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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
   MTME▲102

   A new way to discover music

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   allihoopa▲88

   Music in the making

   2017 · allihoopa.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   RCRDList▲73

   Curated Daily Music Discovery

   2014 · list.rcrdbox.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TunePics▲71

   Music and Images Together

   2014 · tunepics.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   DiscoverTracks▲69

   Listen to tracks your favorite musicians love

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   trending.fm▲67

   social music

   2014 · trending.fm · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Timbre▲78

   The simple way to find live music

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tenuto.fm▲77

   A Search Engine for Hip Hop Beats

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Merchbar▲182

   Discover and Buy Music Merch

   2014 · merchbar.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    bubblr▲66

    Discover the music that's around you

    2014 · bubblr.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Acpad▲76

    The electronic orchestra for your guitar

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    hearthis.at▲75

    A serious SoundCloud alternative

    2015 · hearthis.at · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Studiotime.io▲77

    Find top music industry professionals for hire

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Singular▲64

    Mapping the World's Sounds

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Note▲5

    Your weekly guide to the music world

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Chromatik▲58

    Free sheet music, released daily

    2014 · chromatik.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Strumly▲15

    Discover and support local music

    2015 · strumly.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cone▲61

    a "thinking" music speaker

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Songdrop▲69

    Pinterest for music

    2013 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Console.fm▲79

    Top 100 charts for electronic dance music

    2013 · consolefm.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Reason 8▲82

    The next version of the world's favorite music software

    2014 · reasonstudios.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HillyDilly▲84

    Dedicated to unearthing new and simply good music

    2014 · beatroutemedia.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Soundation▲76

    Fun electronica creation for everyone

    2014 · soundation.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Next Big Sound▲80

    Analytics & Insights for the Music Industry

    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 →