At a glance
| UnitedMasters | TempoDigital | |
|---|---|---|
| One artist, unlimited releases | $19.99 a year (DEBUT+) | $29.99 a year (Artist) |
| Higher tier | $59.99 a year (SELECT), with access to brand and sync deals; PARTNER by invitation | $149 a year for a label with up to 10 artists |
| Free plan | None since October 2025, when free DEBUT accounts stopped distributing | None; or pay $8.99 once per release (we keep 10%) |
| Share of store royalties you keep | 100% on DEBUT+ and SELECT | 100% on the yearly plans |
| YouTube Content ID | $4.99 per release to opt in; UnitedMasters keeps 20% | Included on every plan; we keep 20% |
| TikTok and Meta monetisation | $2.99 per release for each, or $7.99 for both plus Content ID | Delivered like any other store, at no extra charge |
| If your membership ends | Releases are taken down from all services; you have a year to resubscribe and get them back | Releases stay in the stores; only new deliveries wait |
| Publishing administration | Not listed in its artist plans | Available, paid into the same wallet |
Content ID and social platforms: included or per release
Both keep 20% of YouTube Content ID revenue. The difference is the entry fee. UnitedMasters charges $4.99 per release to opt in to Content ID, and $2.99 per release each for Meta and TikTok monetisation, or $7.99 for all three. On TempoDigital, Content ID is part of every plan, run from our own Content ID networks, and TikTok, Facebook and Instagram are delivered like any other store.
For one release the fees are small. Across a catalogue of twenty releases, $7.99 each comes to $159.80.
If your membership ends
UnitedMasters says that when a membership is not renewed, releases are taken down from all music services. You then have a year to resubscribe and have them delivered again with their streams; after that it deletes its records and you would upload from scratch. Since October 2025 its free DEBUT tier no longer distributes music.
On TempoDigital, nothing is taken down because a plan lapses. Your releases stay in the stores and new deliveries wait until you renew. See the terms.
Which one should you choose?
UnitedMasters may suit you better if
- You want brand partnerships and sync deals: SELECT gives access to them
- You want to cash out at any time, with daily payouts on SELECT, rather than wait for a monthly statement
- You hope to be invited to PARTNER for hands-on artist services and advances
- You want a low entry price: DEBUT+ is $19.99 a year
TempoDigital may suit you better if
- You want Content ID and the social platforms without a fee per release
- You want your releases to stay live if a payment is missed
- 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
- You also need publishing administration, or are in the Balkans or the diaspora and want a team that speaks your language
Moving from UnitedMasters
Start well before your renewal date, because UnitedMasters removes releases when a membership ends. Deliver each release again with its original ISRCs and UPC while your membership is still active, wait until it is live everywhere, then have the UnitedMasters copy taken down. Play counts and playlist placements normally carry over with the codes. If you opted releases into Content ID there, those claims have to be released before we can claim the recordings. The steps are in how to switch distributors.