SoundCloud competitorsClear all
SoundCloud's top competitors include TIDAL, Bandcamp, Napster, Pandora, Spotify and Deezer.
| Save Comparison |  SoundCloud SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform that enables its users to upload, record, promote, and share their originally-created sounds. |  TIDAL TIDAL is a High Fidelity music streaming service with High Definition music videos and curated editorial. |  Spotify Spotify is a provider of commercial music streaming service that offers restricted digital content from a range of record labels and artists. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 2007 | Founding Date 2014 | Founding Date 2007 | Founding Date 2001 | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 2006 | Founding Date 2007 |
Type | Type Private | 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 | Locations San Francisco, 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 1,4983% increase | Employees 3091% increase | Employees 1845% increase | Employees 1045% increase | Employees 2,397 | Employees 4,4056% increase | Employees 8073% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 700 m | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 45.7 b | Valuation ($) 1.2 b |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 2.4 m | Twitter followers 376 | Twitter followers 180.4 k | Twitter followers 4.9 k | Twitter followers 532 k | Twitter followers 4.2 m | Twitter followers 228.2 k |
Number of tweets (last 30 days) | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 120 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 331 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 172 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 160 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 154 |
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 47.2 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 52.9 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 451.6 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.3 k | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.3 k |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 98.33% | 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) N/A | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 98.13% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 98.05% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 125 | Alexa Website Rank 10594 | Alexa Website Rank 1273 | Alexa Website Rank 53367 | Alexa Website Rank 864 | Alexa Website Rank 88 | Alexa Website Rank 2634 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating 4.3 | Employee Rating 3.3 | Employee Rating 5 | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 3.5 | Employee Rating 4.2 | Employee Rating 4 |
Financial | |||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) €90.7m (FY, 2017) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $1.5b (FY, 2017) | Revenue (est.) €6.8b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) €141.9m (Y, 2014) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods €66.6m (FY, 2017) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $967.1m (FY, 2017) | Cost of goods €5b (FY, 2019) | Cost of goods €112.5m (Y, 2014) |
Gross profit | Gross profit €24m (FY, 2017) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $499.7m (FY, 2017) | Gross profit €1.7b (FY, 2019) | Gross profit €29.4m (Y, 2014) |
Net income | Net income (€63.8m) (FY, 2017) | Net income ($28m) (Y, 2015) | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income ($518.4m) (FY, 2017) | Net income (€186m) (FY, 2019) | Net income (€27.2m) (Y, 2014) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||||
ARPU | 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 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 $3.6 (Q2, 2018) | Cost per User €5 (Q1, 2018) | Cost per User N/A |
Countries | 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) 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 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 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 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 40 m (Q4, 2016) | Tracks 50 m (FY, 2019) | Tracks 5 m (Aug, 2018) |
Funding | |||||||
Latest funding round | Latest funding round $ 75m (about 1 year ago) | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round $ 10m (almost 6 years ago) | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round $ 185m (almost 3 years ago) |
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 542.8m | 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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TIDAL
HQ
New York, US
TIDAL is a High Fidelity music streaming service with High Definition music videos and curated editorial.
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Bandcamp
HQ
San Francisco, US
Employees
184↑ 5% increase
Bandcamp is an online music store and a promotion platform for independent artists.
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Napster
HQ
Seattle, US
Employees
104↑ 5% increase
Music on your phone, web and everywhere in between!
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Pandora
HQ
Oakland, US
Pandora is a music streaming and automated music recommendation service.
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