Top Reason to Choose Vydia

Vydia is Invite only and very short on details surrounding their platform’s current operations. The offer is somewhat outdated because it was crafted for a time before digital distribution extended to video and social media platforms didn’t have open monetization structures. Today, every music distribution company will monetize the use of an artist’s music across all social media platforms. The platforms themselves now have audio libraries for music to be used in videos and aren’t structured for Content ID in the style of something like YouTube. Music video distribution is serviced through companies like Distrokid, Venice Music, Ditto, Horus Music, and more.

It’s effectively a content aggregator like Hootsuite where you can schedule videos to be posted on social media platforms on specific dates simultaneously. At the same time, social media platforms now allow you to schedule posts internally so that’s unnecessary. Plus, even if simultaneously posting across multiple platforms appealed to you, as mentioned, there’s Houtsuite which is a much better option for that type of service than Vydia.

Things to Note

Complaints

Out of all the major distribution options, they’ve got the worst Trustpilot score with a rating of 2 Stars. The problems most often stated are withholding payments sighting system upgrades, lack of transparency, and other service issues. 

Do you keep 100% of revenue?

Vydia’s doesn't disclose what percentage of revenue you're entitled to so you don't know if they take a percentage and if they do, what percentage they take. It's not listed in their FAQ, it's not listed in their terms of agreement. It isn't anywhere on their website. I have an email from when I requested the information back in 2019 where they stated their revenue take to be 35%. Transparency is a major issue.

The Rundown 

Model: 

Unlimited Distribution with an annual fee + Revenue share where you keep 65%. 

Price: 

$20 Annually 

Transaction Fees: 

ACH (US only) USD $1.15
PayPal (Non-US Resident) USD $1.15 + 2% Up to USD $21.15
PayPal (US Resident) USD $1.15 + 2% Up to USD $2.15
Wire Transfer (Non-US resident paid in non-USD) USD $23.00
Wire Transfer (Non-US resident paid in USD) USD $29.90
Wire Transfer (US resident) USD $17.25
Foreign Exchange Rate 2.50%

Stores: 

Unlimited inventory 

Distribution to New Stores: 

Undisclosed so we don't know if Vydia automatically sends your releases to newly added stores. 

Artists: 

Each artist needs their own account

Split Pay: 

Include - No fee. 

Keeps Music Live: 

Music gets removed from all stores if you cancel or can no longer afford to pay. 

Exclusivity:

No exclusivity clauses in the terms so you're free to do what you want with your releases. 

Customer Support:

Average at best. 

Content ID:

Free: Keep 65% 

UPC Codes:

Included + You can bring your own

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 Final Assessment 

It's a good idea to stay away from Vydia.