Ditto Music vs DistroKid
How Ditto stacks up against Distrokid.
With Ditto you can earn more from your music, plan your release strategy down to a tee and reach a wider global audience. That's why we're the best Distrokid alternative. See exactly how Ditto compares to Distrokid below.
| DITTO | DISTROKID | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 p/y | $24.99 p/y |
| Choose your release date | Yes | $39.99 plan only |
| Publishing royalty collection | Yes | — |
| Add new platforms to old releases | Free | $7.95 p/y |
| Keep your music in stores long term | Free | $29 |
| Promo services | Yes | — |
| Royalty splits | Free | Free |
| Official chart registration | Yes | Yes |
| Speed to Spotify | 1-3 days | 1-3 days |
| Custom label names | Free | Free |
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Is Ditto Music better than Distrokid?
Trying to decide between Ditto Music or Distrokid? Here’s why Ditto is the obvious choice every time.
1. Pay less, earn more.
It costs less per year to release unlimited music everywhere with Ditto. And unlike Distrokid, Ditto Publishing offers the chance to earn even more money from mechanical and performance royalties. That’s way more bang for your buck!
5. Reach a global audience.
Ditto Music releases music to big players like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Tidal, TikTok and more, but also major international music services across China, Korea, South America and Africa.
2. Keep 100% of your royalties.
Not only will you keep everything you earn (we won’t withhold up to 30% like Distrokid have been known to do in some countries!), you can also set up automatic split payments direct from your Ditto account. That means you can pay band members and collaborators their fair share without any fuss or charge.
6. Tailor your release strategy.
With Ditto you can choose an exact release for your music. With Distrokid's basic plan, you can’t! Ditto also offers free chart registration and other advanced promo services you won’t get when you use Distrokid.
3. Develop your career.
Distrokid does the bare minimum for artists. Ditto offers promotional campaigns to upcoming talent to help advance their music career. Plus we scout musicians to sign to our Ditto Plus record label services where we can offer more support with playlisting and promo.
7. Advanced data and reporting.
Track streams, downloads and listener demographics across every music platform from your personal Ditto dashboard. Discover who is tuning in to your music and where so you can plan the best next steps for your career.
4. Learn and grow as an artist
We love to help the Ditto Community uncover new ways to break into the industry and fast track their career. Our socials, blogs and YouTube channel are filled with resources to help you make your music go further.
8. We’re independent. We’re musicians.
We’re one of the last truly independent music companies out there. Brothers & co-CEOs Matt & Lee Parsons founded Ditto Music after struggling to release their own music back in the mid 2000s. We’ve been there and know the struggle’s musicians face.
What our artists say.
“Working with Ditto has been a sick experience. They’ve got a solid team who are incredibly supportive of me and my team’s ideas & vision, allowing me to be the artist I want.”
JB Scofield
“Ditto keep it real, back my music and give it the support it needs. I’m proud to be distributed by them!”
Ted Jasper
“The Ditto team is great! You’re fully supported but still have complete creative control, which is the most important thing for an independent artist.”
Jaz Karis
“Ditto has given us the ability to control our music and package it in unique ways. They have fully supported our releases with some amazing results!”
Karmic
“To be with Ditto is to be at home. You feel free, you feel heard. And as a singer, that is the goal.”
Lennis Rodriguez
“With support from the Ditto team, I’ve been able to follow my own path. They’ve helped my music find new audiences around the world.”
Mom Tudie
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