Alternatives
Best Beatport alternatives for DJs
The honest shortlist — what each pool costs, where it wins, and where Beatport still might.
Serving DJs since 2004.
Why switch
Why DJs look past Beatport
The math gets ugly
At $1.49–$2.49 per track, 50 tracks a month runs $75–$125. A subscription record pool delivers the same volume for one flat fee.
You pay per experiment
On a store, every unknown B-side you try costs money — so you stop trying them. A pool flips that: digging is free, which is exactly how you find the records nobody else plays.
The shortlist
5 alternatives worth your time
1. Digital DJ Pool
$9.99/moFull disclosure: this is our site. We put ourselves first on our own list — judge us by the numbers.
- 200,000+ tracks from independent artists and labels
- 75+ new tracks every day
- Friday Drop — 25 personalized tracks weekly
- One plan, everything included — no tiers
- 320kbps MP3s with full ID3 tags (BPM + key)
- Keep every file forever, even after canceling
2. zipDJ
$50/mo unlimited ($35/mo billed yearly)Broad genre coverage and clean metadata, with WAV files on top of MP3s.
Focus: All genres, pro-focused
zipDJ vs Digital DJ Pool →3. BPM Supreme
$24.99 / $34.99 / $69.99The biggest name in mainstream pools. Major-label promos, huge open-format coverage, and video — the default choice for top-40 sets.
Focus: Mainstream, all genres
BPM Supreme vs Digital DJ Pool →4. DJcity
$34.99/mo ($29.17/mo on 6-month)The club standard for urban and open format, known for exclusives and remixes.
Focus: Urban, open format
DJcity vs Digital DJ Pool →5. Direct Music Service
$29.95 / $44.95 / $64.95A deep library of edits and remixes across mainstream genres.
Focus: All genres, remix edits
Direct Music Service vs Digital DJ Pool →Side by side
The whole list at a glance
| Pool | Price | Focus | Weekly curation | Keep files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatport (what you have) | $1.49–$2.49 per track | Electronic, per-track purchase | Charts | Forever |
| Digital DJ Pool | $9.99/mo | Independent labels, all genres | Friday Drop (25 tracks) | Forever |
| zipDJ | $50/mo unlimited ($35/mo billed yearly) | All genres, pro-focused | No | Forever |
| BPM Supreme | $24.99 / $34.99 / $69.99 | Mainstream, all genres | No | Forever |
| DJcity | $34.99/mo ($29.17/mo on 6-month) | Urban, open format | No | Forever |
| Direct Music Service | $29.95 / $44.95 / $64.95 | All genres, remix edits | No | Forever |
Competitor prices are checked against their public sites periodically and may change — always confirm on the pool's own pricing page.
Also worth knowing
Pools we haven't put through the full comparison yet, but that come up when DJs shop around.
- Beatsource — The open-format platform Beatport launched with DJcity — streaming-first, aimed at mobile and open-format DJs.
- Promo Only — One of the longest-running promo services, covering mainstream radio and video formats.
- Franchise Record Pool — A budget mainstream pool with broad urban and open-format coverage.
FAQ
Beatport alternatives, answered
Is a record pool cheaper than Beatport?
For working volume, dramatically. Fifty tracks a month costs $75–$125 on Beatport and $9.99 flat at Digital DJ Pool — with unlimited downloads beyond that.
Do record pools have WAV files like Beatport?
Mostly no — pools standardize on 320kbps MP3, the club standard. zipDJ offers WAV on some material, and Beatport remains the place for lossless one-offs.
Should I drop Beatport entirely?
Many DJs keep both: a pool for volume and discovery, Beatport for the specific record they want in lossless. The pool just stops the per-track bleed.
Do I keep files from a record pool forever?
At Digital DJ Pool, yes — every download is yours to keep, even after canceling. No streaming lock-in, no expiring library.