Bandzoogle builds music websites. Sleeve is already home.

Side by side

Free from day one

Bandzoogle’s trial runs for 14 days. No card required during the trial... but when it’s up, you’re picking a plan. The entry option is $11/mo.

Sleeve is free to start, permanently. You get your artist page, custom domain, releases with a built-in player, and email for up to 250 subscribers. No credit card. No countdown. If and when you want more... memberships, more subscribers, or commerce tools... Pro is there. But there’s no deadline pushing you toward it.

The email ceiling

Bandzoogle’s Lite plan ($11/mo) caps your email list at 100 subscribers. Standard ($17/mo) raises it to 1,000. Unlimited email only kicks in at their Pro plan, which is $22/mo... for scheduled sends, open and click tracking, and filtering by city or state. No automation. No drip sequences.

Sleeve includes email for up to 250 subscribers on the free tier... before you’ve paid anything. Pro is $16/mo (or $13/mo billed annually) and covers up to 5,000 subscribers. For an independent artist building a list from scratch, that headroom matters.

Credit where it’s due

Bandzoogle has been at this since 2003. Over 70,000 musicians have built on it, and their members have processed more than $162M in sales. They support fan subscriptions, ticketing, crowdfunding, smart links, and EPKs... all at 0% commission. That’s a real track record.

If you want a traditional website builder that’s been doing this for two decades, Bandzoogle is a legitimate option. The question is whether you want a clock running from the day you sign up... or whether you’d rather start free and decide later.