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Castmagic is an AI post-production tool. EasyCast is a studio plus host with AI baked in. The choice is where the AI lives in your workflow.

TL;DR — which one fits you

Pick EasyCast Studio

You want recording, AI cleanup, show notes, clips, and RSS hosting in one place — and you don’t want to manage a separate stack of tools each pointing at the next.

Pick Castmagic

You already have a recording setup and a host you love, and you only need a deeper AI post-production layer dropped on top. Castmagic has spent more product cycles polishing that one job.

You publish episodes raw with no edit pass — neither tool earns its keep at that workflow.

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 castmagic.io before deciding.

Scope

Browser-based recording

Castmagic does not record — you bring the audio file from elsewhere.

EasyCast Studio

WebRTC

Castmagic

Live transcription during recording

EasyCast Studio

Sub-second, Deepgram

Castmagic

Built-in RSS hosting

EasyCast Studio

Podcast 2.0

Castmagic

Public listener page

EasyCast Studio

Castmagic

AI post-production

File transcription

EasyCast Studio

Deepgram (swappable)

Castmagic

Show notes / chapters / summaries

EasyCast Studio

Castmagic

AI clip suggestions

EasyCast Studio

Castmagic

AI-assisted content editing UI

Castmagic has invested more product cycles in the AI-content editing surface itself.

EasyCast Studio

Read + accept-or-reject

Castmagic

Deeper editor

Filler-word removal on the audio

EasyCast Studio

Reversible FFmpeg

Castmagic

Marks them; varies by plan

Multilingual transcription

EasyCast Studio

30+ languages

Castmagic

60+ languages

Workflow + integrations

Direct publish to RSS

EasyCast Studio

Built-in feed

Castmagic

Export to your host

Export formats

EasyCast Studio

MP3 / WAV / AAC / OGG / FLAC

Castmagic

Text + audio exports

Developer API

EasyCast Studio

Recordings, clips, transcripts, webhooks

Castmagic

Limited

Brand kit / cover art

EasyCast Studio

Castmagic

Where each one wins

Castmagic is the post-production layer; EasyCast is the platform

Castmagic does one thing exceptionally well: it takes a finished recording and runs an AI pass over it — transcript, show notes, clips, social posts. It does not record, and it does not host. EasyCast covers the same AI ground but as part of a studio that records, transcribes live, processes audio, and hosts the resulting Podcast 2.0 RSS feed. If your post-production is the bottleneck and the rest of your stack is fine, Castmagic is the focused fix. If the stack itself is the problem (too many tools, too many handoffs), EasyCast collapses it.

On AI editing UX, Castmagic has the head start

Castmagic has spent more product cycles polishing the surface where you read AI-generated content and accept, reject, or edit it. Their editor for show notes and clip selection is more granular than ours today. EasyCast generates the same kinds of artifacts; we display them; we let you edit them; we’re investing in the editing surface, but parity isn’t today. If the AI-content editing flow is something you’ll spend 30 minutes per episode in, Castmagic is the right tool.

On price, scope decides

Castmagic is post-production-only, so per-feature it can be cheaper at the entry tier. EasyCast’s entry Pro plan ($29/mo) bundles recording, AI, and hosting — services Castmagic users typically pay for separately (a recording tool + Castmagic + a podcast host). At the bundle level, EasyCast is usually less. At the AI-only level, Castmagic can be less. Same numbers, different baskets.

You can also use both

Plenty of teams record on EasyCast for the live transcription and host on EasyCast for the Podcast 2.0 RSS, but run Castmagic over the finished file because they like Castmagic’s clip-picker UI better than ours. The two tools are not mutually exclusive — they overlap on the AI step, and that’s where you pick one or both.

Pricing snapshot

Castmagic’s tiers shift with feature releases; treat the numbers above as a snapshot and check castmagic.io/pricing for the live tiers.

Tier

EasyCast Studio

Castmagic

Trial

14-day free trial of Starter

Trial credits

Entry paid

Starter — $9.99/mo

Standard — ~$23/mo

Mid tier

Pro — $29/mo

Pro — ~$50/mo

Top tier

Business — $99/mo

Agency — custom

How to use EasyCast alongside (or instead of) Castmagic

Most teams switching from Castmagic to EasyCast aren’t actually leaving Castmagic — they’re consolidating their stack. Here’s how to move in pieces.

  1. 01

    Start by uploading one finished episode to EasyCast

    Use /studio/upload. We’ll transcribe, generate show notes, suggest clips. Compare the output side-by-side with what Castmagic gave you for the same episode.

  2. 02

    Decide whether the AI editing surface matters to you

    If you spend a lot of time in the AI-content editing UI, you may prefer keeping Castmagic for that step. If you mostly accept the AI output and ship, EasyCast is enough.

  3. 03

    Move RSS hosting

    If you currently host elsewhere, export your feed, set a 301 redirect, and submit the new EasyCast feed URL to Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Apple updates in hours; Spotify within a week.

  4. 04

    Move recording in if you want

    EasyCast records in the browser via WebRTC, with live transcription. You can pause Castmagic + your separate recording tool + your separate host, or just bring recording over and keep the AI step on Castmagic.

Frequently asked

Does Castmagic record podcasts?
No — Castmagic is a post-production tool. You record elsewhere (Riverside, SquadCast, Zencastr, your phone) and bring the file to Castmagic for the AI pass. EasyCast records, transcribes live, AI-cleans, AI-generates content, and hosts — all in one place.
Are the AI features the same?
The categories overlap (transcript, show notes, summaries, clips). The depth and the editing surface are not identical. Castmagic has spent more product cycles on the AI-content editing UX. EasyCast has spent more on the studio + hosting bundle. Run a real episode through both before deciding.
Can I host the show on EasyCast and run Castmagic over each episode?
Yes. The two are not mutually exclusive — they overlap on the AI step. Plenty of teams record + host on EasyCast and run Castmagic on the export for clip selection. You can drop one whenever the other catches up.
Why is EasyCast’s entry tier higher than Castmagic’s?
Different scope. Castmagic is AI-only; EasyCast bundles recording + AI + hosting. At the bundle level, EasyCast usually beats the sum of (recording tool + Castmagic + podcast host). At the AI-only level, Castmagic is cheaper. Compare baskets, not stickers.
Will Castmagic-generated transcripts work with EasyCast hosting?
Yes. You can upload an episode to EasyCast and replace the transcript with the Castmagic-generated one before publishing. The Podcast 2.0 RSS feed picks up the transcript you set, regardless of how it was generated.

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