# Bensound vs Storyblocks

| Attribute | Bensound | Storyblocks |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 4.5 (15% (low)) | 66.9 (26% (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 subscription service offering unlimited access to professionally-created stock media (videos, images, audio) with AI-powered tools for editing, generating voiceovers, and searching content. |
| integrations.count | 2 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"YouTube"},{"name":"Orfium"}]` | `[{"name":"Adobe Creative Cloud"},{"name":"YouTube"},{"name":"Runway"},{"name":"ElevenLabs"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"FR","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB"],"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":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","summary":"£16/month billed annually","features":["1 user","Individual license","AI Toolkit","3,000 Credits/month","Video Editing","Video Generation","Image Generation","Workflow tools","Adobe Creative Cloud plugin"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Individual plan with essential creative tools and AI features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits_per_month":"3,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Unlimited All Access","summary":"£23/month billed annually","features":["4,500 Credits/month","Voiceover generation","Maker tools"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":23,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Most popular plan for high-volume creators","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits_per_month":"4,500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Small Business","summary":"£35/month billed annually","features":["6,000 Credits/month","Small business license"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"For employees at small businesses under 50 employees","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"max_employees":"50","credits_per_month":"6,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Custom pricing - contact sales","features":["Multiple users","Business license","Maker for Teams","Admin controls","Organization-wide coverage","$1 million indemnification","Broadcast & OTT","Strategic Support","Dedicated Customer Success Team","Onboarding & ongoing support","Flexible invoicing & billing terms"],"minSeats":1,"description":"Enterprise plan for teams and organizations","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From £16/month billed annually. Free tier available.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.storyblocks.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:34:48.092Z","startingPrice":{"amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":16,"currency":"GBP"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Stock Music)

| Capability | Bensound | Storyblocks |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:33:58.492Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*