TuneCore vs SoundCloud

You deserve the best audience development and independent distribution in the music industry. Get your music into more stores, reach more fans, and get the support you need.

How Is TuneCore Better Than SoundCloud?

Unlike our competitors – including SoundCloud – we offer music distribution, music publishing, and audience development, all under one roof. That means we support you at every stage of your career, not just the ones where you’re putting music online.

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Distribute To 150+ Music Stores
Music Publishing
TuneCore Accelerator
Payout Threshold
$5 Mastering
Believe Music Support

What Does TuneCore Offer?

  1. 1

    Distribute to 150+ Music Stores

    We get your music into 150+ music stores across the globe – twice as many as SoundCloud. More stores means more fans, more streams, and more money.

  2. 2

    Music Publishing

    You can add TuneCore Publishing to any paid plan and ensure your royalty collection and music distribution happens under one roof. We offer it; SoundCloud doesn’t.

  3. 3

    TuneCore Accelerator

    TuneCore offers access to the TuneCore Accelerator, which includes the Spotify Discovery Mode, helping you get your music in front of a wider audience and featured in key Spotify playlists—a unique advantage that SoundCloud does not provide.

  4. 4

    Payout Threshold

    SoundCloud has one; we don’t. Get paid out when you want for how much you want – no amount is too big or small.

  5. 5

    $5 Mastering

    SoundCloud offers AI Mastering for $59 dollars. We dropped the “9” and offer professional mastering results at the entry level price of $5.

  6. 6

    Believe Music Support

    We’re backed by one of the biggest music conglomerates in the world and can offer major-label value to independent artists. SoundCloud can’t.

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How to Switch From
SoundCloud to TuneCore

Switching from SoundCloud to TuneCore is simple:

  1. 1

    Create an Account

    It’s easy to do and you can do so by clicking here!

  2. 2

    Select Your Plan

    TuneCore offers a plan at whatever price plan is right for you, from Rising Artist to Professional. Pick whichever one is right for you.

  3. 3

    Create a TuneCore Release

    Fill in the required information to get distribution ready (don’t worry – we’ll tell you what you need.

  4. 4

    Take that Track Down from SoundCloud

    And you're all set!

Ready to Join TuneCore?

We thought so. Start reaching more fans and increasing your streams on social media and DSPs by signing up today.

Can I use both SoundCloud and TuneCore at the same time?

While you can be a recordJet and TuneCore client at the same time, you cannot distribute the same piece of music through both companies simultaneously. That’s why TuneCore is proud to be the platform that offers music distribution, music publishing, and audience development under one roof. That separates us from SoundCloud – and everyone else – on the market.

How can I transfer songs from SoundCloud to TuneCore?

It only takes five easy steps to transfer your music from SoundCloud to TuneCore and start accelerating your career growth like never before!

Create an account, Select your plan, Create a TuneCore release , Upload your track, Take that track down from SoundCloud.

Our support team assembled a page explaining these five steps in further detail,  which is available here for your convenience!