PlaylistSupply searches Spotify and YouTube playlists for curator contacts, from $24.99/month with no free plan. artist.tools adds playlist history, listener data and bot alerts, free or from $15/month.
Checked October 2026
| PlaylistSupply | artist.tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Playlist research | All-in-one |
| Starting price | $24.99/month | Free; from $15/month |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Bot detection | Yes | Yes |
| Curator contacts | Yes | 158K+ |
| History | Partly | 4+ years |
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Botted playlists and playlist scams are a plague for small artists.
PlaylistSupply now has PlaylistVet, a quality check on its Viral plan ($34.99/month) and up, and a free bot checker.
artist.tools goes further, with bot detection for playlists, artists and tracks, our database of playlist scam networks, and alerts when anything you save shows bot activity.
PlaylistSupply starts at $24.99/month ($19.99 for the first month) and has no free plan or trial.
artist.tools has a free plan, and the Artist plan is $15/month, or $99 a year, with unlimited curator contacts. Compare plans.
PlaylistSupply searches Spotify and YouTube playlists by genre, mood, similar artist or keyword. On artist.tools, you can filter by just about anything: followers, listeners, contact type, botted or not, includes an artist, includes or excludes a phrase, and more.
For example:
PlaylistSupply’s follower charts come with its $49.99/month Record Label plan. artist.tools adds context to every playlist in our database: listener demographics, estimated listeners, growth over time, popularity score and more.
Unlike PlaylistSupply, we cover a lot more than playlists: artist.tools tracks artist, track, playlist and curator data, so you get the full picture.
Plainly answered
Basic is $24.99/month ($19.99 for the first month), or $199.99/year. Viral is $34.99/month and Record Label $49.99/month. artist.tools has a free plan, and the Artist plan is $15/month or $99/year.
No. PlaylistSupply says it doesn’t offer a free trial, though its bot checker is free. artist.tools has a free plan, with no credit card needed.
Yes. PlaylistVet (Viral plan and up) scores a playlist’s quality, and there’s a free checker. artist.tools checks playlists, artists and tracks, and alerts you when something you save picks up bot activity.
Yes. PlaylistSupply also covers YouTube playlists; artist.tools adds history, listener data and bot alerts for Spotify. Compare our plans.
