PowerPress by Blubrry vs Seriously Simple Podcasting
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| Feature | PowerPress by Blubrry v11.17.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 20,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 1, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Blubrry PowerPress | Seriously Simple Podcasting |
| Pros | Podcast feeds for the major directories; Audio and video players with embed options; Feeds per category and an import from an existing feed | Podcast feed, players, blocks and widgets in one plugin; Podping notifications for feed updates; RSS import for moving an existing show |
| Cons | Does not include built-in media statistics; Large uploads are limited by the host; Blubrry hosting and services are paid and optional | 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 RSS feeds, Feeds per category, Audio and video players, Import an existing podcast feed | 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 ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | Elementor, Polylang |
| Other | WebSub hub, Blubrry services | Castos ($), Podping |
| Requires WordPress | 3.6 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.blubrry.com, castfeedvalidator.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org | app.castos.com, episodes.castos.com, podping.cloud |
| Blocks | 1 | 6 |
| Shortcodes | 10 | 7 |