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PRIVATE PODCASTS / STAFF AUDIO

Private podcast hosting for staff and clients, read from the vendors' own pages.

Independent guides to private podcast hosting for employees and clients: Castos plans and limits, named comparisons and how to set up an internal show.

Bottom lineCastos is a podcast host that can keep a show private, with a personal feed for each listener and a free listener app from its Growth plan. Which plan a company needs depends on headcount, sign-in rules and apps. These guides name the limits and the rival hosts.
✓ 21 sources recorded↻ Last materially reviewed 2026-10-18↗ Limitations included
Best for: Teams of up to about 500 that want staff in ordinary podcast appsStart with: Castos review & pricingBuilt around: evidence → fit → action
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Built forPrivate company podcasts
Private list100 to 500 by plan
Listener appGrowth plan and up
CheckedOct 18, 2026
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What matters before the feature list.

These field notes explain the product, workflow, and tradeoffs that can change the decision.

Field note

Who Private Audio Desk is for

Private Audio Desk is an independent guide for HR, internal-communications and training leads at small and mid-size companies who want one private audio channel for leadership updates, onboarding and training. It also helps coaches and course sellers who run a client-only feed. Everything here was read from vendor pages and from FTC and survey sources on October 18, 2026. We have not used these products, and each page says so. Start with the Castos review or go straight to the host shortlist.

Field note

Where Castos fits and where it does not

Castos hosts podcasts and runs private shows, giving each invited listener a personal feed that can be revoked. Its free listener app starts on the Growth plan, private lists are capped by plan, and single sign-on is listed only on the contact-us Premium plan. That makes it a fit for a team that wants staff in ordinary podcast apps and can work within a few hundred listeners. The pricing guide shows what each plan adds, and Castos vs Podbean names who should pick the other host.

Field note

Compare hosts by access, apps and cost per listener

Private hosts differ most on four points: how many people a plan lets you invite, whether one person can be cut off alone, which app staff open, and what each listener costs. The comparison and shortlist pages set named hosts side by side on those points using their published plans. If you are still deciding how to start, read how to create an internal podcast first.

Field note

What this site will not tell you

Prices are not listed on these pages because they change with billing choices; check the vendor's plans page. We publish no ratings, test scores or earnings figures, because we have none, and no host can promise that downloaded audio stays private. Where a vendor does not state something, the page says so instead of guessing. This is not legal advice.

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What are you deciding?

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01 · 3 guides

Castos review, pricing and what it is

What Castos is, what each plan allows for private listeners, and where its limits start, read from Castos's own pages on October 18, 2026.

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Private podcast hosts compared by name

Side-by-side reads of Castos and Podbean using each vendor's published plans, with private-listener limits and sign-in options stated.

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Best private podcast hosts for business

Five hosts for private and employee-only podcasts, grouped by listener limits, sign-in and apps, with each vendor's own pages as the source.

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How to set up and run a private company podcast

Step-by-step help for setting up a private company podcast, choosing the listener app and removing access when people leave.

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Evidence strength

Read from the vendor, dated, with limits stated.

No ratings, no test scores, no earnings claims.

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One show. One list. The right host.

Choose the question closest to your situation, then follow the related guides when they help you take the next step.

Buying guide

Castos review for private company podcasts: what its pages show

A Castos review for HR leads, read from Castos pages: personal feeds, the listener app, private list caps and who should look elsewhere.

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Castos pricing: how the plans are built and what to check first

How Castos plans are built for private podcasts: subscriber caps, the listener app, the trial and a cost-per-listener check. No prices listed.

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What is Castos? A podcast host with private feeds, explained plainly

What Castos is: a podcast host that runs private shows with a personal feed for each listener. Its parts, how it works and where plan limits start.

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Castos vs Podbean for private podcasts: limits, sign-in and who should pick which

Castos vs Podbean for private company podcasts: list caps, listener apps, single sign-on, trial terms and who should pick each, from both vendors' pages.

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Best private podcast platform for business: five hosts read from their own pages

Five private podcast hosts for business, Castos, Podbean, Transistor, Hello Audio and Supporting Cast, compared on listener limits, sign-in and apps.

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How to create an internal podcast: hosting, access and a first episode

How to create an internal podcast for staff: what to decide first, six setup steps, how people listen, how to remove access when they leave, and a launch test.

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