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Where to Find Podcast Guests for Free
The sites a host can use to find guests without paying, read from each site's own pages on 14 October 2026: which are free, which are a trial, and the catch on each. We run one of them, and it is labelled.
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You can find podcast guests for free on PodcastGuests.com, RadioGuestList, Qwoted, Podorax and Let's Make A Podcast: on the terms each published when we read them on 14 October 2026, a host pays nothing to use them. Talks.co has a free tier with a limit. MatchMaker.fm is a free trial that becomes paid. PodMatch has no free way in for a host.
Free sites split two ways. On some, guests come to you: you list your show or post a request, and people pitch. On others, you go and look: you search profiles and write to the people you want. Using one of each covers both.
We build one of the sites on this list, so read it as an interested party being straight with you. Every other row comes from the vendor's own published pages, with the date we read them, not from an account we hold or a list somebody else wrote.
The free sites for podcast hosts, compared
Read from each site's own pages on 14 October 2026. Free comes first and paid comes last; there is no score column, because which catch matters depends on your show.
Terms change. Each cell is what the site published on the day we read it, so check the current page before you rely on one.
| Site | Cost to a host | What a host gets free | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| PodcastGuests.com | Free | Free for podcasters, in its own words: apply to be featured in its newsletter to experts, or browse its directory and invite. | The newsletter feature has a queue and needs an Apple Podcasts or Spotify link. Guests pay for its directory listings and newsletter rotation, so who you see first is partly who paid. |
| RadioGuestList | Free | Submit its free Guest Request form and it publishes your request on the site and sends it to its subscribers. | Each request names one guest type, and the booking email you give is published publicly. Guests can buy featured placement. |
| Qwoted | Free | Free for the media, in its own words: post a call for experts and search its expert database. | It is built for journalists as much as podcasters, and experts on its free plan may send only a couple of pitches a month. |
| Podorax | Free | Free for creators during its first public version: search guests, post a request, invite, message and schedule. | Free at launch rather than promised for good: its terms reserve the right to change the business model, and it is very new. |
| Let's Make A Podcast (ours) | Free | List your show so guests can pitch it, browse guest profiles and invite up to 10 guests every 30 days. No card. | We are new. Our member pool is far smaller than the established marketplaces, so some niches are still thin. |
| Talks.co | Free tier | A free profile with unlimited suggested matches and 1 connection request every 30 days. | One connection a month is a sample. More connections are a paid plan, and hosts and guests are on the same plans. |
| MatchMaker.fm | Free trial | 30 days free with no credit card and 5 free conversation starts, then $15/mo. | Conversation starts are metered, so the free window is a sample of the product rather than a month of using it. |
| PodMatch | Paid | Nothing: no free host plan and no trial, a money-back guarantee instead. | Guests pay a monthly fee to be matched, and it pays hosts for each interview with a guest they found there. |
Guests come to you: list your show or post a request
If you have more time to read pitches than to hunt, start here. You describe your show once and the people who want to be on it do the first step.
Where guests come to you: PodcastGuests.com, RadioGuestList, Qwoted, Podorax, Let's Make A Podcast and Talks.co. Each row in the table above says what you list or post, and what it costs.
Reddit communities where hosts post guest requests, such as r/PodcastGuestExchange, are free too. Read each community's rules before you post, and expect to screen the replies yourself.
Whichever you use, say exactly who you want. A request that names a topic, a format and a recording window gets fewer pitches and better ones.
You search: browse profiles and invite
If you already know the kind of guest you want, searching is faster than waiting. The free versions differ mostly in how many people you may contact.
Where you can search and invite: PodcastGuests.com, Qwoted, Podorax, Let's Make A Podcast, Talks.co and MatchMaker.fm. On the free tiers and trials, the limit is how many people you may contact, so check that cell first.
Where Let's Make A Podcast fits, honestly
List your show so guests can pitch it, browse guest profiles and invite up to 10 guests every 30 days. No card. When a guest's topics fit your show well, we email a few of them about it.
What we are worse at: we are new. Our member pool is far smaller than the established marketplaces, so some niches are still thin.
Sources and benchmark date
Every vendor fact on this page is read from that vendor's own published pages and carries the date it was read.
- PodcastGuests.com
What a host gets free and the catch, read from PodcastGuests.com's own pages on 14 October 2026.
- RadioGuestList
What a host gets free and the catch, read from RadioGuestList's own pages on 14 October 2026.
- Qwoted
What a host gets free and the catch, read from Qwoted's own pages on 14 October 2026.
- Podorax
What a host gets free and the catch, read from Podorax's own pages on 14 October 2026.
- Talks.co
What a host gets free and the catch, read from Talks.co's own pages on 14 October 2026.
- MatchMaker.fm
What a host gets free and the catch, read from MatchMaker.fm's own pages on 4 October 2026.
- PodMatch
What a host gets free and the catch, read from PodMatch's own pages on 14 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find podcast guests for free?+
On the terms each published when we read them on 14 October 2026: PodcastGuests.com, RadioGuestList, Qwoted, Podorax and Let's Make A Podcast cost a host nothing. Talks.co has a limited free tier. MatchMaker.fm is a trial that becomes paid. Use one where guests pitch you and one where you search.
Is there a free alternative to PodMatch for podcast hosts?+
Yes. On the terms we read on 14 October 2026, PodcastGuests.com, RadioGuestList, Qwoted, Podorax and Let's Make A Podcast are free for a host. They differ in whether guests come to you or you go and look, so pick by how you like to book.
How do small podcasts find guests without paying?+
They list the show somewhere guests look, post a specific request where guests gather, and write directly to people whose work fits. A small show with a clear topic and an easy ask books guests well above its audience size.
Is Let's Make A Podcast free for hosts?+
Yes. Listing a show and inviting guests is free: you can invite up to 10 guests every 30 days, and guests can pitch your show. We are new. Our member pool is far smaller than the established marketplaces, so some niches are still thin.
More on the platforms and agencies
List your show free and let guests pitch you
Guests can pitch your show from its page, and you can browse guest profiles and invite up to 10 guests every 30 days. No card.