Epidemic Sound vs Mubert Comparison 2026
Epidemic Sound licenses a large catalogue for monetized video, with clearance that follows the channel: Creator is $9.99 a month billed yearly after 30 days free. Mubert generates tracks to a prompt and hands over a licence certificate with each download, with a free tier of 25 generations and 5 MP3 downloads a month, then $11.69 a month billed annually. One is pre-made music cleared for a channel that already earns. The other is generated music restricted from Content ID, streaming release or stock sites.
At a glance
- Epidemic Sound starts cheaper, at $9.99.
- Only Mubert has a free tier.
- Epidemic Sound bills annually only, so there is no month to try it for.
Side by side
Epidemic Sound | Mubert | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $9.99 | From $11.69 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free trial, then paid | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier (they differ) | No | Yes |
| Billing (they differ) | Annual only | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial (they differ) | 30 days | None |
Epidemic Sound
Music cleared for monetized video
Epidemic Sound exists to solve one problem, which is a copyright claim landing on a video that was earning. Every track is licensed for the platforms creators publish on, and the clearance follows the channel rather than the upload. The catalogue is smaller than a stock library's, and cancelling ends the licence on work you already published.
Our note
The subscription is a licence rather than a purchase, so treat leaving as a decision about your back catalogue and not just about next month's bill. Uppbeat's free tier is the cheaper starting point if you are not yet earning.
Only on this side
- Covers stock footage & assets
- Works with Podcast
Mubert
Generated music with a licence attached
Mubert generates tracks to a prompt and hands over a licence certificate with each download, which is the part that matters to anyone who has had a video muted. It also runs infinite streams for people who need background music that never ends, which is what streamers use it for. The free tier requires attribution, and the licence explicitly does not cover releasing a track as your own music.
Why people weigh these two
- Mubert instead of Epidemic Sound
- Mubert generates tracks with a licence attached and includes a free tier, something Epidemic Sound does not offer, with paid plans from $11.69 a month.
- Epidemic Sound instead of Mubert
- Epidemic Sound clears a licensed catalogue for monetized video from $10, no generation involved.
Which one should you pick
Pick Epidemic Sound if your videos earn and you have had a copyright claim before. Its whole reason to exist is that problem, at $9.99 a month billed yearly, though cancelling ends the licence on everything you already published, so treat leaving as a decision about your back catalogue.
Pick Mubert if you need hours of background music that never ends, or a track shaped to a specific scene, from $11.69 a month billed annually with a real free tier to test the sound first. Read the licence before releasing anything: it explicitly does not cover Content ID, standalone release on streaming platforms, or stock music sites, on any plan.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper?
- Epidemic Sound's Creator plan is $9.99 a month billed yearly, a little below Mubert's entry paid plan at $11.69 a month billed annually. Mubert has the bigger lasting free tier though: 25 generations and 5 MP3 downloads a month with attribution, against Epidemic Sound's 30 days free before a bill starts.
- Which one actually clears a Content ID claim?
- Epidemic Sound is built for that: its clearance follows your channel, and monetization is allowed from the Creator plan up. Mubert states plainly that its tracks are not licensed for Content ID, for standalone release on streaming platforms, or for stock music sites, on any plan.
- What happens to Epidemic Sound tracks already published if I cancel?
- The licence ends, including on videos already published, because the subscription is a licence rather than a purchase. Mubert states its download licence is perpetual instead, a real structural difference between the two.
- Can I release a Mubert track as my own song?
- No. Its licence explicitly does not cover releasing a generated track as your own music, on any plan. Epidemic Sound's catalogue is not built for that either, since it licenses pre-made tracks for use under video rather than for release as original music.
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