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Music24 vs Soundcharts: Which is right for you?
Music24 reads 12 million playlists every day across 30+ 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.
Get StartedChoose Music24 if…
Choose Music24 if your week revolves around playlists, streaming, or finding the next breakout artist. 12M playlists across 30+ services daily, the private-save signal Soundcharts can't see, alerts on every paid tier. Basic at €9/month — 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 12M playlists across 30+ 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 30+ 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 — included on every paid tier | 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 tier | Soundcharts Reports across plans; specific export formats not published |
| Developer API | Music24 Yes — via RapidAPI (music2410); enterprise on request | Soundcharts Yes — from $250/month, 500k queries with no per-second rate limit |
Pricing
Music24
- Music24 Basic€7.50/month
- Music24 Premium€74.17/month
- Music24 Pro€407.50/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 ships an API via RapidAPI for self-serve and offers private licensing on request, but does not publish a productised bulk-feed tier.
Where Music24 wins
- Playlist depth. 12M playlists across 30+ streaming services daily — Soundcharts publishes 7.3M across roughly 13 services. If your day starts and ends inside playlist tabs, our breadth wins outright.
- 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.
- Pricing that respects working professionals. Basic at €9/month (€6.25/month yearly), Premium at €89/month, Pro at €489/month — versus Soundcharts PRO at $129/month before you reach unlimited artists. Cheaper to start, deeper on playlist data.
- Built for action, not quarterly reports. Daily browse credits, alerts on followed artists and tracks, geo filters on Premium and above, CSV export on Pro, API via RapidAPI. Designed for the marketer or A&R who 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 30+ 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 30+ 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 30+ 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 30+ 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 is focused. We do playlists, saves, and alerts deeply — not radio, social engagement, or chart aggregation across 23,738 charts. That focus lets us start at €9/month (Basic) and scale to €89/month (Premium) and €489/month (Pro). Soundcharts PRO is $129/month because it covers a much broader surface area, including 2,465 radio stations and four social platforms.
Why does the playlist count differ — 12M (Music24) vs 7.3M (Soundcharts)?
Music24 wins on both axes. We read 12M playlists across 30+ 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 gap isn't subtle.
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 is included on the Music24 Pro plan (€489/month or €4,075/year), and the Music24 API is available via RapidAPI (rapidapi.com/music2410) — with private licensing on request at [email protected]. Soundcharts API starts at $250/month for 500k queries; bulk Data Shares start at $500/month. Pick Soundcharts if you need productised bulk-catalog feeds; pick Music24 for a faster start with playlist-grade data.
Which one should an early-stage indie label pick?
It depends on where you spend your time. If your roster is being built through editorial and user playlists, Music24 Premium at €89/month gives more playlist breadth per euro. If you are working radio singles or balancing a multi-channel campaign across radio + social + streaming, Soundcharts PRO at $129/month is the better fit because it covers all three from one dashboard.
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