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Music24 vs Soundcharts: Which is right for you?
Music24 reads millions of playlists every day across 10+ streaming services — including the private-save signal that public APIs don't expose. Soundcharts is a radio-first platform with deep label relationships, but if your job is figuring out what listeners are actually keeping right now, the comparison gets one-sided fast.
Start freeChoose Music24 if…
Choose Music24 if your week revolves around playlists, streaming and releases. Millions of playlists across 10+ services daily, the private-save signal Soundcharts can't see, plus SmartLinks, pre-saves and scheduled posts. Start free; Music24 Pro is $39/month for one artist and Manager at $69/month covers 3 artists, versus Soundcharts PRO at $129/month.
Choose Soundcharts if…
Choose Soundcharts only if your work is anchored in radio promo (2,465 stations across 87 countries), label-grade enterprise reporting, or you need productised bulk-catalog feeds. PRO is $129/month, API from $250/month, Data Shares from $500/month.
Feature comparison
| Music24 | Soundcharts | |
|---|---|---|
| Data sources | ||
| Playlists tracked | Music24 Millions of playlists across 10+ streaming services | Soundcharts 7.3M playlists across major streaming services |
| Aggregated private-save signal | Music24 Anonymous saves from millions of listeners — diaries, not press releases | Soundcharts Public API metrics only |
| Streaming-service breadth | Music24 10+ services including Apple Music, Amazon, Deezer, Tidal, YouTube Music | Soundcharts 13 services including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, Deezer, Tidal, SoundCloud, QQ, JioSaavn, Anghami, Melon, Boomplay |
| Update frequency & history | ||
| Playlist update cadence | Music24 Daily across all tracked playlists | Soundcharts Real-time radio + daily refresh on streaming and social |
| Filtering & alerts | ||
| Custom alerts on followed artists/tracks | Music24 Yes — real-time alerts on every paid plan; a weekly digest on Free | Soundcharts Yes — email alerts and reports across all dashboard tiers |
| Exports & API | ||
| Publicly share data with others | Music24 Yes — public share links for any artist, track, or playlist; no login needed to view | Soundcharts Reports for paying users only — no public share URLs |
| CSV export | Music24 Pro, Manager and Label | Soundcharts Reports across plans; specific export formats not published |
| Developer API | Music24 Yes — included on Label; enterprise on request | Soundcharts Yes — from $250/month, 500k queries with no per-second rate limit |
Pricing
Music24
- Free$0/month
- Artist$19/month
- Pro$39/month
- Managerfrom $69/month
- Labelfrom $249/month
Soundcharts
Pricing verified 2026-05-15
- For Artists$10/mo
- 10 Artists$49/mo
- PRO$129/mo
- APIfrom $250/mo
- Data Sharesfrom $500/mo
Where Soundcharts still has the edge
- Terrestrial radio promo. 2,465 stations across 87 countries with real-time airplay monitoring is real coverage if you're working radio singles or rotation deals — that's a workflow we don't compete on by design.
- Social signal alongside streaming. Instagram, TikTok, X, and Facebook live in one dashboard. Music24 is playlist-first and leaves social to dedicated tools — pick Soundcharts if you genuinely need both surfaces in the same product.
- Major-label enterprise footprint. Sony, Warner, Universal, Live Nation, Atlantic listed as customers — with that comes a feature set tuned for label-grade reporting at scale.
- Bulk catalog feeds for enterprise. Data Shares start at $500/month and scale to full-catalog access — useful if you need partial or full feeds piped into a warehouse. Music24 includes self-serve API access on Label and offers private licensing on request, but does not publish a productised bulk-feed tier.
Where Music24 wins
- Playlist depth. Millions of playlists across 10+ streaming services, refreshed daily, with the aggregated private-save signal on top — Soundcharts has no equivalent of the save signal. If your day starts and ends inside playlist tabs, that signal is the difference.
- The private-save signal Soundcharts can't see. Aggregated, anonymous saves from millions of listeners — what people actually keep on their phones, not what editors said about it. Public APIs don't expose this; Music24 does. This alone is a reason to switch.
- A Free plan to start, then Artist at $19/month ($15.83/month yearly), Music24 Pro at $39/month, Manager at $69/month for 3 artists and Label at $249/month for 15 — with SmartLinks, pre-saves and scheduled posts included.
- Built for action, not quarterly reports. Daily browse credits, real-time alerts, geo filters and CSV export from Pro up, and self-serve API access on Label. Designed for the team that needs to act this week.
- Focus over surface area. Soundcharts spans radio, social, charts, and a giant chart aggregator (23,738 of them) — Music24 puts every euro into playlist depth, the save signal, and 10+ streaming-service coverage. If 80% of your work happens inside playlists, focus translates to better data.
Which tool fits which job?
A&R
A&R scouts hunting emerging artists pick Music24 — the private-save signal across 10+ services surfaces real traction weeks before public charts catch up. Soundcharts only sees what the public sees.
Music24 winsManager
Artist managers tracking what's actually working — which playlists added the new single, which markets are saving it, where to push next — get more daily value from Music24 at a fraction of Soundcharts PRO. Soundcharts only wins if radio rotation is core to the artist's strategy.
Music24 winsLabel
Labels with active radio promo and airplay teams will need Soundcharts for that specific workflow — 2,465 stations across 87 countries is real coverage. For the streaming and playlist side of the business, Music24 is the cheaper, deeper tool.
Soundcharts winsMarketer
Playlist marketers and pluggers measuring whether a pitch landed pick Music24 — daily playlist updates across 10+ services and the save signal answer that question directly. Soundcharts is too radio-heavy and too expensive for this single job.
Music24 winsFrequently asked questions
Is Music24 a Soundcharts replacement?
For playlist-first work — tracking which songs are landing on which playlists across 10+ services, watching the private-save signal, acting on alerts — yes, Music24 is the better tool and the cheaper one. The exceptions are radio airplay across 87 countries, in-dashboard social signal across Instagram/TikTok/X/Facebook, and major-label enterprise reporting — keep Soundcharts for those specific jobs.
How is Music24 cheaper than Soundcharts PRO?
Music24 covers playlists, saves, alerts and the promotion around a release — SmartLinks, pre-saves, reels and scheduled posts. It does not aggregate radio or 23,738 charts. Plans start free and run from $19/month (Artist) to $249/month (Label). Soundcharts PRO is $129/month and covers 2,465 radio stations.
How does the playlist coverage differ from Soundcharts (7.3M)?
Different depth. We read millions of playlists across 10+ streaming services daily and layer an aggregated private-save signal on top. Soundcharts publishes 7.3M playlists across roughly 13 services with no equivalent of the save signal. If playlists are core to your work, the save signal is the gap.
Does Music24 cover radio airplay?
No. Music24 is playlist-first by design. If radio airplay across 2,465 stations in 87 countries is part of your job, Soundcharts is the right tool — that is their original strength and they are still the category benchmark.
Can I export data or hit an API?
Both ship today. CSV export comes with Music24 Pro at $39/month and API access with Label ($249/month or $2,490/year), with private licensing on request at [email protected]. Soundcharts API starts at $250/month for 500k queries; bulk Data Shares start at $500/month.
Which one should an early-stage indie label pick?
It depends on where you spend your time. If your roster grows through editorial and user playlists and you promote releases yourself, Music24 Manager at $69/month covers 3 artists with playlist data, SmartLinks and scheduled posts, +$15 a month for each extra artist on Manager. If you work radio singles, Soundcharts PRO at $129/month is the better fit.
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