--- description: Get detailed information about Zencastr usability, features, price, benefits and disadvantages from verified user experiences. Read reviews and discover similar tools on Capterra United Arab Emirates. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Zencastr Price, Reviews & Ratings - Capterra United Arab Emirates 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Podcast Hosting Software](/directory/32995/podcast-hosting/software) > [Zencastr](/software/1012754/zencastr) # Zencastr Canonical: https://www.capterra.ae/software/1012754/zencastr Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/1012754/zencastr?page=2) > Zencastr is a podcasting software that helps businesses record, edit and publish audio/video podcasts. > > Verdict: Rated **3.6/5** by 17 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Zencastr? Podcasters, Advertisers, and media companies. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.6/5** | 17 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 2.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 60% | (6/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Zencastr ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $20.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Zencastr offers a 14-day free trial, after which the software is available for $20 per month and $18 per month (billed annually) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Audience Analytics - Audience Engagement - Audio Recording - Distribution Management - Hosting - Publishing/Sharing - Session Recording - Third-Party Integration ## Integrations (2 total) - Dropbox - Google Drive ## Category - [Podcast Hosting Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/32995/podcast-hosting/software) ## Related Categories - [Podcast Hosting Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/32995/podcast-hosting/software) - [Audio Editing Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/32256/audio-editing/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Riverside](https://www.capterra.ae/software/1042331/riverside) — 4.8/5 (277 reviews) 2. [Hubhopper](https://www.capterra.ae/software/1031047/hubhopper) — 4.6/5 (149 reviews) 3. [Anchor](https://www.capterra.ae/software/1013797/anchor) — 4.7/5 (61 reviews) 4. [SoundCloud](https://www.capterra.ae/software/1013771/soundcloud) — 4.5/5 (109 reviews) 5. [Ausha](https://www.capterra.ae/software/1017198/ausha) — 4.8/5 (78 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Run away from these scammers" — 1.0/5 > **Michael** | *10 November 2024* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: They used to be an honest company and provided a decent service. > > **Cons**: They've turned into one of those companies that uses shady tactics, then hides behind their Terms of Service. > > I rarely experience a product that I struggle to say a single nice thing about. Over the years of using it it got progressively worse. They courted me to leave another service for them and went from offering a free model because I was one of their first users, to then backtracking and charging more than any other service, to then giving a brief window to download my podcasts before being held for ransom behind a paywall. They made some changes and tried to get me to come back, offering a free 14 day trial. I tested it out and the experience was even more convoluted than before and not worth 1/10 the cost so I chose not to continue with it. I got caught up with work and forgot to cancel in time and they charged an expired CC I had on file from years ago \& refuse to refund it. ----- ### "Good for podcasting…" — 3.0/5 > **Hope** | *10 September 2021* | Museums & Institutions | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like: - good audio quality - pretty good basic video quality - ability to record both audio and video for free - it automatically saves your recordings for download - if one computer on the recording crashes it pauses - free > > **Cons**: I dislike: - it always seems to crash my Mac - no backup feature if your computer shuts down during a recording - can’t be used on safari - never sends email to you to reset passwords > > I use Zencastr to record a weekly podcast. We do video and audio recording and and Zencastr does both of these for free, which I love. But I have a Mac and after about 30 minutes of recording, the computer crashes. Every time. It also forces me to use google Chrome instead of safari, which runs slower. But the software does get the jobs done. I think for free software it’s a great option, you just have to be able to put up with some small annoyances. ----- ### "Zencastr, The future podcast for everyone today\!" — 4.0/5 > **Alejandro** | *24 May 2022* | Music | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: No installation required. It's a very clear workflow for the podcast makers. Multitrack recording of participants. > > **Cons**: Some small computer cameras tend to be seen a little blurry or slow movement. Not possible to change the audio source device once the recording has started. > > It's a very likely tool for everyone involved in remote education, podcasting and/lacks of expensive recording gear or technical resources. ----- ### "Be careful\! Free trial button immediately led to an entire year of subscription" — 4.0/5 > **Marina** | *16 July 2024* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Okay recording platform with some bugs in the past but pretty dtable > > **Cons**: After a year's break, I logged into my account and was shown a one-week trial. I thought, "Oh, okay, that's a nice way to get back into it." The premium subscription was granted as soon as I clicked on the button. There was no mention of any direct payment. Later, I was shocked to find that they had deducted the entire year's worth of subscription from my bank account. I contacted customer support, assuming it was my fault for having clicked the wrong button. Therefore, I told them they could charge me for a month, but please not for an entire year. Customer support got back to me, saying that I already had a trial and should have known it would sign me up for a year-long subscription (even though their interface offered a trial). With an attitude of "you can be happy we refund you anything." They refunded me part of the money, but less than they should have, even with one month of subscription already deducted. I wrote them that money was missing, and they refused to pay the delta, referring back to "you should have known you already had a trial." But guys - you offered it to me on your website\!? That is your UX bug. Plenty of great platforms like Canva offer their customers several trials. I have had 4-5 trials with Canva and have been a paying customer for many years. I told the Zencastr team this is some of the most unprofessional behavior I have experienced in years. The customer support is a real problem. I have been a happy customer of Riverside ever since \#neveragain. > > Good for a long time but then heavily disappointing ----- ### "After signing up for this, you won't need anything else to record your audio or video content" — 5.0/5 > **Riccardo** | *30 August 2021* | Arts & Crafts | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: What's not to like about Zencastr??? It has a clean and intuitive interface, it makes inviting people to join you for a remote recording as easy as copying, pasting and sharing a link, and it makes sure that none of your recordings get lost thanks to its automated back-up integration with the likes of Google Drive and Dropbox. The automated post production is huge, especially if you wouldn't like to end up down the audio editing rabbit hole, and the soundboard is solid enough to let you do the majority of the editing your podcast content is probably going to need. Being able to add footnotes and comments is a nice plus, and the video recording side of things can really transform Zencastr into the ultimate platform to record your audio and video content remotely. > > **Cons**: I have to be honest, it's really difficult to find something I don't like about Zencastr. I have other of some people having had some small issues depending on the web browser they were using but that hasn't been the case for me. Perhaps, having a mobile app to be able to do even just some of the things (e.g. like managing and sharing files) could be handy ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/1012754/zencastr?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ae/software/1012754/zencastr) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | ----- ## Structured Data