AIVA vs Loudly

AIVA

Audio

Loudly

Audio

Tagline

AIVA

AI music composition tool that generates royalty-friendly tracks in 250+ styles with editable MIDI output.

Loudly

AI music generator with royalty-free output, stem splitting, and distribution to Spotify and friends.

Pricing

AIVA

Freemium· Free; Standard ~€11/mo, Pro ~€33/mo (billed yearly)

Loudly

Freemium· Free tier; paid plans on /music/pricing

Free trial

AIVA

Yes

Loudly

Yes

API

AIVA

Not listed

Loudly

Yes

Platforms

AIVA

api

Loudly

api

Model used

AIVA

Proprietary (AIVA)

Loudly

Proprietary Loudly AI

Best for

AIVA

Pick AIVA if you need original instrumental music with editable MIDI stems and clean copyright for video, game or podcast work.

Loudly

Pick Loudly if you need royalty-free background music at volume for videos, ads, or podcasts and want stems plus distribution in one tool.

Not for

AIVA

Skip it if you want full vocal songs with lyrics or an API to generate music programmatically inside another app.

Loudly

Skip it if you want chart-style AI songs with vocals or you need a self-hostable open model.

Editorial score

AIVA

8.1 / 10

Loudly

7.0 / 10

Use cases

AIVA

music-generationsoundtrack-compositionmidi-exportroyalty-free-musiccontent-creator-audio

Loudly

text-to-musicroyalty-free background musicstem splittingai masteringmusic distributionsample packs

Pros

AIVA

• Editable MIDI output, not just a baked audio file
• 250+ style presets plus custom style training
• Clear copyright ownership on Pro tier
• Long pedigree (since 2016, SACEM-recognised)
• Real free tier with no credit card

Loudly

• Ethically sourced training data with consent/copyright provenance claims
• End-to-end pipeline from prompt to Spotify/Apple Music distribution
• Stem export and DAW-friendly sample packs, not just bounced MP3s
• Public Music API for embedding generation into other apps
• Free tier lets you audition output before committing

Cons

AIVA

• Instrumental only — no vocals or lyrics
• No public API documented
• Free and Standard tiers don't grant full copyright
• Download caps on every tier

Loudly

• Instrumental-leaning; weaker than Suno/Udio for full vocal songs
• Pricing not shown on landing page; gated behind a separate route
• Closed-source proprietary model with limited transparency on architecture

Website

AIVA

aiva.ai

Loudly

loudly.com

Editorial score: rule-based, 0–10, from AI-assisted profile inputs (see /methodology) — not a user rating; “—” means unscored. “Not listed” means we have no record of it, not that it is absent. GitHub figures and prices carry the date they were checked or captured; prices are shown as published, unconverted.