Spotify for Creators Review 2026
Spotify for Creators, previously Spotify for Podcasters and before that Anchor, is free podcast hosting from Spotify. There are no paid tiers: hosting, storage, bandwidth, distribution, analytics and video uploads cost nothing. Money comes the other way, through the Spotify Partner Program, which pays on ads and on Premium video watch time. Eligibility needs at least 3 published episodes all time, 2,000 Spotify hours consumed in the last 30 days, 1,000 Spotify audience members in the last 30 days, and a location in a supported market (currently the US, Canada, UK and Australia). Spotify keeps 50% of revenue on ads it sells against your show; host-read ads you sell yourself are yours to keep.
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Free tier: Unlimited storage and bandwidth
Free
$0
- Unlimited storage
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Video podcasts
- Monetization (with thresholds)
Pros
- Free with no paid tier and no storage or bandwidth caps
- Native video podcast support, including Premium video payouts
- Partner Program monetization from 3 episodes, 2,000 Spotify hours and 1,000 listeners in 30 days
- Keeps 100% of revenue on host-read ads you sell yourself
- One-click distribution to Spotify
Cons
- Spotify keeps 50% of revenue on ads it sells against your show
- Partner Program is limited to the US, Canada, UK and Australia
- Manual RSS submission to Apple Podcasts required
- Limited podcast website customization
- Mobile recording and editing features discontinued
Best For
- Beginners with no budget
- Video podcasters targeting Spotify
- Creators already in Spotify ecosystem
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Spotify for Creators free?
- Yes. Spotify for Creators is free to use, with no paid tier at all. Hosting is unlimited, and uploading audio and video, distribution to other podcast apps, analytics, comments, and monetization tools are all included at $0. The cost sits on the revenue side: if Spotify sells an ad against your show through the Partner Program, it keeps 50% of the revenue recognized for that ad. Host-read ads you sell yourself are yours to keep in full.
- How much does Spotify for Creators cost?
- Nothing. There is one plan, it costs $0, and there is no paid upgrade or premium tier. Video uploads, unlimited hosting, distribution beyond Spotify, and analytics are all part of the free product.
- Is Spotify for Creators the same as Anchor or Spotify for Podcasters?
- Yes, it is the same product renamed twice. It launched as Anchor, became Spotify for Podcasters, and was renamed Spotify for Creators in late 2024. Existing accounts, RSS feeds, and episodes carried across each rename, so nothing needed migrating. The current site is creators.spotify.com.
- How do you make money on Spotify for Creators?
- Through the Spotify Partner Program. To qualify you need at least 3 published episodes all time, 2,000 Spotify hours consumed in the last 30 days, 1,000 Spotify audience members in the last 30 days, and to be in a supported market, currently the US, Canada, UK and Australia. Once in, you earn 50% of the revenue recognized on ads Spotify sells against your show, plus payouts on Premium subscriber watch time for video episodes. Host-read ads baked into your episodes are separate, and you keep all of that revenue. Paid subscriptions are a separate feature, available in 34 markets.
- What are the limits of Spotify for Creators' free hosting?
- Not volume: storage, bandwidth, and episode counts are unlimited, and video is included. The real limits are elsewhere. You submit your RSS feed to Apple Podcasts manually, website customization is thin, the mobile recording and editing tools were discontinued, and Partner Program monetization only runs in four markets.
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