Artist release tools
Music distributors compared
Compare pricing models, royalty commissions, delivery speed, platform coverage, and PitchPlus score before you send a release live.
Distributors
29
Top score
9.1/10
Lowest upfront
Free
Broadest DSP set
450+
IndieMassive
subscription
9.1
- Price
- $39.99/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- fast
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DistroKid
subscription
8.5
- Price
- $19.99/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- 1-2 days
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AWAL
commission
8.2
- Price
- 15% commission
- Commission
- 15%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- 1-2 weeks
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Stem
subscription
8
- Price
- $29.99/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 100
- Speed
- 1-2 days
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Ditto Music
subscription
7.9
- Price
- $19.00/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 100
- Speed
- 1-3 days
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TuneCore
per-release
7.8
- Price
- $29.99/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- 1-3 days
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Symphonic Distribution
subscription
7.7
- Price
- $19.99/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 200
- Speed
- 2-4 days
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LANDR
subscription
7.6
- Price
- $23.99/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- fast
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United Masters
commission
7.6
- Price
- 10% commission
- Commission
- 10%
- Platforms
- 100
- Speed
- 1-2 days
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CD Baby
per-release
7.5
- Price
- $9.95/release
- Commission
- 9%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- 3-5 days
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Believe Digital
commission
7.4
- Price
- 20% commission
- Commission
- 20%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- 3-5 days
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Amuse
free
7.2
- Price
- Free
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 80
- Speed
- 1-3 days
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Too Lost
subscription
7.1
- Price
- $19.99/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 450
- Speed
- fast
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SoundCloud for Artists
subscription
6.6
- Price
- $99.00/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 100
- Speed
- moderate
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Record Union
pay-per-release
6.4
- Price
- $10.00/release
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- moderate
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Music Gateway
hybrid
6.4
- Price
- $22.00/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- moderate
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Horus Music
subscription
6.3
- Price
- $26.00/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- fast
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OFFstep
subscription
5.8
- Price
- $12.00/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 45
- Speed
- moderate
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Songtradr
subscription
5.8
- Price
- $19.00/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- moderate
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SoundOn
commission
5.1
- Price
- commission
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 90
- Speed
- variable
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ONErpm
commission
4.8
- Price
- 15% commission
- Commission
- 15%
- Platforms
- 45
- Speed
- moderate
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SongCast
subscription + setup fee
4.8
- Price
- $71.88/year
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- moderate
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Soundrop
pay-per-release
4.6
- Price
- $4.99/release
- Commission
- 15%
- Platforms
- 150
- Speed
- moderate
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Level Music
defunct
4.1
- Price
- defunct
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- N/A
- Speed
- N/A
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Spinnup
defunct
4.1
- Price
- defunct
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- N/A
- Speed
- N/A
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Beatchain
pay-per-release
3.8
- Price
- $8.99/release
- Commission
- 10%
- Platforms
- 100
- Speed
- moderate
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Fresh Tunes
freemium
3.8
- Price
- freemium
- Commission
- 0%
- Platforms
- 30
- Speed
- slow
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RouteNote
hybrid
3.8
- Price
- 15% commission
- Commission
- 15%
- Platforms
- 200
- Speed
- slow
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Musicinfo
pay-per-release
3.6
- Price
- $32.00/release
- Commission
- 15%
- Platforms
- 50
- Speed
- slow
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Choose by economics, not brand recall.
A cheap distributor can become expensive if it takes a commission at scale. A subscription can become inefficient if you release rarely. Use the calculator after shortlisting your distributor.
Frequent releases
Subscription often wins
Low volume
Per-release can be cleaner
High revenue
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