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Best Async (formerly Podcastle) alternatives (2026)
5 alternatives to Async (formerly Podcastle) in podcast recording, ranked by entry price. Async (formerly Podcastle) starts at $0/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Free alternatives: Cleanfeed, Descript, Riverside, Zencastr, SquadCast (now part of Descript).
- Closest by price: Cleanfeed ($0/mo), Descript ($0/mo), Riverside ($0/mo).
Async (formerly Podcastle) alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleanfeed STALE · 2026-06-18 | $0/mo | Yes | — | radio production | cleanfeed.net |
| 2 | Descript | $0/mo | Yes | — | podcast editing | descript.com |
| 3 | Riverside STALE · 2026-06-18 | $0/mo | Yes | — | remote podcast recording | riverside.com |
| 4 | Zencastr | $0/mo | Yes | — | remote podcast recording | zencastr.com |
| 5 | SquadCast (now part of Descript) | not priced monthly | Yes | — | remote podcast recording | squadcast.fm |
Data current through 2026-09-03. STALE marks a row with at least one plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 2 of 5 rows above are marked. Compare any two directly on the Podcast Recording index.