BeatStars
The largest online beat marketplace, offering licensing and exclusive sales on subscription tiers, plus a publishing arm; the company reports over $85M paid out to sellers lifetime. Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' beat was famously purchased there.
- Best for
- Selling beats where the buyers actually are.
- Skip if
- You do not make beats for other artists.
- First move
- Upload three tagged beats with clear license tiers.
- Watch out
- Marketplace is heavily saturated — beats don't sell from browse traffic; sellers who earn bring their own audience and grind titles, tags and artwork.
- Reach
- Mainstream scale
- When
- Worth it once you have releases out.
- Based in
- United States