Music and sound effects / AIVA vs Soundful
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| Fact | AIVA | Soundful |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | AIVAverified Prices on the page are annual billing, in euros, plus VAT. Standard is €11/month. Pro is €33/month. Free is €0. | Soundfulverified The Free plan is free forever with unlimited track generations, 25+ free styles, one MP3 download per month, and a Personal License. Paid plan prices were not in the page text the checker reads. |
| Commercial use | AIVAverified Free is for non-commercial use only. Copyright is owned by AIVA, there is no monetization, credit is required, and downloads are 3 per month in MP3 and MIDI. | Soundfulverified The pricing FAQ says tracks cannot be used commercially on the Standard plan; commercial use requires an active premium plan. |
| Ownership of outputs | AIVAverified Pro is the plan where the page says copyright is owned by you, with full monetization, no credit requirement, 300 downloads per month, and WAV export. | Soundfulverified Soundful's license page says the licensing agreement lets you keep ownership of your songs, subject to the agreement's terms. |
| License caveat | AIVAverified On Free, the page says 'Copyright owned by AIVA' and 'No monetization'. | Soundfulverified The pricing FAQ says every track and loop you download from Soundful carries a royalty-free license, for all users. |
| Steam disclosure | AIVAverified Player-facing art, sound, narrative, or localization made with this tool is the kind of shipped content Steam's Content Survey asks about (Pre-Generated). This is Valve's rule, not a statement from the vendor. | Soundfulverified Player-facing art, sound, narrative, or localization made with this tool is the kind of shipped content Steam's Content Survey asks about (Pre-Generated). This is Valve's rule, not a statement from the vendor. |
| Engines and export | AIVAverified Free and Standard list MP3 and MIDI. Pro lists all file formats and high quality WAV. Game-engine middleware is not named. | Soundfulverified The Pro card lists 400 MP3 and WAV downloads per month and 20 stem packs per month. Game engines are not named. |