Epidemic Sound
A music and sound effects API for integrating into applications with AI-powered discovery and editing
- Also known as
- epidemic-sound
Available worldwide
What is Epidemic Sound?
A developer API that embeds Epidemic Sound's licensed music and sound effects with AI features for matching audio to video, semantic music search, and track editing capabilities across web, mobile, and desktop applications.
Epidemic Sound pricing
We don't have Epidemic Sound's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Epidemic Sound does
The capabilities that matter for stock music, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- 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
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (6)
Independently observed- YouTube
- TikTok
- Twitch
- Spotify←
Epidemic Sound FAQ
Common questions about Epidemic Sound, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Epidemic Sound?
Epidemic Sound provides a subscription-based catalog of over 55,000 original music tracks and sound effects for content creators. Users can license and use the music unlimited across platforms like YouTube, social media, and podcasts with a globally valid license that covers publishing and monetization. It is indexed under Stock Music.
What platforms does Epidemic Sound support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Epidemic Sound. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Can Epidemic Sound be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Epidemic Sound, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What does Epidemic Sound integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Epidemic Sound, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Twitch. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
What security certifications does Epidemic Sound have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for Epidemic Sound. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Epidemic Sound not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://www.epidemicsound.com/policy/v2/privacy-policy/
Epidemic Sound alternatives
Other stock music we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Slip.streamMusic and sound effects licensing for digital content creatorslow · 30%
- StoryblocksA subscription service offering unlimited stock media downloads combined with AI-powered creative tools for content productionlow · 39%
- SoundstripeAPI-based music licensing platform providing royalty-free tracks for platforms and content creatorsmedium · 55%
- BensoundRoyalty-free music and sound effects for video creatorslow · 39%
- LickdMusic licensing platform for YouTube creators with automated copyright claim protectionlow · 38%
Compare Epidemic Sound
Side by side against other stock music, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Epidemic Sound, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.04 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.08 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 22 | 0.05 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Sound effects sfx library inclusion, Ai music matching from uploaded reference, Perpetual license after subscription ends | mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 5 | mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-10-06 · 75% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-19 · 75% |
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