Labelmate, the Habitat alternative

Point by point

Yes YesNo No

What matters to you	With Habitat	With Labelmate
Your data stays on your computers	NoIn the cloud, with three hosts in the United States (Railway, Render, Amazon Web Services).	YesOn the label's computers, encrypted. Our servers only carry sealed copies we cannot read.
Reports spotted in your mailbox	NoForwarded, uploaded or auto-imported from 200+ distributors, DSPs and stores, according to its site. Unmatched lines are flagged for review.	YesSpotted for you in your mailbox, or dropped in (CSV, Excel, ZIP). Your distributor's format is set up with you.
Contracts filled in for you	NoEntered once in the tool: contracts, splits, advances, recoupable expenses.	YesThe AI reads the contract and quotes the passage: the artist, the rate, the advance, the signing date. All you do is approve.
AI that reads your documents	NoNo AI feature described in the product. Its privacy policy mentions machine learning over your data, in some cases with third parties.	YesReads contracts and invoices and quotes the exact passage. The math never goes through the AI.
Every figure tied to its report row	YesBranded statements published to artist portals, with the line-item detail. The period is locked after the calculation.	YesOne PDF per artist, archived as PDF/A, every figure tied to the report row it came from, and each statement's audit pack in one file. Once issued, they never change.
A public price that doesn't follow your sales	NoIn dollars only: DIY $85 a month (up to $5,000 of royalties processed a month, 5 users), Indie $200 ($25,000, 15 users), Enterprise from $500.	YesFour plans by the number of artists you pay, billed yearly or monthly, AI included, shown on the site. Onboarding is done with you. No risk: we rebuild your last statements with you first, and you pay nothing until they match yours to the cent.
App in English and French	YesSite in 22 languages, French included.	YesApp and support in English and French.
No price per user	Not statedUp to 5 users (DIY), 15 (Indie), unlimited (Enterprise). Roles: not found.	YesSeveral people, each on their own computer, with a role (read-only for the accountant) and a signed history of every change, synced and encrypted. No price per user.
An online space for your artists	YesYes, on every plan, mobile-friendly.	YesYes: a private, encrypted link per artist with their statements, where their advance stands, and a question box that reaches you. Published from the app, taken down any time.
Artists paid from the tool	YesYes: banking and tax details, invoices and payments, through Wise and PayPal.	Not statedLabelmate works out what is owed, to the cent. You pay from your bank, as you do today.

• Your data stays on your computers

  With Habitat

  NoIn the cloud, with three hosts in the United States (Railway, Render, Amazon Web Services).

  With Labelmate

  YesOn the label's computers, encrypted. Our servers only carry sealed copies we cannot read.

• Reports spotted in your mailbox

  With Habitat

  NoForwarded, uploaded or auto-imported from 200+ distributors, DSPs and stores, according to its site. Unmatched lines are flagged for review.

  With Labelmate

  YesSpotted for you in your mailbox, or dropped in (CSV, Excel, ZIP). Your distributor's format is set up with you.

• Contracts filled in for you

  With Habitat

  NoEntered once in the tool: contracts, splits, advances, recoupable expenses.

  With Labelmate

  YesThe AI reads the contract and quotes the passage: the artist, the rate, the advance, the signing date. All you do is approve.

• AI that reads your documents

  With Habitat

  NoNo AI feature described in the product. Its privacy policy mentions machine learning over your data, in some cases with third parties.

  With Labelmate

  YesReads contracts and invoices and quotes the exact passage. The math never goes through the AI.

• Every figure tied to its report row

  With Habitat

  YesBranded statements published to artist portals, with the line-item detail. The period is locked after the calculation.

  With Labelmate

  YesOne PDF per artist, archived as PDF/A, every figure tied to the report row it came from, and each statement's audit pack in one file. Once issued, they never change.

• A public price that doesn't follow your sales

  With Habitat

  NoIn dollars only: DIY $85 a month (up to $5,000 of royalties processed a month, 5 users), Indie $200 ($25,000, 15 users), Enterprise from $500.

  With Labelmate

  YesFour plans by the number of artists you pay, billed yearly or monthly, AI included, shown on the site. Onboarding is done with you. No risk: we rebuild your last statements with you first, and you pay nothing until they match yours to the cent.

• App in English and French

  With Habitat

  YesSite in 22 languages, French included.

  With Labelmate

  YesApp and support in English and French.

• No price per user

  With Habitat

  Not statedUp to 5 users (DIY), 15 (Indie), unlimited (Enterprise). Roles: not found.

  With Labelmate

  YesSeveral people, each on their own computer, with a role (read-only for the accountant) and a signed history of every change, synced and encrypted. No price per user.

• An online space for your artists

  With Habitat

  YesYes, on every plan, mobile-friendly.

  With Labelmate

  YesYes: a private, encrypted link per artist with their statements, where their advance stands, and a question box that reaches you. Published from the app, taken down any time.

• Artists paid from the tool

  With Habitat

  YesYes: banking and tax details, invoices and payments, through Wise and PayPal.

  With Labelmate

  Not statedLabelmate works out what is owed, to the cent. You pay from your bank, as you do today.