If you're looking for a PlaylistSupply alternative, you're probably weighing up around $200 a year for a curator contacts tool and wondering which of those playlists are worth your pitch. PlaylistSupply and MusicMinutes do the same core job: you search for Spotify playlists, get the curator's contact and pitch them yourself [1][2].
We checked PlaylistSupply's pricing page in October 2026 [1]. Short version: MusicMinutes Artist is £72 a year against $199.99 for PlaylistSupply Basic, every playlist is bot-checked on both our plans, and you keep every contact you reveal.
Prices change, so check both sites before you pay. PlaylistSupply shows UK visitors its prices in US dollars and charges in dollars, so your bank converts the amount (often with a small fee), and VAT may be added at checkout. And yes, this is our blog, so we've stuck to facts you can check and said plainly where the two tools aren't directly comparable.
The fair comparison: a year of releases, yearly plan vs yearly plan
Both tools are subscriptions, and both cost less per month when you pay for the year, so that's how we compare them. PlaylistSupply's pricing page has a monthly option too (the annual toggle says you save up to 33%) [1]. Most MusicMinutes members pay yearly, so we've compared yearly against yearly.
We've paired the plans by tier:
- Entry plans: MusicMinutes Artist is £72 a year (£72 ÷ 12 = £6 a month). PlaylistSupply Basic is $199.99 a year, which it lists as $16.67 a month billed annually [1].
- Next plan up: MusicMinutes Artist Pro is £180 a year (£180 ÷ 12 = £15 a month). PlaylistSupply Viral is $299.99 a year, or $25.00 a month billed annually [1].
If you'd rather pay monthly with us, Artist is £10 a month, so a full year paid that way comes to 12 × £10 = £120. Artist Pro monthly is £20 (12 × £20 = £240).
Now spread it over your releases. Put out two singles in a year on yearly Artist and you've paid £36 per release (£72 ÷ 2). Four singles is £18 each. On PlaylistSupply Basic, two releases work out at about $100 each ($199.99 ÷ 2), and four at about $50 each. We've kept pounds and dollars as each site lists them rather than converting.
Left out on purpose
PlaylistSupply has a few things MusicMinutes doesn't offer at all, so there's nothing to compare them against:
- YouTube and video playlist search [1]. MusicMinutes is built around Spotify playlists only.
- Playlist Follower Charts, listed on its Record Label plan [1].
- PlaylistDiscovery, which Viral gives exclusive access to [1].
Everything below is about the Spotify playlist part.
What isn't like for like
PlaylistSupply has 1-click pitching, sent from your own Gmail, and says playlist data, contacts and exports are unlimited on every plan [1]. MusicMinutes doesn't send emails for you and has no bulk export. You reveal a curator's contact when you're ready to pitch (up to 100 a day), then pitch by email, Instagram or the curator's own submission link yourself.
The other thing to be honest about applies to both tools. A contacts database is not a submission platform. Curators you find this way don't owe you a reply, and what each one does with your pitch is up to them. If you want a curated network that has agreed to listen, that's a different kind of service.
MusicMinutes vs PlaylistSupply: feature comparison
| Feature | MusicMinutes (Artist and Artist Pro) | PlaylistSupply |
|---|---|---|
| Price per year | £72 (Artist) or £180 (Artist Pro) | $199.99 (Basic), $299.99 (Viral) or $399.99 (Record Label) [1] |
| What you search | Around 24,000 bot-checked, organic Spotify playlists, from around 10,000 curators | Spotify and YouTube playlists [1] |
| Search by similar artist | Yes, on both plans, alongside keyword, genre and mood. No credits | Similar Artist Search from Viral, using credits [1] |
| Quality checks | Every playlist bot-checked, with a quality score that updates daily. Botted and payola playlists hidden automatically. Both plans | PlaylistVet quality check from Viral. Its FAQ describes a Playlist Health Check for fake followers and bot activity [1] |
| Curator contacts | Verified email, Instagram or submission link. Up to 100 reveals a day, and you keep them forever, even if you cancel | Unlimited playlist contacts on every plan [1] |
| Sending the pitch | You pitch yourself, by email, Instagram or the curator's link. No fee per pitch | 1-click pitching, sent from your Gmail [1] |
| Exports | No bulk export | Unlimited on all plans [1] |
| Credits | None needed | 360 a year on Viral, 1,200 on Record Label [1] |
| Submissions to playlists | 3 a month to the MusicMinutes playlists, each checked by a human | Not listed in its plans |
| Short video tools | Clips, Clarity feedback, Inspo, Spotify Canvas and a posting calendar | Not listed in its plans |
| 1-2-1 advice | Message our founder about Meta ads, playlists and releases | Not listed in its plans |
PlaylistSupply pricing vs MusicMinutes pricing
PlaylistSupply prices are as listed on its pricing page on 11 October 2026 [1].
| Plan | Paid yearly | Per month on the yearly plan | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| MusicMinutes Artist | £72 | £6 (or £10 paid monthly) | Playlist Search, 3 playlist submissions a month, 30 Clips videos and 10 Clarity analyses a month, Inspo, Spotify Canvas, posting calendar, 1-2-1 advice |
| MusicMinutes Artist Pro | £180 | £15 (or £20 paid monthly) | Everything in Artist, with 100 Clips videos and 20 Clarity analyses a month |
| PlaylistSupply Basic | $199.99 | $16.67 | Unlimited playlist data and contacts, Spotify and YouTube playlist search, 1-click pitching from your Gmail [1] |
| PlaylistSupply Viral | $299.99 | $25.00 | Everything in Basic, plus PlaylistVet quality check, Similar Artist Search, 360 credits a year and PlaylistDiscovery [1] |
| PlaylistSupply Record Label | $399.99 | $33.33 | Everything in Viral, plus 1,200 credits a year and Playlist Follower Charts [1] |
To be fair to PlaylistSupply, Basic gives you a lot of raw data: unlimited contacts and exports, and pitching from your inbox in one click [1]. If volume is what you're after, that matters. Its credits are used for Similar Artist Search, Playlist Follower Charts and Video Playlist Search, and monthly credits don't roll over (annual plans get the full year's credits upfront) [1]. MusicMinutes has no credits, and paying yearly takes 40% off Artist and 25% off Artist Pro.
Why MusicMinutes is the better fit for Spotify playlisting
Every playlist is checked, on both plans
Every playlist in Playlist Search is bot-checked and has a quality score that updates daily. Botted and payola playlists are hidden automatically and reviewed constantly, so they don't show up in your results at all. You also get the full analysis for each playlist: follower history, how active it is and how many small artists it features. That last one tells you quickly whether a curator actually adds people at your level.
PlaylistSupply has quality checking too. Its FAQ describes a Playlist Health Check for fake followers and bot activity, and its PlaylistVet quality check is listed from the Viral plan up [1]. On MusicMinutes, the bot check and the daily score come with every playlist, starting on the £72 plan.
Similar-artist search without credits
Searching by an artist who sounds like you is one of the quickest ways to find curators who'd actually like your song. On MusicMinutes you can do it on either plan, with no credits, alongside keyword, genre and mood searches. On PlaylistSupply, Similar Artist Search is listed from Viral and runs on credits [1].
You keep your contacts forever
Every curator contact you reveal stays yours, even if you cancel. Over a few releases that becomes your own network of curators you can pitch again next time. There's no fee per pitch from us, and you pitch each curator the way they prefer: email, Instagram or their own submission link. Songs on independent playlists often stay for over a month, so one good add keeps working after release week.
Submit gives you a second route in
Both paid plans include 3 submissions a month to the MusicMinutes playlists. You pick a track from your own Spotify catalogue in one click, a human checks the genre, style and quality fit, and you track the status and feedback in your dashboard. No bots. See how it works on the Submit page.
You get far more than playlist pitching
A release needs more than curators. Every paid MusicMinutes plan also includes:
- Clips: short videos for your song, synced to the beat so they loop, with lyric styles, Magic Hooks (30 text hooks per run) and Spotify Canvas. On either plan, one run builds up to 30 drafts for a song, and the ones you download count towards 30 videos a month on Artist or 100 on Artist Pro. We never generate footage with AI. The posting calendar reminds you when to post, with a caption and 3 hashtags to copy, but it never posts for you. That's deliberate. We tested direct posting through TikTok's API on our own account, and the account was shadowbanned.
- Clarity: upload a TikTok or Reel and get honest feedback with clear fixes in about 30 seconds. 10 a month on Artist, 20 on Artist Pro.
- Inspo: a feed of real musician videos with their feedback, to learn what actually works.
- 1-2-1 advice: message Paul, our founder and an independent artist with over 1M Spotify streams, for help with Meta ads, playlist pitching and your release.
PlaylistSupply's plans don't list any of these [1]. You can see every limit side by side on our pricing page.
Where PlaylistSupply might suit you
- You want to send pitches straight from Gmail inside the tool. PlaylistSupply's 1-click pitching does that [1].
- You want exports of playlist data. It lists them as unlimited on every plan [1].
- You also pitch YouTube playlists. MusicMinutes covers Spotify only.
The verdict: the better-value PlaylistSupply alternative for solo artists
If you pitch Spotify curators yourself, both tools get you to the same place: a curator's contact and your own pitch. For a solo artist, MusicMinutes Artist does that for £72 a year, with every playlist bot-checked and scored daily, similar-artist search with no credits, and contacts you keep even if you cancel. Then it adds 3 human-checked playlist submissions a month, short video tools, feedback on your videos and 1-2-1 advice.
No tool can promise a curator will reply or add your song. What you can control is pitching the right playlists, and that's what Playlist Search on MusicMinutes is built for.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is PlaylistSupply?
When we checked on 11 October 2026, Basic was $199.99 a year, Viral $299.99 a year and Record Label $399.99 a year, all billed annually [1]. MusicMinutes Artist is £72 a year (or £10 monthly) and Artist Pro is £180 a year (or £20 monthly).
Does PlaylistSupply have a free trial?
Not when we checked in October 2026. Its FAQ says it doesn't offer a free trial [1].
Does PlaylistSupply check for bots?
Yes. Its FAQ describes a Playlist Health Check that looks for fake followers, bot activity and other quality signals, and its PlaylistVet quality check is listed from the Viral plan [1]. On MusicMinutes, every playlist is bot-checked and scored daily on both paid plans, and botted playlists are hidden from search.
Can I export contacts from MusicMinutes?
No, there's no bulk export. You reveal a curator's contact when you're ready to pitch them, and it stays in your account for good. Over a few releases you build your own list of curators who fit your sound, which is the part that actually matters.
Which is better for a small artist?
If you mainly want Spotify playlists and are pitching one song at a time, MusicMinutes Artist covers it at £72 a year, with bot-checked playlists and human-checked submissions included. If you want to send pitches from Gmail in one click, export playlist data or pitch YouTube playlists too, PlaylistSupply is built for that [1].