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Head-to-head · Music Metadata Management Software

rightsHUB vs Synchtank

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score rightsHUB #4 in Music Metadata Management Software 7.5/10 From £49/mo ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit rightsHUB
Synchtank #8 in Music Metadata Management Software 7.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Synchtank

rightsHUB leads on 3 checks, Synchtank on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorerightsHUB · 7.5/10
  • Most featuresrightsHUB · 4 of 4

rightsHUB scores higher on our rubric for music metadata management software: 7.5 against 7.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

rightsHUB offers release metadata; Synchtank doesn't publish it. rightsHUB offers rights data; Synchtank doesn't publish it. rightsHUB offers digital delivery; Synchtank doesn't publish it.

rightsHUB is the better fit for teams standardizing rights and metadata across partners. Synchtank is the better fit for publishers managing rights, licensing and royalties.

  • rightsHUB fits best

    Teams standardizing rights and metadata across partners

  • Synchtank fits best

    Publishers managing rights, licensing and royalties

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Side by side

Feature rightsHUB 7.5/10 Visit ↗ Synchtank 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.5 7.0
Ranking #4 in Music Metadata Management Software #8 in Music Metadata Management Software
Best for Teams standardizing rights and metadata across partners Publishers managing rights, licensing and royalties
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features rightsHUB 4/4 · Synchtank 1/4
Catalog management ✓ ✓
Release metadata ✓ (best) Not published
Rights data ✓ (best) Not published
Digital delivery ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Identifiers supported ISRC, ISWC, UPC/EAN, Tunecode, CAE/IPI Not published
Metadata formats DDEX ERN 3.71–4.3, CWR, CSV, Excel Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Tracks catalogue, contracts, rights, ownership and work shares in one platform.
  • Validates ISRC, ISWC and UPC/EAN identifiers and standardizes contributor credits.
  • Supports DDEX delivery, CWR export, partner-specific exports and 150 integrations.
  • Centralizes recording and composition metadata with agreements.
  • Supports synchronization licensing workflows and royalty statements.
  • Reports on rights, usage and income alongside client data.
Cons
  • There is no free plan; the listed platform plans start at £49 per month.
  • Basic Level API Access allows 2 concurrent connections and 60 requests per minute.
  • Cloud deployment is the listed deployment option.
  • Pricing and plan limits require a vendor quotation.
  • Focused on music rights and catalog administration.
  • Available as a web platform, with cloud deployment.
Our verdict

rightsHUB brings release, asset and work catalogue records together with contracts, rights and ownership information. It is aimed at labels, publishers, catalogue owners and music rights professionals who need to standardize metadata for…

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Synchtank brings music catalog and rights administration into a cloud workspace for publishers, labels, production-music companies and other rights holders. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise organizations that need to coordinate…

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  1. rightsHUBMusic Metadata Management Software 7.5From £49/mo
  2. SynchtankMusic Metadata Management Software 7.0Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • rightsHUB — where it wins

    • Tracks catalogue, contracts, rights, ownership and work shares in one platform.
    • Validates ISRC, ISWC and UPC/EAN identifiers and standardizes contributor credits.
    • Supports DDEX delivery, CWR export, partner-specific exports and 150 integrations.

    Where it doesn't

    • There is no free plan; the listed platform plans start at £49 per month.
    • Basic Level API Access allows 2 concurrent connections and 60 requests per minute.
    • Cloud deployment is the listed deployment option.
  • Synchtank — where it wins

    • Centralizes recording and composition metadata with agreements.
    • Supports synchronization licensing workflows and royalty statements.
    • Reports on rights, usage and income alongside client data.

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing and plan limits require a vendor quotation.
    • Focused on music rights and catalog administration.
    • Available as a web platform, with cloud deployment.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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