Loud vs WordPress for Musicians
WordPress.com runs blogs and websites of every kind, with plugins for almost anything. Loud does one thing: a musician's website and link in bio, from their music, that keep themselves up to date.
Features
| Feature | Loud | WordPress.com |
|---|---|---|
| Your music | ||
| Your releases on the site | From your music: search one of your songs | You add each one, with embeds or a plugin |
| A new release appears by itself | Yes, on the website and the link in bio | No, you add it by hand |
| A page for every release | Made for you, with every platform | You build each page |
| Pre-save button | Yes, with your distributor's link | A link or embed you add |
| YouTube videos | Update themselves with your channel | Embeds you add |
| Website and link in bio | ||
| Website | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Included, with the same music and shows | A page you build on your site |
| Designs | Templates made for artists | Thousands of themes, and full control on Business |
| Your own domain | Pro | Paid plans, free for the first year on yearly billing |
| No ads or platform branding | Pro | From Personal |
| Free plan | No, 14 days free | Yes, with ads and no own domain |
| Fans and shows | ||
| Fan sign-up | Email and city, on every page | Subscribe forms |
| Fans by city | Yes, counted for you | A field you add to a form |
| Emails to fans | Tour: 5,000 a month | Business: email marketing with MailPoet, 500 subscribers |
| Tour dates with Tickets | Yes, your ticket links | With a plugin |
| Sell music and merch | No, link your store | Payment buttons on Premium, a full store on Business |
| Blog | No | Its strongest feature |
| Plugins for anything else | No | On Business and Commerce |
Price
Loud
- Pro: US$5 a month, or US$48 a year
- Tour: US$15 a month, or US$144 a year, with emails to fans and team members
- 14 days free on both
WordPress.com
- Free: US$0, with ads
- Personal: US$4 a month billed yearly, US$9 monthly
- Premium: US$8 a month billed yearly, US$18 monthly
- Business: US$25 a month billed yearly, US$40 monthly
- Commerce: US$45 a month billed yearly, US$70 monthly
Billed yearly, WordPress.com Personal (US$48 a year) costs the same as Loud Pro and gives you a domain and no ads; you build and update the music pages yourself.
Where Loud wins
- You don't build it: search one of your songs and your website and link in bio are made from your music.
- Every release shows up by itself, on both pages, with its own page and every platform.
- Your link in bio is part of it, with the same music, shows and fan sign-up as your website.
- Nothing to install or keep updated.
Where WordPress.com wins
- The best place for a blog or a news page.
- Plugins for almost anything on Business, and full control of the code.
- A free plan with no time limit.
- A store on Business and Commerce.
Which one is for you
Loud is for artists who release often and want a website and link in bio that look like an artist's and stay current without work.
WordPress.com is for artists who write a lot, want plugins, or have someone to build and keep their site.
Questions
Is WordPress good for musicians?
Yes, if you want a blog or full control and you can spend time on it. Releases, videos and shows are added by hand or with plugins.
Is Loud cheaper than WordPress.com?
Billed yearly they cost about the same: US$48 a year for Loud Pro and for WordPress.com Personal. Monthly, Loud Pro is US$5 and Personal is US$9.
Can I keep my WordPress blog and use Loud?
Yes. Add a link to your blog in your Loud menu and your link in bio.
Checked on November 11, 2026, on each tool's own pages. Sources: wordpress.com/pricing