Best Epidemic Sound Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from stock music libraries ranked against Epidemic Sound on the same published basis.
- 1Epidemic Sound vs Soundstripe
- 2Epidemic Sound vs RouteNote
- 3Epidemic Sound vs Bensound
- 4Epidemic Sound vs Melody Loops
- 5Epidemic Sound vs Sonoton
- 6Epidemic Sound vs TuneTank
- 7Epidemic Sound vs Uppbeat
- 8Epidemic Sound vs Free Music Archive
- 9Epidemic Sound vs Free To Use
- 10Epidemic Sound vs Incompetech
- 11Epidemic Sound vs Soundimage
- 12Epidemic Sound vs Audiio
- 13Epidemic Sound vs Extreme Music
- 14Epidemic Sound vs West One Music
- 15Epidemic Sound vs Foximusic
- 16Epidemic Sound vs HookSounds
- 17Epidemic Sound vs inAudio
- 18Epidemic Sound vs iStock
- 19Epidemic Sound vs Pond5
- 20Epidemic Sound vs StockMusic.com
Epidemic Sound alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soundstripe | 6.7 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web |
| 2 | RouteNote | 6.6 | Free plan | $0.83/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 3 | Bensound | 6.4 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Web |
| 4 | Melody Loops | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 5 | Sonoton | 6.4 | No | $0.13/mo | Web |
| 6 | TuneTank | 6.4 | Free plan | $7/mo | Web |
| 7 | Uppbeat | 6.4 | Free plan | $6.99/mo | Web |
| 8 | Free Music Archive | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 9 | Free To Use | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 10 | Incompetech | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 11 | Soundimage | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 12 | Audiio | 5.5 | No | $14.99/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 13 | Extreme Music | 5.5 | No | — | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | West One Music | 5.5 | No | — | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Foximusic | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | HookSounds | 5.4 | No | $3.33/mo | API, Web |
| 17 | inAudio | 5.4 | No | $4.83/mo | Web |
| 18 | iStock | 5.4 | No | $14.99/mo | API, Web |
| 19 | Pond5 | 5.4 | No | $10/mo | API, Web |
| 20 | StockMusic.com | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Epidemic Sound alternatives
What is the best alternative to Epidemic Sound?
Soundstripe, number 1 in stock music libraries with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: RouteNote, Bensound, Melody Loops and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Epidemic Sound?
Soundstripe is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.