Daydream vs Soundraw
Daydream Studio is a browser-based studio for hybrid music production: session players follow your part, chords and groove while it plays, you change any part as it goes, and every part comes out as its own stem. Daydream Songs makes a finished instrumental track from a description, with the mix and every stem. Soundraw makes royalty-free instrumental music you shape in its editor, instrument by instrument and bar by bar.
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Which is better, Daydream or Soundraw?
It depends on how you want to work. To edit a track bar by bar, or release it on Spotify under an Artist plan, use Soundraw. To make the track yourself, with session players that follow your part, use Daydream Studio. For background music, Daydream Songs is $4 a month for 500 tracks with unlimited downloads of mixes and stems; Soundraw Creator is $12.99 a month with MP3s and no stems, which start on Artist Pro. Daydream Free is cleared for commercial use; Soundraw lists paid plans only.
The plans, side by side
Prices in US dollars, as of 22 October 2026. Soundraw's monthly prices are its "Monthly" toggle; it opens on yearly billing. Artist Starter is $25.99 a month ($19.49 billed yearly), with 10 downloads a month, MP3 only.
| Feature | Daydream Songs | Soundraw Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4 a month | $12.99 a month ($11.04 billed yearly) |
| Downloads | Unlimited, mixes and stems | Unlimited, MP3 only |
| Stems | Yes, made with the song, not split from the mix | No |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes, as background music (videos, podcasts); not to release as songs |
| A free plan | Yes: Daydream Free, 10 songs a month, cleared for commercial use | None on the pricing page |
| Feature | Daydream Pro | Soundraw Artist Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10 a month ($4.99 the first month) | $38.99 a month ($23.39 billed yearly) |
| Downloads | Unlimited, mixes, stems and WAV | 20 a month |
| Formats | MP3, WAV of the mix, and stems | MP3, WAV and stems |
| Stems | Yes, made with the song, not split from the mix | Yes |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes, and releasing songs on Spotify and other stores |
| Studio | About 6.5 hours a month | Its own editor: instruments, intensity and each bar |
| Feature | Daydream Max | Soundraw Artist Unlimited |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $30 a month ($12.99 the first month) | $64.99 a month ($32.50 billed yearly) |
| Downloads | Unlimited, mixes, stems and WAV | Unlimited |
| Formats | MP3, WAV of the mix, and stems | MP3, WAV and stems |
| Stems | Yes, made with the song, not split from the mix | Yes |
| Studio | About 23 hours a month | Its own editor: instruments, intensity and each bar |
| API | Yes, on every plan | Enterprise only (10+ employees, priced on request) |
Use Soundraw if
- You want to edit a track in detail: Soundraw lets you change each instrument, the intensity and each bar.
- You want to release the track as your own song on Spotify and other stores: Soundraw’s Artist plans include it.
- It matters to you what the engine learned from: Soundraw says it is trained on music made by its own team.
Use Daydream if
- You want to make the track yourself. Studio is a DAW in your browser: record or hum a part, book session players who follow your part, chords and groove while it plays, change any of them as it goes, then arrange, mix and export. Studio comes with Free, Pro and Max.
- You want every part as its own stem, on every plan, Free included. Daydream makes each song as its parts rather than splitting a finished mix, so the stems add up to the mix exactly and you can make one part again with the others unchanged.
- You need royalty-free background music for a video, a game, a stream or a podcast. Songs makes an instrumental track from a description, cleared for commercial use on every plan, and $4 a month gets you 500 tracks with unlimited downloads of mixes and stems.
- You want to use free music commercially. Everything you make on Daydream is cleared for commercial use, Free included.
- You want music from your own code: Daydream’s API is on every plan, with examples for Unity and Godot. Soundraw lists API access on Enterprise only.
- You want to own what you make, copyright and all. Daydream’s terms assign it to you on every plan, Free included, take no cut and ask for no credit.
Questions
- Does Soundraw have a free plan?
- Soundraw’s pricing page lists paid plans only, from $12.99 a month ($11.04 billed yearly), as of 22 October 2026. Daydream Free is 10 songs a month with unlimited MP3 downloads and 3 stem downloads, cleared for commercial use.
- Does Soundraw give you stems?
- On Artist Pro ($38.99 a month), Artist Unlimited and Enterprise; Creator and Artist Starter download MP3 only, as of 22 October 2026. Daydream has stems on every plan, Free included, and makes each song as its parts (drums, bass, guitar, keys and other), so they add up to the mix exactly and one part can be made again with the others unchanged.
- Can I use Soundraw music in YouTube videos and podcasts?
- Yes, on every paid plan: Creator is for background music in your own content, and its licence doesn’t allow registering the music with Content ID or reselling the tracks as they are, per Soundraw’s licensing page as of 22 October 2026. On Daydream you own what you make, copyright and all, on every plan: the terms assign it to you irrevocably, take no cut and ask for no credit.
Soundraw’s plans and limits are from Soundraw pricing, Soundraw: licensing explained and Soundraw homepage, checked 22 October 2026. Soundraw changes its plans; check there before you buy. Daydream’s are on Pricing.
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