Auphonic

Auphonic delivers what it promises for podcasters who want the loudness mastering step handled automatically. The loudness normalization is accurate and consistent, the noise reduction works reliably on typical podcast recordings, and the direct-to-host publishing integrations genuinely save time on the repetitive final step of every episode. For podcasters currently skipping loudness mastering or doing it manually in a DAW, Auphonic automates that step effectively at a fair price.
The limitation is that it handles the finishing step, not the problem recordings step. If your audio has significant background noise, echo, or microphone quality issues, Adobe Podcast’s Enhance Speech handles those problems more dramatically. Auphonic is best applied after the major audio issues are resolved, to ensure consistent loudness and proper encoding for distribution. The 2-hour free monthly limit is tight for most regular podcasters, pushing typical weekly shows to the $11 paid plan almost immediately. For that price, the automation value is clear for anyone publishing consistently.

Auphonic is an Austrian automated audio post-production service designed specifically for podcasters and broadcasters who need their recordings to meet platform loudness standards without manual mastering. The service takes raw recordings and applies loudness normalization to LUFS targets required by Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and broadcast standards, reduces background noise and hum, handles multitrack processing where different speakers are recorded on separate tracks, and encodes the finished audio to the required format. The entire process runs in the cloud and takes a few minutes per hour of audio.
The free plan provides 2 hours of processing per month with access to all features, which is enough for some podcasters but falls short for anyone publishing weekly episodes that run 45 minutes or more. The S plan at $11 per month billed annually gives 9 hours monthly — enough for a regular weekly podcast schedule. Plans scale from M at $23 per month with 21 hours through XL at $89 per month with 100 hours. A pay-as-you-go credit option is also available for creators with variable publishing schedules who do not want a recurring commitment.
Direct integrations with Dropbox, Google Drive, SoundCloud, YouTube, and major podcast hosting platforms allow Auphonic to pull raw recordings from cloud storage and push finished files to the destination host automatically. This full pipeline automation — ingest, process, publish — is what distinguishes Auphonic from simple loudness correction tools. The API is available for developers building automated audio processing workflows.