Pond5 vs RouteNote

Pond5 is a marketplace for royalty-free media aimed at video creators, filmmakers, media organizations and marketers. Its catalog includes video, music, sound effects, After Effects templates, photos, illustrations and Photoshop PSD assets. Buyers can purchase individual items or use subscriptions. Listed starting prices per asset are 1.00 USD for photos and illustrations, 2.00 USD for sound effects, 3.00 USD for music, 5.00 USD for After Effects templates and Photoshop PSDs, and 39.00 USD for video. Music costs $10 a month, Music & SFX costs $15 a month, and Footage Plus costs $199 a month. Subscription downloads are limited; Footage Plus lists 10 per month, while Music and Music & SFX list 50. Pond5's Free Collection includes more than 3,000 complimentary clips, images and tracks. Purchases include an Individual License for worldwide personal or business use, with media usable forever across unlimited projects. Enterprise options include visual search, team activity controls and integrations; its API offers partner platforms custom licensing, pricing and content selection.

RouteNote distributes digital music to stores chosen by artists and labels. It reviews uploaded releases before forwarding approved music to selected partners; the company says its network includes more than 50 platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Facebook, SoundCloud and Deezer. Users can choose stores, pricing tiers and the countries where music is available. Releases can be submitted to its YouTube Content ID system for monetization when audio is used in videos. The Free plan has no upfront distribution fee and pays artists or labels 85% of net revenue. Premium charges by release: a single costs $10, paid once, an EP $20, paid once, an album $30, paid once, and an extended album $45, paid once. Each Premium release also has a $9.99 a year renewal fee beginning the following year. RouteNote says approved releases are delivered within 24 hours, excluding weekends; stores generally take up to 14 days to make them live, while some may take up to 28 days. Its Android and iOS apps show earnings, statistics, discography and support contacts; the iOS app also allows uploads.