--- title: "SoundCloud Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of SoundCloud. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if SoundCloud is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/live-streaming/soundcloud-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Live Streaming Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/live-streaming/) / [SoundCloud](https://www.softwareadvice.com/live-streaming/soundcloud-profile/) / SoundCloud Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/live-streaming/soundcloud-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/live-streaming/soundcloud-profile/alternatives/) # SoundCloud User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.5/5 - Total reviews: 109 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.5/5 - Customer support: 3.8/5 - Value for money: 4.3/5 - Functionality: 4.3/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 75 reviews (69%) - 4 stars: 16 reviews (15%) - 3 stars: 13 reviews (12%) - 2 stars: 3 reviews (3%) - 1 star: 2 reviews (2%) ### Most mentioned pros - It fills a massive gap that mainstream platforms completely ignore. While other apps treat audio like a sterile, one-way broadcast, SoundCloud feels like a living, interactive community where fans and creators actually talk to each other. - We heavily rely on the Spotlight feature to pin our newest releases right to the top of the profile so first-time listeners see our best work immediately. - I was able to upload all the songs I ever started creating in FL Studio that I thought was worthy of listening to or that other people wouldn't mind listening to and would possibly enjoy the way my music made them feel. ### Most mentioned cons - It is not clear how useful their premium memberships can be other than being able to skip ads as you are listeneing - We occasionally run into minor bugs and issues with app or occasional studio dashboard glitches. - The only con that I can think of that soundcloud possess is that you have to have a monthly or yearly subscription to get the most out of your account. ## SoundCloud customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 109 (page 1). ### SoundCloud use - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Paper & Forest Products - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very good overall experience and recommendable for your beloved. You can play previously loaded tracks with streaming properity. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros You can listen to the music you love without consuming more data in playing it in youtube for example. #### Cons When you are searching about certain track you feel like you are in a war. You can't find the desired track easily. --- ### Great for streaming and global distribution - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Malena P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have a great experience with soundcloud. I use to distribute music for many artist. The music set up its very easy for artists and its accessible from all over the wold. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The possibility to distribute music for several artists #### Cons The low rates that they play to artists --- ### cool free not worth paying - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: jena g. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Writing and Editing - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered meh. its a cool free app they get paid with ALL THE ADS #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros you can post music and find other music just like ALL the platforms #### Cons I have been with them for YEARS. thought I would finally try the Pro package and paid them 100 bucks attempted to distribute music on all the platforms its been several months and Shazam still won't acknowledge my music and the only 2 songs showing have been up there from 5-6 years ago. They also added a 2 factor verification when I paid them and I cannot log in, been trying for 2 weeks but not once have I been replied to by a human. still cant access my paid account... PRO IS NOT WORTH ANY AMOUNT of money --- ### SoundCloud-A platform for new creators. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Manuel Eduardo M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered In my personal experience I can say that I have found very good songs on soundcloud and above all a good experience, there I keep songs from my favorite artists that are not on spotify, and that is what makes soundcloud special. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Posting music on soundcloud is free and very easy, and this is a boon for creators looking to get their music out there. It is a friendly platform for everyone, and I consider it one of the main ones in the musical field. The interaction that fans can have when listening to the song is something very special that only soundcloud has. #### Cons One of the cons of soundcloud is that it is overshadowed by larger platforms such as spotify, apple music or deezer, artists always decide to upload their content to these platforms and this is the con that I see soundcloud, but even so it is still a good source of new music. #### Reasons for switching to SoundCloud Spotify is a more complete platform. --- ### Great music with SoundCloud - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Hossain Md S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Telecommunications - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I have been a great user of SoundCloud and it has helped me in different issues like mental ease and relaxation. This application enabled me to share the collections as well. This application is highly organised. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros SoundCloud is very easy to use and impactful to the listeners. It has got varieties of musics and other contents. The searching feature is mostly attractive.Online streaming and creation of public as well as private album features are also engaging. This application is real time. #### Cons I am happily using SoundCloud and I do not see anything to dislike about the software. --- ### Soundcloud - Enabling you to Chill and Relax - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Hasan Md R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Business Supplies and Equipment - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Peaceful environment increases the productivity and let the thinktanks to relax as well. As an organization, we have a great setup for music listening and allow our colleagues for enjoying the time (1 hour daily) through listening to music during office time. We are a good business with better business results and happy employees. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Soundcloud is very easy to use with an amazing user friendly interface. Playlist uploading, track adding to the playlists and naming the playlists are very useful features. Moreover, with the very intuitive searching option, anyone can find his or her favorite tracks very easily. #### Cons Soundcloud offers the best against my expectation and I am satisfied with the offerings. --- ### soundcloud review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Nkateko Hanyisa Wisdom P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered the huge amount of exposure I have gotten on soundcloud. Reaching over a million people and counting all over the world, it is truly a powerful platform for posting content #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I like most about soundcloud is the mobile app as well as the huge amount of exposure I have gotten on soundcloud. Reaching over a million people and counting all over the world, it is truly a powerful platform for posting content #### Cons What I don't like is the appeal process for content that gets removed. In almost all my attempts to appeal copyright issues, I was not successful. --- ### Enjoying Music Infinitely - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Muhammad M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered It's a great experience, and it helps me have fun moments, limitless music. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Is free and easy to use with many options #### Cons The app technical update does not add new and different features --- ### Important too especially for reviews and collaboration - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tibor K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered SoundCloud plays an important role for our business as we work in the entertainment and media business, it connects us with composers and allows us to find the songs we need for our work #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It's free to listen to songs from composers therefore easy to find songs you're looking for #### Cons Sometimes it's hard to find songs because so many composers with so many songs are available --- ### SoundCloud - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Luis A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I have been quite pleased with SoundCloud overall. It was intimidating at first because I was very new to the platform but it was not hard to learn at all. I also love how easy it is to see who my audience is and where they are from. This lets me get a better idea of how big my audience is. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I like is how easy it is to start on SoundCloud and start growing an audience. It's all very simple for new users. #### Cons I don't like how it can lag at times or it takes very long to load. This not only annoys me but my audience as well. --- ### Soundcloud is Great and User Friendly for Music. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Julia G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Real Estate - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have had a very positive experience with it. I enjoy searching for and listening to music through it. It is great to know that if there is something that I cannot find, it will likely be on SoundCloud. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I really enjoy soundcloud. Especially because if I am looking for a track that was not released through traditional means, it is usually on Soundcloud and it's great to still have access to them. #### Cons I think that the interface could be a little more updated, perhaps integrated is more accurate a word. But it is such a small thing. Overall the use of it is great. --- ### Soundcloud is a whole music industry. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Friedman H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I am growing my fans with this platform as "Crane Holyf" and believe me so far everything is looking good. I will not switch for another platform. This serves as a social media also . I love it. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is easy to use , uploads more songs , it can distribute which means one can get to monetize, track all type of progress as they grow. #### Cons I love it but i feel like plans should be multiple to accommodate everyone especially the upcoming artists who are earning less through their work. --- ### Different platform in a good way - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. its super mega easy to used. You can find a lot of mixes there, cool music, soundtracks.. I actually really enjoy soundcloud, maybe the design is not as cool and simple as other streaming platforms but its more open for new musicians that want to enter to the music industry. I love the remixes and mixes they hay in Soundcloud, I can't find them in other platform. the platform design, could be more organized and attractive so it can caught the public eye and make you always stay in the app. Another thing is that you need to stay in the app otherwise whatever you're listening would stop. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros its super mega easy to used. You can find a lot of mixes there, cool music, soundtracks.. I actually really enjoy soundcloud, maybe the design is not as cool and simple as other streaming platforms but its more open for new musicians that want to enter to the music industry. I love the remixes and mixes they hay in Soundcloud, I can't find them in other platform #### Cons the platform design, it could be more organized and attractive so it can caught the public eye and make you always stay in the app. Another thing is that you need to stay in the app otherwise whatever you're listening would stop. #### Reasons for switching to SoundCloud because it has more features and the design its simpler. Sometimes I go back to soundcloud but I use the two of them --- ### I wanna be heard - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ronald S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I'm still in the rudimentary stages of promoting my music. I can't seem to get any hits #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The advertising is free! Universal. Easy to promote new material. #### Cons They shouldn't have never started charging to utilize the software on a more extensive level. Youtube never changed the way they promoted material; and they're just as popular, even more so relevant than Soundcloud. Go back to being free! --- ### SoundCloud is almost my favorite 🤩 ❤️ - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Irene M. - Industry: Consumer Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My experience with SoundCloud has been amazing it’s been 10+ years since I started using it and I can’t ever get over it ❤️ #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love that I can listen to music that other music streaming apps don’t have or that I can’t find anywhere else on the net . #### Cons There’s nothing to dislike but it would be great if I could download the music off of there --- ### My Experience as An Upcoming Artist on Soundcloud. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered As a Musician soundcloud provides my with an outlet for my music and helps me track the number and type of people who listen to my music and helps me know where my music is being streamed from . #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Your Insights feature which helps me know the top tracks,top listeners and top locations. The Pin items to Spotlight which helps pin selected songs to the top of your page. I also like the Repost feature simply because it helps other people share my music to their followers. #### Cons With time people turn to listen less to your music because most people do not find all the music want to listen to on the App. So moving from their main Music streaming platform to this App just to listen to your music seems to be a lot of work. #### Reasons for switching to SoundCloud I tried to expand my music outlet platform and to generate revenue --- ### SoundCloud, a must have for the contemporary music producer or artist - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Alejandro V. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered As a Dj and producer, it has been tool that allows me to share my music to A&R´s on different labels, always stable, and in privacy. For the better, allows you to have exposure to the audience #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It's a standard, it's simple, elegant, and a consolidated brand you can trust your audio content #### Cons The free account has limitation, anyways works fine to start #### Reasons for choosing SoundCloud Because it's a direct content and message tool. It's for share Audio, with some art in a simple way. It's very direct. --- ### SoundCloud and music go hand in hand - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tadeo U. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Pharmaceuticals - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered In general terms, if you want to make yourself known or meet artists in the world of music, this is the indicated software #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I think it's great that you can share your music with other artists and thus be able to reach more audiences.Saving the songs and sets in the library is very useful. #### Cons You should be able to hear the music when sharing a SounCloud track or set on Instagram --- ### Best but costly - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Shivam K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My experience is really good i liked all features I am using soundcloud from two years and i really happy to use SoundCloud #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros I am using SoundCloud from 2years and i really satisfied to use SoundCloud This can also distribute your music and also monetize your songs!! #### Cons Everything is good but one day i want to buy pro membership but when i try to purchase it with indian card which is rupay card i cant buy it , SoundCloud give me an error you can't use this card . I dont have another card to purchase it so i think if Soundcloud add Rupay card or Razor pay then its benefits to all Indian SoundCloud users --- ### SoundCloud has been a Phenomenal Tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Kimberly C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Industrial Automation - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Great experience with SoundCloud tool. I plan to use and recommend to my friends. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros SoundCloud is a great tool to check out music from new artists and be able to leave feedback and read feedback. #### Cons It can be hard to navigate at times due to certain sorting mechanisms. --- ### SoundCloud Offers a User-Friendly Experience - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Felicia T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Media Production - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros SoundCloud offers a variety of options for creators that are user-friendly. They make all of their offerings extremely easy to navigate allowing you to onboard easily. I love the graphic interfaces. SoundCloud's Troubleshooting center features easy to use articles and suggestions for using SoundCloud's features. #### Cons If you've started two different SoundCloud accounts for different purposes, it is important to know that it is not currently possible to merge two accounts, so weigh it out carefully if you decide to open more than one account. --- ### Amazing!! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Sujata B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My overall experience with SoundCloud has been particularly good and have been able to stream our podcasts and publish our music with so much ease. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros We do many podcasts for our YouTube channel and we stream it on SoundCloud. We have been able to do so with so much ease. We also occasionally publish non-copyrighted music in SoundCloud which it makes it so much useful to gain followers. #### Cons There is not much cons with the software however any new user could take some time to get used to it. --- ### SoundCloud for Churches - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: John Marc C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Religious Institutions - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: February 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We have just switched back to SoundCloud and so far things have worked well. We are still in the process of making it our "go to" place for all of our audio needs. I'm looking forward to working with it more. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros SoundCloud is an easy way to upload your audio files and push them to your different podcast channels. We used SoundCloud in the past and moved away when we had a website service that would push to our podcast. We are moving away from that service and are now back with SoundCloud. The ease of uploading, labelling, and pushing to our podcast feed is great! #### Cons The one thing I was hoping for with SoundCloud was to be able to get a url for my audio. We have a church app that charges for hosting audio files with them and so I was hoping that we could get the url for our audio from SoundCloud and just publish that in the app. --- ### best platform to make yourself known in music - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Karl Rodrigue c. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered it's a platform that allowed me to make myself known and to build a fan base #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros sound was a major asset for me when I was starting out in music, it is the ideal platform for beginners. on Soundcloud it is very easy to build a community and create a good fan base. #### Cons I think the interface is getting old and not too well suited for podcasts. an update to correct that would be welcome --- ### Good Host for Podcasts and Music - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Eric S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Retail - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I loved how easy it was to use and share content #### Cons I actually never had any problems with the software ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/live-streaming/soundcloud-profile/reviews/?page=2) ---