Classic distributors keep 15-20%, pay out only after 30-60 days, and limit splits to four recipients. We take 10%, pay out by hand within 24 hours, and splits are unlimited.
you keep 90% of your DSP royalties; 10% goes to us as distribution commission.
manual payout once the money from the DSP has arrived.
royalty splits per track or per release.
of your masters, song rights and metadata stay with you.
Classic distributors justify 15-20% with sales, marketing and platform overhead. We run our platform lean, build everything ourselves and skip the middle layers. What we save stays with you.
On €10,000 streaming earnings: €9,000 instead of €8,500.
We don't pay quarterly. We pay by hand within 24 hours of receiving the money from the DSP, via SEPA. Cashflow is existential for indie artists, so we prioritize it.
Minimum payout: $50. No payout fee.
Producers, co-writers, features, investors: you can split royalties per track or per release across any number of recipients. Splits are calculated automatically with every statement and paid out to each person.
The industry average is 4 recipients. At OGR there's no limit.
We compare based on €10,000 streaming royalties per year (typical mid-tier indie artist).
Internal calculation, May 2026, based on publicly published terms. Sources on request.
Onboarding takes about 10 minutes. You need an IBAN, a tax ID, and ID verification (required for release uploads and payouts from the first euro).
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