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24 alternatives to MusicBrainz

An open music encyclopedia

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MusicBrainz launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   YouTab▲75

   The Wiki of Lyrics and Chords

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MTME▲102

   A new way to discover music

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   allihoopa▲88

   Music in the making

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TunePics▲71

   Music and Images Together

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Timbre▲78

   The simple way to find live music

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Musical Interactions▲104

   Play musical instruments on the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Merchbar▲182

   Discover and Buy Music Merch

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   hearthis.at▲75

   A serious SoundCloud alternative

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Encore Beat▲113

   Product Hunt for electronic music

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Chromatik▲58

    Free sheet music, released daily

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cone▲61

    a "thinking" music speaker

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Songdrop▲69

    Pinterest for music

    2013 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Console.fm▲79

    Top 100 charts for electronic dance music

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reason 8▲82

    The next version of the world's favorite music software

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Soundation▲76

    Fun electronica creation for everyone

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Next Big Sound▲80

    Analytics & Insights for the Music Industry

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Soundtrap▲86

    Jam with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LightNote▲242

    An interactive site to learn the basics of music theory 🎶

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    22tracks▲127

    Music Playlists Curated by DJ's Across the World

    2013 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Free Music Archive▲101

    Interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Podcast List▲103

    An open database of tech podcasts

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    cmd.fm▲256

    Command-line radio for geeks

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TechSpiked▲151

    Entertainment for Techies

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Concert Window▲78

    Online music venue

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →