OGRECORDS™ vs. TuneCore.
Declared upfront or checked afterwards.
TuneCore faces three large legal proceedings in 2025/2026: $500M Universal Music Group (Nov 2024, AI streams), $32.8M Round Hill Publishing (March 2025, royalties) and Mysterio v Amazon + DistroKid SDNY (March 2025, shadow-banning). Meanwhile 1-star Trustpilot reviews keep piling up over AI tracks flagged by mistake and account suspensions without appeal. OGRECORDS™ launched in 2026. You declare AI use, we capture consent for voice clones, and §8 of our T&Cs sets out the appeal process.
TuneCore: annual subscription, 0% cut, AI checks after the fact. OGRECORDS™: 10% revenue share, AI declared upfront.
TuneCore is an annual subscription: $14.99 per single and $49.99 per album each year. If you don't renew, the release is taken down. OGRECORDS™ takes 10% with no subscription: upload once, stay live, and we only earn when you do. With AI tracks, TuneCore reacts after the fact: streams get flagged later and accounts may be suspended. OGRECORDS™ asks about AI use per track in the upload wizard. You declare it upfront, so any conflicts with the streaming services' AI policies are documented from day one.
- ✓ 10% commission, no subscription
- ✓ Payout in ≤ 24h from $50
- ✓ AI release optimizer · TikTok trends
- ✓ Public REST API with sandbox
- ✓ Branded smart links included
- · Release is taken down if subscription lapses
- · AI detection only after upload
- · Account suspension without documented appeal in T&Cs
- · $500M UMG + $32.8M Round Hill lawsuits active
- · 1-star Trustpilot reviews on delayed royalties
Compliance + cost + features.
10% revenue share or an annual subscription with 0% cut.
TuneCore keeps 0% of royalties and instead charges $14.99 (single) to $49.99 (album) per release per year. If you put out 10+ releases, you quickly pay more than with a revenue-share model. Break-even: for a single, the OGR share matches the TuneCore fee at about $150 a year in royalties per track. Below that OGRECORDS™ is cheaper; above that the TuneCore flat fee costs less.
Included on both, payouts differ.
Both platforms switch on YouTube Content ID. The difference: TuneCore users on Trustpilot describe periods where royalties were held back without explanation. OGRECORDS™ pays monthly, and you download the statement from your dashboard.
Sync marketplace in progress.
TuneCore sells sync licensing as a separate product (TuneCore Publishing Admin) with its own cut. OGRECORDS™ is building a sync marketplace where you opt in tracks one by one, with no extra cut beyond the 10% revenue share.
Unlimited splits with automatic invitations.
OGRECORDS™ supports unlimited royalty splits per track and emails co-payees automatically once the release is live. TuneCore has splits too, but invitations and payouts are handled manually each quarter.
REST API and webhooks for label work.
OGRECORDS™ has a public REST API with sandbox and webhook events for status changes. TuneCore offers API access only to enterprise clients on request.
What TuneCore users want to know.
Switch to OGRECORDS™, no subscription needed
AI disclosure built into the upload, a 14-day appeal window in the T&Cs, manual SEPA payouts.