Spark Marketing Agency
Power Member
- Mar 18, 2024
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It’s still a great platform for independent artists and niche communities, but Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube have taken over for the mainstream crowd.
Is SoundCloud Dead?
- Thread starter sali2001
- Start date
hovercraft08
Newbie
- Jan 29, 2014
- 21
- 3
Getting hard lately to work on it
$4 per 1k plays is ridiculous. Any other option?
WOLFYSHEEPY
Newbie
- Oct 27, 2020
- 24
- 6
Plays still work. I currently get mine from a private provider at $3 per 1000 USA streams but he's able to reduce to $2.5 per 1000 plays for 50k plays and above.
- Jan 21, 2016
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most panels out there just don’t deliver anymore
Killswitchs
BANNED
- Mar 14, 2022
- 466
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most panels just resell ghosted actions now, no real delivery. few private bots still around but gated hard. if u ain't building ur own or got API bypass, u stuck in delay loops. no cheap route left.
- Feb 18, 2025
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People still use it. Many rappers do to initially post on their, then move to other platforms.
- Nov 23, 2020
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I'm still using it. But yah some fav artists moved to Spotify
SC is far from dead. What is dead is SC Manager and that's why all the panels can't do sh*t rn. Those who can still deliver are gatekeeping all the info and missing out on new revenue streams lol but yea, gatekeep away. It's just a matter of time before something new hits the market and we'll be back in the game.
mrstacking
Junior Member
- Jan 9, 2025
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spotify tookover
Sali
Since SoundCloud Manager by Rootjazz stopped working, most tools and panels for likes, followers, and reposts don’t deliver reliably. SoundCloud’s anti-bot filters have gotten stricter, so working methods now rely on private scripts, warmed accounts, and residential proxies. Public panels are mostly hit or miss.
butchydutchy
Newbie
- Oct 24, 2015
- 1
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i wrote a private bot in rust. an know that anyone trying to use the public api methods no longer work. using the events etc. this was the best quick an dirty method because it was lightweight on proxies that are pay per gb. an was very fast to do a lot plays.
i have tried simulating a stream catching the packets. this does not work either.
i also tried pupeteer browser views both headless an normal. its playing the track but still something blocking the play count..
maybe they found a way to block proxies but ill keep digging deeper.
i have tried simulating a stream catching the packets. this does not work either.
i also tried pupeteer browser views both headless an normal. its playing the track but still something blocking the play count..
maybe they found a way to block proxies but ill keep digging deeper.
- Aug 31, 2025
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Yeah, it’s been tough finding a reliable solution since the Rootjazz manager went down. Seems like a lot of panels have failed to deliver what they promise. It's definitely frustrating when you’re trying to grow your presence on SoundCloud.
