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Compare distributors on what they actually collect.
Most distributor comparisons rank on price and features. These compare on the only thing that decides how much money reaches you: which of the eight royalty streams each company actually collects, read from its own documentation rather than from a review site.
Every comparison here differs on at least five of the eight streams. Combinations where the answer would be the same whoever you signed with are not published, because that page would waste your time.
DistroKid vs TuneCore vs CD Baby
On US mechanical royalties: DistroKid and TuneCore both paid add-on; CD Baby does not.
7 of 8 differDistroKid vs Ditto Music vs Amuse
On US mechanical royalties: DistroKid and Ditto Music both paid add-on; Amuse not published.
7 of 8 differTuneCore vs UnitedMasters vs Amuse
On US mechanical royalties: TuneCore and UnitedMasters both paid add-on; Amuse not published.
6 of 8 differCD Baby vs UnitedMasters vs Ditto Music
On US mechanical royalties: CD Baby does not; UnitedMasters and Ditto Music both paid add-on.
7 of 8 differCD Baby vs Amuse vs Symphonic Distribution
On US mechanical royalties: CD Baby does not; Amuse not published; Symphonic Distribution partly.
6 of 8 differTuneCore vs Ditto Music vs Symphonic Distribution
On US mechanical royalties: TuneCore and Ditto Music both paid add-on; Symphonic Distribution partly.
5 of 8 differDistroKid vs UnitedMasters vs Symphonic Distribution
On US mechanical royalties: DistroKid and UnitedMasters both paid add-on; Symphonic Distribution partly.