ROI Calculator

Last Updated 04/19/2025

Step 1: Select a Distributor

Step 2: Select a Plan from the chosen Distributor

Step 3: Input a number of albums - This mainly impacts distributors that charge per release

Step 4: Input a number of Years - This mainly impacts distributors that charge an annual fee

Step 5: Input Revenue Earned - For music distributors that take a percentage of royalties, this translates the percentage into an actual dollar amount so you can visualize gains and losses.

Results

Price per Album:

What the distributor charges you per release. If the distributor has a subscription model, this will say zero.

Annual Fee:

What the distributor charges you annually. If the distributor has a per release model, this will say zero.

Streaming Gross:

Total revenue generated from streaming activity before fees.

Streaming Net:

Total revenue generated from streaming activity minus fees like revenue splits.

Streams Needed:

The Total amount of Streams required to recoup the cost of music distribution across all albums and years.

Sales Gross:

Total revenue generated from sales activity before fees.

Sales Net:

Total revenue generated from sales activity minus fees like revenue splits.

Sales Needed:

The Total amount of Sales required to recoup the cost of music distribution across all albums and years.

Content ID Gross:

Total revenue generated from Content ID claims before fees.

Content ID Net:

Total revenue generated from Content ID claims minus fees like revenue splits.

Content ID Needed:

The Total amount of Content ID claim activity needed to recoup the cost of music distribution across all albums and years.

Total Gross:

The combined total of all revenue generated by Streams, Sales, and Content ID.

ROI:

The combined total of all revenue generated by Streams, Sales, and Content ID minus Total Fees.

Total Fees:

Revenue splits, Price, Content ID revenue, etc. combined

Profit:

Calculates the total amount generated minus fee based on Revenue Earned input.

Loss:

Calculates the total amount paid to your distributor based on Revenue Earned input.
📊 About These Estimates
The CPM (Cost Per Mille) and conversion rate figures used in this calculator are based on aggregated industry benchmarks and real-world advertiser data from 2025. Sources include Lebesgue, Gupta Media, Awisee, Mesha AI, and insights from independent campaign managers.

CPM Data: Reflects average advertising costs across TikTok, Facebook/Meta, YouTube, and Spotify, with regional variations based on platform demand, targeting, and seasonality.

Conversion Rates:
  • Cold Traffic (ads to new audiences): ~0.5% to 2%
  • Warm Traffic (followers, email list, retargeting): ~3% to 10%
  • Hot Traffic (fans, repeat buyers): ~15% to 40%
These rates are typical for free downloads, mailing list sign-ups, or paid offers in music marketing campaigns.

Note: Actual results may vary based on your creative, targeting, and audience engagement.