What is the difference between Sonniss and Artlist for Commercial Use?

Sonniss (Per-Library): yes. Artlist (Social): limited.

What is the difference between Sonniss and Artlist for Redistribution?

Sonniss (Per-Library): limited. Artlist (Social): no.

What is the difference between Sonniss and Artlist for Client Work?

Sonniss (Per-Library): yes. Artlist (Social): no.

What is the difference between Sonniss and Artlist for Survives Cancellation?

Sonniss (Per-Library): yes. Artlist (Social): limited.

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Sonniss vs Artlist

Side-by-side comparison of licensing terms between Sonniss and Artlist.

License Comparison

Hover or tap any field name to see what it means. Highlighted rows indicate differences.

Field	Sonniss Per-Library · From $25/library Visit Sonniss	Artlist Visit Artlist
	✓	✓
	✓	~Commercial use is limited to monetized social media platforms (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok). Not licensed for ads, broadcast, or corporate use.
	✓	✓
	Not required	Not required
	✗	✗
	~Sound effects may only be redistributed when embedded within a project such as a game, film, or application. Standalone redistribution of individual sounds is prohibited.	✗
	✗	✗
	✓	✓
	✓	✗
	✓Published	✓Published
	✗	✗
	~	~

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Artlist:

Sonniss

Per-Library

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Artlist

Social

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Price

From $25/library

$9.99/mo

Prices may vary by region and are subject to change.

Download

Yes

Commercial Use

All purchased libraries are licensed for commercial use including game development, film production, advertising, and broadcast.

Commercial use is limited to monetized social media platforms (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok). Not licensed for ads, broadcast, or corporate use.

Editing

Yes

Attribution

Exclusive Rights

Redistribution

Sound effects may only be redistributed when embedded within a project such as a game, film, or application. Standalone redistribution of individual sounds is prohibited.

Print Use

Music tracks - not applicable to physical print. Cannot be used in physical products or broadcast media on this plan.

Digital Use

Yes

Client Work

Yes

Survives Cancellation

Forever

Only content downloaded and used in published projects during an active subscription retains its license after cancellation.

Sonniss:

Free GDC bundles have the same royalty-free license as paid content and can be used commercially.

Individual sounds cannot be resold or redistributed as standalone SFX files or in competing sound effects libraries.

Artlist:

Content licensed before November 2020 falls under different terms - those older licenses covered all use cases under a single plan. Current plans are more restrictive.

License does not survive cancellation for most plans - you must maintain an active subscription to keep using downloaded content.

Key Differences

Fields where these platforms differ

Commercial Use

Sonniss:✓

Artlist:~Commercial use is limited to monetized social media platforms (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok). Not licensed for ads, broadcast, or corporate use.

Redistribution

Sonniss:~Sound effects may only be redistributed when embedded within a project such as a game, film, or application. Standalone redistribution of individual sounds is prohibited.

Artlist:✗

Client Work

Sonniss:✓

Artlist:✗

Survives Cancellation

Sonniss:✓Published

Artlist:✓Published

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