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AEpidemic Sound vs PremiumBeat
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Epidemic Sound if…
- you want the lower entry price ($17.99/mo vs $24.99/mo)
- 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 PremiumBeat if…
- you're in its core audience: video editors, youtubers and content creators
Side by side
Feature Epidemic Sound PremiumBeat
Pricing modelFree trialPaid
Starting price$17.99/mo$24.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, APIWeb
CompanyEpidemic SoundPremiumBeat
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 PremiumBeat
- Curated royalty-free music catalog
- Per-track Standard and Premium licenses
- Full track, short edits and loops per download
- Annual music subscription option
- Commercial distribution under Premium license
- Site in many languages
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Epidemic Sound | PremiumBeat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | no published plan | $9.99 Creator subscription |
All plans and prices
Epidemic Sound
CreatorNot listed
ProNot listed
BusinessNot listed
EnterpriseCustom
PremiumBeat
Creator subscription$9.99/mo billed annually ($119.88/yr)
Standard subscription$24.99/mo billed annually ($299.88/yr)
EnterpriseRequest a quote
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
PremiumBeat
- Each Standard track includes full, short and loop versions
- Clear two-tier per-track licensing
- Subscription available for regular use
- Standard license excludes commercial distribution
- Premium license covers only one project per purchase
- No free plan
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy