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ERoyalty-free music and sound effects with direct licensing for video creators
From $17.99/mo
PremiumBeat vs Soundstripe
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose PremiumBeat if…
- you're in its core audience: video editors, youtubers and content creators
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Choose Soundstripe if…
- you want the lower entry price ($9.99/mo vs $24.99/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you work on macOS
- you're in its core audience: video agencies and production companies, freelance filmmakers
Side by side
Feature PremiumBeat Soundstripe
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting price$24.99/mo$9.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWebWeb, macOS, API
CompanyPremiumBeatSoundstripe
Full feature lists
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
S Soundstripe
- 120k+ royalty-free music tracks with stems and cut-downs
- Over 100K sound effects
- AI music supervisor (Supe) for search
- Reference track search from Spotify, YouTube or Apple Music links
- Adobe Premiere extension
- Soundstripe LIVE Mac app for timeline music suggestions
- Shareable playlists and projects
- Subscription or single-song licensing
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | PremiumBeat | Soundstripe |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $9.99 Creator subscription | $9.99 Individual |
Work it out for your team
- PremiumBeatCreator subscription$9.99/mo
- SoundstripeIndividual$9.99/mo
Prices are per month on yearly billing; these vendors publish no monthly rate. The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.
All plans and prices
PremiumBeat
Creator subscription$9.99/mo billed annually ($119.88/yr)
Standard subscription$24.99/mo billed annually ($299.88/yr)
EnterpriseRequest a quote
Soundstripe
IndividualFrom $9.99/mo
BusinessPrice not shown
EnterpriseGet a Quote
Strengths and limitations
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
Soundstripe
- Large catalog of 120k+ tracks plus 100K+ sound effects
- Stems and cut-downs included for editing control
- Integrations with Premiere and a Mac timeline assistant
- Single-song licenses available alongside subscriptions
- Soundstripe LIVE app is Mac-only
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy