Comparison · Researched September 21, 2026
SoundToggle vs Bandcamp A client portfolio vs a music sales platform
A lot of producers and audio pros already have a Bandcamp page for selling music. Here's an honest look at what Bandcamp actually offers for showing finished work to a client, versus a tool built for exactly that job.
TL;DR
SoundToggle
The portfolio platform
A page built to show finished work to one client: lossless A/B and standard players, equal-loudness (LUFS) comparison, a branded portfolio with no music for sale on it, password-protected sharing, and analytics — free to start, $9–19/mo for the full feature set, no cut of anything you charge your clients.
Bandcamp
A music sales platform, free hosting + 15% (10% after $5k) revenue share, $10/mo Pro add-on
The default place a lot of producers already sell finished music: pay-what-you-want pricing, a real fan base, and a genuinely artist-friendly revenue share. Not built for A/B comparison, a lossless link a client can hear for free, or a page with no store on it.
If you're trying to sell finished music to fans, that's what Bandcamp does. If you're sending one client a before/after they should hear at full quality with nothing for sale nearby, that's SoundToggle.
This is a real SoundToggle A/B player
Press play, hit toggle, scrub around — one player, two versions, instantly, at true lossless quality with nothing to buy first.
There's also a free in-browser compare tool — no account, nothing uploaded.
SoundToggle vs Bandcamp at a glance
SoundToggle facts verified against our own tier configuration. Bandcamp facts sourced from Bandcamp's own Help Center, blog, and Pro marketing page via search — see methodology below.
| SoundToggle | Bandcamp | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | ||
| Product type | Portfolio platform (multi-project) | Music sales & distribution platform |
| Price to host your music | Free · $9/mo Pro · $19/mo Studio | Free to host — Bandcamp instead takes 15% of digital sales (10% after $5,000 lifetime sales), 10% of physical, on the first $100 of an item; Pro add-on is $10/mo |
| A/B / before-after comparison | Built in — instant, sample-aligned toggle | Not found anywhere in the product |
| Account required to upload | No for a one-off comparison · yes to save & share | Yes |
| Audio quality & files | ||
| True lossless streaming (link, no purchase) | Pro plan and above (WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC) | No — preview streams are 128 kbps MP3; lossless is only a post-purchase download, not a stream anyone with a link can hear |
| Best available stream quality | Full lossless, Pro and above | ~250 kbps (MP3-V0) for purchased items in Bandcamp's app on wifi, per Bandcamp's docs; true lossless is download-only |
| Max file size per track | Up to 500 MB/file, every plan | Starts at 291 MB per track; rises to 600 MB once lifetime sales reach $20; up to 2 GB per track on Bandcamp Pro (per Bandcamp's help center and Pro page) |
| Equal-loudness comparison (LUFS) | Pro plan and above | Not found in any tier |
| Sharing & portfolio | ||
| Dedicated, brandable portfolio page | Artist page lists releases for sale; always carries Bandcamp branding, no removal option found | |
| Remove platform branding from embeds | Pro plan and above | Not found on free or Pro — every source checked shows Bandcamp's name/logo staying on the embed |
| Password-protected sharing | Pro plan and above (unlisted players) | No password feature — Pro-only "Private Streaming" instead: named, individually revocable links, no password, flagged past 100 unique visits/48 hrs |
| Portfolio contact form | Pro plan and above | Not found |
| Custom domain | N/A — SoundToggle hosts your portfolio page directly | Pro plan (free only for accounts created before April 2012) |
| Extras | ||
| Video-synced comparison | Studio plan | Not offered — Pro adds ad-free video hosting alongside a release, not synced comparison |
| Three-way (A/B/C) comparison | Studio plan for saved players · free in the browser compare tool | Not offered |
| Listener / fan analytics | Plays, toggles, listen time, completion (+ geo/device on Pro, referrals on Studio) | Referrers, embed locations, track popularity generally; city-level fan location, sale traffic source, and Google Analytics on Pro |
| Lifetime (one-time) pricing | $199 Pro / $399 Studio | Not offered — no hosting subscription exists to buy out, and Pro is monthly only |
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Try SoundToggle freeThe questions people actually ask
Every answer is self-contained — cite away.
Which is better, SoundToggle or Bandcamp, for showing my work to a client?
They're built for almost entirely different jobs. Bandcamp is a music sales and distribution platform — fans discover your page, pay what they want (or a price you set), and you keep the large majority of that after Bandcamp's revenue share. SoundToggle is a portfolio platform built for audio professionals showing finished work to a specific client or collaborator: a branded page with lossless playback and equal-loudness A/B comparison, not a storefront. If your goal is selling music to fans and building a catalog people can buy, Bandcamp's revenue-share model is genuinely strong and nothing here argues against having a page there. If your goal is a focused page you send one client to hear your mixing or mastering at full quality, that's what SoundToggle is built for — and the two aren't really competing for the same use case.
Does Bandcamp have an A/B or before/after comparison player?
Not that we could find, anywhere in the product. We searched specifically for a toggle, hold-to-compare, or any way to load two versions of a track and switch between them, and Bandcamp simply isn't built around that idea — its player is a standard single-track (or album) player for finished, for-sale music. SoundToggle's A/B player switches between two (or three, on Studio) versions of the same track instantly, sample-aligned, which is the entire reason it exists.
Is Bandcamp free? What does Bandcamp Pro cost?
Bandcamp artist accounts are free to open, but Bandcamp's business model is a revenue share, not a subscription: it takes 15% of digital sales (dropping to 10% once you've made $5,000 in lifetime sales) and 10% of physical sales, applied only to the first $100 of an item's price, on top of separate payment-processing fees. Bandcamp Fridays — about eight days a year — waive that share entirely. Bandcamp Pro is a $10/month add-on subscription that layers on private streaming, a custom domain, ad-free HD video hosting, batch uploads, and deeper fan stats — it doesn't change the sales revenue share. SoundToggle charges a flat subscription instead and never takes a cut of what you charge your own clients: Free ($0, 3 projects, 250 MB storage), Pro ($9/mo or $199 lifetime, 25 GB, lossless), and Studio ($19/mo or $399 lifetime, 100 GB, video sync).
Does Bandcamp stream in lossless quality?
Not for casual listening, no — and it's worth separating the two things Bandcamp does with audio quality. Anyone previewing a track before buying it hears a 128 kbps MP3 stream. Bandcamp's own documentation describes purchased items streaming at roughly 250 kbps (what it calls MP3-V0) in its app on wifi — we couldn't confirm whether that same upgrade applies to purchased streaming on the website or on cellular. Either way, a genuinely lossless copy — FLAC, ALAC, or WAV — is only a download, and only after purchase. In other words, lossless on Bandcamp is a purchase benefit, not something you can hand a client a link to hear. SoundToggle serves real lossless WAV, FLAC, AIFF, and ALAC playback — bit-for-bit, no re-compression — from the Pro plan ($9/month) up, to anyone with the link, nothing to buy.
Can I build a client-facing portfolio on Bandcamp?
You can build a page there, but it's shaped like a store, not a portfolio. A Bandcamp artist page lists your releases for sale (or name-your-price download), and it always carries Bandcamp's own branding and attribution — we searched specifically and found no way to remove it from an artist page or its embeds, even on Bandcamp Pro. There's no contact form, and the whole page is oriented around fans buying music, not a client evaluating your mixing or mastering work. SoundToggle's portfolio page is built and controlled for that specific job: showing finished work to the person you send the link to, with a contact form on Pro and above, and nothing for sale.
Can I embed a Bandcamp player without Bandcamp branding on it?
Not as far as we could confirm. Bandcamp's official embed player is customizable — background, link, and text colors via URL parameters, plus a few preset sizes — but every source we checked, including Bandcamp's own embed documentation and third-party embed guides, shows the Bandcamp name and logo staying on the player. No branding-removal option turned up anywhere, on free or Pro accounts. SoundToggle's credit can be removed from embeds starting on the Pro plan ($9/month).
Does Bandcamp offer password-protected or private sharing?
Not with a password, but it does have something adjacent: Private Streaming, a Bandcamp Pro feature ($10/month) that lets you generate named, shareable links to a private or draft track or album. There's no password and no listener account required — whoever has the link can play it — but each link is individually named and can be deleted on its own, so revoking one leaked link doesn't break access for everyone else you sent a different link to (Bandcamp does flag a link if it gets more than 100 unique visits in 48 hours). SoundToggle's password protection (Pro, $9/month, on unlisted players) works differently: it checks a password at play time, so you can change or remove the password itself without reissuing anyone's link — neither approach is strictly "better," they solve leak-recovery in different ways.
Does either platform support video-synced comparison or three-way (A/B/C) toggling?
Neither offers audio/video sync in the sense of a video staying frame-aligned while you toggle audio versions — we searched specifically. Bandcamp Pro does let you attach ad-free HD video alongside a release, but that's video hosting next to your music, not a synced comparison tool. Bandcamp also has no three-way comparison feature that we could find. SoundToggle's Studio plan ($19/month) adds a video-synced player that keeps a video frame-aligned while a listener toggles between audio versions, plus three-way A/B/C comparison for a rough, a mix, and a final master — also available free with no account in SoundToggle's browser compare tool.
What kind of stats or analytics does each platform give me?
Bandcamp's base stats — available generally, not gated behind Pro — cover referrers, where your music is embedded, and which tracks are most and least popular. Bandcamp Pro adds fan location down to the city, which traffic source drove each sale, and a Google Analytics integration for anyone who wants deeper reporting. SoundToggle tracks plays, toggles, average listen time, and completion on every plan including Free, adding geographic and device breakdowns on Pro and referral-source tracking with data export on Studio.
Is there a one-time, lifetime pricing option instead of a subscription?
Bandcamp's model doesn't really map onto "lifetime pricing" either way — there's no subscription for hosting your music at all (that's free), and Bandcamp Pro, the optional add-on, is billed monthly at $10 with no one-time option we could find. SoundToggle offers one-time lifetime licenses alongside its monthly plans: $199 for Pro, $399 for Studio.
Verdicts by use case
Because "which is better" always depends on what you're actually trying to do.
Mastering & mix engineers sending a client a before/after
SoundToggleA client judging whether your master was worth it needs to hear the raw and mastered versions at true lossless quality, level-matched, on demand. Bandcamp doesn't offer any of that for a free listen: previews stream at 128 kbps, lossless only unlocks after someone pays for the track, and there's no A/B toggle at any price. SoundToggle's equal-loudness comparison and lossless streaming exist specifically for this job.
Producers and artists who want to sell finished music to fans
BandcampIf the goal is releasing finished music for fans to actually buy — pay-what-you-want pricing, a real revenue share, physical merch bundling, Bandcamp Fridays — that's Bandcamp's genuine strength and not something SoundToggle tries to do. SoundToggle isn't a sales or distribution platform; it's built for sending finished work to a specific client or collaborator, not selling a catalog to the public.
Anyone sharing an early or unreleased mix privately
Either, depending on what you needBandcamp Pro's Private Streaming ($10/mo) gives you named, revocable links with no password and light visit tracking — solid if you're comfortable with link-based access. SoundToggle's password-protected unlisted players (Pro, $9/mo) check a password at play time instead, so you can rotate the password without reissuing the link. Similar price, different mechanism — pick based on whether you'd rather manage links or a password.
Anyone building one page to show several projects to a prospective client
SoundToggleA Bandcamp artist page is built to sell a catalog to fans, with Bandcamp's own branding on every page and player. SoundToggle's portfolio page is built to show a specific person your best work, with a contact form on Pro and above, and nothing else competing for their attention.
Other ways to compare audio
Bandcamp isn't the only adjacent default. SoundCloud is the closer comparison if streaming and social discovery, not sales, is the point. Audiotoggle is a lean, purpose-built A/B tool worth knowing about if a single quick comparison — not a portfolio or a storefront — is genuinely all you need. If neither a sales platform nor a dedicated portfolio is the point and you just need one fast, free, private comparison right now, SoundToggle's own free in-browser compare tool runs with no account and nothing uploaded.
How this comparison was made
SoundToggle's own facts come straight from our tier configuration and product code. Bandcamp's facts are sourced from Bandcamp's own Help Center articles, blog posts, and Pro marketing page, cross-checked across independent sources rather than taken from a single blog; the upload-size figures were checked directly against Bandcamp's help center and Pro page. Where we searched for something and found nothing, we've said "not found" rather than assuming it doesn't exist. Yes, SoundToggle wrote this page — we've tried to keep it honest anyway, including saying plainly where Bandcamp's revenue-share model beats a flat subscription for anyone actually selling music. Spot an error, or work at Bandcamp and want to correct something? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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