout Transistor Captivate Podbean pricing features Anchor.fm rebrand Google ↗
site:creators.spotify.com podcast hosting free features analytics distribution 2026 Google ↗
site:buzzsprout.com/pricing podcast hosting pricing features Google ↗
site:transistor.fm/pricing podcast hosting pricing Google ↗
site:captivate.fm/pricing podcast hosting pricing Google ↗
site:podbean.com/podcast-hosting-pricing podcast hosting pricing Google ↗
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Semantic map
Every query placed by meaning (EmbeddingGemma 2, 256-d). Shaded regions are topics, nearby points are near-paraphrases, and a circle's size is how often the query came back.
Colour
SimulatedReal search
Hover a query to see its counterpart · zoom with Ctrl/⌘ + scroll, a pinch, double-click or +
Queries
6 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
best podcast hosting platforms 2026 Spotify for Creators Buzzsprout Transistor Captivate Podbean pricing features Anchor.fm rebrand OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:creators.spotify.com podcast hosting free features analytics distribution 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:buzzsprout.com/pricing podcast hosting pricing features OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:transistor.fm/pricing podcast hosting pricing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:captivate.fm/pricing podcast hosting pricing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:podbean.com/podcast-hosting-pricing podcast hosting pricing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |