OpenPlay

At a glance

• Editor score
  6.9 / 10
• Pricing
  Pricing on request
• Best for
  Teams managing music metadata, rights and delivery
• Free plan
  No
• Catalog management
  Yes
• Facts checked
  5 Oct 2026

• Where it wins

  • Centralizes release metadata, assets, rights, clearances and territories
  • Validates metadata during ingest and tracks audit logs and revisions
  • Delivers directly to music services or routes through an existing provider

• Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is available through sales rather than a published rate card
  • Cloud deployment may not suit organizations requiring another deployment model
  • Its catalog, rights and delivery scope may exceed simpler metadata workflows

Our verdict on OpenPlay

OpenPlay is a cloud-based music asset and catalog management platform for record labels, music publishers, distributors and label groups. It brings release metadata, media assets, rights, clearances and projects into a searchable catalog, with tools for scheduling and electronic press kits. Its breadth is aimed at organizations coordinating releases and partner delivery, including multi-label operations, rather than teams seeking only a lightweight metadata store.

The workflow reaches from ingest checks to delivery. OpenPlay validates metadata and quality during ingest, supports field-level permissions, and keeps audit logs and revision history. Rights features cover clearances, territories and pricing management. Its Reach service can deliver directly to digital music services or route through a customer's existing provider, with delivery status visibility. Named integrations include Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, TIDAL and Deezer, alongside services such as LyricFind and Musixmatch. The RESTful API provides another route for integrating catalog data and assets. This combination suits teams that need to connect catalog administration with release operations; organizations that only need to store and export basic metadata may find the broader workflow unnecessary.

OpenPlay is subscription software, with pricing handled through sales rather than a published rate card, so buyers will need to discuss costs directly. That model makes it harder to compare plans from a public price list, and the published product description does not frame a free plan. Overall, it is a stronger fit for labels, distributors and publishers managing rights, assets and delivery together, especially across multiple labels. Teams looking for a narrowly focused tool or upfront self-serve pricing should consider alternatives with simpler workflows and publicly stated rates.

OpenPlay pricing

OpenPlay fact sheet

OpenPlay integrations

OpenPlay lists 400+ integrations on its own site — the 11 named here are the ones its pages call out.

• Spotify
• Apple Music
• YouTube
• Amazon Music
• TIDAL
• Deezer
• Audioshake
• BeatBread
• LyricFind
• Musixmatch
• Pex

Alternatives to OpenPlay

• AALVA publishing-focused catalog system with CWR, income matching and royalty statements.7.8
• 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