PowerPress by Blubrry vs Simple Podcast Press
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| Feature | PowerPress by Blubrry v11.17.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Simple Podcast Press checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 1, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Blubrry PowerPress | — |
| Pros | Podcast feeds for the major directories; Audio and video players with embed options; Feeds per category and an import from an existing feed | — |
| Cons | Does not include built-in media statistics; Large uploads are limited by the host; Blubrry hosting and services are paid and optional | Sales page looks dated; recent update activity unclear |
| 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 | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | WebSub hub, Blubrry services | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.6 | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | — |
| External services | api.blubrry.com, castfeedvalidator.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 10 | — |