One SoundSync fee
The current SoundSync platform fee is 10% of eligible managed sales. This is the only SoundSync sales fee the developer owes on SoundSync-managed checkout.
SoundSync Pricing | Licensing, Commerce, and Delivery for Audio Developers
One platform fee for the systems behind your product business.
SoundSync's current platform fee is 10% of eligible managed sales, including marketplace transactions.
SoundSync fee10%
One SoundSync sales fee on eligible managed sales, including marketplace-attributed transactions.
Managed checkoutMoR
SoundSync is the Merchant of Record for SoundSync-managed checkout transactions.
ProcessingCovered
SoundSync covers checkout payment-processing costs for SoundSync-managed checkout.
Email marketing1,000 free
1,000 marketing emails per month included, then $1.00 per additional 1,000 emails.
External redemptions10,000
10,000 external redemptions per month included. $0.005 per redemption after the included amount.
Monthly minimum$10
The monthly minimum applies when platform activity and included usage do not otherwise reach $10 in monthly SoundSync charges.
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Pricing example
A $49 product sale shows the one SoundSync fee developers owe on SoundSync-managed checkout.
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| $49 product sale | $49.00 |
| SoundSync platform fee | $4.90 |
| Payment processing | Covered by SoundSync for SoundSync-managed checkout |
| Developer profit from this sale | $44.10 |
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Platform fee
SoundSync uses one straightforward platform fee on eligible SoundSync-managed sales.
Paid product minimum
Products sold through SoundSync checkout must be priced at $9.99 or higher.
Marketplace included
Marketplace-attributed transactions use the same 10% SoundSync fee and do not add a second marketplace charge.
Shown in revenue surfaces
Developer billing, statements, revenue views, and pricing pages use the same fee model.
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Payment processing
SoundSync covers checkout payment-processing costs for SoundSync-managed checkout.
No separate developer processing fee
Developers owe SoundSync the one 10% SoundSync fee on eligible managed sales, not a separate Stripe, card, wallet, or payment-processor charge.
Checkout totals are authoritative
Product price, discounts, subscription state, tax presentation, and provider handoff are calculated server-side at checkout.
Refunds and disputes affect proceeds
Refunds, disputes, reversals, taxes, reserves, and other post-sale adjustments can reduce or delay developer proceeds.
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Merchant of Record
SoundSync-managed checkout includes a Merchant of Record commerce path.
SoundSync-managed checkout
SoundSync is the Merchant of Record for SoundSync-managed checkout transactions.
Customer-facing seller path
Checkout, receipts, tax presentation, refunds, disputes, statements, and settlement reporting stay connected to the SoundSync-managed commerce flow.
Channel boundary
External reseller-reported sales, manual grants, imports, and developer-managed checkout can carry separate seller, tax, and reporting responsibilities.
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Email marketing usage
Marketing email has its own simple allowance and overage pricing.
1,000 free marketing emails per month
Each active developer account includes 1,000 marketing email sends per month.
$1 per additional 1,000 emails
After the included 1,000 marketing emails, usage is billed at $1.00 per additional 1,000 accepted marketing email sends.
Transactional email is separate
Receipts, login and security messages, purchase notices, license and activation email, account notices, and required delivery notifications are not counted as marketing campaigns.
Consent and suppressions apply
Unsubscribed, suppressed, bounced, non-consented, or otherwise ineligible recipients should not be sent marketing campaigns.
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External redemptions
External redemptions support partner, serial, and off-platform access flows without making every claim a checkout.
10,000 included monthly
The first 10,000 external redemptions per month are included.
$0.005 per external redemption
Redemptions above the included monthly quantity are priced at $0.005 per external redemption.
Access still follows entitlement rules
Redemption, claim, license, delivery, and customer-library behavior remain tied to product ownership and access state.
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Monthly minimum
The monthly minimum keeps the platform infrastructure available for active developer businesses.
$10 per month
A $10 monthly minimum applies when platform activity and included usage do not otherwise reach $10 in monthly SoundSync charges.
Usage offsets the minimum
Eligible platform charges for the month count toward the minimum rather than stacking as a surprise extra line.
Clear monthly accounting
Statements and billing views are expected to show the current charges, minimum, usage, and sales-related fees.
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What is included
The platform fee and monthly minimum cover the connected product-business system, not just a checkout button.
Product and licensing tools
Product setup, HISE package generation, JUCE/C++ integration paths, serials, activations, validation, deactivation, device state, and customer-library access.
Storefront and checkout
Hosted storefronts, embedded storefronts, cart, checkout, customer account, reviews, deals, support pages, and marketplace listing surfaces.
Checkout processing costs
SoundSync covers checkout payment-processing costs for SoundSync-managed checkout, so developers are not charged a separate processor fee by SoundSync.
Merchant of Record path
SoundSync-managed checkout includes the Merchant of Record seller path, connected receipts, refund and dispute handling, tax presentation, and commerce reporting.
Transactional email
Receipts, account security messages, purchase notices, license and activation email, download notices, password resets, and required system notifications are included as transactional platform email.
Developer operations
Revenue analytics, order context, statements, settlement visibility, product performance, customer support context, and platform readiness checks.
Growth foundation
Campaign creation, suppression handling, unsubscribe handling, marketing contacts, email sending domains, promotions, scheduled deals, promo codes, marketplace attribution, and usage reporting.
Trust and compliance workflows
Managed-commerce order records, tax/MoR workflow visibility, refund and dispute handling paths, API docs, webhooks, and release-gated public contracts.
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Marketplace exposure
Marketplace discovery gives audio developers another built-in path to be found by customers who already understand audio software.
Nearly 50,000 established audio-software customers
Launch into an ecosystem backed by nearly 50,000 established audio-software customers and give your products a place in SoundSync discovery.
More ways to get discovered
Marketplace listings can surface through product pages, categories, search, reviews, deals, developer storefront links, and marketplace-attributed checkout paths.
Same simple fee
Marketplace-attributed sales use the same one 10% SoundSync fee on eligible managed sales, with no second marketplace charge.
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Refund and dispute effects
Money can move after checkout, so pricing pages need to describe the post-sale reality.
Refunds reverse economics
Refunds can reverse or reduce sales proceeds, fees, entitlements, and reporting values depending on timing and provider state.
Disputes can delay settlement
Disputes, chargebacks, evidence windows, reversals, and reserves can affect payout availability.
Access follows verified state
Entitlement, subscription, license, and download state should follow the current verified commerce state.
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Subscription billing
Subscriptions use the same pricing language while adding renewal and lifecycle behavior.
Recurring checkout
Monthly, annual, and eligible bundle plans can create recurring customer access where configured.
Subscription-aware licensing
Plugin validation and customer-library access can reflect active, past-due, canceled, expired, or changed subscription state.
Lifecycle visibility
Plan changes, proration previews, renewal state, failed-payment recovery, cancellation, and reactivation are surfaced where supported.
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Statements and settlements
Pricing is only useful when developers can reconcile it.
Revenue and fee lines
Statements should connect sales, fees, refunds, disputes, marketing usage, redemptions, taxes, and settlement status.
Payout readiness
Settlement views show when funds are available, pending, held, reversed, or affected by provider events.
Product-level context
Orders, products, marketplace attribution, subscriptions, and promotions remain visible in revenue operations.
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Pricing examples
Example calculations show the intended arithmetic without promising a specific payout outcome.
| Scenario | Calculation |
|---|---|
| $49 managed sale | $49.00 sale price - $4.90 SoundSync fee = $44.10 developer profit for that sale. SoundSync covers checkout processing costs for SoundSync-managed checkout. |
| Marketplace-attributed $49 sale | $49.00 sale price - $4.90 SoundSync fee = $44.10 developer profit for that sale. Marketplace attribution does not add a second marketplace charge. |
| 10,000 marketing emails | First 1,000 included, then 9,000 billable at $1 per 1,000 = $9.00. |
| 50,000 marketing emails | First 1,000 included, then 49,000 billable at $1 per 1,000 = $49.00. |
| 12,500 external redemptions | First 10,000 included, then 2,500 billable at $0.005 each = $12.50. |
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FAQ
The pricing questions developers usually ask before launch.
Do I pay a marketplace fee on top of the SoundSync fee?
No. Marketplace-attributed sales use the same one 10% SoundSync fee.
Are transactional emails metered like marketing campaigns?
No. Required receipts, license, activation, security, account, and delivery messages are treated separately from opt-in marketing campaigns.
Are the first 1,000 marketing emails free every month?
Yes. The first 1,000 marketing email sends per month are included, then additional accepted sends are $1.00 per 1,000.
Pricing questions
Is the 10% fee hidden behind a sales call?
No. SoundSync presents the current 10% platform fee publicly.
Do developers pay separate payment-processing fees?
No. SoundSync covers checkout payment-processing costs for SoundSync-managed checkout; the developer-facing SoundSync sales fee is the one 10% fee.
Does marketplace access guarantee sales?
No. Customer ecosystem access provides a relevant audience, not guaranteed reach, ranking, or sales.