COMPARISON

CloudRadio vs autopo.st: one flat plan vs modular hosting and add-ons.

autopo.st offers stream hosting on its own infrastructure plus a large à-la-carte menu of add-ons: Now Playing auto-posting, widgets, web players, mobile and TV apps, secure streams, monitoring, and more. CloudRadio is a single $39/mo plan that bundles hosting and most of those essentials together. Here is an honest, current breakdown.

Stack autopo.st up to match CloudRadio.

autopo.st prices its hosting and each add-on separately. The cost matters once you stack three or four add-ons on top of a hosting plan. Here is how the basics line up.

Capability CloudRadio One · $39/mo autopo.st (hosting + add-ons)
Stream hosting ✓ (HLS + Icecast, unlimited listeners) ✓ (from $5.95/mo, listener-tiered)
Now Playing widget £2.95/mo
Embeddable web player Free, 5 styles, HLS-ready £2.95/mo
HTTPS stream / Port 443 Included with hosting; £2.95/mo for external streams
Stream monitoring / silence alerts ✓ (free, any stream) £2.95–£5.95/mo add-ons
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: Both host streams. CloudRadio folds hosting plus the player, HTTPS, and monitoring into a single flat $39/mo plan with unlimited listeners. autopo.st starts lower and is more modular: you pick a listener-tiered hosting plan and add each feature individually, and it offers things CloudRadio does not: branded mobile apps, smart TV apps, social auto-posting, and Listen Again.

autopo.st hosting and add-on pricing.

autopo.st hosts streams on listener-tiered plans, and each add-on is a separate monthly subscription. You pick a hosting plan plus what you need, and the bill is the sum.

Stream hosting plan Price Listeners
Live (64 kbps) from $5.95/mo 100 – 1,000
Live + AutoDJ (64 kbps, 10–100 GB) from $9.95/mo 100 – 1,000
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; hosting in USD, add-ons in GBP. autopo.st stream hosting is billed separately from its add-ons. Check autopo.st for the latest.

Where each platform shines.

Choose CloudRadio if you want:

  • Hosting plus the basics in one bill. Stream, AutoDJ, scheduling, web player, HTTPS, and monitoring at $39/mo.
  • Unlimited listeners at a flat price with no listener-tier upgrades as your audience grows.
  • HLS adaptive streaming with 64 / 128 / 256 kbps AAC variants on every plan.
  • 750 GB of storage for a deep music library, jingles, voice tracks, and recorded shows.
  • Predictable billing. No "I added one more widget so my bill went up again" creep.

Choose autopo.st if you want:

  • A lower entry price with stream hosting from $5.95/mo on listener-tiered plans run on their own infrastructure.
  • Branded mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Amazon Fire under your station name.
  • Smart TV apps for Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV.
  • Now Playing auto-posting to X, Facebook, Telegram, Discord, Bluesky, and TuneIn.
  • Listen Again, Voicenote, and audio fingerprinting as standalone add-ons you can layer on.

You can use both.

autopo.st add-ons work on top of any stream, whether you host it with autopo.st or anywhere else. If you host your stream on CloudRadio, you can plug its HLS or Icecast URL into the autopo.st add-ons you want, like mobile apps, smart-TV apps, or social auto-posting.

Pair them like this

  1. Host your stream on CloudRadio at $39/mo.
  2. Take your CloudRadio HLS or Icecast URL.
  3. Plug it into the autopo.st add-ons you actually need (mobile apps, smart-TV apps, social auto-post, audio fingerprinting).
  4. Skip the autopo.st add-ons CloudRadio already covers (player, monitoring, HTTPS).

What you save

The autopo.st modules CloudRadio replaces (web player, HTTPS, silence alerts) easily add up to $13-19/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.

Common questions.

Is autopo.st a radio host?

Yes. autopo.st runs its own stream hosting (Shoutcast and Icecast, with AutoDJ plans, from $5.95/mo on infrastructure they own and operate). On top of that it sells 40+ à-la-carte add-ons (social auto-post, mobile apps, smart-TV apps, widgets, monitoring, fingerprinting, and more) that also work with a stream hosted elsewhere.

Can I use autopo.st on top of CloudRadio?

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.

Does CloudRadio have Now Playing auto-posting to X / Facebook / Discord?

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.

Does CloudRadio offer Listen Again or audio fingerprinting?

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.

Ready to try CloudRadio?

$39/month, flat. Unlimited listeners, 750 GB storage, HLS streaming, and free stream monitoring on any HTTPS stream.