Can Notes replace DistroKid and Songtrust together?

Yes for the jobs those two cover: DSP delivery and publishing administration. Notes also collects neighboring rights. It does not take a percentage of royalties.

What do DistroKid and Songtrust cost together?

DistroKid Musician is $24.99 per year on the public pricing page. Songtrust is $100 one-time plus 15% of performance and 20% of mechanicals. Notes is free then $5 per month for musicians, with no royalty cut.

Does Notes mix recording share and songwriting share?

No. Every song has two independent 100% pools: recording and songwriting. A musician is a person who may hold recording share, songwriting share, both, or neither.

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Notes vs DistroKid and Songtrust

DistroKid plus Songtrust is two vendors, two bills, and a 15% / 20% publishing cut. Notes is one account for both jobs, with no royalty percentage.

Best for Notes. Musicians who today pay a distributor and a publishing administrator, and want one flat fee.

Best for DistroKid + Songtrust. Artists who want to keep DistroKid stores and Songtrust as separate vendors.

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Pricing

What you pay

Item	Notes	DistroKid + Songtrust
Price	Free, then $5 / month (musician). Companies from $100 / month.	DistroKid from $24.99 / year plus Songtrust $100 one-time per songwriter.
Distribution royalty cut	None	None on DistroKid listed plans.
Publishing administration cut	None	Songtrust 15% performance / 20% mechanicals.
Logins	One Notes account	Two vendors

Features

What each product does

Feature	Notes	DistroKid + Songtrust
Deliver recordings to DSPs	Yes	Yes
Publishing administration	Yes	Yes
No publishing percentage	Yes	No
Two independent 100% pools in one product	Yes	No
One payout account	Yes	No

Notes — strengths

One vendor for the recording pool and the songwriting pool.
No Songtrust 15% / 20%.
Company plans for managers who do not want two stacks per artist.

Notes — limits

You leave DistroKid’s yearly upload UX.
You leave Songtrust’s Downtown publishing network if that vendor is the requirement.

DistroKid + Songtrust — strengths

You can pick DistroKid for stores and Songtrust for publishing.
Each vendor is a known specialist.
DistroKid listed plans keep 100% of distribution earnings.

DistroKid + Songtrust — limits

Two bills and two support desks.
Songtrust takes 15% / 20% of collected publishing.
Splits and identifiers live in two systems.

Recommendation

Who should use which

Keep DistroKid plus Songtrust if you want those two specialists. Choose Notes if you want one flat subscription that covers both jobs and pays 100% of collected royalties.

Questions

DistroKid + Songtrust and Notes

Can Notes replace DistroKid and Songtrust together?: Yes for the jobs those two cover: DSP delivery and publishing administration. Notes also collects neighboring rights. It does not take a percentage of royalties.
What do DistroKid and Songtrust cost together?: DistroKid Musician is $24.99 per year on the public pricing page. Songtrust is $100 one-time plus 15% of performance and 20% of mechanicals. Notes is free then $5 per month for musicians, with no royalty cut.
Does Notes mix recording share and songwriting share?: No. Every song has two independent 100% pools: recording and songwriting. A musician is a person who may hold recording share, songwriting share, both, or neither.

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