SubmitHub vs Playlist Push vs Groover: cost and risks

What to do, in order

1. 1

   Pitch Spotify's editors first

   Pitching an unreleased song in Spotify for Artists costs nothing. Do it at least 7 days before release day, which also lets you choose the song your followers get in Release Radar.

2. 2

   Read Spotify's rule

   Spotify's artificial streaming page covers paid promotion and what can happen to a song. Read it before you decide, because the risk falls on you and your release.

3. 3

   Research the service

   Spotify suggests asking how a service promotes music, reading reviews from artists who've used it and searching for reports of artificial streaming.

4. 4

   Start small if you go ahead

   SubmitHub suggests 5 to 10 curators for a first submission. A small test tells you more than a large budget spent all at once.

5. 5

   Watch your stats afterwards

   Check Spotify for Artists for sudden spikes, streams from places you've never been active, or streams from sources you can't explain.

6. 6

   Report anything that looks wrong

   Tell your distributor or label, and share the name of any service you used. You can also report a suspicious playlist to Spotify.

Compared side by side

These are the details each company publishes for artists. They work differently, so the starting prices aren't a like-for-like comparison.

Checked on each company's own pages on 2 November 2026. Prices can change.

What Spotify says

Spotify says marketing services that promise streams or playlist placements for a fee are scams and should be avoided. It also says some services charge money to be considered for user playlists without guaranteeing a place. It tells artists to be highly skeptical of those, says that model is against its terms, and warns they may use artificial streaming.

Spotify's page doesn't name any company. SubmitHub says its curators share songs because they like them and aren't paid extra to do so. Groover says it isn't payola and that curators stay free to share a song or not. Playlist Push says it pays curators to review songs and doesn't guarantee results.

Those are the companies' own descriptions. Only Spotify can say how its rules apply to a particular service, so if that risk matters to you, ask your distributor before you pay.

SubmitHub

You choose the curators yourself and can see each one's price first. A premium credit puts your song at the top of the curator's list. The curator has three days to reply, must listen for at least a minute, and must either approve the song or explain a rejection in at least 20 words. Otherwise, the credit comes back.

SubmitHub also gives away 2 standard credits every 4 hours. Those work with about 20% of curators, and curators don't have to follow the premium rules when they get one. SubmitHub says plainly that there are no guarantees of streams or placements.

Playlist Push

You set a campaign budget, and Playlist Push sends your song to the curators who run its playlists. They earn up to $15 for each review. The minimum for a Spotify campaign is $280, and the calculator on its pricing page shows $630 reaching 79 playlists as an example.

Playlist Push says your results aren't guaranteed. Its pricing page also says the service isn't available in some regions, so check yours before you plan a campaign.

Groover

You add a YouTube or SoundCloud link, pick your curators and write a short pitch. Groover reaches radio stations, labels and other music pros as well as playlist curators, so it isn't only about Spotify.

What Groover guarantees is a reply, not a placement. It says its response rate is above 85% and returns your Grooviz if a curator doesn't answer within 7 days. Curators stay free to share your song or not.

What a small test costs

Here's roughly what a first try costs at published prices. Your real price depends on which curators you choose and, on Playlist Push, your genres.

• SubmitHub, 10 curators: about $8 to $40, at $0.80 a credit and 1 to 5 credits per curator.
• Groover, 10 standard curators: 20 Grooviz, which is €20.
• Playlist Push: $280 minimum.

Warning signs in your stats

Spotify lists these as abnormal activity. If you see them, tell your distributor or label and share the details of any service you hired.

• A sudden spike in streams with no clear reason, followed by a drop.
• A spike from a location where your songs haven't been active.
• Most of your streams coming from an unexplained source, such as "Other".
• A sudden, short-lived jump in followers.
• A warning or penalty fee from your distributor.

If Spotify removed your song for artificial streaming

How Traxure helps

Traxure doesn't pitch songs or rate playlists. It watches your releases once they're out. It checks your Spotify profile every 12 hours and your full catalog on 12 platforms every day. If a release goes missing on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, TIDAL, SoundCloud or Pandora, it emails you the before, the after and a note to your distributor ready to send. Monitoring starts with a seven-day free trial.

This comparison is based on each company's own pages, checked on 2 November 2026, not a paid test.

Questions artists ask

Sources

• Spotify: artificial streaming
• Spotify: paid services that guarantee streams
• Spotify: pitching music to playlist editors
• Spotify: getting music on Release Radar
• SubmitHub: home page
• SubmitHub: is SubmitHub a scam?
• SubmitHub: standard and premium credits
• SubmitHub: what premium credits cost
• SubmitHub: free promotion
• Playlist Push: pricing
• Groover: home page
• Groover: Groover in a few words
• Groover: am I sure to get features and shares?