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Bandcamp
An artist-first music platform
As of 30 August 2026, Bandcamp is free to use. Bandcamp is a platform that allows independent musicians to sell their music directly to fans, offering streaming, downloads, and merchandise sales. Softwr lists it under Music. Bandcamp is made by Bandcamp Inc, launched in 2008, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Bandcamp does
Bandcamp is a platform that allows independent musicians to sell their music directly to fans, offering streaming, downloads, and merchandise sales.
What people use it for
- Music distribution and sales
- Physical media sales
- Artist monetization
Related searches
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Bandcamp.
- Bandcamp takes 15% of digital sales initially (10% after $5,000 threshold); payment processing adds 4-6% per transaction
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What people choose instead of Bandcamp
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- BandcampvsLogic Pro
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Pricing
What Bandcamp costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Artist Platform
Free
- 15% revenue share on digital items initially
- 10% revenue share after reaching $5,000 in sales
- 10% revenue share on physical goods
- 4-6% payment processing fees per transaction
Capabilities
Features
Music streaming
Downloads
Artist support
Merchandise
Community
Social media
Integration with Social media
Payment processing
Integration with Payment processing
Artist tools
Artist tools security feature
Secure payments
Secure payments security feature
Web support
Available on web
Ios support
Available on ios
Android support
Available on android
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much commission does Bandcamp take?
15% on digital items initially, reducing to 10% once you reach $5,000 in sales. 10% on physical goods. Plus 4-6% payment processing fees per transaction. Tips are not subject to the revenue share on amounts over $100.
SourceDoes Bandcamp charge subscription or setup fees?
No subscription tiers or setup fees. Bandcamp uses a transaction-based revenue sharing model only.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Bandcamp
- Company
- Bandcamp Inc
- Based in
- Oakland, CA
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- Bandcamp badgesWhich rules it meets, and the figure behind each
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- Best Music softwareThe shortlist, and how it was cut
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Compare Bandcamp with
- REAPER
- Ableton Live
- FL Studio
- Logic Pro
- Amazon Music
- Deezer
- iHeartRadio
- Pandora
- Tidal
- YouTube Music
- DistroKid
- TuneCore
- LANDR
- SoundHound
- Soundtrap
- Splice
- Suno
- Shazam
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From $99/one-time11 researched notesDigital audio workstation sold with free updates to your edition for life
13 researched notesApple's digital audio workstation, sold outright on Mac and by subscription on iPad
Free, then $12.99/mo10 researched notesFlat annual subscription music distribution where artists keep 100% of streaming royalties
10 researched notesMusic distribution owned by Believe, offering both a 0%-royalty annual subscription and an older pay-per-release model side by side
10 researched notesAI mastering and music distribution, sold as separate mastering, distribution and bundled Studio subscriptions
11 researched notesSong identification app that can match hummed or sung melodies, from SoundHound AI
Free plan9 researched notesSpotify-owned browser-based DAW and podcast studio, sold on separate Music Maker and Storytellers subscription tracks
Free plan10 researched notesSubscription sample and preset library with cloud project storage, unrelated to the catalogued Splice Software insurance platform
11 researched notesGenerative AI service creating full songs with vocals and instrumentation from text
Free, then $8/mo10 researched notesApple-owned song identification app, free with no ads or in-app purchases
Free plan9 researched notes
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