EasyCast Studio vs Alitu

TL;DR — which one fits you

You already record and edit elsewhere and only need a host — a dedicated host (or a free host) is a better fit than either all-in-one studio.

Feature comparison

Each row is intentionally honest — we’ve marked our own gaps as partial or no, not glossed over them. Cross-check with the latest on alitu.com before deciding.

Pricing snapshot

EasyCast prices and limits come from our published plans (/pricing). Alitu is a single flat plan: $38/mo, or $32/mo billed annually, with a 7-day trial; hosting is included free up to 1,000 monthly downloads, then $10 for up to 10,000 (alitu.com/pricing, reviewed 2026-10-03). Alitu does not publish a tier ladder, so the row-by-row tiers only apply to EasyCast. Verify both before you buy.

Sources · last verified 3 Oct 2026

• Alitu pricing
• Alitu website
• Apple: How to change hosting providers

How to move a show from Alitu to EasyCast

Moving a show between hosts is mostly about the feed and the back catalogue. We are not claiming an automated Alitu importer, and EasyCast cannot preserve an existing episode GUID or redirect your old feed URL for you, so the steps below are a best-effort move using features we actually ship (audio upload, public show pages, Podcast 2.0 RSS).

1. 01

   Export your back-catalogue audio

   Download your published episodes from your current host. Alitu hosts your show, so your episodes live there — check Alitu’s own help pages for its export controls, which we did not verify in this review.

2. 02

   Create the show and upload your audio to EasyCast

   Create a new show in EasyCast and upload your back catalogue. EasyCast accepts MP3, WAV, M4A, WebM, OGG, and FLAC uploads, and gives each show a public listener page and a Podcast 2.0 RSS feed. Uploading recreates each episode on our side, so it gets a new episode GUID — see the GUID step below for what that costs.

3. 03

   Recreate your show metadata

   Re-enter your title, description, artwork, category, and author on the new feed. Add chapters and transcripts where you have them so the Podcast 2.0 tags carry over.

4. 04

   Preserve episode GUIDs and set up a redirect

   Apple’s guidance for changing hosting providers is to keep each episode’s GUID the same and to redirect the old feed URL to the new one with a 301. A GUID is how apps recognise audio they have already delivered; change it and apps can treat the whole back catalogue as brand-new episodes (re-downloading them and losing played state). EasyCast derives each episode’s GUID from its own record, so re-uploading produces new GUIDs, and we cannot add a redirect to Alitu’s feed for you. If continuity matters, keep a copy of the old feed and use a host that supports a redirect, or migrate with someone who can preserve GUIDs.

5. 05

   Point Apple Podcasts and Spotify at the new feed

   In Apple Podcasts Connect, open the show and use “Edit” beside the RSS URL to enter the new feed (Apple documents this as changing hosting provider; there is no “Move feed” tool). In Spotify for Creators, point the show at the new URL. Apple also recommends a host-level 301 redirect so that every app and directory following the old URL follows the move, not just the two you can log into. Directory changes take time to propagate.

6. 06

   Keep the old feed live — the hand-off is incomplete

   Do not cancel Alitu the day you move. Updating Apple and Spotify alone does not migrate every subscriber: any player or directory still polling the old feed URL only moves if that URL redirects to the new one. Keep the old feed published as long as you can, and understand that retiring it with no redirect can strand listeners who still hold the old URL.

Frequently asked

Is Alitu a good alternative to EasyCast?

Yes, for the right buyer. Alitu is a beginner-focused all-in-one that includes hosting, priced as a single flat plan at $38/mo ($32/mo billed annually) with a 7-day trial and hosting free up to 1,000 monthly downloads (alitu.com/pricing, reviewed 2026-10-03). If one flat price and a simple workflow matter more than a free tier and tiered capacity, Alitu is a reasonable pick. EasyCast is the better fit if you want to start free, record and clean up in the browser, and publish a Podcast 2.0 feed with chapter and transcript tags.

How much does Alitu cost?

Alitu is a single flat plan: $38/mo, or $32/mo if billed annually, with a 7-day free trial, per alitu.com/pricing as reviewed 2026-10-03. Hosting is included free up to 1,000 monthly downloads, with an additional $10 for up to 10,000; we did not verify other capacity limits, so we do not quote storage or recording limits here.

How much does EasyCast cost?

Free is $0 with 30 audio minutes and 1 GB a month. Starter is $9.99/mo with 30 audio minutes and 1 GB a month and a 14-day trial. Pro is $29/mo with 500 audio minutes and 50 GB. Business is $99/mo with unlimited minutes and 500 GB. These come from our published plans in src/lib/plans.ts.

Does EasyCast have a free plan?

Yes — the Free plan includes 30 audio minutes and 1 GB of storage a month at no cost. We could not confirm a free tier on Alitu’s public pages in our 2026-10-03 review, so the table marks that cell “Not verified” rather than assuming either way.

Can I migrate my show from Alitu to EasyCast?

Yes, but not automatically and not invisibly. Export your back-catalogue audio, recreate the show in EasyCast, upload the episodes (MP3, WAV, M4A, WebM, OGG, FLAC), and update Apple Podcasts and Spotify with the new feed. Two limits decide how clean the move is: re-uploading recreates each episode on our side, so every episode gets a new GUID — EasyCast derives it from its own episode record, which no external host can control — and apps can then treat the back catalogue as brand-new; and a complete move requires a permanent 301 redirect from the old host’s feed URL to the new one, which EasyCast cannot add to Alitu’s feed for you. Without that redirect, players and directories still polling the old URL do not follow the move. We are not claiming an automated Alitu importer.

Which is better for a beginner?

Both products target beginners. The honest difference is the buying model, not a winner: Alitu is one flat plan with no tiers to compare; EasyCast has a free tier and a Starter entry plan at $9.99/mo and scales up to unlimited minutes. Pick the pricing shape you would rather live with, then check alitu.com for the features you need that we have not verified here.