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DistroKid pricing
DistroKid publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, DistroKid pricing is on request across 4 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- On request
- Model
- One-time purchase
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Not on record
DistroKid plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musician | $24.99/year | 2 | Entry tier |
| Musician Plus | $44.99/year | 2 | +$20.000000000000004/year, 2 more features |
| Ultimate | $89.99/year | 2 | +$44.99999999999999/year, 2 more features |
| Label plans | On request | 1 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Musician
$24.99/yearThe entry tier. It covers unlimited uploads, 0% royalty commission on streaming stores, no custom release scheduling.
Musician Plus
$44.99/yearOver Musician, this tier adds:
- Scheduled release dates, daily stats
- Custom label name, multiple artist names
Ultimate
$89.99/yearOver Musician Plus, this tier adds:
- Everything in Musician Plus
- Higher-tier support and additional artist management features
Label plans
On requestOver Ultimate, this tier adds:
- Label 5, Label 10 and Label 25 tiers for multiple managed artists
What the product covers
The full DistroKid feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Unlimited uploads
- 0% royalty commission on streaming
- Scheduled release dates
- Leave a Legacy
- Songwriter splits
- YouTube Content ID
People bring DistroKid in for a working artist releasing multiple singles a year who wants to keep 100% of streaming royalties above a flat annual fee, a songwriter needing automated collaborator splits handled at the point of release, a small label managing several artists under one account using a label tier, an artist who wants their catalogue to survive a lapsed subscription and pays for leave a legacy on key releases. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to DistroKid are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Music
Too few music tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DistroKid (this page) | On request | One-time purchase | - | |
| rekordbox | Free | Per user per year | - | vs DistroKid |
| Pro Tools | Free | Per user per year | - | vs DistroKid |
| Serato DJ | Free | Per user per month | - | vs DistroKid |
| GarageBand | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs DistroKid |
| Traktor Pro | Free | One-time purchase | - | vs DistroKid |
| BandLab | Free | Per user per year | - | vs DistroKid |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the DistroKid badges page.
Before you pay for DistroKid
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between $24.99/year and On request, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare DistroKid against the tools that do have one before committing.
DistroKid runs on web, ios, android, and is published by DistroKid LLC of Newtown, Connecticut, United States. The full record is on the DistroKid review, and the rest of the category is under best music tools.
DistroKid pricing questions
- How much does DistroKid cost?
- DistroKid publishes 4 tiers, from $24.99/year for Musician up to On request for Label plans. The cheapest paid tier is $24.99/year.
- Does DistroKid have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: DistroKid is listed as One-time purchase. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Musician and Musician Plus on DistroKid?
- Musician Plus costs $44.99/year against $24.99/year, and adds scheduled release dates, daily stats, custom label name, multiple artist names.
- Is the Label plans plan on DistroKid worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is label 5, label 10 and label 25 tiers for multiple managed artists. It costs On request against $24.99/year for Musician. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which music tools can I use without paying?
- 8 of the 8 music tools listed alongside DistroKid have a free tier: rekordbox, Pro Tools, Serato DJ, GarageBand, Traktor Pro.
- What am I actually paying for with DistroKid?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a working artist releasing multiple singles a year who wants to keep 100% of streaming royalties above a flat annual fee, a songwriter needing automated collaborator splits handled at the point of release, a small label managing several artists under one account using a label tier.
- Does DistroKid charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these DistroKid prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare DistroKid against before paying?
- The closest music tools in this directory are rekordbox, Pro Tools, Serato DJ, GarageBand. Each has a side-by-side comparison with DistroKid covering price, platforms and features.