# Zencastr pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Hobbyist). Among the 5 podcast recording we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** zencastr.com
**Free tier:** Yes · 14-day free trial
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts
**Best for:** remote podcast recording; podcast hosting; AI-assisted editing; independent podcasters
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hobbyist | $0 | — | flat | Free forever. Recording (session limit applies), 1080p video, recording masters stored ~31 days, no postproduction credits, up to 2 guests; 14-day trial of paid features available. | zencastr.com |
| Standard | $20 | −10% | flat | Unlimited recording and uploads; 1080p video; 16-bit 48k WAV audio; ZenAI editing suite; manual clipping; podcast hosting and distribution. ~$18/mo billed annually. | zencastr.com |
| Grow | $30 | −20% | flat | Everything in Standard plus 4K video; AI filler word removal; AI clipping with captions; social publishing; direct YouTube publishing; postproduction credits (short-form clips). ~$24/mo billed annually. | zencastr.com |
| Scale | $50 | −20% | flat | Everything in Grow plus 2 shows, 2 users/seats, dynamic ad insertion, social-feed clips and social scheduling. | zencastr.com |
| Business | $100 | −20% | flat | Up to 5 shows, 4 seats, unlimited editing/postproduction, advanced monetization features, priority support. | zencastr.com |

**Key features:** Lossless separate-track audio/video recording in browser; ZenAI suite: filler word removal, AI clipping with captions; Built-in podcast hosting and distribution to major directories; Dynamic ad insertion on Scale+ plans.

**Plan limits:** Hobbyist: recording masters stored ~31 days only; Hobbyist: up to 2 guests per session; Postproduction credits gated to Grow+ (short-form clips), Scale+ (social-feed clips).

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-18
Provenance: zencastr.com/pricing is JavaScript-rendered (price table not in static HTML). Four paid tiers — Standard $20, Grow $30, Scale $50, Business $100/mo plus free Hobbyist — confirmed by converging web-search results and review aggregators (talks.co, keevee.com, softwarefinder.com). 20% annual discount and 14-day trial of paid features corroborated.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/podcast-recording/zencastr/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Zencastr's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-18 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/podcast-recording/zencastr/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl