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AEpidemic Sound vs Pond5
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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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
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Choose Pond5 if…
- you want the lower entry price ($10/mo vs $17.99/mo)
- you're in its core audience: video editors, filmmakers
Side by side
Feature Epidemic Sound Pond5
Pricing modelFree trialPaid
Starting price$17.99/mo$10/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, APIWeb
CategoryRoyalty-free music & sound effectsStock photos, icons & fonts
CompanyEpidemic SoundPond5
Full feature lists
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- 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
P Pond5
- Royalty-free HD and 4K stock video footage
- Royalty-free production music library
- Sound effects library
- Stock images and After Effects templates
- Pay-per-asset, credit pack and subscription purchasing
- Unused subscription downloads roll over
- Individual License with indemnification
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Epidemic Sound
CreatorNot listed
ProNot listed
BusinessNot listed
EnterpriseCustom
Pond5
Music$10/mo (limited-time offer) or $60/yr
Music & SFX$15/mo or $90/yr
Footage Plus$199/mo or $999/yr
Pay per assetVideo from $39
Strengths and limitations
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
Pond5
- Subscription is optional; single assets can be bought
- Unused downloads roll over
- Footage Plus includes all music and SFX
- Subscription license includes indemnification
- Footage Plus costs $199/mo
- Subscriptions are capped at 10 downloads a month
- Credits and subscription downloads cannot be combined
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From $16.50/mo
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Unlimited stock assets and AI generation for creators under one subscription
Stock photos, icons & fonts
Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy