Pricing guide

Whether you're the next Marc Maron, or the current Marc Maron, there is a Shortwave plan that's tailored to you.

Plan type

Hobby

$ 7 .97 per month billed annually
$ 9 .97 per month billed monthly

For a host just getting into podcasting, or without a need to change ads often

Professional

$ 9 .97 per month billed annually
$ 12 .47 per month billed monthly

For a host with at least one successful show, and a need to regularly update episode content and ads

Show management
Podcasts 1 Unlimited
Import your show
Shortwave's RSS importer tool helps you migrate all of your podcast's data quickly and easily.
Audio processing
Upload full episodes
Clip stitching
On-demand audio transcoding
For any episodes that consist of only one clip, you can elect not to transcode audio. These episodes do not count toward your free transcoding hours.
Audio processing queue
Jump the line and process your audio on a private queue nearly immediately.
Standard Priority
Free transcoding hours 5 hours per month 10 hours per month
Transcoding rate
Any audio transcoded over your monthly free hours. This is billed at the rate shown per audio minute, plus a minimum processing charge of $0.50.
$0.011 per minute* $0.011 per minute*
Syndication
Automated RSS Feed Builder
Embed Player
Bandwidth
Upload bandwidth Unlimited Unlimited
Download bandwidth Unlimited Unlimited
Analytics
Episode insights
Episode-level download trends and raw data export.
Show insights
Amalgamated show-level download and user behavior trends.
Support
Email support
Creator chats
Invite to a monthly YouTube chat with the creators of Shortwave to give feedback, talk about upcoming features, and learn about ways other people are using the platform.

Hobby

$ 7 59 per month billed annually
$ 9 97 per month billed monthly

For a host just getting into podcasting, or without a need to change ads often

Show management
Podcasts 1
Import your show
Shortwave's RSS importer tool helps you migrate all of your podcast's data quickly and easily.
Audio processing
Upload full episodes
Clip stitching
On-demand audio transcoding
For any episodes that consist of only one clip, you can elect not to transcode audio. These episodes do not count toward your free transcoding hours.
Audio processing queue
Jump the line and process your audio on a private queue nearly immediately.
Standard
Free transcoding hours 5 hours per month
Transcoding rate
Any audio transcoded over your monthly free hours. This is billed at the rate shown per audio minute, plus a minimum processing charge of $0.50.
$0.011 per minute*
Syndication
Automated RSS Feed Builder
Embed Player
Bandwidth
Upload bandwidth Unlimited
Download bandwidth Unlimited
Analytics
Episode insights
Episode-level download trends and raw data export.
Show insights
Amalgamated show-level download and user behavior trends.
Support
24/7 email support
Creator chats
Invite to a monthly YouTube chat with the creators of Shortwave to give feedback, talk about upcoming features, and learn about ways other people are using the platform.

Professional

$ 9 97 per month billed annually
$ 12 47 per month billed monthly

For a host with at least one successful show, and a need to regularly update episode content and ads

Show management
Podcasts Unlimited
Import your show
Shortwave's RSS importer tool helps you migrate all of your podcast's data quickly and easily.
Audio processing
Upload full episodes
Clip stitching
On-demand audio transcoding
For any episodes that consist of only one clip, you can elect not to transcode audio. These episodes do not count toward your free transcoding hours.
Audio processing queue
Jump the line and process your audio on a private queue nearly immediately.
Priority
Free transcoding hours 10 hours per month
Transcoding rate
Any audio transcoded over your monthly free hours. This is billed at the rate shown per audio minute, plus a minimum processing charge of $0.50.
$0.011 per minute*
Syndication
Automated RSS Feed Builder
Embed Player
Bandwidth
Upload bandwidth Unlimited
Download bandwidth Unlimited
Analytics
Episode insights
Episode-level download trends and raw data export.
Show insights
Amalgamated show-level download and user behavior trends.
Support
24/7 email support
Creator chats
Invite to a monthly YouTube chat with the creators of Shortwave to give feedback, talk about upcoming features, and learn about ways other people are using the platform.

*Transcoding rate per minute is $0.011.
Each transcode has a $0.50 base processing charge.
Billed cost is rounded to the nearest $0.01.

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