Melodial review
A low-cost music service for venues that need licensed tracks, offline play, or multiple zones.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Melodial is a commercial music streaming service for cafés, restaurants, retail stores, gyms, salons, clinics, offices and chains. It pairs business-use music with a downloadable Music Licence Certificate and playlists designed for commercial environments. Web, iOS and Android playback suit venues with different device needs, while mobile downloads support offline playback. The Basic plan is a fit for a single site with a single stream; businesses that need several locations or zones will need to look at Plus or higher-touch options.
Pricing is organized by site or stream. According to the published monthly plans, Basic costs $6.99 per site per month and includes licensed music, playlist building and one location / single stream. Its annual price is $69.99 per site. Plus costs $13.99 per stream monthly or $139.99 per stream annually; it adds centralized administration, user permissions, multi-location and zone controls, daypart scheduling and AI audio ad creation. A 14-day trial is offered, but there is no general free plan. Melodial Curated adds bespoke playlists, ongoing curation and seasonal or daypart refreshes, while Custom offers original music and direct work with writers; prices for these options are not stated here.
The core distinction is scale and control: Plus supports scheduling by site, zone, day or season, and permissions for administrators and regular users. Offline track downloads in the mobile app and Sonos playback integration give venues playback options beyond the web player. Those capabilities make Melodial worth considering for operators who want licensed background music with zoned scheduling without starting on a custom music service. A single-site venue can keep to Basic; businesses needing multiple streams should compare the per-stream Plus cost against their zone requirements. Choose another service if a general free plan is essential.
Melodial pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Basic starts at $6.99 per site monthly with a licence certificate
- Plus adds multi-location and zone controls with daypart scheduling
- Mobile app supports offline downloads; Sonos playback is integrated
- Where it doesn't
- Basic supports only one location and one stream
- Plus is priced per stream, so multiple zones can raise costs
- No general free plan; the 14-day trial is time-limited
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