Ausha
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What is Ausha
Ausha is a podcast hosting platform used to upload episodes, generate an RSS feed, and distribute podcasts to major listening directories. It targets independent podcasters, small media teams, and brands that need publishing workflows, basic website pages, and audience analytics. The product also includes promotional tools such as social sharing assets and integrations intended to support podcast marketing activities alongside hosting.
End-to-end hosting and distribution
Ausha provides core podcast hosting functions including episode uploads, RSS feed management, and distribution to common podcast directories. It supports typical publishing workflows such as scheduling and episode metadata management. This makes it suitable for teams that want a single tool for publishing and syndication rather than stitching together multiple services.
Built-in promotion workflows
The platform includes tools aimed at promoting episodes, such as social sharing assets and features designed to repurpose episode content for distribution on social channels. These capabilities reduce reliance on separate marketing utilities for basic promotion tasks. For creators focused on growth, having promotion features inside the hosting product can simplify day-to-day operations.
Analytics for audience tracking
Ausha offers podcast analytics to track downloads and listener trends over time. It helps podcasters evaluate episode performance and publishing cadence using in-product reporting. This is useful for creators and small teams that need actionable metrics without implementing separate analytics tooling.
Advanced analytics depth varies
Compared with some podcast hosting platforms that emphasize enterprise-grade reporting, Ausha’s analytics may not cover every advanced requirement (for example, highly customized reporting, complex attribution, or deep integrations into BI stacks). Teams with strict measurement standards may need supplemental tooling. Fit depends on how much detail is required beyond standard IAB-style download reporting and trend views.
Limited enterprise governance features
Organizations that require granular role-based access control, centralized multi-show governance, and formal approval workflows may find the platform less aligned than tools built specifically for large networks. Smaller teams typically have fewer governance needs, but larger publishers often require stricter controls. Buyers should validate permissions, auditability, and multi-brand management before standardizing.
Integrations may be selective
While Ausha supports common podcast distribution and some marketing-related connections, it may not match the breadth of integrations offered by platforms that prioritize extensibility. If a team relies on specific CRM, marketing automation, or data pipeline tools, integration gaps can increase manual work. Prospective users should confirm required integrations and export options (API, webhooks, or scheduled exports) during evaluation.
Plan & Pricing
Free plan
- Ausha Free: Permanently free hosting tier that lets you create/import a show and publish your first episode for free (host your imported existing episodes or publish one episode for life). Includes Ausha Communication tools (video clip, podcast website, Smartlink, Smartplayer, social networks, newsletter). Source: Ausha Help Center.
Hosting & Distribution (tiered plans)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | $15 per month (billed annually) or $17 monthly | Unlimited hosting & distribution; unlimited storage, episodes & downloads; one-click distribution to Apple Podcasts, Spotify & major platforms; advanced analytics (downloads per episode, listeners by app/device/country); Social Media Manager (Twitter & Facebook); Video Clips: 4/month; Podcast website; Smartplayer; Smartlink & Deeplink; Newsletter: 1,000 emails/month; AI-powered transcription: 60 minutes/month; Ausha Intelligence & PSO add-ons available. |
| Boost | $29 per month (billed annually) or $35 monthly | Includes all Launch features plus: Unlisted episodes; distribution to YouTube & SoundCloud; Dynamic ad insertion; Exclusive analytics (Apple Podcasts ranking tracking, unique listeners, listeners by OS/browser/region, PeakTime); Social Media Manager (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn); Video Clips: 12/month; Newsletter: 5,000 emails/month; AI transcription: 120 minutes/month. |
| Supersonic | $69 per month (billed annually) or $83 monthly | Includes all Boost features plus: Advanced access & customization (private playlists); API & webhooks; Expert analytics (completion rate, average listening time, listeners by gender/city/age); Video Clips: 24/month; built for media teams/agencies/networks; multi-show management available on higher tiers. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing (contact sales) | Contact Ausha for custom enterprise plans: multi-show management, multi-user access, personalized onboarding, priority support, custom branding, SLA/enterprise-grade features. |
Podcast Search Optimization (PSO) (tiered plans)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (PSO) | $29 per month (billed annually) or $35 monthly | Tracked shows: 1; Country stores: 1; Keywords tracked: 100; Seats: 1; Keyword tracking history: 6 months; PSO Checker; Category Benchmark (partial); Support response time: 48h. |
| Grow (PSO) | $59 per month (billed annually) or $69 monthly | Tracked shows: 3; Country stores: 2; Keywords: 500; Seats: 2; Keyword tracking history: 12 months; PSO Checker; Category Benchmark (full); Support: 24h; Live Search. |
| Enterprise (PSO) | Custom pricing (contact sales) | From 5 tracked shows; Country stores: 3; Keywords: unlimited; Seats: from 5; Keyword tracking history: 24 months; PSO Checker; Category Benchmark: full; Personalized support; Ausha Intelligence included on enterprise. |
Ausha Intelligence (AI add-on)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ausha Intelligence (individual) | $12.50 per month (billed annually) or $15 monthly | AI-powered transcriptions & content generation: transcription starting at 60 minutes/month; additional transcription $4 per additional hour; prompt length up to 200 characters; seats: unlimited; support response time within 24h. Free trial: test Ausha Intelligence for free on 1 episode. |
| Enterprise (AI) | Custom pricing (contact sales) | Transcription starting at 600 minutes/month; additional transcription: contact sales; prompt length up to 400 characters; personalized support; seats: unlimited. |
Notes & trials
- PSO: Officially offers a 7-day free trial for the PSO tool (no migration needed). (Pricing page & Help Center)
- Ausha Intelligence: Officially allows testing the AI on 1 episode for free (no credit card). (Help Center)
- Hosting: Ausha Free lets users create/import a show and publish the first episode for free; creating an account to explore hosting requires no credit card. (Help Center & Pricing page)
- Currency & billing: Prices above are shown in USD on Ausha's pricing page; annual rates are the listed lower monthly amounts when billed annually.
Seller details
Ausha
Paris, France
2018
Private
https://www.ausha.co
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