Buy music and merch directly from independent artists and labels
Bandcamp is an online music store and community where independent artists and labels sell digital albums, vinyl, CDs and merch directly to fans, who can often choose to pay more than the minimum price. Most music can be streamed before buying, and purchases can be played in the app or downloaded in formats including FLAC, ALAC and MP3. The service is free to use and has no ads.
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- Oct 12, 2026
Features
Our take
Pros
- Fans buy directly from artists and labels, often paying more than asked
- Downloads in FLAC, ALAC or MP3 that you keep
- Vinyl, CDs and merch sold alongside digital releases
Cons
- Not a subscription catalog: you buy music release by release
- Mostly independent music, with little major-label catalog
- Successive ownership changes raise questions about its future
Editorial assessment by the Alternatives.tools team, based on what the product is known for. Not a user review.
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