Convia Pro vs Simplecast
Simplecast hosts and measures listening. Convia measures what happens on social, with post-level numbers from all eight platforms it publishes to.
Facts about Simplecast last checked 2026-09-20.
The short answer
Convia does not host podcasts. Simplecast hosts your show, publishes your RSS feed and distributes to podcast apps. You keep it.
Convia covers social instead, and reports on how those posts performed rather than on who listened.
Where each one sits
What Simplecast does well
- Analytics depth. Audience and listening behaviour, not just download counts.
- Team and multi-show management. Role controls built for networks.
- Clean embeddable players. And straightforward distribution management.
The difference
| Simplecast | Convia Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosts your podcast | Yes | No, and never |
| Publishes your RSS feed | Yes | No |
| Podcast listening analytics | Yes | No |
| Team and multi-show management | Yes, with role controls built for networks | Team seats on the Professional and Business plans |
| Reads your episodes from the feed | Not applicable | Yes, whoever hosts it |
| Turns the episode into social content | Shareable audio clips | Written posts per platform, planned as a campaign |
| Publishes to eight platforms | No | Yes |
Combine both to meet your goals
Simplecast and Convia do different halves of the job. Most people running both use them together rather than choosing.
Simplecast gives you
- Hosting, the RSS feed and distribution to podcast apps
- Listening analytics, and role controls for a team running several shows
Convia adds
- Written posts per platform, planned as one campaign rather than clipped one at a time
- Performance reporting on those posts, across the platforms Convia publishes to
Frequently asked questions
For Simplecast’s current pricing, check their pricing page. We do not restate other companies’ prices here, because they change.
We aim to highlight others fairly and accurately. If we made a mistake, email us at contact@conviapro.com.
Can I use Convia and Simplecast together?
Yes. Convia reads your public feed, so your Simplecast setup, your team and your distribution stay as they are.