Music Royalty Software Comparison

RosterRoyalties is designed specifically for indie labels, offering logic-based CSV ingestion, beautiful artist portals with platform breakdowns, free-to-start pricing up to 15 artists, and fast time to first statement. It's independently owned, so your data stays yours.

Curve was acquired by Downtown Music Holdings, which was then acquired by UMG's Virgin Music Group for $775M. In February 2026, the European Commission approved the deal but required UMG to fully divest Curve — including all staff, customers, their data, supply contracts, and the platform's source code. The EC specifically flagged concerns that UMG could use Curve's data to 'assess the profitability of artists at rival labels.' Curve is currently being held as a separate business with an unknown buyer and unknown timeline. Indie labels using Curve are trusting their royalty data to a platform in ownership limbo.

That depends on your risk tolerance. As of 2026, Curve is owned by UMG's Virgin Music Group pending a mandated divestment. The European Commission required divestment precisely because of data concerns — specifically that UMG could use Curve's royalty data to assess the profitability of artists at rival labels. The identity of the eventual buyer is unknown. RosterRoyalties is independently owned by RosterRoyalties Limited with no distributor or major label involvement.

Curve has a Lite tier starting at £20/month and Pro from £250/month. It is powerful for complex mechanical royalties and MCPS/AP1 reporting. However, Curve is currently in ownership limbo — acquired by UMG and mandated for divestment by the European Commission. RosterRoyalties is independently owned, self-service, free up to 15 artists, and does not take a percentage of royalty revenue.

Reprtoir is a music business management platform with royalty accounting on its Professional plan and above. Verified pricing snapshots can change, but published plans have historically combined monthly tiers with processing limits or overages. RosterRoyalties is free up to 15 artists, then scales by roster size rather than taking a percentage of royalty revenue.

No. RoyaltyWorx is tightly integrated with LabelWorx distribution. If you leave LabelWorx, you lose access to RoyaltyWorx — meaning your royalty accounting is locked to your distributor. RosterRoyalties is distribution-agnostic and works with any DSP or distributor CSV format.

Infinite Catalog is a solid choice for net profit share deals with artist-friendly terms. However, its pricing model is revenue-linked. RosterRoyalties starts free up to 15 artists, then scales by roster size rather than revenue. Roster also includes logic-based CSV mapping, PO-to-recoupable linking, freelancer management, and publishing splits.

RosterRoyalties is the only platform with logic-based CSV ingestion (auto-maps any format), PO-to-recoupable linking, built-in freelancer/contractor management, and publishing split support. It's independently owned (not by a distributor), offers flat pricing that doesn't scale with revenue, and artists get a beautiful portal with detailed platform-by-platform analytics.

RosterRoyalties has the fastest time to value. Upload a CSV, set your splits, bulk approve — generate your first professional royalty statement in under 10 minutes. No implementation project, no required onboarding calls, no waiting weeks for setup.

Yes. RosterRoyalties supports publishing royalty split management, tested internally at OI Publishing Ltd. You can manage songwriter, composer, and publishing splits alongside recording royalties in one unified platform.

Yes. RosterRoyalties has built-in producer, writer, and contributor tracking. Manage points, splits, and payments for all contributors in one place — not just artists. This includes freelancer and contractor management with invoicing.

Revenue-based pricing is inherited from traditional management and accounting services where human time genuinely scales with volume. Software doesn't work that way. RosterRoyalties prices around roster size and add-on usage rather than taking a percentage of royalties. We are infrastructure, not a stakeholder in your earnings. Product help can be free, while heavier AI, compliance, contract ingestion, catalogue valuation, and large processing workloads can be covered by credits or bundles. For context, some platforms use monthly processing limits, row limits, or revenue-linked pricing.

No. RosterRoyalties pricing is based on roster size and paid add-ons, not a percentage of royalties processed. The Starter plan is free up to 15 artists, then paid tiers begin at $9/month. Heavy AI actions, large processing workloads, compliance ingestion, and catalogue valuation may use credits or add-on bundles.

Pricing varies significantly. RosterRoyalties: free up to 15 artists, then paid roster tiers from $9/month with no revenue percentage. Other platforms may use monthly tiers, processing limits, revenue-linked pricing, row limits, distribution bundles, or enterprise quotes. Always check current public pricing before buying because competitor plans and limits can change.