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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.3

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Evaluating 508 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers appreciate the helpfulness and professionalism of the staff, often describing them as friendly and responsive to queries. Reviewers also highlight the excellent customer service, noting that the team provides functional solutions and clear explanations, making the distribution process easy to understand. Some users have found the platform to be a great companion for new artists, offering a reliable and honest service with timely payments. However, some people were dissatisfied with the slow processing times for the free tier, which can sometimes take a month, and the general unresponsiveness of customer support. Reviewers frequently report issues with delayed releases, ignored support tickets, and a lack of clear communication regarding rejections or account access problems. There are also complaints about login problems and the website being slow, with some users experiencing difficulties withdrawing earnings or deleting their accounts.

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Response time

Users describe negative interactions with response times, particularly regarding music release approvals and... See more

Service

Reviewers highlight ambiguous aspects of service, with many expressing extreme disappointment and... See more

Customer service

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

Staff

Clients share ambiguous opinions on staff, with many reviewers praising the team as helpful, friendly, and... See more

Website

Consumers find the website experience to be ambiguous, with many reporting significant frustration due to... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

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 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 5 out of 5 stars

The customer service team at RouteNote was incredibly fast in responding and attentive to my needs. They're super easy to talk to and willling to answer any questions one might have.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I just love their support, they address your issue on time without wasting time, they are the best very best and i almost went to sound on but those ones don't value nigerians like routenote does.... See more

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Company details

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

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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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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

long moderation

Tomorrow will be 17 days since I sent the track for review, and they still haven't approved it. They don't keep to their deadlines. I don't recommend this service. They don't even respond to Gmail. If the track is under moderation for 19 days, it will confirm the fact that this service is terrible. (P.S. I changed the distributor, and he has fast moderation, and he released my release yesterday, ahahahaha)

5 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review, as discussed in the other reviews that we've responded to, please contact our team to discuss delays.

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 1 out of 5 stars

scam company

19 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review, I can confirm RouteNote is not a scam!

- Alana

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I've been waiting for a month to get my…

I've been waiting for a month to get my stuff approved. Nothing happens.
I wish that I read those reviews before I changed from D-kid.
Now I'm stuck in twilight zone where nothing are coming out and I can't cancel it and return to D-kid.
Big misstake and the timframe that RN says id pure bs. Such waste of time...

Update after response:
I've done that more than once. Probably same people who handle moderation that handles answering mail too since I have not got any sign of life. I'm not sure that this "company" is for real, if it ever was doing something in the past, it has now flatlined and needs to be buried. I believe that all positive reviews are made by trolls.

20 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review, if your release has been in review longer than the time we state please contact our support team!

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good experience with routnote.

Very good experience with routnote.
The team is so kind 🤩

19 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi Ali,

Thanks so much for your kind words. We’re really glad you’ve had a great experience with RouteNote and our team. If you ever need anything, we’re always here to help.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Routenote is the best music distro…

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. 5 STARS all round! Highly Recommended!!!!!

19 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi Jethro,

Thank you for the great feedback. We’re really pleased to hear you’ve had such a positive experience with RouteNote, from payments to support. We appreciate the recommendation.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It may take quite a long time to send…

It may take quite a long time to send various matters, but when it's time to Routrnote support service, they do it excellently and quickly.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

19 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your patience, and I’m glad our support team was able to assist you when needed.

- Alana

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible

Absolutely terrible, waited for over 30 BUSINESS DAYS, even though the support hub said 17-19 Days. Then they just delete the song, I am guessing they just have too many songs to review and are clearing the backlog by deleting, I can't even delete my account as it says there is money in there, how can there be when you didn't publish my song and just deleted it. Looking forward to the generic response from Alana saying check out the support hub for review times, you don't even read reviews properly. SCAM company, avoid at ALL costs.

EDIT: I went through CD Baby in the end and it was published within 24 hours, no issues, yes I paid, but Album now on Spotify / iTunes / YouTube / Amazon etc

19 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi Neil,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review, sorry to hear about the delay which resulted in the disapproval of your release.

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 1 out of 5 stars

Slower than moss

It says: "The RouteNote moderation team are currently approving content within around 16-18 working days (Monday-Friday)"

This is false, and something they point to and update frequently.

But it's a lie.

Send your tracks to RouteNote if you want to have your music sat there, unlooked at, for months.

I sent my music back in mid-January, it's been MORE THAN 40 working days, with no updates.

That's TWICE how long they suggest it will take. I will not be contacting their support, as previous experience tells me that takes weeks to hear anything, and the only way to check is to continually log in to their platform rather than expecting emails.

So to confirm:
* The time they take to approve content is more than DOUBLE what they say
* They provide no updates or feedback

Send your music to RouteNote if you don't care about it actually getting released

19 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thanks for taking the time to review this release, for our team to investigate the longer than usual delay, you will need to reach out to us so that we can investigate in detail.

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

I like Routenote

I like Routenote because of free distribution. And it's easy to use. The support helped me. And everything was great.

18 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for your review. We’re glad you’re enjoying the platform and that our support team could help.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

good work but distibution slow

17 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thanks for your feedback. We appreciate your support and understand your concerns around slower distribution times. We’re always working to improve this.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Well It's a very nice one

Well It's a very nice one, I don't have money to distribute my own music. Routenote provides us plenty opportunity, and I'm really glad I found this. One of the best, when we need support they always provide sometimes response is late sometimes response is early because they have a lot of workload many people use this it's understandable but they always support.

17 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thank you for your review. We’re glad you’re enjoying the service and appreciate your understanding around response times during busy periods.

- Alana

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

very good but too slow

2 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for your feedback. We’re glad you’ve had a positive experience overall and appreciate your patience regarding distribution times.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick response time

Quick response time. And always able to help answer any of my questions.
Lastly, friendly customer service!
This is for all my experiences with them.

16 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thank you for your review. We’re pleased to hear you’ve had consistent, helpful support from the team.

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast respon

16 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thanks for this review, we really appreciate this!

- Alana

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I don't know my album release will got…

I don't know my album release will got pass or not I believe your teams.Take 5 star of rating and fighting ❤️

14 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hey,

Thanks for your review and your support. We appreciate the encouragement and hope your release goes smoothly.

- Alana

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Reliable and perfect service, but moderation takes time!

"RouteNote is a fantastic and highly reliable platform for independent artists. The best part about their service is their accuracy and execution. Whether it is distributing tracks to major platforms or handling profile updates, they do the job perfectly and correctly every single time. I completely trust their process.

The only reason I am giving 4 stars instead of 5 is the processing speed. The moderation time for approving releases and the wait time for support ticket replies are quite long. It requires a lot of patience from an artist's side.

If they can improve their speed and reduce the waiting period, this would easily be a 5-star service. Overall, it is a great platform to work with if you are not in a rush!"

12 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks very much for this kind review! We really appreciate it and we hope to improve our response times soon!

- Alana

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Free Tier, Premium Waiting Time!!!!😅

Is this site even live?
I uploaded a song about 5 weeks ago, and it’s still pending review? Someone left a review here saying that it might take a WHILE to go live. A WHILE? Really? That’s taking FOREVER!

In the meantime, I gave up on this and tried to delete my account, but I couldn’t because the site says I have some earnings! WOW (Broken website issue) — it’s my first upload! So I opened a ticket about two weeks ago to cancel the release and delete the account, and guess what? No response!!! Zzzzzzz

Now my song is stuck there. They offer this free tier, but honestly, if a song does well, giving these snails a 15% cut is an amazing deal for them!

So run away from it unless you’re okay with uploading a Christmas track around Easter so it goes live on DSPs on time. Lol! 😅

Update! Update!

Now it’s getting a bit funny to be honest. A staff member managed to reply to my review on Trustpilot at the speed of light… yet I’m still getting no response on the actual RouteNote support platform! 😅

Dear Lord… the waiting with RouteNote is painful. I guess replying to reviews is faster than replying to customers.

Still waiting. Still no help.

Never again.

11 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave this review, our review times and moderation times are listed on our support hub!

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/

For the latest information on review wait times, please take a look at this article:
https://support.routenote.com/kb-article/how-long-will-i-be-waiting-for-my-release-to-go-live/

- Alana

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Satisfied

Timely feedback and easy guidance

5 March 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from RouteNote

Hi!

Thanks for this kind review, we appreciate this!

- Alana

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