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Both cover music licensing and stock footage & assets. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| Music Vine | Thematic | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $19.99 | From $9.99 |
| Pricing model | Paid subscription | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | None |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | Music Licensing, Stock Footage & Assets | Music Licensing, Stock Footage & Assets |
| Works with | Nothing in particular | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
Music licensing that scales with the budget
Music Vine licenses its catalogue by what the finished piece is worth rather than by a flat subscription, and the entry tier covers productions under a $10,000 budget on a named list of channels. Above that you extend the licence. The catalogue is smaller than the giants and chosen by people who evidently listen to it.
Our note
Music Vine is the option when a client asks what the music is licensed for and you need a real answer. Epidemic Sound and Uppbeat are cheaper and simpler for anybody who only ever publishes to their own channels.
Music from real artists, free if you credit them
Thematic pairs creators with musicians who want the exposure, so the free tier is a genuine trade rather than a trial: you use the track, the artist gets credited and found. Paying removes the credit requirement and adds the trending songs. Everything is cleared for monetised video, which is the whole point of using it over a random upload.
Our note
Start free and see whether the credit line bothers you, because for most channels it does not and the music is good. Uppbeat works the same way and has a bigger catalogue; Thematic has the better relationship with the artists on it.
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