autopo.st is not a hosting provider. It is a marketplace of add-ons for stations that already have a stream: Now Playing auto-posting, widgets, web players, mobile and TV apps, secure streams, monitoring, and more. CloudRadio is a single $39/mo hosting plan that bundles most of that in. Here is an honest, current breakdown.
autopo.st prices each feature individually. The cost matters once you add three or four to a plan you also pay for hosting on. Here is how the basics line up.
| Capability | CloudRadio One · $39/mo | autopo.st (add-ons) |
|---|---|---|
| Stream hosting | ✓ (HLS + Icecast, unlimited listeners) | ✗ (bring your own hosting) |
| Now Playing widget | ✓ | £2.95/mo |
| Embeddable web player | Free, 5 styles, HLS-ready | £2.95/mo |
| HTTPS stream / Port 443 | ✓ | £2.95/mo each |
| Stream monitoring / silence alerts | ✓ (free, any stream) | £5.95/mo (failover) + Silence Detector add-on |
| Now Playing auto-post (social) | ✗ | £2.95/mo each (X, Facebook, Telegram, Discord, Bluesky, TuneIn) |
| Mobile apps (iOS / Android) | ✗ | £19.95/mo |
| Smart TV apps (Roku / Fire / AppleTV / AndroidTV) | ✗ | £19.95/mo each, £64.95 bundle |
Bottom line: CloudRadio bundles the hosting plus the player, HTTPS, and monitoring into a single $39/mo plan. autopo.st sells each add-on individually, on top of whatever hosting you already pay for, but it offers things CloudRadio does not: branded mobile apps, smart TV apps, social auto-posting, and Listen Again.
Each module is a separate monthly subscription. You pick what you need and the bill is the sum.
| Add-on | Price |
|---|---|
| Auto Post (X / Facebook / Telegram / Discord / Bluesky / TuneIn, each) | £2.95/mo |
| Web Player / Now Playing widgets / Radio Website | £2.95/mo each |
| Schedule Widget | £3.95/mo |
| Chat Widget | £5.95/mo |
| Voicenote (listener voice messages) | £4.95/mo |
| Listen Again (on-demand) | £14.95/mo |
| Stream Forwarding / Secure Streams | £1.95–£2.95/mo |
| Stream Failover | £5.95/mo |
| Audio Fingerprinting (song detection) | £20/mo |
| Mobile apps (iOS + Android + Amazon) | £19.95/mo |
| Alexa Radio Skill | £9.95/mo |
| Smart TV apps (Roku, Fire, AppleTV, AndroidTV, each) | £19.95/mo |
| TV App Bundle / Omnichannel | £64.95 / £99.95/mo |
Pricing as of early 2026 in GBP. autopo.st does not include stream hosting. Check autopo.st/pricing for the latest.
autopo.st is built to bolt onto an existing stream. CloudRadio provides the stream URL. Pair them when you want CloudRadio's hosting plus autopo.st's mobile apps, smart-TV apps, or social auto-posting.
The autopo.st modules CloudRadio replaces (web player, HTTPS, silence alerts) easily add up to £10-15/mo on their own. Folding those into the $39/mo CloudRadio plan keeps your add-on bill focused on the things autopo.st does that CloudRadio does not: apps, social auto-posting, on-demand audio.
No. autopo.st sells add-on services that bolt onto an existing Shoutcast, Icecast, or HLS stream you already host elsewhere. You provide the stream URL, autopo.st provides the social auto-post, mobile apps, smart-TV apps, widgets, monitoring, fingerprinting, and similar features.
Yes. CloudRadio gives you a public Icecast and HLS URL that any third-party service, including autopo.st, can ingest. Use the autopo.st modules that fill in things CloudRadio does not bundle, like branded mobile apps or smart TV apps.
Not as a built-in feature. autopo.st is the better fit if social auto-posting is non-negotiable. You can also build it yourself with our metadata feed plus a webhook, but autopo.st has it packaged ready to go.
Not as built-in features today. CloudRadio focuses on broadcast delivery, automation, monitoring, and the player. autopo.st sells both of those as standalone add-ons you can layer on.
$39/month, flat. Unlimited listeners, 750 GB storage, HLS streaming, and free stream monitoring on any HTTPS stream.