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Captivate costs $19 to $99 per month as of July 2026, with 4 plans available. Plans: Personal at $19/month, Professional at $49/month, and Business at $99/month. Enterprise pricing is available on request. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

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Captivate offers 4 pricing tiers: Personal, Professional, Business, Custom. Paid plans include Personal at $19/month, Professional at $49/month, Business at $99/month. The Professional plan is growing podcasts with larger audiences.

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Captivate lists $19-$99/month, but hidden costs like implementation and support add to the total as of July 2026. Key hidden costs: exceeding download limits, video podcasting add-on, migration of analytics. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

1

Exceeding Download Limits

high overage

If a podcast consistently exceeds its plan's download limit for two consecutive months, Captivate will suggest moving to a higher tier, which acts as an unexpected cost increase.

industry

While they state they won't stop the podcast or take it offline, this effectively acts as an unexpected cost increase if a show grows faster than anticipated

2

Video Podcasting Add-on

medium addon

Video Podcasting is an optional add-on for uploading, hosting, and distributing video podcast content, requiring an active paid subscription.

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It is not available during free trials and requires an active paid subscription

3

Migration of Analytics

low migration

Podcast analytics do not transfer between hosting providers, requiring buyers to manually download historical data from their previous host, which is an implementation cost in terms of time and effort.

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Buyers would need to manually download their historical data from their previous host, which could be an "implementation cost" in terms of time and effort, though not a direct monetary fee from Captivate

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