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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.4

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Review summary

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Considering 503 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many users appreciate the support team, describing them as friendly, helpful, and professional in addressing issues and providing solutions. Customers often highlight the good service and the staff's ability to guide and support artists, making the distribution process feel like a partnership. Some also find the platform easy to use for publishing and tracking data, and value the personal touch in their interactions. However, a significant number of people express dissatisfaction with slow response times from customer service and prolonged processing times for releases, sometimes taking weeks or even months. There are also complaints about the website's functionality, including login problems and content disappearing, along with issues regarding unclear rejections and a lack of specific explanations for delays.

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Service

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I had a doubt with taxes, and customer service take a long time to respond me, and the response isn't all clear, because I'll need a kind of invoice to pay taxes in my country. I have my first sing... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I have used RouteNote for many years. The processing time for the free tier has gradually become slower and slower over the years, sometimes it takes a month, but there are no other reliable free opti... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The service of the RouteNote's Support-Team is great and always they give us a functional solution. The only "problem" is the response time, but OK. Another issue is the platform's login problems. Νev... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Routenote support team helped me explain on reason why got rejection on OAC request. They pointed out bad points on my channel and I could make improvements and resolve my mistakes. thank you so... See more

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Company details

  1. Music shop
  2. Distribution Service
  3. Music Management and Promotion
  4. Music Publisher

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Founded in the quiet countryside of Cornwall in 2007, RouteNote has now spent more than a decade building an amazing platform for artists to easily get their music heard worldwide. RouteNote is a digital music distribution platform for independent artists and labels to get their music online, for free!


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3.4

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Support can solve any problem

Support can solve any problem. But sometimes it takes a long

28 May 2026
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Hi Alexey,

Thanks for this review! It's great to know our team were able to help you, we're sorry for the wait!

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I can't find the real words to express…

I can't find the real words to express how Routenote does good things but in few words they are the best distributors in the world 🌎 I'm Burundian and i used Routenote from 2024.and even transactions are hard in Burundi because almost the population of Burundi doesn't have creditcards I used free plan and refer a lot of artists here🤗me i also already got a YouTube official account via Routenote.Routenote is simply wonderful.

27 May 2025
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Hey,

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review! We are glad to hear that you appreciate our services.

- Lucy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thanks RouteNote

Passionate, they are ! Hardworking and serious, they are ! Professional, they are ! Intelligent, they are ! In short, trust RouteNote and you won't be disapointed !

26 May 2026
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Hey,

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review! We are glad to hear that you appreciate our services.

- Lucy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

RouteNote support was very helpful and…

RouteNote support was very helpful and responded quickly to my issue. They explained everything clearly and kept me updated about my content distribution. I appreciate the good customer service and support from the team. Thank you!

7 May 2026
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Hey,

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review! We are glad to hear that you appreciate our services.

- Lucy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

In a world of great technical…

In a world of great technical complexity, where inconsistent requirements or omissions regularly arise, RN’s work in partnership with all platforms is extremely challenging. I believe this team combines remarkable responsiveness with outstanding expertise. This can only be driven by passion, allowing culture to continue to express itself despite everything, and enabling us as artists to benefit from a human, efficient, and relevant service in our increasingly digital world.

26 May 2026
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Hey,

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review; we are glad to hear that you appreciate our services.

- Lucy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing site to release music on - still waiting for approval for my release

Amazing site to release music on - easy to navigate and enter information to.
Uploaded a song and hoping it's up for the 8th June like i selected, would trust RouteNote when fully uploading my album! I see wait times are 27 days but hopefully my song will be out in time!

24 May 2026
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Hey,
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. Please refer to this article for our current moderation times: https://support.routenote.com/kb-article/how-long-will-i-be-waiting-for-my-release-to-go-live/

- Lucy

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My songs

My songs are still in reviews

23 May 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review.

We've recently received a high volume of submissions, which means that the queue for moderation is slightly longer than usual!

Please refer to our Support Hub article on our current moderation wait times: https://support.routenote.com/kb-article/how-long-will-i-be-waiting-for-my-release-to-go-live/

We really appreciate your patience at this time

- Lucy

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great Communication but Needs Improvement in Release Consistency

I have experienced using your platform for music distribution. While I appreciate your fast and helpful responses via email support, I did encounter some delays in the release process of my music, which affected my release schedule and planning.

Additionally, I noticed that some of my tracks only appeared on Spotify but did not show up on YouTube Music as an official Topic channel release, even though my works are fully original and do not contain any copyrighted material or AI-generated content that violates any policies. This has been quite concerning as it affects the consistency of my releases across platforms.

However, I still value the communication and responsiveness from your team in addressing issues and providing updates. I hope future release processes and platform coverage can be more consistent, timely, and reliable across all streaming services.

24 May 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. Please take a look at this article for our current moderation times: https://support.routenote.com/kb-article/how-long-will-i-be-waiting-for-my-release-to-go-live/
Please reach out to our Support team and they will be able to help you with your YouTube Music issue.

- Lucy

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They ignore messages

They ignore messages, tickets, then resolve.

Avoid at all costs. They steal your money. Crooks!!!

23 May 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. Please refer to the following article for our current response times: https://support.routenote.com/kb-article/how-long-will-i-be-waiting-for-routenote-support-to-reply/

-Lucy

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

They have a problem with royalty free samples!

When i use a royalty free sample they refuse to put my song on instagram and tiktok! I even proved the sample was %100 royalty free by reaching out to their team and sending the documents which was needed to approve the situation! This is unacceptable to me...

23 May 2026
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Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review and for providing feedback. If you would like to query this further, please feel free to reach out to our Support team.


- Lucy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great music distribution service

Great music distribution service, easy uploads, and responsive support. Reliable and professional experience overall. Highly recommended for independent artists.

22 May 2026
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Hi,

Thanks for this review! We're so pleased everything went well for you!

- Lucy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

amazing service

amazing service, response time, solutions; they would respond to any emails super fast & have a really easy distrubution process. would 100% recommend!

21 May 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey Katie,

Thanks for this lovely 5 star review! We're thrilled to see it!

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After trying a few Routenote is my…

After trying a few Routenote is my favourite distributor and I have no plans to ever leave! And it is actually free!

20 May 2026
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Hi Paul,

What a fab review, thanks for this! We're happy to have you here!

- Alana

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Still the only decent free distributor

I have used RouteNote for many years. The processing time for the free tier has gradually become slower and slower over the years, sometimes it takes a month, but there are no other reliable free options regardless so it is what it is. On the rare occasion I need a speedier processing I use the premium option and then the processing time is approximately a week. Will still recommend RouteNote as long as the free tier is available. Also their support is friendly and accommodating, albeit sometimes a little slow.

1 April 2026
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Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review and we appreciate your fair review here!

- Alana

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

disgraceful

this is the current situation i am facing with routenote - i have been a customer since 2019 and been releasing music online since 2004

a release that was uploaded to their website on april 14 for release on the 18th may is still not live - no response to my query in twitter and even though ive created a support ticket i know ill have to wait another 2 weeks for a response - so this release and any promotional material on my behalf is a waste of time

i wish to upload another album, but for 3 days now the upload stops at 99% - this has happened before with their website, and usually it works the next day, but 3 days now? again, no response to my question on twitter - there seems little point raising a ticket about this to wait another 2 weeks

over the past couple of years routenote has removed some of my music from all online stores with the claim of artificial streams in spotify, i have strongly denied this and have never bought anything like this. after conversations with spotify - who did not see any issues with any of my releases they encouraged me to upload the releases again, which i did.

routenote themselves in one conversation re-released one of the albums in question - as far as i am concerned and indeed spotify, there are no issues and all the releases in question are back online.

i recently reached the threshold of $50, the amount to be able to get your earnings payments. this is the first time since June 2023, the website even shows that i am due payments. but when it didn’t come to me and after weeks of slow responses to my questions, each time by a different person the response i got yesterday was that due to claims of artificial streams ‘distributors may be charged for abnormal streaming activity, which we are now passing on to affected accounts.’

meaning, that routenote are keeping back some of my earnings due to me and are charging/ fining me

this is both distressing and upsetting and i wonder if actually legal

after requesting numerous times for proof of the artificial streams none has been forthcoming, spotify themselves have stated they have no issues with the releases and yet routenote seem to be behave in such a way as to both ignore and stand in the way of independent artists attempting to make something of themselves

the amount we are talking about is so little, they are charging/ fining me $20 - so as anyone can see, so state artificial streaming is involved is both laughable and incredible. some of the monies involved for some of the releases are under 1 british pound.

so there you have it. routenote it seems:
- cannot get your music online with over a months notice
- currently no music can be uploaded to their site
- and they withhold your earnings without giving notification that this will happen or provide any proof to back up the claims they make

reading other comments on this website, i see i am not alone in some of the issues that i face with this company - i am not sure how they are allowed to operate in the way they do as they show little regard for its customers - and are quite content to both take a percentage of earnings and actually take all of the money made from your music as they wish without any proof or wrong doing or notifications of their intended actions

disgraceful

and no, i wont be responding to any requests from routenote on this website, ive done that before thinking that there might be a resolution, but you end up getting the same response to the replies you’ve already had in there own website

meaning, they like to pretend to onlookers that they are open to fix things, but in reality they do nothing but back up their own disgraceful behaviour

20 May 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

After reviewing your account, we can see that responses have been provided via your support tickets regarding the concerns raised in your review. We understand that waiting for updates can be frustrating, particularly when it impacts release plans and promotional activity. You can view our current support response estimates here:
https://support.routenote.com/kb-article/how-long-will-i-be-waiting-for-routenote-support-to-reply/

In regard to your delayed release, we've recently experienced a particularly high volume of submissions which has resulted in longer moderation queues than usual. Our moderation team are actively working to reduce these wait times and review releases as quickly as possible. More information on current moderation estimates can be found here:
https://support.routenote.com/kb-article/how-long-will-i-be-waiting-for-my-release-to-go-live/

We can also confirm that information regarding account adjustments and earnings-related concerns has been shared with you directly by our support team. These processes are handled in line with our platform agreements and industry policies.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I Recommend Trying RouteNote

The platform is very straightforward when it comes to setting up releases. I am also incredibly grateful for the support RouteNote provided me and continues to provide me for sustaining my music catalog. This all has helped me built what can be considered a full-time thing where I'm at.

This review comes from having used RouteNote since late 2024 up to the time of posting this review.

19 May 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi Wilhelm,

Thanks for leaving this kind review and for sticking with us for so long! We're thrilled your music is going well enough to be full time!

- Alana

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