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What does each Soundstripe subscription plan include?

Here's a breakdown of what's covered so you can find the right fit and use your music with confidence.

What You'll Learn Here

  • What each subscription plan lets you do (and doesn't)
  • YouTube monetization limits by plan
  • Who each plan is designed for
  • Using music in livestreams and live performances

 

Plan-by-Plan Breakdown

Personal

Who it's for: Individual creators making non-commercial content.

What you can do:

  • Use music in personal projects you create yourself (vlogs, personal social media, school projects, life events)
  • Monetize 1 YouTube channel
  • Distribute worldwide

What you can't do:

  • Use music commercially (no promoting a brand, product, or service)
  • Use music in paid ads, boosted posts, or sponsored content
  • Use music in broadcast or theatrical/streaming distribution (TV, radio, cinema, OTT)
  • Use music in projects created by someone else
  • Share your account (1 seat only)
  • Use music in live concerts or public performances

Pro / Pro Plus

Who it's for: Individual creators and freelancers doing commercial work.

What you can do:

  • Use music commercially (ads, branded content, product videos, podcasts, corporate comms)
  • Use music in paid ads, boosted posts, and sponsored content
  • Use music in projects created by others
  • Monetize up to 5 YouTube channels
  • Distribute worldwide
  • Create and distribute your own films, including short films submitted to film festivals worldwide

What you can't do:

  • Use music in broadcast or theatrical/streaming distribution (TV, radio, cinema, OTT)
  • Share your account (1 seat only)
  • Use music in live concerts or public performances

Note: Pro and Pro Plus share the same licensing terms. Pro includes stems for every song and Premiere Pro integration. Pro Plus adds 100,000+ stock video clips in HD through 8K.

Business

Who it's for: Companies licensing music for commercial and client work.

What you can do:

  • Use music commercially and for client projects
  • Use music in paid ads, boosted posts, podcasts, and internal content
  • Monetize up to 5 YouTube channels
  • Share access across 3 seats
  • Warranties and indemnification from Soundstripe

What you can't do:

  • Distribute outside your single designated market area (1 DMA), such as Greater Los Angeles, Greater New York, or Chicagoland
  • Use music in broadcast or theatrical/streaming distribution: TV, radio, cinema, or OTT
  • Sign up as an individual (companies only)
  • Use music in live concerts or public performances

Business does NOT cover broadcast, streaming, or OTT. If your project involves any broadcast distribution, you need Enterprise.

Enterprise

Who it's for: Companies that need broadcast coverage, multi-market distribution, or custom terms.

What you can do:

  • Everything Business can do, plus broadcast and theatrical/streaming distribution (TV, radio, cinema, OTT)
  • Custom YouTube monetization limits
  • Custom seat count
  • Custom distribution territories
  • Full reps, warranties, and indemnification from Soundstripe

Terms are custom. Talk to our sales team to build a plan that fits your production needs.

What Happens When You Cancel?
  • Projects you created while subscribed keep their license (perpetual)
  • You can't create new licensed projects after canceling
  • You can't register new YouTube channels for monetization after canceling
  • If you didn't register your channels before canceling, you'll need to resubscribe to do so
  • Soundstripe may claim monetization on content it believes is unlicensed

 

YouTube Monetization Details

You need to register (List) your YouTube channels with Soundstripe to monetize content with licensed music. You can only register channels while you have an active subscription. If you cancel without registering, you'll need to resubscribe before you can.

Livestreaming 

You can use Soundstripe music in livestreams, as long as the music isn't the focal point of the stream. Your plan's usual rules still apply. For example, Personal covers a personal, non-commercial livestream, and a livestream promoting a business or brand needs Pro or above.

  • Covered: background music under a talk, church service, gaming stream, webinar, or live Q&A
  • Not covered: streams where the music is the main event, like a DJ set, listening party, or live music performance


Note: Livestreaming on platforms like YouTube, Twitch, or Facebook Live isn't the same as the "streaming distribution (OTT)" listed under "What you can't do." OTT means streaming services like Hulu or Netflix.

Live concerts and public performances

Soundstripe music cannot be used in live concerts or public performances. This isn't covered by any plan or license, including Enterprise, single-use, and custom licenses, and there's no way to add it.

This includes:

  • Performing, playing, or remixing our tracks live in front of an audience
  • Using our stems or edited versions in a live set, concert, or show
  • Playing our music at live events like concerts, festivals, clubs, or theater productions

Soundstripe licenses cover music synced to media you create, like videos, podcasts, and ads. They don't cover live performance of any kind.

Tips & Tricks

  • "Personal" in subscriptions means non-commercial. If you're earning money from your content, you need Pro or above.
  • Business plans are company accounts with 3 seats, but distribution is limited to 1 market. If you need multiple markets, you need Enterprise.
  • On every plan, you can't resell or redistribute tracks as standalone audio, or claim the music as your own.
  • Register your YouTube channels as soon as you subscribe. Don't wait.
  • Not sure which plan fits? Start a chat and we'll walk you through it.

Still have questions? We're here to help. Just ask in the chat or email us at help@soundstripe.com.