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SoundCloud pricing
SoundCloud publishes 3 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 30 August 2026, SoundCloud pricing is free, then $5.99/month across 3 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
- Free, then $5.99/month
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Yes
SoundCloud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 2 | Entry tier |
| Go | $5.99/month | 2 | +$5.99/month, 2 more features |
| Go+ | $12.99/month | 2 | +$7/month, 2 more features |
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.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers limited uploads, ads.
Go
$5.99/monthOver Free, this tier adds:
- Ad-free
- Offline
Go+
$12.99/monthOver Go, this tier adds:
- Full catalog
- HQ audio
Where SoundCloud stops being free
Free, Free
- Limited uploads
- Ads
Go, $5.99/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Ad-free
- Offline
What the product covers
The full SoundCloud 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
- Audio streaming
- Uploads
- Discovery
- Sharing
Integrations
- Social media
- DJ software
Security
- Privacy settings
- Content protection
Platform
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- Desktop support
People bring SoundCloud in for discovering tracks from emerging and independent artists, uploading your own music to reach listeners directly, offline listening and ad-free playback on a paid tier. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to SoundCloud are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Podcasting
Across the 6 podcasting tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $17/month. SoundCloud starts at $5.99/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoundCloud (this page) | Free, then $5.99/month | freemium | - | |
| Megaphone | $99/month | subscription | - | vs SoundCloud |
| Podbean | Free, then $17/month | subscription | - | vs SoundCloud |
| Castos | Free, then $19/month | subscription | - | vs SoundCloud |
| Hindenburg Journalist | $12/month | subscription | - | vs SoundCloud |
| Cleanfeed | Free, then $15/month | freemium | - | vs SoundCloud |
| Captivate | Free, then €17/month | subscription | - | vs SoundCloud |
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 SoundCloud badges page.
Before you pay for SoundCloud
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: 3 tiers between Free and $12.99/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
SoundCloud runs on web, ios, android, desktop, and is published by SoundCloud Ltd of Berlin, Germany. The full record is on the SoundCloud review, and the rest of the category is under best podcasting tools.
SoundCloud pricing questions
- How much does SoundCloud cost?
- SoundCloud publishes 3 tiers, from Free for Free up to $12.99/month for Go+. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does SoundCloud have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers limited uploads, ads. Paying starts at $5.99/month for Go.
- What is the difference between Free and Go on SoundCloud?
- Go costs $5.99/month against Free, and adds ad-free, offline.
- Is the Go+ plan on SoundCloud worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is full catalog, hq audio. It costs $12.99/month against $5.99/month for Go. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is SoundCloud expensive for a podcasting tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 6 podcasting tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $17/month; SoundCloud starts at $5.99/month.
- Which podcasting tools can I use without paying?
- 6 of the 8 podcasting tools listed alongside SoundCloud have a free tier: Podbean, Castos, Cleanfeed, Captivate, Patreon.
- What am I actually paying for with SoundCloud?
- The record lists 12 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for discovering tracks from emerging and independent artists, uploading your own music to reach listeners directly, offline listening and ad-free playback on a paid tier.
- Does SoundCloud charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 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 SoundCloud 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 SoundCloud against before paying?
- The closest podcasting tools in this directory are Megaphone, Podbean, Castos, Hindenburg Journalist. Each has a side-by-side comparison with SoundCloud covering price, platforms and features.