13 services compared
Alternatives to subscription music libraries
Every popular music library works the same way: you pay a recurring fee and you can use the tracks while the plan stays active. Sonify Music does the opposite with SoniBuyout®: you buy one specific track once, ownership is transferred to you with a certificate in your name, and the track leaves the catalogue so nobody else can use it. Below you will find a detailed comparison with each of the best known services.
The difference in three lines
- Subscription: you use the tracks while you pay; cancel and catalogue access ends.
- Marketplace: you buy a limited use permission; the author keeps the rights.
- SoniBuyout®: one payment and the track becomes yours forever, with a certificate in your name.
Service-by-service comparison
- ArtlistRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison
- Epidemic SoundRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison
- AudioJungleLicence marketplaceSee the comparison
- SoundstripeRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison
- PremiumBeatLicence marketplaceSee the comparison
- MusicbedRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison
- Pond5Licence marketplaceSee the comparison
- StoryblocksRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison
- Envato ElementsRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison
- Motion ArrayRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison
- Music VineRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison
- JamendoRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison
- Shutterstock MusicRecurring subscriptionSee the comparison