Podcast Recording · pricing · Updated November 2026
Async (formerly Podcastle) pricing (2026)
Async (formerly Podcastle)'s paid plans start at $19.99/mo (Essentials (Storyteller)) as checked on 2026-11-01, read from Async (formerly Podcastle)'s own pricing page; 4 plans. Best for solo podcasters. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $19.99/mo (Essentials (Storyteller)) · 40% off with annual billing
- Free tier: Yes · 7-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: solo podcasters; AI voice cloning; audio-first podcasts; budget-conscious creators
As of · every figure below links to its source
Async (formerly Podcastle) plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
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| Basic STALE · 2026-09-03 | $0 | — | Flat monthly | Free forever. ~3 hours video recording/month; ~10 hours transcription/month; limited text-to-speech; 2 GB storage; 1 creator seat; watermarked 720p video exports. | async.com |
| Essentials (Storyteller) | $19.99 | −40% | Flat monthly | 4 hours of audio & video recording; 10 hours transcription/month; 20 GB storage; 450 AI credits/month; 1411kbps WAV audio export, up to Full HD video export, watermark removed. $11.99/mo billed yearly (40% off). 7-day free trial. | async.com |
| Pro | $39.99 | −40% | Flat monthly | 20 hours video recording/month; 25 hours transcription/month; unlimited audio; 120 GB storage; 1,200 AI credits/month; voice cloning (Revoice); remote recording with guests; full AI editing suite. $23.99/mo billed yearly (Save $192; 40% off with yearly plans). 7-day free trial. | async.com |
| Teams STALE · 2026-06-18 | not priced monthly | — | Custom / quote | 50 hours remote recording/month; 1 TB storage; 3,000 AI credits/month; unlimited recording studios; multi-host access; collaboration. No reliably published price (informal estimates ~$39.99–$49.99/mo, unverified) → not recorded. Contact sales. | async.com |
Last verified 2026-11-01. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 2 of 4 plans above are marked. podcastle.ai redirects to async.com (Podcastle rebranded as Async on 2026-01-28). async.com/pricing renders plan names/limits in HTML (Basic, Storyteller/Essentials, Pro, Teams, Business) but withholds price numbers (JS-required). Monthly prices CORRECTED from an earlier version of this record's stale $14.99/$24.99 to $11.99 (Essentials/Storyteller) and $23.99 (Pro), corroborated by aichief.com, G2, and web search. Official messaging is 'Save up to 40% with yearly plans' (an earlier version of this record's 20% was wrong). Teams/Enterprise has no reliably published price (informal ~$39.99–$49.99) → no monthly price is recorded. 7-day free trial on paid plans; free Basic tier is permanent. Cross-checked against aichief.com. This note predates 2 corrections to the plans above, the earliest from 2026-09-27; the table holds the corrected figures.See the corrections.
Price changes
Price on record
$19.99/moRe-based on record 2026-10-16
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
From 2026-10-16 our record reflects a correction we published, not a vendor price move, so earlier figures are not compared with it.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Async (formerly Podcastle), newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Async (formerly Podcastle). Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Essentials (Storyteller). Price corrected from $11.99 to $19.99 (month, billed monthly). This row was last read on 2026-06-18. The page's default Yearly view prints $11.99 ("Save $96", under "SAVE 40% WITH YEARLY PLANS"); its Monthly view prints $19.99. The record had held the annual-billed rate, $11.99, as the month-to-month price. The page reads: "Essentials For solo creators getting started $19.99 450 credits / month Get started". Read in a browser on 2026-09-27.
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Pro. Price corrected from $23.99 to $39.99 (month, billed monthly). This row was last read on 2026-06-18. The record had held $23.99, the annual-billed rate: the default Yearly view reads Pro $23.99 Save $192 under SAVE 40% WITH YEARLY PLANS, and with the Monthly control clicked Pro reads $39.99, the comparison table $39 .99 / month. The annual discount stays at 40, this plan's own saving. The page reads: "Pro For professional creators who ship weekly $39.99 1200 credits / month Get started". Read in a browser on 2026-09-27.
Capabilities
Integrations: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube.
Key features: AI text-to-speech with voice cloning (Revoice); AI Magic Dust audio enhancement and noise removal; Multi-track remote recording with guests (Pro+); All-in-one record, edit, transcribe, publish to Spotify/Apple Podcasts.
Plan limits: Basic: ~3 hours video recording/month, 2 GB storage; Essentials: 8 hours video recording/month, 20 GB storage; Pro: 20 hours video recording/month, 120 GB storage; AI credits quota per tier (450 / 1,200 / 3,000/month).
Frequently asked questions
How much does Async (formerly Podcastle) cost?
Async (formerly Podcastle)'s paid plans start at $19.99/mo (Essentials (Storyteller)), and it lists a $0 plan (Basic); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-11-01.
Is Async (formerly Podcastle) cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Async (formerly Podcastle) publishes a 40% discount for paying annually (on the Essentials (Storyteller) plan). Verified 2026-11-01.
What are cheaper alternatives to Async (formerly Podcastle)?
Cheaper podcast recording than Async (formerly Podcastle) (entry $19.99/mo) include Cleanfeed at $12/mo. Verified 2026-11-01.
Does Async (formerly Podcastle) support HIPAA?
Async (formerly Podcastle)'s public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does Async (formerly Podcastle) have a free plan?
Yes — Async (formerly Podcastle) publishes a free tier; it offers a 7-day free trial.
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