5 Alarm Music vs Epidemic Sound
5 Alarm Music
5alarmmusic.comEpidemic Sound
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| Figure | 5 Alarm Music | Epidemic Sound |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 7 |
| Spec score · Stock Music Libraries | 6.7 (#46) | 8.0 (#10) |
| Headquarters | A 2013 company announcement gave the studio address as 35 W. Dayton St., Pasadena, California. | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Licensing | The announcement says 5 Alarm Music owned the copyrights to its Lift Music Factual collection and could license tracks to documentary filmmakers. | Epidemic Sound says it owns all rights to its tracks and offers a direct license with global rights included. |
Plans
Epidemic Sound
- BusinessPriced on request
- Business PlusPriced on request
- CreatorPrice not published
- CreatorPrice not published
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProPrice not published
- ProPrice not published
In their own words
5 Alarm Music
5 Alarm Music has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Epidemic Sound
Epidemic Sound provides music and sound effects, with licensing and tools to find, edit, and sync audio to content. The company describes a catalog of more than 55,000 tracks and 250,000 sound effects and variations, and says it owns all rights to its tracks with global rights included in its direct license. A 30-day free trial is available, but downloading and using music requires an active subscription or a single-track license. Content published during a trial or active subscription remains cleared forever when publishing channels are correctly safelisted under the subscription terms; content made after the subscription ends is not cleared. Tools include AI voiceovers, voice replicas, monthly AI credits, and prompt-based music discovery. Plugins are available for Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and DaVinci Resolve Studio. The Mac desktop app supports workflows with Final Cut Pro, Avid Pro Tools, CapCut, and other editors. Plans serve individual creators, professionals, businesses, and larger organizations, with terms for channels, users, revenue, and permitted uses. The listed platforms include Android, iOS, macOS, web, Windows, and API access.