Slipstream

Slipstream licenses a catalogue of over a million tracks for social video, with clearance that covers YouTube, TikTok, Meta and podcasts. The creator plan is priced where an independent channel can actually pay it, and caps channels rather than uploads. Team plans jump to a different order of money, so the middle of the market is thin here.

Creator is $10 a month paid annually and covers up to three channels per platform for a single creator. Teams starts at $200 a month paid annually with five seats, twenty channels, a hundred videos a year, coverage for organic and paid social and digital ads, and full indemnification. Enterprise is quoted and adds broadcast, theatrical and app rights. The Teams plan states a 7-day trial with no card. There is a large gap between the two paid tiers and nothing in the middle.

Independent creators who need cleared music on a budget, and small teams publishing to social every week. Anybody licensing for broadcast, film or apps needs the Enterprise tier and should get a quote first.