Can't make a new SongWhip link?
This is the alternative that's still open.
SongWhip's front door is a distributor login now, so you can't just paste a link and get a page the way you used to. It was a brilliant tool that helped loads of artists share their music, and it will be missed. If you need a free alternative for creating music smart links, BeatsVine has you covered.
| Feature | SongWhip | BeatsVine |
|---|---|---|
| Smart link pages | ✅ | ✅ |
| Open to new links | ❌ Closed to new links | ✅ |
| Free tier | ✅ | ✅ Free forever |
| Custom slugs | ❌ | ✅ Pro plan |
| Artist pages | ❌ | ✅ |
| Album pages | ❌ | ✅ |
| 3D Art Wall | ❌ | ✅ Pro |
| Affiliate links | ❌ | ✅ Pro |
| Click analytics | Basic | ✅ Basic free, in-depth Pro |
| Discovery Gallery | ❌ | ✅ Free |
| Named Walls | ❌ | ✅ Pro |
| Embed support | ❌ | ✅ Pro |
| Schema.org SEO | ❌ | ✅ MusicRecording, MusicAlbum, MusicGroup |
| Independently owned | Behind a distributor login | ✅ Independent · no label or distributor alignment |
| Links still working | ❌ All links broken | ✅ Permanent URLs |
| Now-playing panel | ❌ | ✅ Twitch, Kick, Discord |
| Discord bot | ❌ | ✅ Free |
| Listening walls | ❌ | ✅ Last.fm + ListenBrainz |
Why creators are switching to BeatsVine
The 3D Art Wall. SongWhip gave you a list of buttons. BeatsVine gives you a Digital Gallery. Your releases displayed as a visual collection you can embed anywhere.
Artist & Album Pages. Not just track links. Full artist profiles with discographies, social links, live events, and streaming links. Auto-populated from Spotify, MusicBrainz, and Last.fm.
Your Affiliate Links. BeatsVine Pro lets you add your own affiliate links for iTunes, Amazon, Beatport, and more, so the commission goes directly to you. SongWhip never offered this.
Real Analytics. See which platforms your fans actually click. Per-page, per-platform breakdowns with geographic data.
Why independence matters
SongWhip was a genuinely useful tool that helped many creators. SongWhip pages made before it closed still resolve, but the front door now goes to a login with no way to sign up, so no new links are being made. Nothing about your old links was in your hands when that changed.
When a distributor owns your smart-link tool, they gain visibility into every click, every platform your audience prefers, and every geographic market you perform well in. That data has commercial value to the distributor.
BeatsVine is independently owned and operated. We are not a subsidiary of a distributor, a label, or a streaming platform. Your analytics belong to you. Your link works for as long as you want it to.
What switching actually involves
- Try it before you move anythingPaste a music link on the homepage. The page is live straight away, with no account and nothing to cancel. If you do not like it, you have lost a minute.
- Keep both for a whileAdd the BeatsVine link to your existing page as one more entry. Your listeners carry on as normal and you get to see which one they actually use.
- Move properly when you are readyA free account keeps your pages together under one profile, so a single link covers everything you release from then on.
When SongWhip is the better answer
If your page is mostly not about music, a general link-in-bio will serve you better than we will. We build for the case where the release is the point: cover art, previews, and every platform a listener might open. Anything else is somebody else's job, and we would rather say so than sell you the wrong thing.
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