Compare audiomachine and Funkwhale on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Media & Audio/Video Tools tools, one-time vs Open Source / Free pricing…
At a Glance
audiomachine
Funkwhale
Primary category
Media & Audio/Video Tools
Media & Audio/Video Tools
Rating
Not documented
Not documented
Pricing model
one-time
Open Source / Free
Starting price
Not documented
Free (self-hosting infrastructure costs apply)
Free plan
Not documented
Yes
Free trial
Not documented
Not documented
Platforms
Web
Web, Android
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Not documented
Not documented
Public API
Not documented
Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
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
Funkwhale
Pros
Completely free and open source with no licensing fees
Full data and library ownership since it runs on infrastructure you control
Federation lets separate pods interconnect and share content like email across domains
No advertising or algorithmic lock-in
Cons
Requires self-hosting knowledge or a managed provider, unlike a ready-to-use consumer app
Volunteer-paced development means feature releases can be slower than commercial competitors
No licensed major-label commercial catalog; content is limited to what is uploaded or federated
Smaller ecosystem and community size than mainstream self-hosted alternatives like Jellyfin
Use Cases
audiomachine
Funkwhale
Self-hosted personal music library — A privacy-conscious listener uploads their own music collection to a self-hosted Funkwhale pod to stream it from any device without relying on a commercial streaming subscription.
Independent musician and netlabel publishing — A netlabel or independent artist runs a Funkwhale channel to publish original tracks directly to a federated audience without going through a commercial streaming platform.
Community or organization shared library — A university club or interest community sets up a shared Funkwhale pod so members can pool and stream a common audio library together.