Beat selling platform in India: 6 compared for producers

The best beat selling platform in India is the one that fits your stage, your budget and your buyers. A free plan is the honest place to start. Once your sound is premium and you sell to buyers in India and abroad, a platform with rupee and dollar prices, rupee payouts and promotion tools pays off.

In short

• Start free on BeatStore (20% commission) or Beat22 (30% on its plans page).
• Compare seven things: fees, plan cost, currencies, payouts, licences, promotion and who sells there.
• Move to Airtune when your sound is premium: invite-only, ₹ and $, YouTube uploads.

This page compares platforms. If you want the steps to set up and make your first sale, read how to sell beats online in India.

How should you compare beat selling platforms in India?

Compare beat selling platforms in India on seven criteria, because together they decide what you keep from each sale and how fast it reaches you. A low plan price means little if the commission is high, and a 0% plan means little if buyers can’t pay you easily.

Start with money. Look at the commission on each sale, the plan price, and any payment or gateway fee. Then check which currencies buyers see, whether Indian buyers can pay by UPI, and how and when payouts reach your Indian account.

Then look at the business side. Check what licence each buyer gets and whether anyone can verify it. See what the platform does to get your beats heard, such as YouTube uploads, coupons, ads and leads. Last, see who sells next to you, because an open store and a curated store bring different buyers. We read every platform’s own pages on 8 Nov 2026.

How do Airtune, BeatStore and Beat22 compare?

Airtune, BeatStore and Beat22 are the three Indian beat selling platforms that take UPI from buyers. Airtune and BeatStore have a 0% commission plan; Beat22’s plans page lists 10% on its top plan. All three charge a payment or gateway fee on top. They differ most in how you start, what the top plan costs, and how you get paid.

BeatStore and Beat22 let you start free. BeatStore takes 20% on Free and adds a 5% plan, Creator, at ₹399 a month. Beat22’s plans page lists 30% on Basic, for up to 10 beats, while its seller agreement says 20%, so check at signup.

Airtune has no free plan. Studio Starter costs ₹199 one time at 20%, and commission falls to 15% on Studio Lite, 10% on Studio and 0% on Studio Pro, per the Airtune pricing page (checked 8 Nov 2026). Of the three, only Airtune lists automatic YouTube uploads on its own pages, and it is invite-only.

Airtune plan prices include GST. All figures from each platform’s own pages and app, checked 8 Nov 2026.

How do global platforms compare for Indian producers?

Global platforms like BeatStars, Traktrain and Airbit give Indian producers a bigger audience, but they work in US dollars and pay through PayPal or Stripe. None of them lists UPI for buyers. That suits producers who sell mostly abroad and already have PayPal working.

BeatStars takes 0% from beat sales, but you need a paid plan to sell, from $4.99 a month. Marketplace buyers pay a 12% service fee unless you cover it, and beat sales are paid to PayPal only. Traktrain has a free plan with unlimited MP3 uploads within 10GB and 0% on MP3 sales, but exclusives need a paid plan.

Airbit takes no share of sales in your own Airbit store, by its terms. It also runs YouTube Content ID for Platinum members, who keep 80% of those earnings. Its Marketplace pays once a month for the month before. Here is Airtune next to each, so you can see the trade-offs side by side.

Which beat selling platform costs least over a year?

The cheapest beat selling platform over a year depends on how much you sell. Free plans cost nothing up front but take a share of every sale. A 0% plan costs a fixed amount but keeps every rupee of each sale. Somewhere in between, the paid plan starts to pay for itself.

Here is one example. Say you sell one Easy WAV lease a week at ₹999, so 52 sales and ₹51,948 in a year. The table shows what each option costs you in plan fees plus commission. It leaves out payment and gateway fees, which every platform charges.

On these numbers, Airtune Studio Pro is cheapest at ₹6,999 for the full year. BeatStore Creator comes next at ₹7,385.40.

Beat22 Basic and 12 months of BeatStore Premium cost the most at this level of sales. If you sell much less, a free plan can still be the cheapest choice.

All sums are our maths on each platform’s published list prices and rates. Beat22’s rates are from its plans page; if its terms apply, its paid plans take no commission. Every Airtune selling price is tax-inclusive. Airtune pays the tax on its own commission and fees; any GST or income tax on what you earn is yours to handle, so ask a qualified tax professional about your own case.

Where does each beat selling platform win?

Each beat selling platform wins at something different, so the honest answer is a mix. BeatStore wins on a free start, plus a cheap 5% middle plan and a free CRM. Beat22 wins on the cheapest yearly paid plan, Premium at ₹1,999, and on lead tools that show who added your beat to cart.

BeatStars wins on reach and 0% commission on every paid plan. Traktrain wins on a free plan with unlimited MP3 uploads. Airbit wins on YouTube Content ID income.

Airtune wins on selling to India and abroad from one store. You set separate ₹ and $ prices, get paid in rupees on a Friday payday with no minimum, and every buyer signs a licence in their legal name.

YouTube videos are made and uploaded for you on every plan, and any Studio plan can sell Artist Services. Airtune falls short on a free start, on audience size, and on Content ID, which it does not offer.

• Airtune payouts: sales clear in 7 days when paid in rupees (14 in US dollars), then become available the following Friday, paid in rupees to UPI or bank. Payouts need KYC and PAN, the Airtune team checks each one, and there is no minimum payout. See how to get paid selling beats in India.
• Airtune YouTube uploads: Airtune builds the video from your cover and audio and publishes it to your own channel. Templates depend on your plan, up to 4K on Studio Pro. Read about YouTube beat upload sync.
• Airtune minimum prices: every licence has a floor, from ₹499 or $14.99 for Easy MP3, so you are not pulled into a price war.

Which beat selling platform in India is right for you?

The right beat selling platform in India is the one that matches where you are today. You can move up later. Think of it as a ladder, and climb a step when you outgrow the one you are on.

If you are brand new and want to pay nothing, start on BeatStore’s free plan. It needs no card, takes 20% of each sale, and lets you upload one beat a day within 10 GB. When artists start buying, add Beat22’s free Basic plan, which allows up to 10 beats, then move to Premium (20%) or Pro (10%) as sales grow.

When your sound is premium and you are ready to invest in it, Airtune is built for that. It is invite-only and paid-only, it puts quality over quantity, and it sets minimum prices so your beats are not undersold. If most of your buyers are abroad and pay by PayPal, a global platform like BeatStars or Traktrain can sit next to it.

To pick between Airtune’s plans, read our guide to Airtune Studio plans. For a buyer’s view of all six stores, see the best beat marketplace in India.

Next steps

1. Find your row in the stage table above, and open that platform’s live pricing page to check today’s prices.
2. Run the yearly sum with your own sales, using the cost table, before you pay for any plan.
3. Ready for Airtune? Compare plans and request an invite on the Airtune pricing page.