# Royalti.io

> Royalty management software for music businesses. Royalti.io ingests distributor and DSP statements, applies contract splits and recoupment, and produces artist statements and payouts — for independent labels, distributors, publishers and artist teams.

Royalti.io covers catalog and contract management, royalty processing, publishing administration (works, writers, shares and CWR export), DDEX delivery, and member portals where artists see their own statements. It is built for multi-currency operations and is used heavily by labels working across African and diaspora markets, where cross-border payouts and mixed-currency DSP reporting are the norm.

## Pricing

Billing is metered on royalty volume — the dollar value of statements processed. Catalog size, artist count and user seats are never metered.

- Free — $0/month, includes $100/month royalty volume.
- Starter — $19/month, includes $1,000/month royalty volume.
- Plus — $49/month, includes $3,000/month royalty volume, full API access.
- Premium — $99/month, includes $8,000/month royalty volume, white-label domain.

Overage above the included volume is graduated: 2% up to $20,000/month, 1.5% from $20,000 to $50,000, and 1% above $50,000. Annual billing saves 17%. DDEX delivery is included on Starter, Plus and Premium at no extra charge. The Free plan is permanent, not a trial.

Full detail and a volume estimator: https://royalti.io/pricing

## Key pages

- [/](https://royalti.io/): What Royalti.io is and who it serves.
- [/pricing](https://royalti.io/pricing): Plans, included royalty volume, graduated overage rates, and the volume estimator.
- [/features](https://royalti.io/features): The full feature set across catalog, royalties, and payouts.
- [/use-cases/labels](https://royalti.io/use-cases/labels): How independent record labels use the platform.
- [/use-cases/artists](https://royalti.io/use-cases/artists): How artists and their managers use the platform.
- [/use-cases/distributors](https://royalti.io/use-cases/distributors): How distributors run royalty accounting for a downstream roster.
- [/publishing](https://royalti.io/publishing): Publishing administration: works, writers, shares, and CWR export.
- [/ddex](https://royalti.io/ddex): DDEX delivery — ERN, MEAD and PIE, direct or via FUGA.
- [/developers](https://royalti.io/developers): REST API reference — 700+ endpoints, auth, webhooks.
- [/roy](https://royalti.io/roy): Ask Roy, the in-product AI assistant for royalty questions.
- [/help](https://royalti.io/help): Help centre — task-level how-to documentation.
- [/blog](https://royalti.io/blog): Long-form writing on royalty accounting and the music business.

## Help centre

- [25 Example Questions to Ask Roy About Your Royalty Data](https://royalti.io/help/ask-roy-example-questions): Real example queries for revenue, catalog, splits, audits, enrichment, and uploads — organized by category.
- [Accounting Management in Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/accounting-management-in-royaltiio): The Accounting module tracks all financial activity in your workspace: payments to artists, revenue received, and expenses incurred. This guide covers navigati…
- [Activating and Managing the Releases Feature - The Admin](https://royalti.io/help/activating-and-managing-the-releases-feature-the-admin): What is the Releases Feature? The Releases feature is a comprehensive music submission and approval workflow system that allows your users to submit music rele…
- [Activating and Managing the Releases Feature - The User Guide](https://royalti.io/help/activating-and-managing-the-releases-feature-the-user-guide): What are Releases? Releases are a new way to submit your music to be added to your catalog automatically. Instead of manually creating products and assets, you…
- [Adding Financial Transactions in Royalti.io: New Payment, New Expense, New Revenue](https://royalti.io/help/adding-financial-transactions-in-royaltiio-new-payment-new-expense-new-revenue): When managing your business finances, tracking payments, expenses, and revenue promptly is essential for maintaining accurate financial records. Let's explore…
- [Artist Management](https://royalti.io/help/artist-management): Artists are the core profiles in your roster, linked to assets, splits, and payments. This guide covers viewing, creating, editing, and merging artist records.
- [Ask Roy Capabilities: Queries, Actions, Files & Workflows](https://royalti.io/help/ask-roy-capabilities): Everything Roy can do — data queries, workspace management, catalog audits, enrichment, file analysis, and guided workflows.
- [Ask Roy: Your AI Assistant](https://royalti.io/help/ask-roy-your-ai-assistant): Roy is Royalti's built-in AI assistant — it answers questions about your real catalog and royalty data, runs guided workflows like release building, and is con…
- [Assets Management](https://royalti.io/help/assets-management): Assets represent individual tracks in your catalog (songs, instrumentals, sound recordings). This guide covers creating, editing, bulk importing, and linking a…
- [Bulk Import Assets from CSV](https://royalti.io/help/bulk-import-assets-from-csv): To bulk import Assets from a CSV file: 1. On the Catalog > Assets page, click the Upload button 2. In the modal that pops up, select the pre-filled CSV file…
- [Bulk Import Products from CSV](https://royalti.io/help/bulk-import-products-from-csv): To bulk import Assets from a CSV file: 1. On the Catalog > Products page, click the Upload button 2. In the modal that pops up, select the pre-filled CSV fi…
- [Catalog](https://royalti.io/help/catalog): AssetsThese are audio or video tracks …Creating & Editing AssetsProductsAlso called Releases are made up of at least one asset. They can be audio or video…
- [Create an Artist on Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/create-an-artist-on-royaltiio): The Create Artist feature allows you to easily add new artists to your Royalti.io workspace, assign existing users, and optionally define beneficiaries for art…
- [Create a Product on Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/create-a-product-on-royaltiio): The Create Product feature allows you to add new products to your Royalti.io workspace, including all essential details such as assets, genres, and metadata. F…
- [Create a User (Person) on Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/create-a-user-person-on-royaltiio): The Create People (User) feature allows you to add new users to your Royalti.io workspace and assign specific roles and user types. This ensures organized mana…
- [Creating an Asset on Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/creating-an-asset-on-royaltiio): The Create Asset feature allows you to add new assets to your Royalti workspace. By filling out all the necessary details, you can manage your assets more effi…
- [Delivering to Stores with DDEX & FUGA](https://royalti.io/help/delivering-to-stores-with-ddex--fuga): How to connect FUGA, deliver releases to stores over DDEX, track delivery status, and troubleshoot failed deliveries.
- [Download and Send Royalty Data](https://royalti.io/help/download-and-send-royalty-data): On the Royalti.io platform, you can download Royalty data from your workspace in CSV, XLSX or PDF formats. The Royalty data can be downloaded for specific arti…
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://royalti.io/help/frequently-asked-questions): What is Royalti.io?Royalti.io is an all-in-one platform that simplifies the management of catalogs, contracts, royalties, and accounting for artists and music…
- [🚀 Getting Started with Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/getting-started-with-royaltiio): Welcome to Royalti.io, your comprehensive solution for efficiently managing music royalties, catalogues, and contracts. This guide will walk you through settin…
- [Glossary of Terms](https://royalti.io/help/glossary-of-terms): Welcome to the Glossary of Terms for Roaylti.io! This guide is designed to help you understand the key terms and concepts used throughout the app. Whether you'…
- [How to Download Metadata for Products on Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/how-to-download-metadata-for-products-on-royaltiio): The Download Metadata feature lets you export metadata for artist products in various formats, such as Fuga and Toolost. This ensures flexibility by supporting…
- [How to Import Royalty Data](https://royalti.io/help/how-to-import-royalty-data): start by clicking on the "Import Data" button located on the top-right corner of the Dashboard page
- [How to Use Ask Roy: Royalti's AI Assistant](https://royalti.io/help/how-to-use-ask-roy-royaltis-ai-assistant): Ask Roy is Royalti's built-in AI assistant for querying royalty data, catalog, splits, and business metrics in plain English.
- [How to Use Magic-Link Authentication on Account](https://royalti.io/help/how-to-use-magic-link-authentication-on-account): We’ve introduced a new and secure way to log in to Royalti.io Account: Magic-Link Authentication. This method eliminates the need for passwords, allowing you t…
- [Import your catalog from DSPs](https://royalti.io/help/import-catalog-from-dsps): Pull an artist's catalog metadata from connected streaming sources, review every change before it touches your catalog, and apply it safely — including safe re…
- [Managing Payment Items in Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/managing-payment-items-in-royaltiio): This guide explains how to view, edit, and delete payment of the Accounting Management system. Getting Started To manage individual accounting items: 1. Log in…
- [Managing Revenue in Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/managing-revenue-in-royaltiio): To manage individual accounting items:
- [Managing Royalty Sources](https://royalti.io/help/managing-royalty-sources): Overview The Royalty Sources feature allows you to manage and download royalty data from various platforms. This guide walks you through accessing, managing, a…
- [Managing Wallets and Beneficiaries with Verto on Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/managing-wallets-and-beneficiaries-with-verto-on-royaltiio): The Verto integration on Royalti.io allows you to seamlessly manage your wallets and beneficiaries, making payment processing easier and more efficient. This a…
- [Payment Method Management](https://royalti.io/help/payment-method-management): Getting Started To manage individual accounting items: 1. Log in to your Royalti.io account 2. Select your Workspace 3. Select the Payment Method from the Acco…
- [Product Management](https://royalti.io/help/product-management): This article guides you through viewing, managing, filtering, and editing product information in your Royalti.io workspace. Getting Started Sign In and Navigat…
- [Royalti.io Notification System](https://royalti.io/help/royaltiio-notification-system): Welcome to Royalti.io's new Notification System! This feature keeps you informed about important updates, alerts, and activities occurring within your workspac…
- [Royalty processing, source fees & exchange rates](https://royalti.io/help/royalty-processing-and-exchange-rates): How Royalti applies per-source fee rates and currencies, catches duplicate uploads automatically, and how to manage exchange rates from the dashboard.
- [Setting Up the Royalti MCP Server](https://royalti.io/help/setting-up-the-royalti-mcp-server): Connect your AI assistant to your Royalti workspace in about 5 minutes. No installation required—just add your API key and start querying your royalty data.
- [Split Management](https://royalti.io/help/split-management): Splits define how royalties are divided between collaborators on each track. This guide covers creating splits, setting percentages, and managing bulk updates.…
- [Time-based (scheduled) royalty splits](https://royalti.io/help/time-based-splits-guide): Schedule ownership and royalty share changes to start or end on specific dates, so splits update automatically without manual edits when a deal period ends or…
- [Understanding Royalti Analytics & Reports](https://royalti.io/help/understanding-royalti-analytics--reports): How to read the Royalti dashboard and Analytics workspace, compare periods, save views, and export branded reports — plus who on your team can see them.
- [Updating My Workspace Settings on Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/updating-my-workspace-settings-on-royaltiio): This guide walks you through updating your workspace settings on Royalti.io, including Label Data, Default Preferences, and Social Links. Follow the steps belo…
- [User Management](https://royalti.io/help/user-management): This article guides you through viewing, managing, filtering, and editing user information in your Royalti.io workspace. Getting Started Sign In and Navigate t…
- [Use the Merge Artist Functionality on Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/use-the-merge-artist-functionality-on-royaltiio): Step-by-Step Guide to Merging Artists Step 1: Log In Sign in to your Royalti.io Workspace with your credentials. Step 2: Navigate to the Artist Page 1. On the…
- [Using the Checklist Page](https://royalti.io/help/using-the-checklist-page): The Checklist page helps maintain accurate data in your workspace. It displays a list of assets and products in the workspace's Royalty data that are yet to be…
- [Using the Distro Addon in Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/using-the-distro-addon-in-royaltiio): Introduction The Distro Addon in Royalti.io enables powerful features for music distribution management. > Save hours on every release. Auto-generate UPC an…
- [Welcome to Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/help/welcome-to-royaltiio): Main Page Overview What is Royalti.io? Royalti.io is a cutting-edge platform designed to simplify the management of music catalogues, contracts, royalties, and…

## Recent writing

- [We Can All learn a Thing or Two From Dolly Parton About Ownership](https://royalti.io/blog/we-can-all-learn-a-thing-or-two-from-dolly-parton-about-ownership): Dolly Parton turned down Elvis and kept her publishing; here's what every artist should learn from that.
- [Selling a Culture: How K-Pop Became a Business Model And What Nigeria Can Learn From It](https://royalti.io/blog/selling-a-culture-how-k-pop-became-a-business-model-and-what-nigeria-can-learn-from-it): A Korean folk song sung in a 50,000-seat stadium, 5,000 miles from home. How K-pop engineered that moment, and what Afrobeats can learn from it.
- [Teaching Your AI Assistant About Your Label](https://royalti.io/blog/teaching-your-ai-assistant-about-your-label): Roy already knows your royalty data. But what about the standing instructions your team lives by? Here is how the knowledge base fills that gap.
- [Reconciling Publishing Statements Without Losing Your Mind](https://royalti.io/blog/reconciling-publishing-statements-without-losing-your-mind): Registering your music is the easy part. Making sure you were actually paid what you are owed- that is where Royalti.io's reconciliation tool comes in.
- [Letting Claude, and other agents, drive your work: open-sourcing the Ikenga iyke MCP bridge](https://royalti.io/blog/ikenga-iyke-mcp-bridge-launch): An Apache 2.0 MCP server that lets any MCP client read the DOM, click, type and screenshot a running Tauri 2 app — and what three months of not shipping did.
- [Samples: Exploring Music Built on Someone Else’s Work](https://royalti.io/blog/samples-exploring-music-built-on-someone-elses-work): A 6-second drum solo from 1969 has been sampled over 5,000 times. Some of the biggest songs ever made were built on someone else's work. Here's what that means…
- [Cross-Border Royalty Collection: How a Nigerian Artist Actually Gets Paid for a UK Tour or European Streams](https://royalti.io/blog/cross-border-royalty-collection-how-a-nigerian-artist-actually-gets-paid-for-a-uk-tour-or-european-streams): Nigerian music is generating royalties in the UK and Europe right now. Whether those royalties reach you depends on what you have registered and what you haven…
- [The Geography of Sound: Why Music Sounds Different in Every City](https://royalti.io/blog/the-geography-of-sound-why-music-sounds-different-in-every-city): We explore how place shapes music, why every city has its own sound, and why that matters for every artist
- [The Rivalry That Built a Genre: King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey, and the Evolution of Juju Music](https://royalti.io/blog/the-rivalry-that-built-a-genre-king-sunny-ade-ebenezer-obey-and-the-evolution-of-juju-music): They were rivals to their fans and friends to each other. Here is how a publicly charged feud between two juju legends pushed an entire genre forward.
- [ISRC and ISWC Codes: A Practical Guide to Getting Your Metadata Right](https://royalti.io/blog/isrc-and-iswc-codes-a-practical-guide-to-getting-your-metadata-right): A missing or mismatched ISRC or ISWC code can cost you streaming income. Here is how to check whether your metadata is leaking money.
- [My plans Stopped Rotting. Then They Hit 200 Files.](https://royalti.io/blog/my-plans-stopped-rotting-then-they-hit-200-files): Groundwork 0.4.0 adds an explorer, a file browser for a whole plan folder that is itself one offline HTML file, and a cross-plan plans index: tree, tabbed view…
- [How Endorsement and Merchandise Income Actually Works](https://royalti.io/blog/how-endorsement-and-merchandise-income-actually-works): All you need to know about endorsements, merchandise deals, and brand ownership. How trademarks can influence who profits from an artist's success
- [Most of What I Make in a Day is Now One Html File](https://royalti.io/blog/most-of-what-i-make-in-a-day-is-now-one-html-file): A normal day's output — analyses, mockups, planning boards, reports — all single HTML files an agent wrote. Mock data anywhere; live data in the workspace.
- [Six Features, One Platform: What Royalti.io Actually Does for Music Professionals](https://royalti.io/blog/six-features-one-platform-what-royaltiio-actually-does-for-music-professionals): Royalti.io removes the operational ceiling from music royalty management for label managers, artist managers, indie artists, producers, and rights administrato…
- [I Built a Planning Skill Because My Plans Kept Rotting](https://royalti.io/blog/i-built-a-planning-skill-because-my-plans-kept-rotting): An open Claude Code skill that turns 'plan this' into a living research → plan → build folder where re-runs augment your work instead of overwriting it.
- [What Does Recoupment Actually Mean and What Every Artist Beeds to Know](https://royalti.io/blog/what-does-recoupment-actually-mean-and-what-every-artist-beeds-to-know): An artist can be commercially successful and still owe their label money. We broke down how recoupment works and what to look out for.
- [Co-Writing Agreements: What to Agree Before You Enter the Studio](https://royalti.io/blog/co-writing-agreements-what-to-agree-before-you-enter-the-studio): Undocumented collaboration is a source of conflict in the music industry. We discuss what a co-writing agreement is, why it matters, and what it should contain.
- [Running a Company on AI Agents. The Useful Number isn't 100%](https://royalti.io/blog/running-a-company-on-ai-agents-the-useful-number-isnt-100): Eighteen months building a company-running OS in Claude Code — what worked, what I got wrong, and the open-source workspace it became: Ikenga.
- [If AI Writes Your Hook, Who Owns It?](https://royalti.io/blog/if-ai-writes-your-hook-who-owns-it): You used AI to write the hook, and now a publisher is asking questions. Here is what Nigerian artists need to know about AI and copyright.
- [The Hidden Cost of Unclaimed Royalties](https://royalti.io/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-unclaimed-royalties): There may be royalties with your name on them sitting unclaimed. So we made a post explaining just what black box royalties are and what you can do about them.
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- [Work for Hire vs. Assignment vs. Licence: Three Ways to Transfer Rights in Music and Why the Difference Matter](https://royalti.io/blog/work-for-hire-vs-assignment-vs-licence-three-ways-to-transfer-rights-in-music-and-why-the-difference-matter): Learn how assignment, licensing, and work-for-hire shape music ownership, control, and royalties in Nigeria.
- [Messy Royalty Data Meets Claude Code: What the Royalti MCP and API Skill Made Possible](https://royalti.io/blog/measure-of-music-messy-royalty-data): We prepped catalog and royalty data for Measure of Music. The session exposed every messy-data problem labels quietly live with — UPCs rendered as scientific n…
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- [What Is a Music Catalog Worth? How Song Rights Became an Asset Class](https://royalti.io/blog/what-is-a-music-catalog-worth-how-song-rights-became-an-asset-class): How streaming turned song rights into an investable asset class — and what it means for Nigerian music, when the opportunity arises
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- [A Label Owner's Guide to Royalty Splits](https://royalti.io/blog/label-owners-guide-royalty-splits): Royalty splits explained: common structures from 80/20 to 50/50, the real math behind 1M streams, and best practices for label owners. Free guide inside.
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- [Royalty Management Automation: Features & Benefits of Royalti.io](https://royalti.io/blog/royalty-management-automation-features--benefits-of-royaltiio): Have any questions you've always wanted answered about Royalti.io? Well, this is your chance to learn about the all-in-one music solution.
- [AI-Powered Music Catalog Analysis: Finding Metadata Gaps with Royalti.io MCP](https://royalti.io/blog/ai-powered-music-catalog-analysis-finding-metadata-gaps-with-royaltiio-mcp): Learn how the Royalti.io MCP can help you scale catalog management, without spreadsheets or manual workflows.
- [Beyond the Release: Music Distribution, Royalty Tracking, and Management](https://royalti.io/blog/beyond-the-release-music-distribution-royalty-tracking-and-management): Releasing music is just the start. Learn how to optimize distribution, track royalties, and manage earnings to build a sustainable music career.
- [The Billion-Dollar Blueprint: Music Catalog Ownership and Control](https://royalti.io/blog/the-billion-dollar-blueprint-music-catalog-ownership-and-control): Music catalog ownership, not streams, is the real path to long-term wealth and control in today’s music industry.
- [The Role Of Music Tech In Empowering Artists And Music Businesses](https://royalti.io/blog/the-role-of-music-tech-in-empowering-artists-and-music-businesses): Learn how music tech is supporting artists and music businesses by streamlining creation, distribution, and royalty management
- [AI and Music: What the UMG–NVIDIA AI Partnership Could Mean for Artist Attribution and Royalties](https://royalti.io/blog/ai-and-music-what-the-umgnvidia-ai-partnership-could-mean-for-artist-attribution-and-royalties): A look at the UMG–NVIDIA partnership and what “responsible AI” could mean for music creation, artist attribution, and discovery.

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