Autohype vs TuneCore — daily promotion vs music distribution
TuneCore gets your music onto every streaming platform and keeps 0% of your royalties. Autohype drives daily TikTok traffic to those platforms. They're complementary tools — here's exactly how to use them together.
What is TuneCore?
TuneCore is a music distribution and publishing administration service. They distribute music to 150+ platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and TikTok Sound, and collect 100% of your royalties. Unlike DistroKid's flat fee, TuneCore charges per release ($10.99 for a single, $29.99 for an album annually) but you keep all earnings.
Side-by-side comparison
| 🎵 Autohype | TuneCore | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Creates and posts daily TikTok videos promoting your music | Distributes your music to 150+ streaming platforms |
| Royalty model | N/A — promotion only | 100% royalties to artist (0% commission) |
| Cost | $97/mo (unlimited daily posts) | $10.99/single or $29.99/album per year |
| Promotion | Active daily TikTok content creation | Passive — distributes but doesn't promote |
| Publishing admin | No | Yes — TuneCore Publishing collects sync and performance royalties |
| TikTok Sound | Posts daily content to promote your music | Makes your music available as a TikTok Sound |
| Analytics | TikTok performance dashboard (views, saves, Spotify correlation) | Streaming revenue reports per platform |
| Free trial | 7 days free | No free trial |
Which is right for you?
Artists who need active daily promotion to grow their audience and drive listeners to their music on all streaming platforms.
Start free trial →Artists who want to keep 100% of royalties and need publishing admin for sync licensing and performance royalty collection.
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Start your free trial →Frequently asked questions
Is TuneCore or DistroKid better for distribution?
DistroKid is cheaper for artists releasing frequently (unlimited releases for $23/year). TuneCore is better if you release rarely but want to keep 100% royalties and need publishing admin. For streaming volume, DistroKid wins on cost. Either works with Autohype.
Does TuneCore have any promotion tools?
TuneCore offers some basic promotion features (pre-save pages, social posts) but no active content creation or daily posting. Their promotion tools are supplementary, not a replacement for active TikTok presence.
Will Autohype increase my TuneCore royalty income?
Yes — more streams = more royalties. Autohype drives TikTok viewers to Spotify where they stream and save your track. Each stream earns ~$0.004 on Spotify. At scale (100K streams/month), that's ~$400/month from streaming alone.
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