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EArtlist vs Epidemic Sound
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
A
Choose Artlist if…
- you want the lower entry price ($9.99/mo vs $17.99/mo)
- you're in its core audience: youtubers, social media creators
E
Choose Epidemic Sound if…
- you need an API to build on
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on macOS, Windows, iOS
- you're in its core audience: youtubers and content creators, video editors and filmmakers
Side by side
Feature Artlist Epidemic Sound
Pricing modelPaidFree trial
Starting price$9.99/mo$17.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWebWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API
CompanyArtlistEpidemic Sound
Full feature lists
A Artlist
- Royalty-free music library
- Sound effects catalog
- AI image and video generation with credits
- Unlimited generation on select models (yearly plans)
- Max plan bundling stock assets and AI tools
- Team business plans with parallel generations
E
- 55,000+ exclusively owned music tracks
- 250,000+ sound effects and variations
- Studio tool syncs music to video automatically
- Prompt-based music search and search by video frames
- AI voiceovers in 70+ languages
- Plugins for Adobe Premiere, After Effects and DaVinci Resolve
- Music API and MCP server for LLMs
- Direct global license with channel clearing
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Artlist · artlist.io
Epidemic Sound · epidemicsound.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Artlist
Music & SFX$9.99/mo billed yearly ($14.99 monthly)
AI Starter$11.99/mo billed yearly ($19.99 monthly)
AI Core$23.99/mo billed yearly ($39.99 monthly)
AI Creator$41.67/mo billed yearly ($69.99 monthly)
Max Business$399/mo billed yearly
Custom BusinessCustom
Epidemic Sound
CreatorNot listed
ProNot listed
BusinessNot listed
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Artlist
- Music & SFX plan from $9.99/mo billed yearly
- AI generation and stock assets available in one subscription
- Unlimited generation on select models with yearly plans of 40,000+ credits
- The AI tools work on credits, so usage is capped on most plans
- Monthly billing costs considerably more than yearly billing
Epidemic Sound
- Company owns all rights, enabling a direct worldwide license
- Content published during a subscription stays cleared forever
- Unlimited downloads on all plans
- Plugins for Adobe and DaVinci Resolve plus desktop and mobile apps
- No free plan; publishing requires a subscription or single-track license
- Ad use requires Pro or Enterprise plan
- No prorated refunds on cancellation
- Enterprise agreements require a 12-month minimum
More comparisons
Other options to consider
EE
From $16.50/mo
E
Unlimited stock assets and AI generation for creators under one subscription
Stock photos, icons & fonts
U
U
Free, from $6.99/mo
U
Human-made royalty-free music, sound effects and stock video for creators
Royalty-free music & sound effectsFree plan
S
SRoyalty-free music and sound effects licensing for video creators and brands
From $9.99/mo
S
From $9.99/mo
S
Royalty-free music and sound effects licensing for video creators and brands
Royalty-free music & sound effectsAPI
M
MM
Paid
M
Curated music and sound effects licensing for filmmakers, agencies and creators
Royalty-free music & sound effects
P
P
From $24.99/mo
P
Curated royalty-free music and sound effects licensed for video creators
Royalty-free music & sound effects
F
F
From $14.50/mo
F
AI image, video and audio generation plus 250M+ stock assets for creatives
AI image & video generationAPI
Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy