# Bensound vs Soundstripe

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Soundstripe

| Attribute | Bensound | Soundstripe |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 4.5 (15% (low)) | 57.9 (42% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A curated music and sound effect library offering flexible licensing for videos, podcasts, audiobooks, and social media use. Provides both per-track purchasing and annual subscription access, with perpetual usage rights included in all license types. | A music and sound effects library with 116,000+ professionally-created tracks available via subscription. Includes web access, team collaboration, integrations with Adobe and YouTube, and licensing for unlimited project use with no additional royalties. |
| integrations.count | 2 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"YouTube"},{"name":"Orfium"}]` | `[{"name":"Adobe Premiere Pro"},{"name":"Adobe Express"},{"name":"YouTube"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"FR","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Individual Pay-per-track","summary":"Purchase individual tracks","features":["Perpetual usage rights","License certificate download"],"description":"License a single music track or sound effect","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Individual All Access Subscription","summary":"Annual subscription for unlimited library access","features":["Unlimited annual downloads","Full library access","Perpetual usage rights for all downloaded content","License certificate download for each track"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Unlimited access to entire music and sound effects library for one year","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"downloads":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business All Access Subscription","summary":"Annual subscription for agencies and commercial use","features":["Unlimited annual downloads","Sell unlimited projects to multiple clients","YouTube channel whitelist clearance","Perpetual usage rights"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Unlimited downloads and unlimited client project licensing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"downloads":"unlimited","client_projects":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise License","summary":"Custom quotes available","features":["Custom terms available","Specialized use cases supported"],"minSeats":250,"description":"Custom licensing for organizations with 250+ employees or specialized needs","contactSales":true}],"sourceUrl":"https://www.bensound.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T23:10:55.970Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Personal","summary":"$9.99/month","features":["Unlimited royalty-free music","Unlimited sound effects","New songs weekly","YouTube channel monetization (1 channel)","Social media publishing","Commercial use"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individual creators; includes unlimited royalty-free music and sound effects with YouTube monetization clearance for one channel","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$49/month","features":["Everything in Personal","Adobe Premiere Pro extension","Up to 5 YouTube channels","Project collaboration tools","Track stems for every song","Additional YouTube ContentID features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For freelancers and indie filmmakers; includes everything in Personal plus Adobe Premiere Pro integration, up to 5 YouTube channels, and project collaboration","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro Plus","summary":"$199/month","features":["Everything in Pro","100,000+ stock video clips","HD to 8K resolution options"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Everything in Pro plus 100,000+ stock video clips with multiple resolution options","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$399/month","features":["Multiple team seats","Custom contract terms","Role-based access control","Dedicated account manager","API access","$1,000,000 indemnification","Global distribution licensing","Team collaboration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":399,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For organizations; includes global commercial licensing, multiple team members with role-based access, and legal indemnification","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$1,249/month + (quote for custom terms)","features":["Everything in Business","In-person support","Enterprise-class API","Expanded features for broadcast and national use"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Custom enterprise plan for large organizations with advanced support and expanded features","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Adobe Express Add-On"}],"summary":"From $9.99/month. Subscription or individual track licensing available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.soundstripe.com/pricing/referral","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:34:09.139Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":9.99,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Stock Music)

| Capability | Bensound | Soundstripe |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Youtube content id whitelisting | - | - |
| Perpetual license after subscription ends | - | - |
| Multitrack stems vocals drums isolated | - | - |
| Sound effects sfx library inclusion | - | - |
| AI music matching from uploaded reference | - | - |
| Commercial broadcast tv radio licensing | - | - |
| Adobe premiere native extension panel | - | - |
| Wav aiff uncompressed lossless audio | - | - |
| Exclusive rights managed purchasing | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:08:07.253Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*