All-hands nobody watches
The recording lands in SharePoint. Nobody watches 90 minutes of slides on their lunch break.
A 15-minute episode reaches the people who were never in the room.
Internal podcast platform
Your CEO talks. 2,000 employees listen.
Private podcast hosting for internal communications, training, and culture. SSO-authenticated. Never publicly listed. Per-team access control so the right content reaches the right people. Completion analytics your L&D team can use. EU-hosted, because employee listening data is personal data under GDPR.
- ✓ SSO/SAML
- ✓ Private RSS
- ✓ EU-hosted
- ✓ Per-team access
Sound familiar?
Why internal podcasts fail before they start
No proof of training completion
Six weeks after the compliance upload, 30% opened the PDF. Nobody knows how many read it.
Completion tracking shows who finished each episode, per department.
Private podcast leaked publicly
Someone shared the RSS link and the CEO update appeared in Apple Podcasts' public directory.
Springcast private feeds are never indexed and need authentication.
IT rejects US data hosting
Listening behavior is personal data under GDPR, and your DPO won't accept a US server.
Hosted in the Netherlands, ISO 27001 certified, DPA ready to sign.
500 accounts to manage by hand
Every employee needs access, and you're not creating 500 accounts manually.
SSO grants and revokes access through your identity provider automatically.
See it in practice
Public podcast hosting was never meant for private, authenticated internal communication.
What's included
Built for internal podcasts, not adapted from public hosting
Private RSS feeds
Not indexed. Not discoverable. Not public. Your podcast exists only for authenticated listeners.
SSO authentication
Azure AD, Okta, SAML. Employees log in with their company credentials. No separate accounts to manage.
Per-team access control
Marketing hears the marketing podcast. Engineering hears engineering. The CEO update goes to everyone. You control who hears what.
Completion analytics
Who listened? How far did they get? Which department? Completion rates per episode, the data L&D needs to prove training ROI.
Authenticated player
Branded, embedded, login-required. No anonymous access. Embeddable on your intranet or standalone.
Department dashboards
Analytics broken down by team, department, and location. See which office engages most. Export for stakeholder reports.
EU-hosted (Netherlands)
Employee listening data is personal data under GDPR. Springcast: Netherlands-hosted, ISO 27001, DPA included.
Episode-level restrictions
Restrict specific episodes to specific groups. Board updates for leadership only. Onboarding series for new hires only.
Branded internal player
Your logo, your colors. Looks like an internal tool, because it is. No Springcast branding visible.
Password-protected website
Keep a private show's website online and lock it: set a password, or connect it to the same login your people already use in the Springcast mobile app. One account opens both the app and the web player, no second system to manage.
Offboarding auto-revoke
Employee leaves, their identity provider account is deactivated, podcast access is revoked. No manual cleanup.
Private distribution
Your podcast. Your people. Nobody else.
Private podcasts on Springcast are private by architecture, not by obscurity, private RSS feeds, authenticated player, zero public directory submissions. Not just unlisted. Genuinely unreachable.
Private showOn
Azure AD
SSO · connected
Not publicly listedSSO only
Private RSS feeds (per-user or per-group, authenticated)
SSO authentication: Azure AD, Okta, SAML 2.0
Authenticated embedded player (login required before playback)
Zero public directory submissions
Auto-revoke on identity provider deactivation
Audit log: who accessed what, when
Access control
The right content to the right team. Automatically.
Access follows the organization: show-level and episode-level restrictions sync from your identity provider. Marketing joins, they get the marketing podcast. They move teams, access updates. They leave, it's revoked. No spreadsheets. No manual management.
Listener groupsAzure AD
All employees
full feed
Leadership
incl. restricted episodes
External
blocked
Episode-level overrideLeadership only
Show-level access control (department or group-based)
Episode-level restrictions within shows
Identity provider group sync: Azure AD, Okta, SAML 2.0
SCIM provisioning for automated user sync
Automatic access on join, update on team change, revoke on departure
Role-based management: owner / editor / team member / finance / guest
Audit trail: access changes logged
Internal analytics
Know who listened. Know who didn't.
Internal analytics answer the right question: not "how many downloads?" but "which departments listened, and did they finish?" For L&D, that's the difference between gut feel and auditable completion data. Know who listened. Know who didn't.
Your audienceExport
223
Unique listeners
101
Followers
When your team listensday × hour
Listen rates per department, team, and location (IdP groups)
Completion rates per episode (percentage listened)
Engagement trend lines per show
Export: PDF dashboard and CSV raw data
API: completion data for LMS integration
Anonymous aggregate mode for privacy-sensitive organizations
Honest comparison
Springcast vs. the alternatives for internal podcasting
For most organizations, the real alternative is not another podcast tool. It is SharePoint, an intranet audio player, or a workaround built on a consumer podcast host. We have included all of them. Where Storyboard is stronger, we will say so. Where SharePoint has a genuine advantage, we acknowledge it.
| Feature | Springcast | Generic hosts | Storyboard | SharePoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private RSS (not publicly discoverable) | Yes | No (public/indexed) | Yes | N/A, no RSS |
| SSO authentication (Azure AD, Okta, SAML) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (via M365) |
| Per-team access control | Yes (show + episode level) | No | Yes | Basic (folders) |
| Episode-level restrictions | Yes | No | Varies | Manual |
| Completion analytics per listener | Yes | No, anonymous only | Yes | No |
| Department-level analytics | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Mobile podcast app experience | Yes (private RSS) | Yes, public only | Proprietary app | No native audio |
| Branded internal player | Yes (authenticated) | No authentication | Yes | Basic audio embed |
| EU-hosted (GDPR for employee data) | Yes, Netherlands | No, mostly US | Varies | Depends on M365 region |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | No | Varies | Via Microsoft |
| Offboarding auto-revoke (IdP sync) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (via M365) |
| API for LMS integration | Yes | No | Yes | Limited |
| Audio optimization (podcast-native) | Yes | Yes | Varies | No, raw upload |
| Pricing transparency | Yes, from €195/mo | Low, no private features | Enterprise, sales only | "Free" (bundled in M365) |
On SharePoint
It is already in your stack. That is a real advantage we cannot compete with on cost. Where it falls short: no podcast-native mobile experience, no RSS for employees' preferred apps, no completion tracking per listener, no audio optimization, and an average intranet audio play rate typically below 15%. Springcast is not free. But if employees are not engaging with audio on SharePoint, the cost of the tool is the least of your problems.
On Storyboard
If your organization needs deep LMS integration as the primary use case, Storyboard is a strong dedicated option. Their LMS integration is mature and purpose-built for L&D workflows. Springcast's advantage: podcast-native audio quality and distribution, full EU compliance with transparent pricing, and the same platform that handles both internal and external podcasts if your organization runs both.
Where Springcast wins
Private-by-architecture distribution, completion analytics tied to authenticated listeners, EU hosting for employee data, and one platform for both internal and external shows. If those matter, the comparison shifts decisively.
Pricing
Business tier: from €195/month
What's included
Internal podcast features, private RSS, SSO, per-team access control, completion analytics, EU-hosting, ISO 27001, and a signed DPA are included in every Business plan. No add-on pricing for the features that make internal podcasting work. Private RSS, SSO, and access control are included in every Business plan. No SSO add-on. No private feed surcharge.
For organizations with more than 10,000 employees or specific requirements (custom DPA clauses, dedicated SLA, multi-region hosting), custom enterprise pricing is available. All prices exclude VAT. Business plans can be invoiced. Purchase-order friendly.
Explore further
Compare all plans, or see exactly how we handle employee data compliance before you bring it to your DPO.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Private RSS feeds work in most podcast apps as a private subscription: Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Overcast, and others. The show never appears in public directories or search. Each employee adds a unique private feed URL to their preferred app and the show appears only in their account. Spotify does not support private RSS feeds. For Spotify-only listeners, the authenticated web player and embeddable intranet player are the alternative.
Azure AD, Okta, and any SAML 2.0-compliant identity provider. Setup typically takes 1-2 hours with your IT team. Springcast supports both IdP-initiated and SP-initiated SSO flows. SCIM provisioning for automated user provisioning and deprovisioning is available.
Yes. Access control works at two levels: show-level (entire shows assigned to departments or groups synced from your identity provider) and episode-level (individual episodes restricted to specific groups within a show). Groups sync from your identity provider, so there is no manual list to maintain.
When an employee is deactivated in your identity provider (Azure AD, Okta), their podcast access is automatically revoked. Private RSS feed tokens are invalidated. No manual cleanup required. The audit log records the access change with a timestamp.
Yes. Analytics are broken down by department, team, and location, based on the identity provider groups you use for access control. You can see listen rates, completion rates per episode, and engagement trends per group. Export as PDF for leadership reporting or CSV for integration with HR or L&D systems.
There is no hard listener cap on Business tier. Pricing is based on the plan, not per-listener. Whether you have 50 or 5,000 employees, the pricing model is the same. For organizations above 10,000 employees, contact us to discuss enterprise pricing.
Completion data is available via API. Common use case: push completion events to your LMS for compliance tracking. Webhook triggers on episode completion are supported.
Employee listening data is personal data under GDPR. Springcast is hosted in the Netherlands, within the EU. ISO 27001 certified. A full DPA is available for immediate signing, and the sub-processor list is published and kept current. Listening data is never shared with third parties. Anonymous aggregate mode is available for organizations that do not want individual-level tracking. Data retention is configurable. Full detail: EU compliance →
Yes. Full white-label on Business tier: your colors, your logo. The player embeds on your intranet, HR portal, or a standalone show page. No Springcast branding is visible to employees. It looks like something you built, because you configured it.
SharePoint stores files. Springcast delivers podcasts. Private RSS means employees listen in their usual podcast app, during their commute, on their phone, without logging into the intranet. Authenticated access means you know who listened. Completion analytics mean you can prove training was consumed. Average intranet audio play rate: below 15%. Average internal podcast listen rate on Springcast: 65-75%.
Real podcasters. Real results.
What Springcast looks like in practice
"As a storyteller and content maker, you want to work as seamlessly as possible. Springcast makes that easy — so you can focus on your real work: telling stories."
Publishing without technical hassle, so all the attention goes to the story.
Martijn Aslander · Storyteller & content maker
"Our podcasts are now far easier to find on Spotify — and they’re being listened to more as a result."
The move to Springcast PRO was clearly guided, with transparent communication at every step. The PRO environment is clear and easy to use.
Gemeente Utrecht · Government
"With Springcast PRO, all our employees can listen to our internal podcasts even more easily."
Thanks to the migration service, our existing podcasts were converted quickly, so we could go live right away.
Kindergarden · Internal communications
89%
average completion rate on series under 10 episodes, for organizations using Springcast for internal training podcasts. (Demo data)
Your employees have 30 minutes on their commute. Give them something worth hearing.
Private by architecture. SSO-authenticated. EU-hosted. Completion tracking your compliance team can present to auditors. One platform, whether you have 50 employees or 5,000.