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See Why We're Number 1!

As the digital music industry is booming, it also becomes a competitive market between strong music distributors. With this in mind, WaTunes.com provides a competitive service that rivals some of the biggest independent music distributors of today. Below is a comparison between some of the best direct competitors and WaTunes.com



Setup fees/Maintenance fees/Store fees

  • CD Baby: $35 setup fee/ no maintenance fee/ no store fee/
  • TuneCore: $30-40 setup fee (per album)/ $19.98 (per year)/ $0.99 per store
  • WaTunes: $20 setup fee (one-time)/ no maintenance fee/ no store fee
  • Catapult Distribution: $35 setup fee/no maintenance fee/ no store fee


  • Sales Percentages

  • CD Baby: 91% given to customers (9% cut)
  • TuneCore: 100% given to customers (0% cut)
  • WaTunes: 90% given to customers (10% cut)
  • Catapult Distribution: 91-95% given to customers (cut fluctuates)


  • Distribution Network

  • CD Baby: 60+ music stores and mobile services
  • TuneCore: 8 music stores and mobile services
  • WaTunes: 100+ music stores and mobile services
  • Catapult Distribution: 10 music stores and mobile services


  • Delivery Capabilities - FTP/CD

  • CD Baby: Yes/Yes
  • TuneCore: Yes/Yes
  • WaTunes: Yes/Yes
  • Catapult Distribution: No/Yes