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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.3

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Review summary

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Looking at 502 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers appreciate the support team, describing them as helpful, friendly, and professional, often providing functional solutions and guidance. Some users have found the service to be a good companion for new artists, offering clear information and a personal touch. They also highlight the ease of use for publication and the ability to track data for their tracks. However, a significant number of people are dissatisfied with the response times, noting that processing and support can be very slow, sometimes taking weeks or even months. Some reviewers report issues with login problems, content disappearing from the website, and receiving generic or unhelpful responses from support. There are also concerns about delays in releases and the perceived incompetence of the service, leading some to consider other platforms.

What people talk about most

Response time

Consumers find response times to be a significant source of frustration, with many reporting long waits for... See more

Service

Clients share ambiguous opinions on service, with many reviewers praising the great service, awesome staff,... See more

Customer service

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with customer service, with many expressing frustration... See more

Staff

Reviewers highlight ambiguous aspects of staff, with many praising the team's kindness, professionalism, and... See more

Website

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Reviews shaping this summary

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 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 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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Routenote is the best music distro experience i have ever had, They are honest, reputable and pay on time every month, the customer service is immaculate. The whole team are great, its like a family... See more

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Company details

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

Written by the company

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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3.3

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They reject your submissions but don't…

They reject your submissions but don't say why. They only give you a generic list of what it might be. Save yourself the trouble and use distrokid or any other distrobuter

April 14, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review.
At RouteNote, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards for our partner stores and ensuring that all content complies with their requirements.

This may be due to one or more of the following reasons:

* Content that is likely to fail our partner stores' requirements for appropriate content/subject matter.
* Content where we cannot be certain about a user's rights for commercial distribution.
* Content that our partner stores may consider to be high risk for fraudulent streaming.
* Content that our partner stores may consider to have been uploaded for the purposes of spam/advertising.
* Content that our partner stores may class as generic.

While we cannot provide additional specifics due to internal review policies, we encourage you to refer to Section 4.2 of our Artist/Label Agreement for more information.

Thank you for your understanding.

- Lucy

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No AI content

This platform doesn't accept AI music
They leave your music in "In Review" status for months and if you open a support request they will say you breached their policies.
Even if you released music of same stly elsewhere loads of times using other platforms
They will not tell you this
They respond only with copy/paste

April 24, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review.

RouteNote reserves the right to disapprove or remove any content for distribution at our discretion, should we feel that it falls into one or more of the following categories:
* Content that is likely to fail our partner stores' requirements for appropriate content/ subject matter.
* Content where we cannot be certain about a user's rights for commercial distribution.
* Content that our partner stores may consider to be high risk for fraudulent streaming.
* Content that our partner stores may consider to have been uploaded for the purposes of spam/advertising.
* Content that our partner stores may class as generic.
To avoid artificial streaming patterns being detected and circumvented, our Moderation department may refrain from providing further details regarding the disapproval of your release.

Sadly, any final decisions made by our Moderation department are unable to be disputed as per the terms and conditions that are accepted upon a release being submitted for moderation.

Please see 4.2 on our Artist/ Label Agreement here:
https://www.routenote.com/rn/artistlabelagreement

We understand this may be disappointing or frustrating, and we’re sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

Thank you for your understanding.

- Lucy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Support

Excellent customer service as always. Rowan and the entire RouteNote team have been very helpful right from the start - distribution of my music up to transitioning my YouTube channel as Official Artist. Thank you very much.

April 20, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey Roman,

Thanks for this review! We’re really glad to hear Rowan and the team have been able to assist you!

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First and forever

From first time ( 3 years at today) basically and gratis service is wonderful to use for publication, really easy to read and interpretative data of tracks already in stream. In case of delay or problems with your publication, the customer service is ready to respond at your request and/or explain where is the problem and what you to for resolve ( your every time speak with a person ❤️ not BOT or IA)

April 22, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thanks for sharing your experience!

We’re really happy to hear you’ve found the platform easy to use and that our support team has been helpful when needed.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Aurapixel

Is very good app

March 29, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi Sarra,

Thanks for this 5 star review, we really appreciate it!

- Alana

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

the company is good.they are giving…

the company is good.they are giving free distribution oppurtunity.

April 20, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey Anand,

Thanks for this review! We're thrilled that you're happy with the free distribution! Please let us know if there's anything we can do to boost that 3 star review to a 5 star!

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very professional and personal treatment

They are very professional, they also have detailed information on each and every step needed, and helping with every request with a very personal touch. I strongly recommend them

March 27, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thanks for this review!

We’re really pleased to hear you’ve had a positive experience with our team, this means a lot!

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Without complaint.

Excellent service.at first I had problems releasing my songs, but they helped me via email and gave me the solution. Very grateful.

April 17, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Thanks so much for your review, Tiago!

We’re really glad our team could help resolve the issue and get everything back on track for you.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had login issues

I had login issues. Kyle from support provided an amazing support. I happened that I was entering my email address instead of my user name.
Kyle also helped me on how to get my music published with other distributors to Line Music. Thanks again Kyle.

April 16, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thanks for this review!

We’re really glad Kyle was able to help you get things sorted and guide you through the process.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always helpful and professional to me

Very understanding and capable of helping me with my problems. They always send very kind and professional emails which contain very relevant and useful responses to my often self-caused problems.

April 16, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thanks for this review! We really appreciate this and we're so pleased to know that our team were able to help you!

- Alana

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dont trust RouteNote. My review is still pending since…start of March!

My review is still pending since beginning of March.
I've also opened a ticket request more than a week ago, and no response at all.
I'm starting to believe this whole process is...useless and close to be a scam.
More than 33 working days for a review? and the support site tells they are processing discography with a backlog of 20-22 days. Will move to other platform.

**UPDATE: 2hours after this review, they have REJECTED my release. Coincidence? I dont think so. And my release, my audio files are not accessible anymore. I cannot access all my content I have created, it simply disappeared from their website.

April 16, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review, sorry to hear your releases were denied. This won't have anything to do with the review.

RouteNote reserves the right to disapprove or remove any content for distribution at our discretion, should we feel that it falls into one or more of the following categories:
* Content that is likely to fail our partner stores' requirements for appropriate content/ subject matter.
* Content where we cannot be certain about a user's rights for commercial distribution.
* Content that our partner stores may consider to be high risk for fraudulent streaming.
* Content that our partner stores may consider to have been uploaded for the purposes of spam/advertising.
* Content that our partner stores may class as generic.
To avoid artificial streaming patterns being detected and circumvented, our Moderation department may refrain from providing further details regarding the disapproval of your release.

Sadly, any final decisions made by our Moderation department are unable to be disputed as per the terms and conditions that are accepted upon a release being submitted for moderation.

Please see 4.2 on our Artist/ Label Agreement here:
https://www.routenote.com/rn/artistlabelagreement

We understand this may be disappointing or frustrating, and we’re sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

Thank you for your understanding.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I like Routenote since 2016

I am Patroux, French composer and musician using Routenote services since 2016 with now 22 albums published via their company, and I really appreciate their support all the time I need.

August 16, 2025
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for this 5 star review! We're thrilled that you've managed to distribute so much music with us!

- Alana

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The experienRouteNote is a complete disappointment – latest updatece I have had with…

The experience I have had with RouteNote has been unprofessional, lacking transparency, and constitutes a serious violation of user rights.

Since the beginning of March, approximately 20 music releases that I uploaded have remained in “under review” status for weeks. During this period, I did not receive any concrete, clear, or satisfactory feedback. Despite repeatedly contacting support, I was only given automated, superficial responses that merely normalized the delays.

When the process eventually progressed, I was informed that my content was not suitable for the platform, without any specific explanation. My account was then fully restricted. No clear reason was provided regarding which content was rejected or why. Only general, vague, and universally applicable standard statements were used.

When I requested deletion of my account and content, the process became even more complicated. I was first asked to fill out a mandatory form, and later my deletion request was rejected on the basis of so-called “legal reasons.” However, these alleged legal grounds were never clearly explained to me.

The response to my Trustpilot review continued the same approach. In the public reply, no concrete explanation was provided, and the issue was redirected back to private support channels, avoiding transparency. This creates the impression of an approach aimed more at reducing visibility of the issue rather than resolving it.

Throughout this process:

Communication was deliberately delayed,
The same issue was handled inconsistently by different agents,
Direct and clear answers were not provided,
There were significant inconsistencies in process management.

As a content creator, I do not accept my works being retained on any platform without my permission. I hereby request the immediate and permanent deletion of all my content and personal data.

I explicitly reserve all my legal rights regarding this matter.

Additionally, my clear advice to anyone reading this is: think very carefully before signing up for RouteNote, because your time is far more valuable than the uncertainty and lack of communication you will experience with RouteNote.

--LATEST UPDATE--
My account was closed on April 16, 2026.
I would like to thank Lucy very much.
I entrust all those responsible to God for ruining 40 days of my life.

April 15, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review and for the most recent update. Apologies for the experience that you faced and we're pleased you've since had your account closed as you wished.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They handled my requests well

They handled my request well and made sure to reply to every message even if it's takes a while but they'll always get back to you 😊 so it's fair and they can still improve a little more but in general it's very great and i enjoy their services thank you RouteNote

April 13, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks so much for this 5 star review! We really appreciate this! We are working hard to resolve our response times and hope to be back to quicker speeds soon!

- Alana

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Song was disapproved

Song was disapproved because i dint pay the fees for moderation, scammers and time wasters

April 14, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey Kelvin,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review, if you have selected a premium release and not paid for premium despite the moderation team reaching out, this will eventually result in the release being disapproved. If you don't want the release to be premium you can always let us know and change it to free or select free when initially creating the release.

- Alana

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Genuinely appalling distributor

You will likely never ever hear from their support team they do NOT care about the artists and should not be used I have support tickets dated 6 months and a fellow producer of mine has a 2 year old ticket they still haven’t responded to use any other distributor because you likely won’t get paid either without reporting them and kicking up a fuss!

Edit: the route note team state it’s unlikely yet their are countless accounts of the same thing happening to me online where people are unable to get responses to tickets I opened my first ticket in October last year and it still hasn’t even been read I will provide screenshots to prove this is the route note team are going to gaslight people they have mistreated 😅

April 14, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi Curtis,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review, it's very unlikely that our team wouldn't reply to a ticket unless we've stated previously that we may not continue to respond. This will likely be due to contract violations.

However, the best bet is to email our team to check as it's possible the ticket may have gotten lost in the system.

You can check out our up-to-date response times at this article:
https://support.routenote.com/kb-article/how-long-will-i-be-waiting-for-routenote-support-to-reply/

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The support team is truly truly very…

The support team is truly truly very helpful and always take care of things in a very fast way

April 13, 2026
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey Nader,

Thank you so much for this kind review, we really appreciate this!

- Alana

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