MAWCast vs Radio.co: prices, limits and what each does

Radio.co facts were checked on radio.co/pricing on 22 September 2026. Radio.co sets its prices in US dollars, so the euro amounts below are approximate, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 September 2026 (1 EUR = 1.1463 USD). MAWCast prices include VAT; we did not verify how Radio.co's prices treat tax.

How do the prices and limits compare?

The two tables below are kept separate on purpose. The plans do not line up tier for tier, so pairing them would suggest an equivalence that is not there.

Radio.co, billed monthly

Euro amounts converted from US dollars at the ECB rate of 22 September 2026. Radio.co also offers custom Pro Solutions plans on request.

MAWCast, billed monthly

MAWCast prices include VAT. Yearly billing gives two months free. See the full plan limits.

How to read the two tables:

• For one station and 500 listeners at once, MAWCast Air is €4.99 and Radio.co Lite is ≈ €30.53. Air's live quality is 320 kbps and it has 25 GB of storage. Lite streams at 192 kbps and has 2 GB.
• The cheapest plan with unlimited listeners is Broadcast (€9.99, 3 stations) on MAWCast and Premium (≈ €173.60) on Radio.co.
• MAWCast Starter (€1.99) is smaller than any plan on Radio.co's pricing page: 100 listeners at 128 kbps.

MAWCast is not the cheapest hosting you can buy. Budget stream hosts have entry plans that cost less than some MAWCast plans. What MAWCast offers for its price is AutoDJ, a schedule, a public page, live listener analytics, broadcast history and a Discord assistant in one product.

What do both do?

• AutoDJ from a media library, with playlists. See how MAWCast's AutoDJ works.
• A schedule for your shows. See the station schedule.
• Listen pages and players. MAWCast gives each station a page at <station>.mawcast.com and an embeddable web player. Radio.co offers custom players and widgets.

Neither includes a music licence on its standard plans. Licensing is covered further down.

What does Radio.co have that MAWCast does not?

• Track reporting (TTSL).
• Recording of live broadcasts and voice tracking, from Standard.
• AI voices (Voice Studio), from Standard.
• iOS and Android apps and an Alexa skill. These are included from Plus. On Standard they are paid add-ons: apps ≈ €30.53 a month (from $35) and Alexa ≈ €8.72 a month (from $10).
• A 14-day free trial on every plan, against MAWCast's 3 days.
• A longer track record. MAWCast is new.

Which Radio.co plan includes which of these changes over time. Check Radio.co's pricing page for the current split.

What does MAWCast do differently?

• Price, with the limits shown. 500 listeners at once from €4.99 (Air), and unlimited listeners from €9.99 (Broadcast).
• A permanent history of every broadcast on every plan. See what each Broadcast Session keeps.
• Discord. MAW Assistant in Discord sends station notifications and show reminders, and answers quick actions and diagnostics from a direct message.
• Euro pricing, and Control in seven languages.
• Your own encoder. BUTT, Mixxx, VirtualDJ or any other Icecast-compatible encoder connects directly.
• MAWCast Studio, a desktop broadcaster for Windows, is included free with every plan: sign in, pick your station, press GO LIVE.
• Listener analytics on every plan. Current listeners, peaks, averages and a listener timeline, with permanent history. See what MAWCast measures.
• A team. Broadcasters with permissions (1, 2, 6 or 20 team members, depending on plan).

Side by side

"—" means we could not verify it on Radio.co's own pages.

Who should choose which?

Choose Radio.co if you need track reporting for licensing bodies, listener apps or a smart-speaker skill, recording or voice tracking, AI voices, or a service with a long track record.

Choose MAWCast if you run one to a few stations with AutoDJ and scheduled live shows, your community is on Discord, your budget is a few euros a month, and you want listener analytics and a free desktop broadcaster (MAWCast Studio) included.

If you are thinking about self-hosting instead, see MAWCast compared with AzuraCast. Comparing hosted services? See MAWCast compared with RadioKing.

Switching from Radio.co: what it involves

• Music. Upload your library to MAWCast from your own copies of the files, within your plan's storage. MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A and FLAC are accepted, up to 150 MB per file. Formats other than MP3 are converted to MP3 at 320 kbps.
• Playlists and schedule. There is no importer. You recreate them by hand in Control.
• Live shows. Connect the encoder you already use with the details from Control.
• Addresses. Your station page moves to <station>.mawcast.com and the stream address changes. Replace Radio.co players on your website with the MAWCast web player, and update directory listings and any apps that point at the old stream.
• Overlap. Keep Radio.co running until the new station has been tested, and check Radio.co's cancellation terms on its own site.

Music licensing

Neither service includes a music licence on its standard plans. Radio.co says the customer is responsible for licences, and it lists licensing brokering only on its custom tier. MAWCast does not provide licences. See what the subscription does not cover. This is general information, not legal advice.

Common questions

Is there a free plan?

No. There is a 3-day Starter trial that needs a verified payment method, one per card.

Can I use my own encoder?

Yes, any Icecast-compatible encoder.

Does MAWCast have listener analytics?

Yes, on every plan: current listeners, peaks, averages and a listener timeline during a broadcast, and permanent historical analytics afterwards.

How many listeners does Starter allow?

100 at once. Air allows 500, and Broadcast and Network are unlimited.

Sources

• radio.co/pricing: plans, limits, features, trial, licensing. Checked 22 September 2026.
• radio.co/terms: prices set in US dollars.
• ECB euro reference rates: 22 September 2026, 1 EUR = 1.1463 USD.

MAWCast figures come from the current plan catalogue.

Written by the MAWCast team.