Radiocast Sites vs Radio.co
Radio.co is a full radio hosting platform. Its Website Builder is powered by Weebly and sold as an add-on; Radio.co lists it on its Plus and Premium plans, with players and schedule widgets embedded into the page.
Feature comparison
- Price
- Radiocast Sites$19.99/mo for Radiocast MAX, which includes Sites, Hosting, AirChain and Reporter
- Radio.coPlans from $35/mo; the Website Builder add-on is listed at $12/mo on Plus ($139/mo) and Premium ($199/mo)
- Stream hosting
- Radiocast SitesIncluded: stream, AutoDJ and station panel
- Radio.coYes
- Live player
- Radiocast SitesBuilt in, keeps playing while listeners move between pages, with lock-screen controls
- Radio.coEmbeddable Radio.co player widget
- Now playing & recently played
- Radiocast SitesAutomatic, straight from your station, plus a weekly trending tracks chart
- Radio.coThrough Radio.co widgets
- Schedule & DJs
- Radiocast SitesSynced from your station, or edited by hand (or both)
- Radio.coEmbeddable schedule widget
- Requests, talkback, comments & chat
- Radiocast SitesBuilt in: song requests, voice talkback, contact form, comments and live chat with moderation
- Radio.coNot detailed for the website builder
- Staff accounts
- Radiocast SitesListener and staff accounts, roles you design, audit log and IP bans
- Radio.coTeam users on the Radio.co dashboard (2 to unlimited by plan)
- Custom domain
- Radiocast SitesFree yourstation.radiosite.net address, plus your own domain with automatic HTTPS
- Radio.coYes; a free domain is included with the website builder
- Designs
- Radiocast Sites12 complete radio designs, recolored to your brand
- Radio.coWeebly templates
| Feature | Radiocast Sites | Radio.co |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99/mo for Radiocast MAX, which includes Sites, Hosting, AirChain and Reporter | Plans from $35/mo; the Website Builder add-on is listed at $12/mo on Plus ($139/mo) and Premium ($199/mo) |
| Stream hosting | Included: stream, AutoDJ and station panel | Yes |
| Live player | Built in, keeps playing while listeners move between pages, with lock-screen controls | Embeddable Radio.co player widget |
| Now playing & recently played | Automatic, straight from your station, plus a weekly trending tracks chart | Through Radio.co widgets |
| Schedule & DJs | Synced from your station, or edited by hand (or both) | Embeddable schedule widget |
| Requests, talkback, comments & chat | Built in: song requests, voice talkback, contact form, comments and live chat with moderation | Not detailed for the website builder |
| Staff accounts | Listener and staff accounts, roles you design, audit log and IP bans | Team users on the Radio.co dashboard (2 to unlimited by plan) |
| Custom domain | Free yourstation.radiosite.net address, plus your own domain with automatic HTTPS | Yes; a free domain is included with the website builder |
| Designs | 12 complete radio designs, recolored to your brand | Weebly templates |
Where Radiocast Sites is stronger
- Hosting and website for $19.99/mo, compared with $151/mo for Radio.co Plus with the website add-on.
- Designs made for radio, not general Weebly templates with widgets dropped in.
- Comments, live chat, listener accounts and staff roles built into the site.
Where Radio.co is stronger
- A free-form drag-and-drop Weebly editor for your pages.
- A free domain included with the website builder.
- Player and schedule widgets you can also embed on other sites.
Which should you choose?
Choose Radio.co if you already host there and want a free-form Weebly site with Radio.co widgets, and your budget allows the higher plans.
Choose Radiocast Sites if you want your stream, sound and website in one place: a radio website that keeps itself up to date from your station, included with Radiocast MAX at $19.99/mo.
Questions
Which Radio.co plans include a website?
Radio.co’s pricing lists the Website Builder as a $12/mo add-on on its Plus and Premium plans.
What is the Radio.co website builder based on?
Radio.co’s help center says it’s powered by Weebly.