API comparison
Sonilo vs ElevenLabs vs Mubert vs Beatoven.ai: API Comparison
For this video-first comparison, Sonilo documents video-conditioned music, SFX, and ducking. ElevenLabs documents vocal and instrumental music plus a video-to-music endpoint that returns one audio track, Mubert offers generated tracks and streams, and Beatoven.ai advertises music and SFX APIs. Choose by input and output requirements, then confirm commercial permissions for the exact account and use.
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Decision table
| Decision point | Sonilo | ElevenLabs | Mubert | Beatoven.ai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Video platforms, AI video apps, ad tools, and creator products that need fitted soundtracks or SFX from the actual media timeline. | Voice-first products, speech workflows, dubbing, and vocal/song generation use cases. | Apps that need background music streams, programmatic music generation, or catalog-like audio supply. | Text-prompt background music and sound-effect generation for applications. |
| Video input | Native video-to-music and video-to-SFX endpoints for timeline-aware generation. | POST /v1/music/video-to-music takes up to 10 uploaded clips with a description and style tags and returns one audio file; its docs list no video URL field and no dialogue handling. | The API page documents text and image inputs; video-conditioned scoring is not established by that source. | The API page describes text prompts; confirm any required video-input support with Beatoven.ai. |
| Sound effects and ducking | Includes video-to-SFX, text-to-SFX, and audio-ducking endpoints for post-production automation. | Text-prompt sound effects through POST /v1/sound-generation; no video-to-SFX or ducking endpoint is documented. | The cited music API page does not establish dedicated video-to-SFX or ducking endpoints. | Advertises a text-to-SFX API; the cited page does not establish video-to-SFX or automated ducking. |
| API and task model | REST API at api.sonilo.com with Bearer auth, NDJSON streaming for music, and task polling for async SFX/ducking jobs. | Mature developer platform across audio categories; model and endpoint fit depends on the music/voice use case. | API plans and generation endpoints oriented around music supply and streams. | Official maestro API page provides an API-key signup path for music and SFX generation. |
| Commercial workflow | Eligible API users have commercial-use rights under the Terms, plus one path to licensing, pricing, usage records, music output, generated SFX, and audio ducking. Free and Creator website plans are non-commercial. | Music permissions depend on the plan and use case; consult the separate Music Terms. | Check the API agreement for monetization, advertising, distribution, and sublicensing. | Confirm the API agreement covers your commercial output and any downstream customer use. |
Choose Sonilo when video timing matters.
Sonilo is the strongest fit when your product has an existing video and needs music, sound effects, or ducking that follows the edit. That includes AI video apps, ad tools, creator platforms, game clip tools, and internal media systems.
Compare the rest by workflow.
ElevenLabs is stronger when voice and speech are central. Mubert is a closer match for background music supply and streams. Beatoven.ai is a closer match for creator background music workflows.