MODEL COMPARISON · Q2 2026 · INDEPENDENT

No subscription.
You pay only when you earn.

DistroKid, TuneCore and similar providers charge €20-50/year — even in years with zero streams. OGRECORDS™ flips it: no upfront, no monthly — up to 100 % payout, cut only on actual streaming earnings.

TL;DRFeature matrixPayoutsYouTube Content IDSync MarketplaceRoyalty splitsAPI & integrationFAQ
TL;DR · WHAT MATTERS

Below €2,000 annual earnings OGR is cheaper — at zero streams definitely.

DistroKid Musician (€21.99/year) + TuneCore (~€10-30/year per release) cost you money even when no streams come in. With OGR €0/year without streams. When you earn: up to 100 % payout.

OGRECORDS™
WINNER
Up to 100% payout
No setup · no subscription · payout in ≤ 24h · 100% master ownership
  • ✓ Lowest commission in the industry
  • ✓ Payout in ≤ 24h from €1
  • ✓ AI release optimizer · TikTok trends
  • ✓ Public REST API with sandbox
  • ✓ Branded smart links included
Annual-subscription model
ANNUAL SUB · CATALOG LIMITS
€20-50/year
Regardless of earnings · often limits on splits, releases, features
  • · Upfront sub independent of earnings
  • · Catalog goes offline after sub stops
  • · Splits often 4 recipients / Premium tier
  • · Pre-saves + Smart Links usually extra
  • · Sync, AI, API usually not included
FEATURE MATRIX

Side-by-side model comparison.

FEATURE
OGRECORDS™
ANNUAL-SUBSCRIPTION MODEL
Annual fee / setup
€0
€20-50/year
Commission on streams
10 %
0 % (DistroKid) to 9 % (TuneCore)
Catalog after sub ends
Stays live · no penalty
Goes offline without active sub
Payout frequency
Daily
Monthly
Payout threshold
€1
€10-50
DSP reach
38+
38+
Master ownership
100 %
100 %
Lock-in
None
Catalog hostage at sub stop
Royalty splits
∞ · auto-payout
4 max (usually Pro-tier)
YouTube Content ID
Included
Add-on / +€5-15/year
Meta Rights Manager
Included
Pro-tier
Smart Links + pixel
Included · branded
Linkfire third-party
Pre-saves + pre-adds
Included
Pro-tier
Sync Marketplace
✓ active pitching
Listing only
AI Release Optimizer
✓ Bedrock
—
TikTok Trend Monitor
✓
—
Hi-Res audio (24/192)
✓
Pro-tier
Dolby Atmos
✓
Pro-tier
Public REST API
✓ sandbox
—
Webhooks
✓ versioned
—
Multi-roster (labels)
✓ included
Pro-tier / label-tier
Custom label branding
✓
Pro-tier
PAYOUTS

Daily vs. monthly.

Sub models like DistroKid + TuneCore pay monthly — you wait up to 30 days for your money even though you paid the year upfront. OGRECORDS™ pays manually within 24 hours from €1.

OGRECORDS™
24 h
OGR-side payout in ≤ 24h · from €1 · SEPA + PayPal
ANNUAL-SUBSCRIPTION MODEL
~30 days
Monthly payout · higher threshold
YOUTUBE CONTENT ID

Standard vs. paid upgrade.

Sub providers almost always charge an extra €5-15/year for YouTube Content ID. OGR Standard — ACRCloud + Audible Magic from day 1.

OGRECORDS™
Included
ACRCloud + Audible Magic · YouTube · Meta · TikTok
ANNUAL-SUBSCRIPTION MODEL
+€5-15/year
Add-on · or Pro-tier
SYNC MARKETPLACE

Active pitching instead of just listing.

Sub distributors passively list your catalog. OGRECORDS™ actively pitches to films, ads, games, TV. One sync = often more than a year of streaming royalties.

ROYALTY SPLITS

Unlimited vs. 4 max.

DistroKid limits splits to 4 recipients in the standard plan + premium surcharge. With OGRECORDS™ unlimited splits included.

API & INTEGRATION

Public REST API exclusive to OG.

DistroKid + TuneCore have no public API. OGR delivers full REST API with sandbox + webhooks freely on every plan.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Releases go offline within 30-60 days. With OGR no catalog hostage: releases stay live even if you don't publish anything new for years.

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