Groover vs MusoSoup: which is right for you?
Two music promotion platforms, two opposite models. On MusoSoup you pay a campaign fee and wait for curators to come to you. On Groover your track goes out to specific curators, blogs, radio stations and labels, from $2 per contact, and everyone you pay owes you written feedback in 7 days or your credits back.
Groover is trusted by +900k artists
Groover vs MusoSoup: how do they compare?
Groover is the better choice for most independent artists. Your track goes out to specific curators, blogs, radio stations and labels, from $2 per contact, and everyone you pay owes you written feedback within 7 days or your credits back. MusoSoup suits you better if you'd rather curators came to you and want a guarantee tied to coverage rather than to a reply, though it charges a £42 campaign fee (about $56) before anything happens.
| Groover | MusoSoup | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Your track is sent to curators you choose, or that Groover recommends | Curators discover your release and send you offers |
| Cost | $10 minimum, about 5 curators at the base rate | £42 campaign fee (about $56) before anything happens |
| Then per opportunity | $2 to $6 for 96% of the catalogue, no other fees | £8 to £12 per paid coverage (about $11 to $16), or take a free option instead |
| Typical total | You decide, contact by contact | £42 fee plus around £80 on coverage, per their own pricing page |
| Network | Over 3,500 curators and music pros | Around 3,000 curators and music pros |
| What you can reach | Playlists, press, radio, labels, social media influencers, managers, bookers, publishers, sync supervisors | Blog reviews, playlists, interviews, radio airplay, social features |
| What's guaranteed | Written feedback from everyone you pay or you get your credits back | If you get no coverage at all, the £42 fee back. Coverage spend on top isn't refunded |
| Deadline | 7 days, then your credits come back automatically | Not published |
| Can you be turned away? | No. Groover is open to all genres and all artists | Yes. Every submission is reviewed, 4 to 24 hours |
| What else you get | Coaching from 150 mentors, a link-in-bio page for your music, Groover Charts, free tools (popularity score, UPC and ISRC finders, royalties calculator) | Promotion only |
| Free options | Free contests and open calls: festival slots, showcases, vinyl pressing, live bookings | Only after the £42 (about $56) entry fee, then free options alongside paid offers |
Source: MusoSoup figures from their homepage, pricing and how it works pages
Verified on September 24, 2026
Thanks to Groover, dozens of playlists, radio stations, and blogs shared my music, and venue bookers reached out to me for future shows!
Thanks to Groover, dozens of playlists, radio stations, and blogs shared my music, and venue bookers reached out to me for future shows!
Groover or MusoSoup: which should you choose?
Choose Groover if
- You want to choose who hears your track, by genre, country and type of curators (playlists, radios, blogs, labels...)
- You want to test with $10, around 5 curators, rather than commit £42 (about $56) before anything happens
- You want written feedback from every pro you pay, including the ones who pass
- You need labels, radio, managers or sync supervisors, not only coverage
- You release regularly and want relationships that carry across releasesChoose MusoSoup if
- You are promoting one release and want a single managed push
- You would rather wait for offers than research and pitch
- You don't have a specific target in mind and are happy to see who comes to you
Groover connects you with music pros and curators who actually listen
Groover has helped 900,000+ artists connect with music pros, land playlist placements, and grow their audience.
- Ricardo Durán Editor-in-Chief, Rolling Stone
Discovered so many amazing artists on @Groover. Their music’s now part of my daily life!
- Octave Lissner Folk/France
Got gigs (even abroad!) and a solid promo push for my release thanks to @Groover.
- Carel Rap/France
@Groover helped me connect with pros, grow my network, and boost my confidence big time!!
- R.W. Smith Folk/US
@Groover gets your music in front of the right people, fast!
- Cloudkid Label & Playlist Curator
Using @Groover’s been a game-changer for our 5 M-sub channel!
- Sefer Semir Electro/Netherlands
Found a label and signed a deal on day 2 with @Groover! Total game-changer.
- Eya Electro/Switzerland
@Groover helped me land Spotify playlists and solid feedback. Super smooth experience!!
- P’pa Carpentier Rock/France
Fast support, great value, friendly pros. @Groover got several of my tracks playlisted.
- Mimi Love Techno/Berlin
Met key people like DJ Facks and Women of Substance’s podcast through @Groover. Grateful for the boost!
- Relaxing Blues Music 19k followers on Spotify
Been finding so much great music on @Groover lately! We even paused our other platforms.
- Mike Delph Blues/US
@Groover took me from family-only streams to 66k plays in 112 countries. Wild ride!
- Shaco Pop/France
My first @Groover campaign got real results, real replies, and even credit refunds. It’s serious stuff!!
- The Pairs Folk/UK
@Groover makes it easy to get heard and you know the curators are actually listening.
- Oscar Beath Solo Piano/US
Found great curators through @Groover, got playlisted, and the pricing’s fair. I’m sticking with it!
- Sylvia Brooks Jazz/US
Super happy with @Groover. Great support and strong playlist adds!! Would recommend :)
- LA Project Techno/UK
Very good collaboration with @Groover. We easily get a feedback from the curators, labels and magazines!
- Earl J Hip-Hop/Nigeria
Connected with experts, got playlisted and on air, all through @Groover. Solid platform!
- Soma Holiday Alt Rock/US
Before @Groover, it was radio silence. Now we’ve got reviews and airplay on our album.
- Claudemir Tavares Sound Expert/Brazil
@Groover broadened my creative vision by connecting me with artists worldwide.
- King Fatai Hip-Hop/US
@Groover’s been phenomenal. Super helpful, easy to use, and it supports real passion for the craft!
- The Dark Table Metal/Canada
As a new band, @Groover helped us grow fast with solid feedback and playlist boosts!!
Do you pitch curators, or do they come to you?
MusoSoup is a pull model. You pay the campaign fee, your release enters the marketplace, and curators who like it approach you with offers.
Groover is a push model. Your track goes out to named professionals. You can pick them yourself from over 3,500 profiles, filtering by genre, country and type, or take Groover's recommendations and let it plan three campaigns across your release cycle, adapting as results come in. Either way, the track gets sent.
The difference shows up when you have a specific target. If there's a blog, a radio show or a label you've been trying to reach for a year, on Groover you can send to them today. On MusoSoup you can hope they browse the releases and happen to pick your track. You don't have the power to choose who to contact.
There's a second difference worth knowing before you commit. MusoSoup reviews every submission and takes 4 to 24 hours to decide whether your campaign can run at all. If they pass, there's nothing to pay, which is fair. But you also don't get to promote your music. On Groover nobody screens you. You choose who to pitch, and the curators decide.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, Groover is the first promotion and pitching tool officially recommended by SoundCloud, TuneCore, CD Baby, United Masters, Amuse, Symphonic & more. On Groover you can check before spending anything. Every curator on Groover has a public profile showing what they cover, what they commit to and how often they respond, so you can judge them before you pay. Everyone you do pay owes you at least 15 words of written feedback within 7 days, and if they don't reply your credits return automatically. That's not a promise, it's how the platform works.
Groover has been trusted by over 900,000 artists so far with tons of success stories