Podlove Podcast Publisher vs Seriously Simple Podcasting
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| Feature | Podlove Podcast Publisher v4.5.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Seriously Simple Podcasting v3.17.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Podlove Podcast Publisher · Podlove Plus ($) | Seriously Simple Podcasting |
| Pros | Podcast shows, episodes and feeds in WordPress; Chapters, transcripts and an embedded web player; Modular design, so unused features stay off | Podcast feed, players, blocks and widgets in one plugin; Podping notifications for feed updates; RSS import for moving an existing show |
| Cons | Paid Plus service is promoted in the admin; Several modules call outside services; Large plugin with many modules to configure | Hosted sync and statistics need a paid Castos account; Several features depend on Castos settings |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Podcast admin menu and episodes, Podcast feeds, Chapter marks, Transcripts module, Shownotes module, Embedded web player, Episode download tracking, Podlove Plus service and pricing banner ($) | Podcast episode post type, Podcast RSS feed, Import episodes from an RSS feed, Podping feed update notifications, Gutenberg blocks and audio players, Elementor settings extender, Podcast schema output, REST API for episodes and podcast settings, Hosted sync with Castos ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Matomo, OP3 | — |
| Social | Slack | — |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Polylang |
| Other | Auphonic, Podlove Plus ($) | Castos ($), Podping |
| Requires WordPress | 5.7.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | cdn.podlove.org, services.podlove.org, slack.com, auth.podlove.org, mandrillapp.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com | app.castos.com, episodes.castos.com, podping.cloud |
| Blocks | — | 6 |
| Shortcodes | — | 7 |