Alternatives
Best DJcity alternatives for DJs
The honest shortlist — what each pool costs, where it wins, and where DJcity still might.
Serving DJs since 2004.
Why switch
Why DJs look past DJcity
One lane: urban and open format
DJcity is excellent at hip-hop, Latin, and club remixes. But if your sets drift toward house, techno, or independent labels, the crate gets shallow fast.
One catalog, one price
It’s $34.99/mo (a little less on a 6-month commitment) for one catalog lane. If you’re not playing urban club gigs every week, that’s a lot of subscription for the tracks you actually use.
The shortlist
6 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. 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 →3. Club Killers
$29.99Built around remixes, edits, and mashups for open-format club sets.
Focus: Open format, remixes & edits
Club Killers vs Digital DJ Pool →4. 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 →5. 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 →6. Beatport
$1.49–$2.49 per trackNot a pool — a per-track store. Millions of electronic tracks in MP3, WAV, and AIFF for when you need one specific record.
Focus: Electronic, per-track purchase
Beatport vs Digital DJ Pool →Side by side
The whole list at a glance
| Pool | Price | Focus | Weekly curation | Keep files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJcity (what you have) | $34.99/mo ($29.17/mo on 6-month) | Urban, open format | No | Forever |
| Digital DJ Pool | $9.99/mo | Independent labels, all genres | Friday Drop (25 tracks) | Forever |
| BPM Supreme | $24.99 / $34.99 / $69.99 | Mainstream, all genres | No | Forever |
| Club Killers | $29.99 | Open format, remixes & edits | No | Forever |
| Direct Music Service | $29.95 / $44.95 / $64.95 | All genres, remix edits | No | Forever |
| zipDJ | $50/mo unlimited ($35/mo billed yearly) | All genres, pro-focused | No | Forever |
| Beatport | $1.49–$2.49 per track | Electronic, per-track purchase | Charts | 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
DJcity alternatives, answered
What is the cheapest DJcity alternative?
Digital DJ Pool, at $9.99/mo with everything included — roughly a third of DJcity’s $34.99/mo.
What is the best DJcity alternative for house and electronic DJs?
Digital DJ Pool — independent house and electronic is the entire catalog, not a side genre. 200,000+ tracks with quality-ranked curation and a personalized Friday Drop.
What about Beatsource?
Beatsource is the open-format platform Beatport launched together with DJcity, built streaming-first for mobile and open-format DJs. If you’d rather own files from independent artists, a download pool like Digital DJ Pool is the better fit.
Do I keep my DJcity downloads if I cancel?
Yes — downloaded files are yours. Digital DJ Pool works the same way: cancel anytime and keep everything.