At a glance
| Ditto Music | TempoDigital | |
|---|---|---|
| One artist, unlimited releases | $19 a year (Starter) | $29.99 a year (Artist) |
| Two or more artists | $59 a year for 2 (Pro); $109 a year for up to 5 (Labels), with larger rosters offered | $149 a year for up to 10 artists (Label) |
| Pay per release instead | Not offered: all plans are billed yearly | $8.99 per release (we keep 10%) |
| Share of store royalties you keep | 100% of streaming income on every plan | 100% on the yearly plans |
| YouTube Content ID | Pro and Labels only; Ditto says it takes no commission | Included on every plan; we keep 20% |
| If you stop paying | Releases are at risk of removal, though not removed automatically, unless they have Release Protection (free on Pro and Labels, added per release on Starter). No withdrawals until you renew | Releases stay in the stores; only new deliveries wait |
| Publishing administration | On Pro and Labels, with a 15% commission on publishing and sync | Available, paid into the same wallet |
| Languages | English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German | English and Bosnian, with a team in Sarajevo |
YouTube Content ID: which plan you need
Ditto offers Content ID on its Pro and Labels plans, and says it takes no commission on Content ID earnings. The Starter plan does not include it. If you are on Pro or Labels anyway, Ditto keeps less of your Content ID money than we do.
On TempoDigital, Content ID is part of every plan, including the one-off Release plan. We keep 20% for finding and managing claims, and we run it from our own Content ID networks rather than buying it in.
If a payment is missed
Ditto says that without an active subscription your releases are at risk of removal, although they are not taken down automatically, and you cannot withdraw royalties until you renew. Its Release Protection guarantees releases stay up. It is free on Pro and Labels; on Starter you add it release by release.
On TempoDigital, nothing is taken down because a plan lapses, whichever plan you are on. Your releases stay in the stores; new deliveries wait until the plan is renewed. See the terms.
Which one should you choose?
Ditto Music may suit you better if
- You want a low yearly price for one artist: Starter is $19 a year
- You are happy on Pro or Labels and want Content ID with no commission
- You want two artists on one plan: Pro covers two for $59 a year
- You want sync pitching and promotion services from the same company
TempoDigital may suit you better if
- You want Content ID on the entry plan, not only on higher tiers
- You want releases to stay live if a payment is missed, on every plan, without adding protection release by release
- You release only now and then and would rather pay $8.99 per release than a yearly fee
- You run a label of up to ten artists and want one yearly fee with 100% of store royalties
- You are in the Balkans or the diaspora and want a team that speaks your language
Moving from Ditto Music
You can move without losing streams or playlist placements: deliver each release again with its original ISRCs and UPC, wait until it is live, then remove it at Ditto. Withdraw your Ditto balance while your subscription is still active, because Ditto says withdrawals need one. If you use Ditto's Content ID, it has to be released there before we can claim the recordings. The full steps are in how to switch distributors.