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Background Music for Business
Independent profiles of 11 commercial music providers, head-to-head comparisons, and original pricing research for multi-location businesses. No vendor relationships. No affiliate links.
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Original Research
What Background Music Really Costs in 2026
A vendor-neutral look at per-location pricing, hardware economics, and contract mechanics across 11 commercial music providers.
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Provider profiles
Independent analysis of every provider we track. Company background, pricing research, strengths, weaknesses, and verdict.
Activaire
Brooklyn-based sound agency. Human curation, 43 countries, clients including Uniqlo and Eaton Hotels.
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Altaura
London and Santa Monica consultancy. Sonic identity for luxury hospitality and retail. Clients include Coach and Four Seasons.
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Jukeboxy
New York-based mid-market platform for US and Canada. 45M+ tracks, honest pricing, seven-day human support.
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Mood Media
The largest in-store media provider globally. 100,000+ locations, 140 countries, PE-owned since 2020.
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MTI Digital
Family-owned since 1988. Human-curated programming, dedicated account management, Detroit-headquartered.
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QSIC
Retail media infrastructure using audio as the delivery channel. Powers 7-Eleven Gulp Radio.
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Rockbot
Google-backed unified media platform. Enterprise controls at self-serve pricing. Walmart and Planet Fitness.
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SiriusXM Business Suite
Three B2B products under one public parent. Pandora CloudCover from $16.95/month. Dunkin and Amazon One Medical.
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SoundMachine
61M+ track catalog, scheduling precision, no proprietary hardware. Self-serve for US, Canada, Japan.
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Soundtrack Your Brand
Spotify-backed Stockholm platform. Largest commercially licensed catalog at 100M+ tracks, 74 countries.
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Stingray
Publicly traded Montreal-based media conglomerate. Largest US retail audio advertising network at 33,500+ locations.
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Head-to-head comparisons
The comparisons real buyers make, with a position taken on each.