Music Royalty Software Comparison

RosterRoyalties is designed specifically for indie labels, offering logic-based CSV ingestion, beautiful artist portals with platform breakdowns, flat per-artist pricing ($49/mo for up to 15 artists), and the fastest time to first statement (minutes, not weeks). 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 KDYN MUSIC 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 (minutes to first statement), and priced at $49/mo flat with no revenue-based scaling.

Reprtoir is a music business management platform with royalty accounting on its Professional plan ($129/mo). However, its royalty processing is capped at $20,000/month — above that, it charges $7 per $1,000 processed. At $100,000/month in royalties, Reprtoir costs ~$689/mo. RosterRoyalties charges $49/mo flat regardless of volume, with no processing caps or overage fees.

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 scales with revenue — starting at $17/mo for up to $12,000/year in revenue, rising to $224/mo for up to $20,000/month in revenue, and continuing to scale beyond that. RosterRoyalties charges $49/mo regardless of how much revenue you process. 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 charges per artist account because the computational cost of processing £100 versus £1,000,000 is nearly identical. We are infrastructure, not a stakeholder in your earnings. Our model: pay for accounts, get unlimited contributors, unlimited statements, unlimited freelancers — no percentage of revenue, ever. For context: Royalti.io charges 2% up to $20k/mo, 1.5% from $20k–$50k, and 1% above $50k. Reprtoir charges $7 per $1,000 above their $20k/mo cap.

No. RosterRoyalties charges a flat monthly fee based on the number of artist accounts — $49/mo for up to 15 artists. There are no overage fees, no percentage of revenue, no per-statement charges, and no hidden costs. Process £100 or £10,000,000 in royalties — your subscription doesn't change.

Pricing varies significantly. RosterRoyalties: $49/mo flat for up to 15 artists (never scales with revenue). Reprtoir: $129/mo base, then $7 per $1,000 processed above $20k/mo — at $100k/mo that's ~$689/mo. Infinite Catalog: $17/mo for up to $12,000/year in revenue, rising to $224/mo for up to $20,000/month and beyond. Royalti.io: Free tier then graduated overage fees (2% up to $20k, 1.5% $20k–$50k, 1% above $50k). Eddy: €39–€239/mo (row limits). Curve: £20/mo Lite, £250/mo Pro. Vistex: enterprise custom. Only RosterRoyalties offers truly flat pricing.