SoundCloud competitorsClear all
SoundCloud's top competitors include Sirius XM, Noteflight, TIDAL, Bandcamp, Napster, Pandora, Spotify and Deezer.
 SoundCloud SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform that enables its users to upload, record, promote, and share their originally-created sounds. |  Spotify Spotify is a provider of commercial music streaming services that offer restricted digital content from a range of record labels and artists. | ||||||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 2007 | Founding Date 1990 | Founding Date 2008 | Founding Date 2014 | Founding Date 2007 | Founding Date 2001 | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 2006 | Founding Date 2007 |
Type | Type Private | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Private | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Private |
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Locations | Locations Berlin, DE HQ Cardiff, GB London, GB New York, US | Locations New York, US HQ Edison, US Detroit, US Philadelphia, US | Locations Milwaukee, US HQ Cheltenham, AU Milan, IT Nijehaske, NL London, GB Arlington, US Winona, US | Locations New York, US HQ | Locations Oakland, US HQ | Locations Seattle, US HQ São Paulo, BR Paris, FR München, DE New York, US San Francisco, US | Locations Oakland, US HQ Atlanta, US Birmingham, US Chicago, US Dallas, US New York, US Santa Monica, US | Locations Stockholm, SE HQ Buenos Aires, AR Sydney, AU Antwerpen, BE Brussels, BE Rio De Janeiro, BR São Paulo, BR see more | Locations Paris, FR HQ Itaim Bibi, BR Berlin, DE Ciudad De México, MX Amsterdam, NL Singapore, SG Barcelona, ES see more |
Employees | Employees 1,663 | Employees 5,72626% increase | Employees 137% decrease | Employees 3431% increase | Employees 1981% increase | Employees 170 | Employees 2,011 | Employees 6,61718% increase | Employees 8431% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 700 m | Valuation ($) 24.6 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 19.5 b | Valuation ($) 1.2 b |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 2.3 m | Twitter followers 308.2 k | Twitter followers 3.5 k | Twitter followers 393.7 k | Twitter followers 197.9 k | Twitter followers 4.7 k | Twitter followers 544.7 k | Twitter followers 5.3 m | Twitter followers 243.4 k |
Number of tweets (last 30 days) | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 186 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 220 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 5 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 134 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 303 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 111 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 307 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 111 |
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 49.5 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 135.9 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 3.2 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.3 k | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 31.3 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 362.2 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 4.6 k | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 532.8 |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 94.62% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 94.09% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 98.51% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 99.35% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 92.79% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 156 | Alexa Website Rank 3244 | Alexa Website Rank 46103 | Alexa Website Rank 14160 | Alexa Website Rank 2451 | Alexa Website Rank 66259 | Alexa Website Rank 1156 | Alexa Website Rank 76 | Alexa Website Rank 2885 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating 3.8 | Employee Rating 3.6 | Employee Rating 5 | Employee Rating 3.2 | Employee Rating 4.4 | Employee Rating 3.2 | Employee Rating 3.5 | Employee Rating 4.2 | Employee Rating 4 |
Financial | |||||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) €90.7m (FY, 2017) | Revenue (est.) $8b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) kr23.4b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) €9.7b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) N/A |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods €66.6m (FY, 2017) | Cost of goods $3.6b (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods (kr5.4b) (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods (€7b) (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit €24m (FY, 2017) | Gross profit $4.5b (FY, 2020) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit kr18b (FY, 2021) | Gross profit €2.7b (FY, 2021) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income (€63.8m) (FY, 2017) | Net income $131m (FY, 2020) | Net income N/A | Net income ($28m) (Y, 2015) | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income kr4.2b (FY, 2021) | Net income (€34m) (FY, 2021) | Net income N/A |
Operating ⚠ | |||||||||
ARPU | ARPU N/A | ARPU $13.3 (FY, 2018) | ARPU N/A | ARPU N/A | ARPU N/A | ARPU N/A | ARPU $5.4 (Q2, 2018) | ARPU €4.9 (Q2, 2018) | ARPU N/A |
Active Users | Active Users N/A | Active Users N/A | Active Users N/A | Active Users N/A | Active Users N/A | Active Users N/A | Active Users 71.4 m (Q2, 2018) | Active Users N/A | Active Users 14 m (Aug, 2018) |
Cost per User | Cost per User N/A | Cost per User N/A | Cost per User N/A | Cost per User N/A | Cost per User N/A | Cost per User N/A | Cost per User $3.6 (Q2, 2018) | Cost per User €5 (Q1, 2018) | Cost per User N/A |
Countries | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 52 (Y, 2016) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 92 (Q2, 2020) | Countries 180 (Aug, 2018) |
Monthly Sessions per User (US) | Monthly Sessions per User (US) 9 (Mar, 2017) | Monthly Sessions per User (US) N/A | Monthly Sessions per User (US) N/A | Monthly Sessions per User (US) 46 (Mar, 2017) | Monthly Sessions per User (US) N/A | Monthly Sessions per User (US) N/A | Monthly Sessions per User (US) 23 (Q1, 2017) | Monthly Sessions per User (US) N/A | Monthly Sessions per User (US) N/A |
Monthly Unique Users | Monthly Unique Users 25.7 m (Mar, 2017) | Monthly Unique Users N/A | Monthly Unique Users N/A | Monthly Unique Users N/A | Monthly Unique Users N/A | Monthly Unique Users N/A | Monthly Unique Users 32.6 m (Q1, 2017) | Monthly Unique Users N/A | Monthly Unique Users N/A |
Monthly Viewers | Monthly Viewers 175 m (Nov, 2017) | Monthly Viewers N/A | Monthly Viewers N/A | Monthly Viewers 100 k (Feb, 2017) | Monthly Viewers N/A | Monthly Viewers N/A | Monthly Viewers N/A | Monthly Viewers N/A | Monthly Viewers N/A |
Subscribers | Subscribers N/A | Subscribers 34 m (FY, 2018) | Subscribers N/A | Subscribers 1 m (May, 2018) | Subscribers N/A | Subscribers N/A | Subscribers N/A | Subscribers N/A | Subscribers 6.9 m (Y, 2014) |
Tracks | Tracks 200 m (May, 2019) | Tracks N/A | Tracks N/A | Tracks N/A | Tracks N/A | Tracks N/A | Tracks 40 m (Q4, 2016) | Tracks 50 m (FY, 2019) | Tracks 5 m (Aug, 2018) |
Funding | |||||||||
Latest funding round | Latest funding round $ 75m (over 2 years ago) | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round $ 10m (about 7 years ago) | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round $ 185m (almost 4 years ago) |
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 542.8m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 10m | Total funding raised $ 750.4m | Total funding raised $ 2.6b | Total funding raised $ 531.8m |
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Sirius XM
HQ
New York, US
Employees
5,726↑ 26% increase
Sirius XM Holdings is a radio broadcaster.
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Noteflight
HQ
Milwaukee, US
Noteflight is a company providing a music editing and sharing app.
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TIDAL
HQ
New York, US
TIDAL is a music streaming service with music videos and curated editorial.
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Bandcamp
HQ
Oakland, US
Employees
198↑ 1% increase
Bandcamp is an online music store and a promotion platform for independent artists.
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