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ERoyalty-free music and sound effects with direct licensing for video creators
From $17.99/mo
Artlist vs Musicbed
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
A
Choose Artlist if…
- you're in its core audience: youtubers, social media creators
M
Choose Musicbed if…
- you work on iOS
- you're in its core audience: filmmakers, youtube creators
Side by side
Feature Artlist Musicbed
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting price$9.99/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS
CompanyArtlistFM LLC
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
M Musicbed
- 70,000+ curated songs and 150,000+ sound effects
- Search by Song to match a reference track
- Filter songs by key or BPM
- SyncID copyright claim clearing
- Instrumental and vocal song versions
- Projects for team and client collaboration
- Custom music and worldwide rights clearances
- Music supervisor song search delivered within one business day
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Artlist · artlist.io
Musicbed · musicbed.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
Musicbed
IndividualSee pricing
BusinessSee pricing
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
Musicbed
- Free account to browse the full catalog, no credit card required
- Choice of per-project licensing or a subscription
- Search by Song and key/BPM filters
- Free iOS app
- YouTube monetization only included with a subscription
- Individual and Business plans limited to social accounts under 1M followers
- Broadcast and cinema use requires an Enterprise quote
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy