ALV vs FUGA

AALV7.8Visit FUGA7.2Visit

Higher score A ALV #1 in Music Metadata Management Software 7.8/10 From €99/mo ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit ALV

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FUGA #7 in Music Metadata Management Software 7.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit FUGA

• ALV fits best

  Publishers managing rights, CWR and royalties

• FUGA fits best

  Distributors needing catalog, delivery and royalty tools

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Side by side

Feature	AALV 7.8/10 Visit ↗	FUGA 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	7.2
Ranking	#1 in Music Metadata Management Software	#7 in Music Metadata Management Software
Best for	Publishers managing rights, CWR and royalties	Distributors needing catalog, delivery and royalty tools
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	1 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ALV 3/4 · FUGA 0/4
Catalog management	✓ (best)	Not published
Release metadata	✓ (best)	Not published
Rights data	✓ (best)	Not published
Digital delivery	Not published	Not published
Specs
Identifiers supported	ISRC, EAN/UPC, society work identifiers	Not published
Metadata formats	CWR, Excel	Not published
Our review
Pros	Tracks ISRC, EAN/UPC and society work identifiers across catalog records Creates CWR files and tracks registrations and acknowledgement files Matches imported income to repertoire and generates royalty statements	Combines catalog management, release planning and DSP distribution Supports API, DDEX and XML ingestion workflows Includes royalty accounting and YouTube rights services
Cons	ALV Essentials costs €99 per month, with setup consulting charged separately Essentials limits access to 1 admin login and 2 companies The product is aimed at established music businesses, not individual artists	Requires a sales conversation rather than self-serve sign-up Scope is aimed at B2B rights holders, not DIY artists Pricing and plan tiers are not publicly itemized
Our verdict	ALV brings track, release and work records together with rights, contracts and royalty data in a cloud platform for record labels and music publishers. Labels can maintain release metadata, process sales data and produce royalty… Read the review →	FUGA is a B2B music distribution and rights-management platform from Virgin Music Group, aimed at boutique labels, distributors, artist-management companies and enterprise rights holders. It brings catalog management and release planning… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ALV — where it wins

  • Tracks ISRC, EAN/UPC and society work identifiers across catalog records
  • Creates CWR files and tracks registrations and acknowledgement files
  • Matches imported income to repertoire and generates royalty statements

  Where it doesn't

  • ALV Essentials costs €99 per month, with setup consulting charged separately
  • Essentials limits access to 1 admin login and 2 companies
  • The product is aimed at established music businesses, not individual artists

• FUGA — where it wins

  • Combines catalog management, release planning and DSP distribution
  • Supports API, DDEX and XML ingestion workflows
  • Includes royalty accounting and YouTube rights services

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a sales conversation rather than self-serve sign-up
  • Scope is aimed at B2B rights holders, not DIY artists
  • Pricing and plan tiers are not publicly itemized

• AALV7.8/10 · From €99/mo

  A publishing-focused catalog system with CWR, income matching and royalty statements.

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• FUGA7.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad catalog, delivery and royalty platform for professional music rights holders.

  Visit FUGAFull verdict →