bCast Reviews 

bcast assisted me swiftly and thoroughly; much appreciated!

Happy with Bcast. Can't beat the features at this price.

Easy to use, friendly team. Love the product.

My trust in bCast as a company has eroded. Their ill-fated decision to not honor its AppSumo customer’s Lifetime Deals and to terminate those accounts with only a two-week notice — right before the Christmas holiday — was bad on so many levels. They also gaslighted its LTD customers by saying it was their fault for using the product (podcast hosting accounts) they legally purchased.

The backlash was swift, forcing them to backpedal. So the good news is that there has been a stay of execution for AppSumo LTD members. But for me, it’s a little too late. I don’t trust them and I can’t see them continuing on long-term. I might be way wrong, and I hope I am, for the sake of those deciding to give them a second chance and to stay.

I don’t like how bCast is handling the reversal of terminating AppSumo LTD customer accounts. On their group page, there is once again gaslighting its customers who were rightfully upset by bCast and some of its diehard supporters.

They’re also adding pressure to its members to change the bad review scores on TrustPilot and elsewhere. Calling on its customers to flood TrustPilot with five-star reviews to push the critical reviews down and increase their overall rating.

Customers who left critical reviews are being accused of “revenge reviews” which is nonsense. Those reviews were based on bCast’s terrible business decisions. Those people were not petty, revengeful, leaving critical reviews for the heck of it. I don’t like that those being critical are not being guilt and shamed into changing their ratings or making them feel like they did something wrong by voicing their complaint over bCast’s decision to not honor their contracts.

Yes, bCast reversed that decision, but it still happened, and they can’t expect us all to roll over in appreciation from one day to the next. Nor should they be gaslighting their customers.

Back in April there was a partnership or an affiliate deal with Internet marketing get-rich-quick people that advocated “curating” other podcaster’s content for their own content under the bCast name, which left a foul taste in my mouth before the whole AppSumo LTD debacle. Getting involved with business organizations with unsavory reputations in the Internet marketing space was the first red flag for me.

I won’t be using bCast to host my podcasts. I know others are giving them a second chance, so good for them. I hope it works out.

And if you’re a new customer, hopefully they have righted the ship, and you won’t be affected.

I'm leaving a two-star rating, because their app works.

However, bCast’s pricing for non-AppSumo LTD customers is comparable and even more expensive, that other podcast hosting companies that have slicker interfaces and are more stable companies with years in the podcast hosting business. So I would just choose one of those companies instead. It’s what I did.

We purchased bCast as a LTD from AppSumo BEFORE I even started my podcast as I saw the tremendous potential for marketing in addition to hosting that the others simply didn't provide.

Customer support was amazingly helpful with setting it up, giving advice, and launching my podcast—which was quickly profitable.

*We can produce mid-roll audio inserts that can change whenever we want—AND that applies to any or all of the previous podcasts!
*Private podcasts—I truly think this is the wave of the future! I create lead magnets and point them to a private podcast. People can listen whenever they want—my funnels are exploding!
*The ability to capture leads (subscribers) with one click has built our email list significantly.
*Transcriptions are surprisingly accurate and make marketing, blog posts, and other social media content quicker and easier to create.
*Guests are automatically notified when THEIR interview goes live, which increases their ability to advertise their appearance. (As I'm a guest on many podcasts, I only WISH podcast hosts would do that for me as a guest!!!)
*The auto-upload to YouTube saves a ton of time.
*The auto-upload to Headliner is a convenient time-saver as well.
*Did I mention the built-in marketing? It has been a godsend!

Additionally, bCast continues to add new features repeatedly that assist in marketing and distributing a profitable podcast.

As a new company, they struggled a bit (who didn't when we first start out, I might add!) and they made a rash decision about ending the LTD—which they reversed within a day or two. Bravo!

See the sudden onslaught of one-star reviews? Pfft... Many seem to be examples of people's bitterness—plus a lack of business acumen or forgiveness. Dang, folks...don't you dare ever make a business mistake yourself.

A rapidly burgeoning business, bCast made an ill-advised decision, listened to feedback from their customers, and admirably reversed their decision. Who could ask for more than that?

My wish is that the one-star reviewers would have the same honor and reverse their 'testimonials' since their reasoning no longer applies.

They are always on top of customer service.
I always get my emails responded.

And my podcast just keeps growing.

Yes, they made a mistake by trying to limit features of early adopters which they later fixed. It is time for all people to accept Bcast is the best product available in the market. So please give your honest review now and stop punishing the founder for a mistake he apologised.

I've been very hesitant to put a star evaluation. There are two opposing forces inside me:
1- The product is overall good, and the deal is (then "was"! then "is" again!!) very generous. I'd have given it for this aspect five stars if they had more integrations, or supported more integration platforms other than ever expensive Zapier (such as Pabbly Connect, Integromate, Integrately,...). But for missing that I'd generously give it a four star
2- Firing a ballistic missile on our trust by sending an email was quite an unprecedented shock! I can't believe a marketer can get that arrogant to make such an ill chosen decision, to simply cancel a "lifetime" deal and bluntly expecting anyone to enroll in their subscription! For that I'd definitely give them a NEGATIVE five stars if there was such an option!
3- Now to the hesitation part. They owned to their mistake. They "tried" to apologize, which I guess was pushed by the users' backlash, AppSumo pressure, the review drop on TP, or maybe some legal threat. I don't know, but they tried. Not good enough IMHO, but they tried. I think that they deserve a second chance. I know that this sounds like a cheating-husband counselor advice rather than a business decision, but it's not. Business is run by humans, and humans make mistakes, and we tentatively give a second chance on the hope that they'll learn from it and become better. That's my hope

So, considering all that, I think that a 3 star is generous enough to represent my current opinion. I hope to have enough reasons in the future to update it to a 4 or even 5 stars. Let's see how things go

Really wish you won't disappoint us guys, all the best wishes to you

I've been using bCast for an almost 2 years after I purchased the Appsumo Lifetime deal. After previously using Anchor (a good service, however their business model is based on getting you to pay extra money after 6 months when your podcast begins to grow), we decided to switch platforms and found bCast, which is a great platform that has been improving almost daily since it was started in September 2017.

I particularly like how they have implemented Spotify integration in just a month or two of having been on the market, so this is amazing!

THE STRONG SIDE OF BCAST
One of the most difficult things about operating a podcast platform such as bCast is figuring out how to cater to an international audience by delivering a large quantity of huge media files, faster than your competitors, at the click of a button. It can be challenging at first without scaling your own systems and infrastructure in advance to prevent having to revisit your structures in the future, but it's worth it in the long run.

By 2021, Bcast hosted over 145,000 audio files. If you tried listening to them all back-to-back (yes, that does mean all those past guests!) it would take over 35 years! They also transported 39 terabytes of file data within just 7 months of launching!

There are many things that need to be taken care of when it comes to catering to customers. But when you're on the development side, it's also important for the product not to stand still. They've found that adding new features continuously since they launched has been great for keeping certain factors fresh in the minds of theirs customers and sponsors.

Some of the previous features they have added to bCast include midroll audio inserts and a new analytics revamp. One of those additions was very technical like the latter, but it’s safe to say that adding these features must have been challenging for their team nonetheless!

Bcast analytics database holds over 45 million rows as I write this, growing by over 100 rows per minute. But they are also happy to share with us, the new version 2 of bCast, there is now a fresh, modern user interface!

bCast is like a soap opera. The cast changes with every new actor that comes on board and sometimes actors leave the show for good or are killed off, but there’s always someone new to take their place. So far, they’ve had over 1,200 internal versions of the bCast code because that’s how the entire team works – constantly rewriting and improving the project by adding features with each new version they release.

Thankfully, their awesome development team has taken care of everything as they continue working hard to deliver yet another great product.

THE LTD ISSUE.
Recently, the owners of Bcast received a lot of backlash from users upon the announcement that the LTD was going to be discontinued. They were planning on eliminating this feature completely but were not able to ignore outcries from users who found the change unappealing. The site owners listened to their concerns and responded by making changes so as not to risk losing such dedicated current and potential customers. This is an example of how entrepreneurs make decisions that might be met with resistance in the beginning only because they care about what you, their customer, believes.

To the LTD user that are still mad at Bcast now that they're honoring LTD holders, ask yourselves if you've ever made a mistake in your life?

It’s no surprise to people who know you that you’re able to stay on top of things, but this is something else. We want to acknowledge you for staying strong and being a great leader for the bCast community. Sometimes, even when we try our best to do everything right - there's still room for error or mistakes. We believe that nobody is perfect and can actually say they've never made a mistake in their life so we appreciate how you owned up to yours and did the responsible thing by making sure all customers were taken care of equally. We live and learn from our mistakes so just keep doing what you're doing!

BCAST IN THE NEAR FUTURE
bCast has been shown to be a forward-thinking company, and it’s one I have no doubt will continue on its path of innovation. For example, the bCast podcast platform is already a contender in the podcast hosting industry. It’s just one example of how forward-thinking the organization is about serving its target market, but more importantly, we can expect management to continue being smart about expanding the marketing reach by getting the word out there through social media advertising or introducing new features that may bring even higher levels of satisfaction with those who are already using their platform.

I am so glad I made this purchase. I highly recommend it.

Good Luck to the founders and the whole Bcast team.

Keep up the good work.

I Love bCast! It offers everything I need, takes care of proper distribution to all channels, the statistics work well and most important for me are the audio inserts. Yes, they had their personal blackout, but learned from it. So, now I guess you not just get an incredible product but an incredible and supporting community, too. Also, the team behind is most supportive and on it. Again, I love it.

Happy customer, even after a year. I've been using bCast to host by podcast platform and I would highly recommend it. The platform is user friendly and easily syncs with a ton of podcast platforms. Customer support is also really great. And it is fairly affordable.

We chose bCast for our growing podcast network because they offered audio insertion, in-player lead gen, in-player links for takeaways, and guest notifications. They had many features added this year.

I've been hosting my podcast with bCast for about a year now. I've been very happy with the product and its reliability. I also enjoy working with their CEO Tom who is always very responsive to customer support questions (not to mention that he puts out lots of great marketing content). I definitely recommend bCast to any business podcasters out there.

I simply love bCast. We have been using them for almost 2 years now and I would say that nothing really compares to them and their features. I have used multiple other hosts earlier, but found that bCast was value for money and it had all the bells and whistles you would expect from a good Podcast host.

This platform is excellent and offers many options and sophisticated tools to achieve any business objective you have. The co-founder is a genuine person and is leading the platform to greater heights. The pricing is affordable and you're getting a lot of value for the price. I've enjoyed using the platform and have had no issues. I look forward to its growth and roadmap.

Ive been using bCast for a year now and I absolutely LOVE the platform!! It's so easy to upload my episodes, add text, thumbnails and create audio clips with Headliner for free. In the time that I have been using the platform the team has improved the analytics 100%, I can find all the data I need anytime.
For a first-timer, I would highly recommend this platform to anyone. Everything you need for your episodes to be successful is here.

Very good service. Innovation and accessibility. I've used Bcast since day 1 of my podcast (which I launched 18 months ago) and it's served me admirably.

I appreciate their marketing/lead gen focus and pushing the envelope of what a podcast hosting service should do.

YES - they made a stupid move on the Appsumo lifetime deal issue - and quickly realised their error, apologised and made things right. I was shocked, like many people, at the original email - but hey, we'll all done stupid things now and again! I've decided to actually pay the monthly fee as my podcast has been so valuable to my business.

So let's forgive one mistake, shall we - and focus on the service itself which is really, really good.

bCast platform is a stable and reliable platform. When I first got into podcasting, I was using a WordPress plugin that limited how many episodes you could have, I wanted to expand but found hosting to be too expensive. A long came bCast that put out an offer that was really good and made life much easier.

The WordPress plugin player looked old and outdated and bCast's was fresh. It worked with the editor I was using and their features just kept rolling out.

bCast is devoted to development and they will admit when mistakes are made or if there's a known issue that they're trying to resolve and I'm grateful that they're around.

I am new to PodCasting and I have tried out a few 'free' platforms. Some are great but I needed something more and I found bCast on AppSumo.

1. It is easy to use.
2. It has a lot of marketing features that I don't use much (learning).
3. Did I mention easy to use for a noob like.

If anything it was the ease of use to set up a podcast that drew me in.

bCast is an amazing platform that is just like any other struggling business. Podcast is BIG BUSINESS to daily commuters! They have been running this company and doing an amazing job for sometime now. There were very few complaints until the hardship letter came out. That means that this is a good service and good company striving to do their best to pay employees and keep the lights on! It is easy to get angry and throw a bunch of nasty words & comments to express how you feel about the possibility of loosing a lifetime deal. Have you considered that the staff and employees at bCast are going through some tough decisions and hardships that must be dealt with. Under pressure it is hard to think clearly when your back is against the wall. What would you do in the same situation? There will be no lifetime service, if they go out of business anyway! Be kind, when people or businesses are trying to figure things out! Since you LOVE what they do so much, start telling your industry buddies and work family about what they do! Get their affiliate link and tell people about them. That can keep them growing and providing this service to the millions that need it! Have you thought about lending a helping hand to a fellow business so that they can survive, grow and scale? Please consider being kind and supporting them further with your action to spread the word about the quality of bCast's podcast platform! Businesses and people need to know how you feel about what they do. I am happy with bCast and from what I hear, they have had a change of heart and are not ending the lifetime deal. Any investors, grant programs, media outlets, radio, and/or education platforms interested in supporting this incredible platform? Please contact bCast today! They are affordable to get started with your podcast. Let them know you want to help them build this empire today! Thanks bCast for being so AWESOME, don't give up! Help is on the way! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!