SpotOnTrack tracks charts, playlists and radio across most major platforms from €29.99/month. artist.tools goes deeper on Spotify, with bot detection, curator contacts and playlist search, free or from $15/month.
Checked October 2026
| SpotOnTrack | artist.tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Music analytics | All-in-one |
| Starting price | €29.99/month | Free; from $15/month |
| Free plan | Partly | Yes |
| Bot detection | No | Yes |
| Curator contacts | No | 158K+ |
| History | Yes | 4+ years |
Including where SpotOnTrack wins
What it does well, and where it falls short
Pros
Cons
Botted playlists and playlist scams are a plague for small artists.
SpotOnTrack shows follower growth and placements, but it doesn’t tell you whether a playlist is botted, so a bad placement can look like real growth.
artist.tools checks playlists, artists and tracks for bot activity, and alerts you when anything you save picks some up. Check a playlist for free.
SpotOnTrack’s playlist search finds playlists by keyword or link. artist.tools lets you filter and sort the results:
Finding the right playlist is half the job. The other half is reaching the person behind it.
artist.tools has 158K+ curator emails, socials and submission links, so you can go from a shortlist to a pitch in one place.
Both tools keep daily history. On top of follower growth and track changes, artist.tools records estimated playlist listeners, popularity scores and fraud alerts.
SpotOnTrack’s history goes back further and covers more platforms, so if long-range, multi-platform charts are critical for you, it may still be the right choice.
SpotOnTrack has one Analytics plan at €29.99/month after a 14-day trial, with its API (€49.99/month) and radio tracking (€16.99 per track) on top.
artist.tools has a free plan, and the Artist plan is $15/month, or $99 a year. Compare plans.
Plainly answered
SpotOnTrack has one Analytics plan at €29.99/month, with two months free on yearly billing. Its API is €49.99/month and radio tracking is €16.99 per track. artist.tools has a free plan, and the Artist plan is $15/month or $99/year.
No, but it offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card. artist.tools has a free plan you can keep, with basic bot checks on playlists, artists and tracks.
Bot detection isn't one of SpotOnTrack's features. You can check any playlist for free with our bot checker, and paid plans alert you when something you save picks up bot activity.
Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Shazam, TikTok and Instagram, with radio as a paid add-on and YouTube listed as coming soon. artist.tools focuses on Spotify, with TikTok, Shazam and press data alongside it.
Yes. SpotOnTrack has been running since 2016 and still sells its Analytics plan, API and radio tracking.
Yes, for €49.99/month. artist.tools offers API access to every dataset on its Developer plan, from $165/month billed yearly.
