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AMusicbed vs Uppbeat
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Musicbed if…
- you work on iOS
- you're in its core audience: filmmakers, youtube creators
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Choose Uppbeat if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: youtubers, social media creators
Side by side
Feature Musicbed Uppbeat
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price—$6.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOSWeb
CompanyFM LLC—
Full feature lists
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
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.
Musicbed
IndividualSee pricing
BusinessSee pricing
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
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
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