ALV

At a glance

• Editor score
  7.8 / 10
• Pricing
  From €99/mo
• Best for
  Publishers managing rights, CWR and royalties
• Free plan
  No
• Catalog management
  Yes
• Facts checked
  5 Oct 2026

• 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

Our verdict on ALV

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 statements; publishers can manage writers, publishers, shares and connected contracts. Its scope suits established music businesses handling both catalog administration and the movement of rights and income information, rather than individual artists looking for a personal catalog tool.

For publishing operations, CWR is a notable part of the workflow: ALV can create and export CWR files, import repertoire, register works with rights societies, and track registration status through acknowledgement files. It also imports and validates income data, matches revenue to repertoire, calculates royalties and creates statements in Excel and PDF. Track and release records can include ISRC codes and EAN/UPC barcodes, with WAV or FLAC audio and cover images linked to catalog items. The published integration scope is CWR-compatible publishing partners and rights societies, so buyers should assess whether that fits their exchange requirements.

According to the published pricing, ALV Essentials costs €99 per month and includes one admin login, up to 5,000 works, 5,000 tracks, 1,000 releases, 1,500 contracts and two companies. Mandatory setup consulting is an additional cost: the minimum package is eight hours at €119 per hour. That makes the entry commitment more than the monthly subscription alone. ALV is delivered via the web as a cloud service, with ticket support and documentation. Publishers managing rights, CWR registrations and royalties may find its combined workflow relevant; individual artists or teams seeking a low-commitment tool should look elsewhere.

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ALV integrations

ALV lists 1 integrations on its own site.

• CWR-compatible publishing partners and rights societies

Alternatives to ALV

• AAnthologyConnects music catalogue, rights, release delivery and revenue workflows.7.7
• LLabelcampA rights-aware catalog and DSP delivery platform for labels with multi-release workflows.7.6
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026 · How we research and update