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 public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Artlist has the lower entry price — Artlist starts at $14.99/mo, Epidemic Sound at $17.99/mo. Free tier: Artlist No, Epidemic Sound No. HIPAA: Artlist —, Epidemic Sound —.
As of 2026-09-09 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Artlist
$14.99/mo entryEpidemic Sound
$17.99/mo entrySources — Artlist: artlist.io (verified 2026-09-05) · Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com (verified 2026-09-09)
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