New pricing tiers bring professional podcast analytics to creators at every level; Bumper Score now available across all plans; Enterprise users gain direct AI integration via MCP server as platform surpasses 3 billion hours of tracked podcast consumption
NEW YORK / TORONTO – [JUNE 8, 2026] — Bumper, a leader in podcast data and growth solutions, today announced a major expansion of the Bumper Dashboard opening the platform to all podcasters with a new free tier, restructured pricing, and an enterprise-level AI integration that connects podcast data directly to AI tools via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
The Bumper Score, Bumper’s independent audience verification tool, is now available across all plans. Having tracked more than 3 billion hours of podcast consumption to date, Bumper is making the data infrastructure that powers its industry work accessible to creators and publishers at every level.
Podcast measurement remains one of the industry’s most persistent operational challenges. The data publishers need to understand their audience, from hosting providers, podcast apps, attribution platforms, exists across too many sources to manage manually. The Bumper Dashboard solves this by aggregating listeners, viewers, listen time, playback, followers, downloads, and more into a single automatically updated view, at both the show and episode level, without requiring users to log in to multiple platforms or export CSV files.
“Better data shouldn’t be a premium feature. The free tier in the Bumper Dashboard exists because we want the floor for podcast measurement to be higher across the whole industry, not just for the publishers who can afford enterprise tools,” said Jonas Woost, Co-founder at Bumper.
New Tiers Make Professional Analytics Available to Every Podcaster
Starting today, Bumper Dashboard access is structured across three plans:
Free: Access to the most recent three months of data. Designed for independent podcasters who want a clearer picture of their audience without the complexity of managing multiple data sources.
Pro ($50/month per show): Full access to the Bumper Dashboard’s analytics suite, including complete episode history and consumption data. Built for professional creators and growing networks who need a comprehensive, real-time view of performance.
Enterprise ($500/month): Everything in Pro, plus access to 10 podcasts and a discount for additional shows. Users also receive access to the Bumper MCP server, enabling teams to connect AI tools directly to their dashboard data for natural-language queries and advanced analysis. Designed for media companies and large-scale publishers managing complex show portfolios.
The Bumper Score: Available Across All Plans
The Bumper Score, Bumper’s benchmark that measures a podcast’s performance in context, against comparable shows, is now available to all users regardless of plan. The Score gives publishers a standardized, reliable signal of how their content is performing, grounded in actual consumption data rather than download counts alone.
The distinction matters: as the industry has learned in recent years, downloads can be a poor proxy for audience size. Many publishers have seen download numbers decline due to changes in industry definition and platform updates, while their actual audience, when measured in verified listeners, has continued to grow. The Bumper Score and Dashboard together give publishers an accurate read on what is actually happening with their content.
Enterprise: Connect AI Tools Directly to Your Podcast Data
For Enterprise subscribers, Bumper is introducing MCP server access for the first time, which is a direct integration that allows users to connect AI assistants to their Bumper Dashboard data. Rather than logging in to pull reports, Enterprise users can ask natural-language questions about their podcast performance and receive instant, data-driven answers, without leaving the tools they already work in.
The capability reflects where the broader media and marketing industry is heading. MCP integrations are gaining traction as publishers and analytics teams look for ways to bring AI closer to their proprietary data and enable faster decisions without adding to the burden of managing yet another platform.
To learn more about the Bumper Dashboard, please contact hello@wearebumper.com.
About Bumper
Founded by Dan Misener and Jonas Woost, Bumper is a podcast data and growth company dedicated to helping creators and brands maximize their podcast ROI. Bumper provides technology solutions — including the Bumper Dashboard and Bumper Score — as well as expert strategic advice. To date, Bumper has tracked more than 3 billion hours of podcast consumption worldwide.
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