LANDR Distribution costs $24 a year on Basic or $45 on Pro, and passes through 100% of ordinary royalties while you subscribe. Your music stays live after you cancel, with a small administration deduction. Basic has no custom release dates, so a planned launch needs Pro. It scores 78 out of 100 on our documentation-based method, level with UnitedMasters at the top of our list.
It depends on whether you schedule releases. LANDR is worth it if you want your music to stay live after you cancel: Basic is $24 a year as of October 2026 with 100% of ordinary royalties, and Pro, at $45, adds custom release dates. Basic alone suits ASAP releases. If you have 10,000 monthly listeners and 1,000 Spotify followers, Dynamoi distribution pays you 90% of net receipts with nothing upfront, and you can run managed Meta and YouTube campaigns from the same account.
Disclosure: Dynamoi publishes this review and offers apply-only distribution. We have no affiliate relationship with LANDR.
Score 78 / 100 · tied #1 of 7
Distribution Basic
Six singles, year one
$24
Best for Producers who want music to stay live after cancelling
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Basic has no custom release dates, Content ID takes 20%, some payout routes are expensive, and AI uploads have monthly caps and destination limits.
Published US-dollar prices; 150+ destinations. Studio bundles are separate products and not priced here. There is no free trial; a free account can build a release up to submission.
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Distribution Basic | $24/year | Unlimited releases, ASAP dates only. 100% of ordinary royalties. LANDR: distribution cost |
| Distribution Pro | $45/year | Custom release dates, country restrictions, two-to-five-day review window. LANDR: custom release dates |
| YouTube Content ID | 20% | 20% of Content ID royalties on any plan. LANDR: getting paid on YouTube |
| After you cancel | Up to $0.50/month | Music stays live; up to $0.50 a month deducted without a Premium account. landr.com/pricing-terms |
We rate each criterion 0 to 5 from LANDR's published pages and weight it; scores within five points are a near-tie.
| Criterion | Weight | Rating | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-one cost | 25 | 4/5 | Distribution Basic is $24 a year, inside the $20 to $35 band. |
| Release controls and splits | 20 | 3/5 | Custom release dates and country restrictions need Pro or a yearly Studio plan. |
| Royalty share and exit | 20 | 4/5 | 100% of ordinary royalties while subscribed. Music stays live after cancellation, with an administration deduction of up to $0.50 a month. |
| Payout documentation | 15 | 4/5 | Withdrawal fees, minimums and timing are listed method by method. |
| Promotion tools | 10 | 4/5 | Promolinks and analytics are included, with production tools alongside. |
| Rights and AI policy | 10 | 5/5 | Specific monthly AI caps, disclosure rules and named destination exclusions. |
The anchors for each rating are on the distributor list.
Store reporting, the distributor's processing and the bank transfer are separate clocks. These are LANDR's own published estimates; we didn't measure them.
What LANDR will accept, and what it offers beyond delivery.
Artists who want distribution alongside production tools, or who value documented catalog persistence after cancellation. Pro is the plan for a custom release date; compare Basic as an ASAP-only workflow.
Already at 10,000 monthly listeners and 1,000 Spotify followers? Dynamoi also offers distribution by application, with no upfront fee and 10% of Net Receipts.
Distribution Basic is $24 a year and Distribution Pro is $45. Pro is required for a custom release date, so price a scheduled launch on Pro. Studio bundles are separate products with their own billing terms.
Both offer low-cost yearly distribution, with future release dates on a higher tier. LANDR keeps music live after cancellation with a possible small administration deduction, while DistroKid sells per-release protection. We did not measure either as faster or more reliable.
No. LANDR says releases can stay live after cancellation. Its pricing terms allow up to $0.50 a month in administration deductions from royalties when you have no Premium account.
Not on ordinary recording royalties while you subscribe. YouTube Content ID has a 20% commission, and withdrawal fees vary by payment route.
You can create a free account and build a draft release up to submission. There is no free distribution trial; the submit step needs a subscription.
No. The AI policy caps AI-generated tracks at 20 a month on Basic and 60 on Pro, with rights and disclosure rules. AI covers are excluded, and some destinations and claiming routes are unavailable for AI music.
