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AEpidemic Sound vs Uppbeat
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 Uppbeat if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($6.99/mo vs $17.99/mo)
- you're in its core audience: youtubers, social media creators
Side by side
Feature Epidemic Sound Uppbeat
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$17.99/mo$6.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, APIWeb
CompanyEpidemic Sound—
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
U Uppbeat
- Human-made royalty-free music library
- Sound effects downloads
- YouTube channel safelisting against copyright claims
- Stock video up to 4K on higher plans
- Motion graphics and LUTs
- Licenses for freelance client work and businesses
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
Uppbeat
FreeFree
Essentials$6.99/mo billed yearly ($8.99 monthly)
Creator$8.99/mo billed yearly ($12.99 monthly)
Pro$14.99/mo billed yearly ($24.99 monthly)
Business$34.99/mo billed yearly ($59.99 monthly), excl. tax
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
Uppbeat
- Free plan available for individuals
- Paid plans start at $6.99/mo billed yearly
- Unlimited downloads on all paid plans
- Free plan is limited to 3 downloads and 25% of the catalog
- Client work requires the Pro plan or higher
- Stock video is not included in Essentials
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy