Loud vs Bandzoogle: Which Website Builder Fits Your Music?

Bandzoogle is a full website builder for musicians: you build the site yourself, and you can sell music, merch and tickets with 0% commission. Loud builds your website and link in bio from your music, has a 14 day trial and updates itself when it finds a new release, but it doesn't sell anything.

We make Loud. Everything about Bandzoogle comes from its own pages, linked below, and we say plainly where it's stronger. Prices checked October 2026.

What does Bandzoogle do better?#

From its pricing page and feature pages:

• Selling. You "pay 0% commission on all sales" with its built-in tools: downloads, merch like apparel and vinyl, and tickets, paid through Stripe or PayPal. Lite sells music, Standard music and merch, Pro everything. Loud sells nothing.
• Fan subscriptions, crowdfunding and a tip jar. On your own site.
• Your own player. You upload your tracks and fans listen on your site. Loud plays your music from Spotify.
• Pages and freedom. Unlimited pages on Pro and design tools on every plan. With Loud you pick a design and a layout per section, and turn sections on, off or move them. That's it.
• A free domain. Every plan includes a .com free while you're a member. With Loud you buy your own and connect it on Pro.
• Newsletters. A built-in mailing list with an email designer and reports on opens and clicks.
• Press kit. Every plan has press kit templates. Loud doesn't make press kits.
• Experience. Selling tools for musicians since 2010. Loud started in October 2026.

What does Loud do better?#

• A lower price. Loud Pro is US$5 a month, with the website, link in bio and fan sign-up. Both have a 14 day trial.
• Nothing to build. Search one of your songs and confirm it's you. Loud builds the site with your releases, covers, videos and shows. On Bandzoogle you add every page and track yourself.
• It updates itself. Every day Loud checks for new music and YouTube videos. New releases show up on your site and link in bio, each with its own page with Spotify and Apple Music buttons, without you logging in.
• Link in bio included. stayloud.co/yourname for your Instagram and TikTok bio, yourname.stayloud.co for the full site, with the same info.
• Fans by city. The sign-up asks for email and city, so you can email the fans in a city before you play there. Here's what to email your fans before a show.

How much does each cost?#

Bandzoogle (pricing): Lite US$9.16 a month billed yearly or US$11 monthly (10 pages, 10 tracks, 100 photos). Standard US$14.16 or US$17 (20 pages, 50 tracks, 500 photos). Pro US$18.33 or US$22 (unlimited). Paying yearly is like getting 2 months free. There are also separate press kit and merch-only plans, from US$6.37 a month billed yearly or US$6.95 monthly.

Loud: building your page is free, and publishing starts 14 free days. Pro is US$4 a month billed yearly (US$48) or US$5 monthly. Tour, with up to 3 team members and 5,000 emails a month, is US$12 a month billed yearly (US$144) or US$15 monthly.

One difference in cost: with Loud you pay for your domain separately, where you buy it. Bandzoogle includes a .com.

Which one should you choose?#

It comes down to how much time you want to spend and whether you sell from your site.

Choose Bandzoogle if#

• You sell music, merch or tickets from your own site and don't want to pay the platform a commission.
• You want to upload your own tracks, including unreleased ones.
• You need lots of pages: a blog, a long bio, lyrics, a press page.
• Your music isn't out on streaming, or it lives mostly somewhere else.

Choose Loud if#

• You don't have a website and don't want to build or maintain one.
• You release often and want your site and link in bio to update on their own.
• You want a link in bio and a website together.
• You want to start free.

Before you choose Loud#

You need at least one song out on streaming. Fan sign-up, contact info and fan emails turn on once you confirm the page is yours, usually by sending a code from your Instagram. Loud doesn't sell merch or tickets (the Tickets button goes to your ticket seller) and doesn't create pre-saves; you paste the one from your distributor. Design choices are limited on purpose. It's new and still changing.

Can I use Loud and Bandzoogle together?#

Yes. You can keep Bandzoogle as your store and add a link to it from your Loud link in bio. Pick one of the two as the main page you share, so fans know where to go.

Still comparing link in bio tools? Read Loud vs Linktree and 7 Linktree alternatives for musicians. And for promoters, see our guide to what goes in a press kit.

FAQ#

Does Bandzoogle have a free plan?

Its pricing page shows no free plan, only a 14 day free trial. Plans start at US$9.16 a month billed yearly or US$11 monthly.

Does Bandzoogle take a commission on sales?

No, 0% on sales made with its own tools. Payments go through Stripe or PayPal.

Can I sell music or merch on Loud?

No. Loud shows your music with Spotify and Apple Music buttons and your shows with a Tickets button that goes to your ticket seller, but it doesn't sell anything.

Does Loud include a domain?

Your site is free at yourname.stayloud.co. On Pro and Tour you can connect a domain you buy yourself. Bandzoogle includes a .com while you're a member.

Which is easier to set up?

Loud has less to set up: it builds your site from your music and keeps it updated with every release. Bandzoogle gives you more control, which means you build and update the pages yourself.