Compare audiomachine and epidemicsound on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Media & Audio/Video Tools tools, one-time vs Subscription pricing…
At a Glance
audiomachine
epidemicsound
Primary category
Media & Audio/Video Tools
Media & Audio/Video Tools
Rating
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Pricing model
one-time
Subscription
Starting price
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$60,000
Free plan
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Free trial
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Yes
Platforms
Web
Web, Desktop App, Mobile App
Team collaboration
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AI features
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Yes
Public API
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
audiomachine
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
epidemicsound
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
Pros & Cons
audiomachine
Pros
Fully self-serve checkout — search, cart, license selection, and payment all happen online with no negotiation or waiting on a sales rep
Transparent, published per-license pricing for nine distinct use cases, from $3.99 personal use up to $399.99 for a small-business website
Proven industry track record: catalog placements in major trailers (The Last of Us Season 2, Better Man), AAA video game launches (Call of Duty Mobile, Alan Wake 2, Star Wars: Hunters), and global ad campaigns (Google, BMW, Volvo, Coca-Cola)
Every purchase includes both an uncompressed AIFF and an MP3 of the track plus the license document, delivered instantly via email/account
Offers a YouTube Content ID claim-release process for buyers of the monetization license or social bundle
Cons
No self-serve tier for large studio, broadcast, or agency-scale sync licensing — those cases must go through a separate contact form
Each license covers a single project/song combination, so reusing a track across multiple projects means purchasing separate licenses
No subscription or unlimited-download plan is offered; every track/use combination is priced and purchased individually
The Small Business Website license is restricted to companies with under $1 million in annual gross revenue, so larger businesses don't qualify for that tier
epidemicsound
Pros
Large catalog (55,000+ tracks) plus sound effects with unlimited downloads on a subscription
Direct licensing model means the platform owns the rights, reducing copyright-claim risk for creators
AI-assisted tools (Studio, Search by Video, Find Similar) speed up finding and syncing music to video
Native plugins for Adobe Creative Cloud and DaVinci Resolve Studio plus desktop and mobile apps
Cons
Exact pricing is not shown publicly on the pricing page (rendered dynamically), making it harder to comparison-shop before signing up
Ad/commercial campaign usage requires a Pro or Enterprise plan, not the base tier
Enterprise plans carry a minimum 12-month commitment