Music Licensing · pricing · Updated November 2026
Epidemic Sound pricing (2026)
Epidemic Sound starts at $17.99/mo (Creator) as checked on 2026-11-01, read from Epidemic Sound's own pricing page; 4 plans. Best for YouTubers. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $17.99/mo (Creator) · 44% off with annual billing
- Free tier: No · 30-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: YouTubers; video editors; filmmakers; brands and agencies (Enterprise)
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-09-05
Epidemic Sound plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
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| Creator STALE · 2026-09-05 | $17.99 | −44% | Flat monthly | Annual plan: $9.99/mo ($119.88/yr billed upfront). Month-to-month: $17.99/mo. Unlimited downloads; personal/social/YouTube use; copyright protection; no client work or ad campaigns. | epidemicsound.com |
| Pro STALE · 2026-09-05 | $39.99 | −58% | Flat monthly | Annual plan: $16.99/mo ($203.88/yr billed upfront). Month-to-month: $39.99/mo. Unlimited downloads; covers client work and commercial projects; no minimum term. Covers YouTube, podcasts, social media, films, TV shows. | epidemicsound.com |
| Business STALE · 2026-09-09 | $74.99 | −60% | Flat monthly | Annual plan: $29.99/mo (~$360/yr). Month-to-month: $74.99/mo. Covers ad campaigns, digital ads, all commercial use. Minimum 12-month term for Enterprise agreements. | epidemicsound.com |
| Enterprise | not priced monthly | — | Custom / quote | Custom pricing; contact sales. Minimum 12-month commitment. Tailored for large businesses and agencies. | epidemicsound.com |
Last verified 2026-11-01. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 3 of 4 plans above are marked. Official epidemicsound.com/pricing/ returned content but prices were not rendered (JS-only). USD prices from lesfm.net (published 2026-03-20) corroborated by epidemicsound.com/blog/musicbed-vs-epidemic-sound/ (updated 2026-04-28) and cchound.com/epidemic-sound discount page (updated 2026-06-12). Cross-checked against cchound.com. This note predates 3 corrections to the plans above, the earliest from 2026-09-09; the table holds the corrected figures.See the corrections.
Price changes
Price on record
$17.99/moRe-based on record 2026-10-16
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
From 2026-10-16 our record reflects a correction we published, not a vendor price move, so earlier figures are not compared with it.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Epidemic Sound, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Epidemic Sound. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Creator. The recorded monthly price was $9.99, the annual-billed rate, in a field this dataset defines as the month-to-month price. The row's own notes name both figures and say which is which, so the correct value was already inside the record: the month-to-month price is $17.99. Re-based to it, with the annual discount set to this plan's own saving of 44%. Found by a corpus-wide scan on 2026-09-09 for the same error four call-tracking vendors carried, and confirmed against this row's own notes rather than a fresh read; the source date is therefore unchanged.
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Pro. The recorded monthly price was $16.99, the annual-billed rate, in a field this dataset defines as the month-to-month price. The row's own notes name both figures and say which is which, so the correct value was already inside the record: the month-to-month price is $39.99. Re-based to it, with the annual discount set to this plan's own saving of 58% (it read 57, which did not reconcile the pair). Found by a corpus-wide scan on 2026-09-09 for the same error four call-tracking vendors carried, and confirmed against this row's own notes rather than a fresh read; the source date is therefore unchanged.
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Business. The recorded monthly price was $29.99, the annual-billed rate, in a field this dataset defines as the month-to-month price. Read first-party in a headless browser on 2026-09-09: the month-to-month price is $74.99, and the annual discount now carries this plan's own saving of 60%. This row was deliberately left out of the 2026-09-09 corpus-wide re-basing because its own notes hedged the monthly figure as an estimate or named none, so it could only be settled by reading the page. Evidence: The Businesses tab prints '€30 / Per month, billed €360 yearly.' in the default yearly state and '€75 / Per month. Cancel anytime.' in the monthly state (JSON-LD: 75 EUR P1M, 360 EUR P1Y), so the recorded 29.99 is unambiguously the ANNUAL-BILLED monthly equivalent and the month-to-month price is the 2.5x-higher figure — exactly what the row's own notes already said ('Month-to-month: $74.99/mo'). The saving is currency-independent and confirmed first-party at 60% (30/75=0.40), matching the record
Capabilities
Integrations: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, DaVinci Resolve Studio, iOS app, Android app, macOS app, Windows app.
Key features: 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.
Plan limits: Creator/Pro: unlimited downloads; Creator plan cannot be used for advertising; Pro/Enterprise required for ad campaigns; Content published during active subscription stays cleared forever.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Epidemic Sound cost?
Epidemic Sound starts at $17.99/mo (Creator); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-11-01.
Is Epidemic Sound cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Epidemic Sound publishes a 60% discount for paying annually (on the Business plan). Verified 2026-11-01.
What are cheaper alternatives to Epidemic Sound?
Cheaper music licensing than Epidemic Sound (entry $17.99/mo) include Uppbeat at $7.99/mo, TunePocket at $8.25/mo, Artlist at $14.99/mo. Verified 2026-11-01.
Does Epidemic Sound support HIPAA?
Epidemic Sound's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does Epidemic Sound have a free plan?
No — Epidemic Sound publishes no free tier; it offers a 30-day free trial.
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This standing as a plaque
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