Seriously Simple Podcasting vs Simple Podcast Press
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| Feature | Seriously Simple Podcasting v3.17.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 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 19, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Seriously Simple Podcasting | — |
| Pros | Podcast feed, players, blocks and widgets in one plugin; Podping notifications for feed updates; RSS import for moving an existing show | — |
| Cons | Hosted sync and statistics need a paid Castos account; Several features depend on Castos settings | Sales page looks dated; recent update activity unclear |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($) | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Elementor, Polylang | — |
| Other | Castos ($), Podping | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | — |
| External services | app.castos.com, episodes.castos.com, podping.cloud | — |
| Blocks | 6 | — |
| Shortcodes | 7 | — |