Keep SoundCloud for reach. Own the home you send people to.
SoundCloud is great at getting you discovered. But the fan who finds you there is SoundCloud’s... not yours. There’s no email list, no page you own, and no way to reward your real supporters. When it’s time to get paid, SoundCloud hands your fans a link to somewhere else. Sleeve is where that traffic should land.
What SoundCloud is good at
Genuinely good: discovery, the algorithm, being found by people who don’t know you yet. Playlist curators find tracks there. A&Rs check it. Blogs pull from it. The distribution to 60+ platforms is fast and affordable on the paid plans.
We’re not asking you to leave SoundCloud. We’re asking where you send the fans it sends you.
Where it leaves you renting
Your page lives on soundcloud.com, not your domain. There’s no email capture... a fan who listens is SoundCloud’s fan, not yours. Fan “support” is a single external link to PayPal or Patreon... SoundCloud’s own framing: it’s just a link. Income is streaming royalties, not a direct relationship. If SoundCloud changes terms or the platform changes, you have no list to take with you.
What Sleeve adds
Your own page on your domain
A real artist site at yourname.com. Releases, bio, EPK, and a way to reach your fans directly. Not a rented corner of someone else’s platform.
Your email list
Email signup built into your page. The fan who finds you on SoundCloud and clicks through lands somewhere they can actually follow you.
Share a release before it goes public
Keep a release off your public page, send a direct link to a journalist or label, then flip it live when you’re ready. No re-uploading, no broken URL. Part of Pro.
Direct sales and memberships at 0% platform fee
Sell releases, offer memberships, and keep everything minus standard Stripe processing. No rake, no middleman.
Use them together
SoundCloud for the top of the funnel. Sleeve for the home. Put your Sleeve link in your SoundCloud bio. When someone finds your track and wants more, they land on a page you own, with a way to join your list and buy your music directly. SoundCloud does the discovery; Sleeve does the relationship.
Side by side
| SoundCloud | Sleeve | |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery / organic reach | ✓ | ✗ (not a discovery platform) |
| Distribution to 60+ streaming platforms | ✓ | ✗ |
| Artist page on your own domain | ✗ (soundcloud.com/you) | ✓ |
| Email list | ✗ | ✓ |
| Direct sales | ✗ | ✓ |
| Memberships | ✗ | ✓ (paid plans) |
| Share a release before going public | ✓ (private track link) | ✓ (Pro... on your own page) |
| Scheduled releases | ✓ (Artist Pro) | ✗ |
| Platform fee on sales | N/A | 0% |
Scheduled releases are available on SoundCloud Artist Pro. Sleeve does not have scheduled releases.
SoundCloud pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | Limited uploads, ads on tracks |
| Artist | $3.25/mo (billed yearly) | Unlimited uploads, no ads, basic analytics |
| Artist Pro | $8.25/mo (billed yearly) | Scheduled releases, advanced analytics, monetization |
Sleeve is free to start with your artist page, custom domain, releases, and email for up to 250 subscribers. Pro from $13/mo billed annually. 0% platform fee on all sales.
Free to start. 0% platform fee.
Set up your artist page, keep SoundCloud for reach, and own the home you send people to. No credit card required.
Free tier. Custom domain. 0% platform fee on all sales.
Last updated: June 11, 2026