RouteNote Licensing vs Epidemic Sound vs Soundstripe
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Earlier this year, RouteNote launched their new royalty-free music subscription. With thousands of high-quality tracks and sound effects available at your fingertips, how does RouteNote Licensing compare to some of the most popular sync licensing platforms.
All three platforms provide vast libraries of music and sound effects, but for Epidemic Sound and Soundstripe, the usage rules for tracks varies depending how and where you intend to use them.
Subscriptions
RouteNote Licensing
- Music – $4.99/month or $49.99/year
- Social, podcast, web use
- Business and client work
- Commercial use
- Influencer marketing
- Broadcast: TV, commercial streaming, VOD, ads, radio, film
- Internal company use
- Non-arena, arena, offline events
- Apps and games
- Unlimited business/client yearly turnover
- Sound Effects – $3.99/month or $39.99/year
- As above
A RouteNote Licensing subscription grants you unlimited, perpetual, commercial usage of its full catalog. Use tracks anywhere, from social media, to broadcast TV ads. While Epidemic Sound and Soundstripe lock some of these otherwise basic features to higher tiers, RouteNote Licensing provides all features to all subscribers.
Subscriptions are affordable. No hidden fees. No higher tiers. Sign up and browse RouteNote Licensing today for free!
Epidemic Sound
- Creator – $17.99/month or $119.88/year
- Social, podcast, web use
- Pro – $39.99/month or $203.88/year
- Business and client work
- Commercial use online
- Business – $74.99/month or $359.88/year
- As above, plus:
- Influencer marketing
- Internal company use
- Non-arena events
- Apps and games
- Enterprise – custom pricing
- As above, plus:
- Broadcast: TV, commercial streaming, VOD, ads
- Offline events
- Arena events
- Unlimited business/client yearly turnover
A subscription to Epidemic Sound starts at over three times the amount of a RouteNote Licensing Music subscription per month. Many of the features provided only on their top tier, such as broadcast, events and more, require a custom quote depending on your usage.
Soundstripe
- Individual Personal – $19.99/month or $119/year
- Social, web use
- Individual Pro – $39.99/month or $239.88/year
- As above, plus:
- Podcast use
- Commercial use
- Enterprise – custom pricing
- As above, plus:
- Broadcast: TV, commercial streaming, VOD, ads, radio, film
- Business and client work
- Influencer marketing
A subscription to Soundstripe starts at over four times the amount of a RouteNote Licensing Music subscription per month. Pricing quickly scales up, with features like broadcast, client work and influencer marketing requiring their top tier, with custom pricing.
All tiers compared
| RouteNote Licensing Sound Effects | RouteNote Licensing Music | Epidemic Sound Creator | Epidemic Sound Pro | Epidemic Sound Business | Epidemic Sound Enterprise | Soundstripe Individual Personal | Soundstripe Individual Pro | Soundstripe Individual Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99/month or $39.99/year | $4.99/month or $49.99/year | $17.99/month or $119.88/year | $39.99/month or $203.88/year | $79.99/month or $359.88/year | Custom | $19.99/month or $119/year | $39.99/month or $239.88/year | Custom |
| Social, podcast, web use | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Business and client work | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Commercial use | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Influencer marketing | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Broadcast | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |