Best Music Licensing · head-to-head
Artlist vs Epidemic Sound
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for music licensing. Artlist has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Price: Artlist $9.99/mo vs Epidemic Sound $9.99/mo — Artlist is cheaper to start.
- Free tier: Artlist No; Epidemic Sound No.
- HIPAA: Artlist —; Epidemic Sound —.
Side by side
| Artlist | Epidemic Sound | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $9.99/mo (Music & SFX Social) | $9.99/mo (Creator) |
| Free tier | No | No |
| HIPAA (BAA) | — | — |
| SOC 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | — | — |
| Best for | solo video creators | YouTubers |
Sources — Artlist: photutorial.com (verified 2026-06-15). Epidemic Sound: lesfm.net (verified 2026-06-15).
Key features
Artlist: All-in-one Artlist Max plan covers music, SFX, footage, templates, LUTs, 50+ video-editing plugins, and AI toolkit; Adobe Premiere Pro extension for in-timeline search, preview, and drag-and-drop; AI Toolkit integrating Sora, Veo 3, Flux, and ElevenLabs; Perpetual license — content licensed during subscription stays cleared after cancellation
Epidemic Sound: AI-powered Studio tool matches music and SFX to video content in seconds; Plugins for Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition) and DaVinci Resolve Studio; Globally cleared tracks including public performance rights across all territories; Team collaboration and permissions management on Enterprise plan