Updated October 2026 · Sonilo makes one of the tools on this list, so every claim about the others links to that tool's own page.
TL;DR
- Instrumental music from a description, or music for a video you already have: Sonilo (we make it). It came out ahead of Suno v5.5 on 10 of 13 text to music metrics in a public evaluation, and it can write the music from your video. It does not sing.
- Songs with vocals, closest to Suno: Udio, ElevenLabs Music or Mureka.
- Background beats you edit bar by bar, with a licence that outlives the subscription: Soundraw.
- Owning the copyright of what you make: AIVA on its Pro plan.
- Background music from a Fairly Trained certified model: Beatoven.ai; very long beds and an API: Mubert.
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Comparison table
| Tool | Songs with vocals | Free plan | Paid from | Commercial use | Made for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonilo | Instrumental | 2,000 credits every two weeks; music plays in the browser, downloads need a paid plan | Pro $14.99 a month ($5.99 the first month) | Pro and Premium | Music for videos, from a description or from the video itself |
| Udio | Yes, including your own lyrics | 10 credits a day, up to 100 a month | Standard and Pro plans; we could not read the prices on its pricing page | Not stated; we could not read its terms page | Songs in 32 second or 2 minute 10 second clips |
| ElevenLabs Music | Yes, or instrumental | 10k credits a month, shared across its products | Starter $6 a month | Paid plans list music commercial use; Free does not | Music, voice and sound effects from one model family and API |
| Mureka | Yes, including your own voice | 50 Gold a day, up to 4 songs on the basic model; no downloads | Yearly plans average $7.17 and $21.59 a month | Paid subscriptions, per its FAQ | Songs with lyrics, and a sung soundtrack on a clip up to 3 minutes |
| Soundraw | Beats and instrumentals to record over | Free to try | Creator $16.99 a month, or $11.04 a month billed yearly | All paid plans; Artist plans add release on Spotify and Apple Music | Background music and beats for creators and artists |
| AIVA | Not stated | 3 downloads a month; credit to AIVA required, no monetization | Standard €11 a month billed yearly, plus VAT | Pro: you own the copyright, full monetization; Standard: limited monetization on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Instagram | Tracks up to 5 minutes 30 seconds you can own outright on Pro |
| Beatoven.ai | Not stated | Not stated | Pay per track or subscribe; prices not listed on its home page | Perpetual licence to use and monetise in your content; no release on streaming services | Background music and sound effects for content |
| Mubert | Not stated | 5 downloads a month, non commercial | Creator $14 a month; Pro $39 a month | Pro or Business; Creator is non commercial | Background tracks up to 25 minutes, and a music API |
Checked October 2026 against each vendor's own product, pricing and help pages, linked under each tool. "Not stated" means we did not find it on those pages, not that the tool lacks it.
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How we ranked
Sonilo is first because it is the one tool here with public measurements against Suno itself.
audio_eval, an open source evaluation toolkit (MIT license; its citation file lists authors at The Chinese University of Hong Kong), publishes text to music results on MusicCaps for Sonilo Music v1.1 against Suno v5.5. Sonilo comes out ahead on 10 of 13 metrics, including text match (CLAP), KL divergence and all four Fréchet distances. Suno is ahead on three Audiobox aesthetics measures: content usefulness, production complexity and production quality.
What this does not show: audio_eval includes none of the other tools on this list, and automatic metrics are not listening tests. It also compares instrumental music; Sonilo does not make songs with vocals, so if vocals are why you used Suno, start with Udio, ElevenLabs Music or Mureka. The order after Sonilo is editorial: tools that sing come first, then instrumental tools by how much they let you do with the music.
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1. Sonilo
Best for: Instrumental music from a description, or music written from a video you already have.
Good
- Ahead of Suno v5.5 on 10 of 13 text to music metrics in the audio_eval results
- Writes music from your video and ends it on the last frame
- Sound effects and dubbing from the same upload
- Original music, never muted on any platform
Watch out
- Instrumental only: no songs with vocals or lyrics
- Free cannot download the audio file, and commercial use starts on Pro
- Not a song editor: no lyrics, verses or stems
Sources: Sonilo text to music · Sonilo plans · Full comparison with Sonilo
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2. Udio
Best for: Songs with vocals, including songs from your own lyrics.
Good
- The closest match to Suno for sung songs
- Each generation gives you two songs to choose from
- Standard includes up to 2,400 credits a month, Pro up to 6,000
Watch out
- We could not read its prices or licence terms, so check both before you publish
- Clips are 32 seconds or 2 minutes 10 seconds per generation
Sources: Udio help: credits and credit limits · Udio help: create your first song · Full comparison with Sonilo
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3. ElevenLabs Music
Best for: Songs and instrumentals next to voice and sound effects, under one account and API.
Good
- Vocals as well as instrumentals
- Low starting price
- Video to music on the web and through the API
Watch out
- Music draws about 900 credits a minute from the same pool as voice
- No commercial use on the Free plan
Sources: ElevenLabs music · ElevenLabs pricing · ElevenLabs video to music · Full comparison with Sonilo
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4. Mureka
Best for: Songs with lyrics and vocals, including your own voice.
Good
- Strong at lyrics and sung songs
- Can use your own voice
- A Soundtrack tab that takes a short video
Watch out
- Downloading is subscription only and stops when the subscription ends
- Lyric editing in Mureka Studio is on the Premier plan
Sources: Mureka FAQ · Mureka guide · Full comparison with Sonilo
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5. Soundraw
Best for: Background music and beats you shape bar by bar.
Good
- Says its model is trained only on music its own producers make
- Unlimited downloads on Creator
- Tracks made while subscribed stay licensed after you cancel
Watch out
- Creator downloads are MP3 only
- Releasing songs on streaming services needs an Artist plan from $29.99 a month
Sources: Soundraw pricing · Soundraw · Full comparison with Sonilo
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6. AIVA
Best for: Owning the copyright of the music you make.
Good
- On Pro the copyright is yours
- No credit to AIVA needed on paid plans
- 300 downloads a month on Pro
Watch out
- AIVA keeps the copyright on Free and Standard
- Prices are shown in euros, billed yearly, plus VAT
Sources: AIVA pricing · Full comparison with Sonilo
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7. Beatoven.ai
Best for: Background music for content, from a Fairly Trained certified model.
Good
- Says it is Fairly Trained certified and pays contributing musicians
- Pay per track if you need only a few
- API available
Watch out
- Beatoven.ai keeps ownership of the tracks
- You cannot release the music on Spotify or Apple Music
Sources: Beatoven.ai · Full comparison with Sonilo
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8. Mubert
Best for: Long background beds and a music API for apps and streams.
Good
- Tracks up to 25 minutes on paid plans
- Unlimited downloads on paid plans
- Music API
Watch out
- Commercial use needs Pro at $39 a month
- Tracks cannot be used in new projects after the subscription ends
Sources: Mubert pricing · Full comparison with Sonilo
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How we checked
On October 9, 2026 we read each vendor’s own product, pricing, help and licence pages. Prices are as listed that day; where a vendor shows only yearly billing or another currency, the cell says so. Udio’s pricing page and terms did not load in our check, so we give its credit allowances from its help center and leave its prices and licence as not stated. Stable Audio is not on the list because its pages show no prices or plan terms.
"Not stated" means we did not find it on the vendor’s pages, not that the tool lacks it. Sonilo is our product; its row comes from the product as it works today, including its limits.
FAQ
Questions about Suno alternatives
Sonilo is first because the open source audio_eval results put Sonilo Music v1.1 ahead of Suno v5.5 on 10 of 13 text to music metrics on MusicCaps; Suno is ahead on three Audiobox aesthetics measures. Those results cover none of the other tools and are automatic metrics, not listening tests, and Sonilo publishes this page. Sonilo does not sing, so for vocals start with Udio, ElevenLabs Music or Mureka. The order after Sonilo is editorial.
It depends on what you used Suno for. For songs with vocals: Udio, ElevenLabs Music or Mureka. For instrumental music, or music for a video you already have: Sonilo. For background beats you edit yourself: Soundraw. To own the copyright of what you make: AIVA on Pro.
Udio, ElevenLabs Music and Mureka all make sung songs, and Udio and Mureka take your own lyrics or voice. Sonilo, Soundraw and the other tools here are for instrumental music.
Several have free plans with limits. AIVA gives 3 downloads a month with credit to AIVA and no monetization; Mubert gives 5 non commercial downloads a month; Udio gives 10 credits a day; ElevenLabs gives 10k credits a month; Mureka gives 4 songs a day without downloads. Sonilo gives free credits to make and play music in the browser; downloads need a paid plan. Suno’s own Free plan has no song downloads.
On paid plans, most of them: Sonilo on Pro and Premium, ElevenLabs from Starter, Soundraw on every paid plan, Mubert on Pro or Business, AIVA on Pro with full copyright, Mureka on its subscriptions, and Beatoven.ai with a perpetual licence for your content. We could not read Udio’s terms. Free plans are personal use on most of these tools.
You can try it free with 2,000 credits every two weeks and play the music in the browser. Downloading the audio needs a paid plan, and commercial use starts on Pro at $14.99 a month ($5.99 the first month).
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