Plans
Pick the plan that fits your show today.
Benecaster charges a flat fee — no percentage taken from your subscription revenue, no platform cut. Your plan tier sets how many paying subscribers you can have; every core feature is included at every tier from day one. Start free with up to 10 paying subscribers and upgrade when you’re ready. Your subscriber feeds, URLs, and show configuration carry over untouched at every upgrade.
Annual / Monthly — Annual saves ~30%
| Launch | Starter | Growth | Pro | Multi-Show | Studio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0 | $9/mo | $15/mo | $25/mo | $35/mo | $149/mo |
| Annual price | $0 | $79/yr | $149/yr | $249/yr | $349/yr | $1,199/yr |
| Paying subscribers | Up to 10 | Up to 50 | Up to 250 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Total tokens | Up to 250 | Up to 500 | Up to 2,500 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Shows | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Up to 3 | Unlimited |
| Migration Wizard | — | $79 add-on | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| All podcaster add-ons† | — | — | — | — | — | Included |
| Priority support | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Migration + Setup Service | — | — | — | — | — | Included ($1,499 value) |
| Get started → | Get started → | Get started → | Get started → | Get started → | Get started → |
Everything in every plan.
- Private subscriber RSS feeds with token authentication
- Multiple subscription tiers per show
- Free membership tier alongside paid tiers — offer a free access level on every plan
- Per-tier episode availability dates — set different release dates for each tier
- Episode management with full podcast RSS metadata
- MemberPress, WooCommerce Subscriptions, Paid Memberships Pro, and Restrict Content Pro bridges
- Subscriber management dashboard
- Welcome email with personal RSS URL and deep links to podcast apps
- Token reset — subscriber-initiated and admin-initiated
- Subscriber self-service account page with QR code
- Listener Support — accept one-time listener donations via your own Stripe account, no Benecaster fee
- Basic subscriber analytics
- Full data export — your data, always exportable
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Two independent limits.
Every plan has a paying subscriber limit (active subscribers on paid tiers only — free membership tier subscribers don’t count) and a total token cap (all active tokens combined, paying and free membership). Both are enforced automatically — no configuration required.
How limits work — upgrade preference, grace periods, and what happens when you hit the cap →
When does Benecaster pay for itself?
| Plan | Annual cost | Breaks even vs Patreon at | Saves at plan capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | $0 | Immediately | ~$120/year at 10 subscribers |
| Starter | $79/year | ~8 subscribers | $521/year at 50 subscribers |
| Growth | $149/year | ~15 subscribers | $2,851/year at 250 subscribers |
| Pro | $249/year | ~25 subscribers | Grows without limit |
| Studio | $1,199/year | ~100 subscribers | Grows without limit + all podcaster add-ons + Migration + Setup |
†CRM Sync add-ons (HubSpot, Zoho, Salesforce) are not included in Studio — available separately on any plan.
Patreon platform fee comparison (10%). Payment processing fees apply on both platforms.
Start free — no credit card required
See Studio — everything included
Not sure which plan to start on? Launch is free up to 10 paying subscribers — full features, no time limit, no payment method required. Upgrade to Starter when you’re ready to grow. If you want every add-on without managing individual purchases, Studio is the one-decision path.
Can I choose what happens when I exceed my limit?
Yes. Benecaster has two independent limits — paying subscribers and total tokens (paying subscribers + free-tier subscribers combined) — and you set an enforcement preference for each during onboarding. You can change both in Settings → Account at any time.
Free-tier subscribers are people who have signed up through your membership plugin with a free access tier — they have a feed token, so they count toward the total token cap. They are distinct from anonymous listeners to your public feed, who have no token and are not counted toward any limit.
Paying subscriber limit — default: auto-upgrade. When your count exceeds the limit, you have a 30-day grace period before any restrictions take effect — all subscribers continue receiving their private feed during that window. If you haven’t upgraded when the grace period ends, Benecaster schedules an automatic upgrade to the next tier and notifies you before it fires.
Token cap — default: cap. When your total active tokens exceed the plan cap, you have the same 30-day grace period with no change to feed access. After that, over-limit tokens receive the public feed instead of private subscriber content — no automatic billing event. You upgrade manually when you’re ready.
See How Subscriber Limits Work → for a full explanation of what counts, what doesn’t, and how cap mode behaves for your subscribers.
