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PlaylistLookup alternatives: playlist submission and contact tools compared
SubmitHub, Groover, Musosoup and Daily Playlists are platforms where you reach curators through the platform. SubmitHub, Groover and Daily Playlists charge credits per submission or contact, and Daily Playlists also gives free weekly submissions; on Musosoup, curators make you offers of coverage. Playlist Push sells a managed campaign that sends your track to independent curators, from $280 for Spotify. SoundCampaign sends your track to curators for a paid review, and you pay per completed review. PlaylistSupply and PlaylistLookup are contact tools: you find a curator's published contact details and pitch them yourself. artist.tools is an analytics suite that also has a curator contact database. DistroKid includes Playlister, a curator contact search, in its Ultimate distribution plan. Prices and features below were checked on October 17, 2026.
| Tool | What it is | Price from | Free option | Fits best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlaylistLookup | Directory of Spotify curator contacts | $6.95 per month, or $54.95 per year | Free account with 2 searches per week | Finding curator contacts by genre, checking a playlist and pitching from your own Gmail |
| SubmitHub | Submission marketplace for playlist curators, blogs and influencers | Credits from $1 each, down to $0.78 each in bulk | Free Standard credits: two every four hours, up to two held | A structured submission flow inside one platform |
| Groover | Submission platform: you pay credits per contact for a guaranteed response | 1 credit (Grooviz) costs €1; a standard contact costs 2 credits; packs from €46 | Free sign-up; contacts are paid with credits | Paying for a guaranteed response from curators, media, radio stations and labels |
| Musosoup | Platform where curators and media send you offers of coverage | Campaign fee of £42 from 1 January 2026; curators may ask a fee on a paid offer | Musosoup says every paid offer must come with a free alternative | Coverage such as reviews, social posts and playlisting, offered to you by curators |
| Playlist Push | Managed campaign: your track is sent to independent Spotify curators | Spotify campaigns from $280, up to $1,000+ | Campaign setup is free; you pay when you launch | A one-off paid campaign to many curators at once, with a report at the end |
| Daily Playlists | Credit-based submission marketplace for Spotify playlist curators | Free weekly Standard submissions; Premium credits in bundles of $19.99 or $39.99 | Yes: 10 free Standard submissions per week | Testing playlist pitching for free, then paying for a guaranteed response from vetted curators |
| PlaylistSupply | Playlist search tool with curator contacts and Gmail pitching | $19.99 for the first month of Basic, then $24.99 per month, or $199.99 per year | No free trial; a free account runs its Playlist Checker | Spotify and YouTube playlist search next to contacts and Gmail pitching |
| artist.tools | Analytics suite with curator contacts | $99 per year ($8.25 per month billed annually) | Free plan for basic bot checks | Analytics, chart history and bot alerts next to contacts |
| DistroKid Playlister | Curator contact search inside DistroKid, the music distributor | Part of DistroKid Ultimate, $89.99 per year including distribution | Not on DistroKid's Musician or Musician Plus plans | Artists who already pay for DistroKid Ultimate |
| SoundCampaign | Paid review campaigns: your track is sent to Spotify curators and TikTok creators | A budget you choose; the estimator on its pricing page starts at $80 | No free plan; you pay only for completed reviews | Hands-off campaigns with written feedback from every curator who reviews |
Which one fits
- Choose SubmitHub if you want to send your track through a platform with a set submission format and pay per submission.
- Choose Groover if you want a response guaranteed by the platform and are willing to pay credits for each contact.
- Choose Musosoup if you want curators and media to make you offers of coverage, with a free alternative on every paid offer.
- Choose Playlist Push if you want a managed campaign that sends your track to independent curators, accept at least $280 for a Spotify campaign and understand that placements are not guaranteed.
- Choose SoundCampaign if you want a hands-off campaign with written feedback from each curator who reviews, and accept paying per review without a guaranteed placement.
- Choose Daily Playlists if you want to start with free weekly submissions and pay only for Premium credits, which come with a response within 7 days or the credit back.
- Choose PlaylistSupply if you also pitch YouTube playlists, or want PlaylistVet and its other tools on the Viral and Record Label plans.
- Choose artist.tools if you also want chart history and wider analytics, and curator contacts are one part of what you need.
- Choose DistroKid Playlister if you already pay for DistroKid Ultimate and a contact search inside your distributor is enough.
- Choose PlaylistLookup if you mainly want curator contacts, filters for followers and recent playlist activity, similar artist search, a playlist health check and sending from your own Gmail, from $6.95 per month.
Side by side: PlaylistLookup vs SubmitHub, PlaylistLookup vs Groover, PlaylistLookup vs Musosoup, PlaylistLookup vs Playlist Push, PlaylistLookup vs Daily Playlists, PlaylistLookup vs PlaylistSupply, PlaylistLookup vs artist.tools, PlaylistLookup vs DistroKid Playlister, PlaylistLookup vs SoundCampaign
What PlaylistLookup is
PlaylistLookup is a directory of public Spotify playlist curator contacts. As of November 13, 2026 it tracks 401,000+ playlists, and 115,000+ of them have at least one public contact channel: an email, Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, a website or a submission link (see the statistics page for definitions). Email addresses go through a deliverability check when they are added to the directory. More detail: how our data works. Premium includes unlimited searches and sending from your own Gmail. Pro ($11.95 per month, $95.95 per year) adds radio station and record label contacts. Every plan includes playlist health checks each month (Free 1 health check, Premium 15 health checks, Pro 50 health checks): an estimate of whether a playlist has real listeners, not proof. In our checks, the Discovered On sections of very big artists mostly list very big playlists, so when all the artists in a playlist are very big, not being listed says little. PlaylistLookup is one of the tools compared on this page, so read the comparison with that in mind.
How we checked
Competitor details come from each company's own public pages, opened on October 17, 2026. Each comparison page links to those pages. If something has changed, email support@playlistlookup.com and we will correct it.
FAQ
What is the difference between a submission platform and a contact tool?
On a submission platform such as SubmitHub or Groover you send your track through the platform, usually with credits, and the curator replies there. With a contact tool such as PlaylistLookup or PlaylistSupply you get the curator's published contact details and write to them yourself.
Can I use more than one of these tools?
Yes. A contact tool finds curators, and an analytics tool adds chart history and wider data. PlaylistLookup, PlaylistSupply and artist.tools each have their own way to check a playlist before you pitch.
How current are the prices on this page?
They were checked on October 17, 2026 on each company's own website. Prices change, so open the linked page before you buy.