SoundCampaign sells paid reviews of your track by Spotify playlist curators and TikTok creators, plus Meta ads it runs for you, from one budget; you pay for completed reviews, not for placements. If you want a different model (an open creator marketplace, a creator app with view-based pay or pure curator pitching), these are the alternatives worth comparing in 2026.

Sound.me — pay for approved creator videos

Sound.me is a two-sided creator marketplace: artists, record labels and brands pay creators to make short videos with their sound or product on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, and creators use the Sound.me app to apply to daily paid campaigns and cash out via PayPal. It has 3M+ registered creators in 61 countries, who have made 90M+ videos with 181B+ organic views for 20K+ advertisers. Creators are paid for each approved video based on the views it gets in its first 72 hours; anyone 18 or older with a TikTok, Instagram or YouTube account can join. Budgets and projected results: Sound.me pricing; payouts: how Sound.me pays creators.

The practical difference from submission services: you're not paying curators to consider your track — you're paying creators who already chose your brief, with every video reviewed before it counts.

Playlist Push

Playlist Push runs Spotify playlist campaigns (from $280) and TikTok creator campaigns (from $350) with 3,300+ vetted creators, who pick the songs they want to use and are paid per video by views, from $10 at 2,000 views up to $250; videos are posted first, and you have 72 hours to reject one before it is approved automatically. Strong for combined playlist-plus-creator pushes.

SubmitHub

Per-submission pricing (premium credits from $1 each, down to $0.78 in bulk) to curators, blogs, labels and influencers, who listen and respond. The cheapest way to get honest reactions; not built for creator-video volume.

SongPush

SongPush sells creator videos with your sound on TikTok and Instagram (one platform per campaign): creators reserve part of your budget in the app and have 24 hours to submit their video. Campaigns start from €300 (€500–1,000 recommended), and creators are paid up to €200 per collaboration, from 100 views, by bank transfer. There’s no approval before posting: you can reject a video up to 5 days after it’s submitted or posted. A creator-side model similar in spirit to Sound.me, with a reserve-and-submit mechanic.

Here is how they compare on each company’s own published facts:

SoundCampaign and alternatives compared, from each company’s own website (checked September 2026)
PlatformWhat you buyPrice / minimumWho approvesCreator pay
SoundCampaign (soundcamps.com)Paid reviews of your track by Spotify playlist curators and TikTok creators, plus Meta ads it runs for you, from one budget. You pay for completed reviews, not for placements.TikTok videos: budget slider from $100 (default $300). Spotify playlists from $80; Meta ads from $70 (about $5 a day).Creators post on TikTok, then submit the link; you rate each video (1–5 stars) within 72 hours or it is approved automatically. 1–2-star videos are rechecked by its moderators and you aren't charged if they miss the brief.Views-based: up to $250 per approved video, on the views it gets in its first 5 days; below a per-creator view minimum it earns nothing.
Sound.meCreator videos with your sound or product; you set targeting and directions.$250, $1,000, $1,500 or your own amount; $100 for a first campaign during the flash sale in the 48 hours after sign-up. No subscription.Sound.me's team matches and approves creators; on TikTok campaigns of $1,000 or more you can also approve creators yourself. The team watches every video; videos that don't follow your directions aren't paid.Paid for each approved video based on the views it gets in its first 72 hours.
Playlist PushTikTok creator video campaigns and Spotify playlist pitching, sold as separate campaigns.TikTok from $350 (a help article updated August 27, 2026 gives a $340 minimum); Spotify from $280.Videos are posted first; you have 72 hours to reject one (1–2 stars, for not following your concept or your sound being hard to hear), then it is approved automatically. Rejecting because you don't like a video doesn't return the budget.Per video, by views: $10 once it passes 2,000 views, rising at each milestone to $250 at 480,000 views.
SongPushCreator videos with your sound: creators reserve part of your budget in the app and post.From €300 per campaign; €500–1,000 recommended.No approval before posting; you can reject a video up to 5 days after it is submitted or posted. Approving videos before they go live is listed as coming soon.Up to €200 per collaboration; pay starts from 100 views.
SubmitHubSend your song to curators, blogs, labels and influencers for a listen and a response.Premium credits from $1 each, down to $0.78 in bulk.Not applicable (outlets decide whether to share your song).Not applicable (curator model).

— = not published on their site. Sources: each company’s own website, checked September 2026 (SoundCampaign: soundcamps.com/pricing · soundcamps.com/terms-of-service · help.soundcamps.com/8074547-how-to-rate-ti… · help.soundcamps.com/10125816-how-creator-c… · soundcamps.com/get-paid-to-use-sounds-on-t… · help.soundcamps.com/9799252-views-based-re…; Playlist Push: playlistpush.com/pricing · playlistpush.com/tiktok-music-promotion · help.playlistpush.com/1888782-how-much-doe… · help.playlistpush.com/4423975-how-to-rejec… · playlistpush.com/tiktok-creator-program; SongPush: songpush.com · help.wepush.com/what-is-the-minimum-budget… · help.wepush.com/as-an-artist-how-long-do-i…; SubmitHub: submithub.com/QPHgFWDSCm82W7vLJ). Sound.me’s facts are from its own site and data. Prices and terms change, so check each site before you buy.

For every fact side by side, see Sound.me vs SoundCampaign.

Bottom line

Match the platform to the outcome: submissions for playlists and feedback, creator campaigns for short-form video volume. For the second, Sound.me gives you an open marketplace of 3M+ registered creators across TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts at the budget you set.

FAQ

Is SoundCampaign legit?

Yes. SoundCampaign is an established promotion service with Spotify playlist, TikTok creator and Meta ads campaigns (its site now runs at soundcamps.com). The question is fit: on Sound.me you set a budget, 3M+ registered creators can apply, and each approved video is paid based on its first-72-hour views.

What does a Sound.me campaign cost compared to SoundCampaign?

SoundCampaign’s TikTok budget slider starts at $100 (default $300); its Spotify playlist campaigns start at $80 and Meta ads at $70. Sound.me budgets are $250, $1,000, $1,500 or your own amount, with $100 for a first campaign during the flash sale in the 48 hours after sign-up; a $250 worldwide, 7-day campaign is projected at about 38 videos and 211,000 views (measured on TikTok campaigns: the average of real completed Sound.me campaigns created since January 1, 2026).

Which is better for making a song trend on TikTok?

Trends start from volume of authentic videos on one sound. A creator campaign puts your sound in many creators' videos at once, which is the mechanism trends are made of.

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