Best Podcast Recording · FREE
Best free Podcast Recording (2026)
6 podcast recording that offer a genuine free plan, ranked by entry price. 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
- Cheapest: Async (formerly Podcastle) at $0/mo.
- Qualifying: Async (formerly Podcastle), Cleanfeed, Descript, Riverside, Zencastr, SquadCast (now part of Descript).
- 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. 3 of 6 rows below are marked.
Comparison
| # | Podcast Recording | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Async (formerly Podcastle) STALE · 2026-06-18 | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | solo podcasters | async.com |
| 2 | Cleanfeed STALE · 2026-06-18 | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | radio production | cleanfeed.net |
| 3 | Descript | $0/mo | Yes | — | Yes | podcast editing | descript.com |
| 4 | Riverside STALE · 2026-06-18 | $0/mo | Yes | — | Yes | remote podcast recording | riverside.com |
| 5 | Zencastr | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | remote podcast recording | zencastr.com |
| 6 | SquadCast (now part of Descript) | — | Yes | — | Yes | remote podcast recording | quote-only |