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Muse competitors & alternatives
The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to Muse among media & entertainment companies — ranked by similarity to what Muse actually does, not by market-cap band.
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About Muse
Muse Group is a parent music and software company headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, operating with a remote-first culture across more than 40 countries. Its software products and platforms are used by over 400 million people worldwide.
Muse at a glance
Muse is a media & entertainment company headquartered in United States. Its most recent funding round, Series A, raised $4.5M in November 2025. Xcout tracks 1 named person at Muse, including Kevin Ness (CEO).
Muse leadership
- Kevin NessCEO
Muse funding rounds
Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | $4.5M | 8 named |
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Top 12 Muse competitors
Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to Muse by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.
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Create Music Group is an independent music and entertainment company that provides digital distribution, label services, rights management, and music publishing support. It serves artists, record labels, and other rights holders, and is also associated with a catalog of music labels and artist-focused services.
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One Media iP Group Plc focuses on acquiring and strategically leveraging intellectual property rights across a variety of media formats. The company then distributes these assets worldwide through both digital platforms and conventional media channels. Its diverse portfolio includes music, video, audiobooks, and e-books. Beyond direct exploitation, One Media iP Group also licenses its musical content for various uses, such as television programs, films, advertising campaigns, video games, and corporate websites. The company provides several specialized services, including a sync library that enables production professionals to easily search for and secure music, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed for automated monitoring and copyright analysis of digital music releases, and Harmony IP, a unique program that allows composers and master rights owners to participate in an equity release scheme for their music. Furthermore, it actively manages audio and video content across multiple YouTube channels and distributes its offerings through approximately 600 online digital storefronts. Established in 2005 and based in Iver Heath, United Kingdom, the company was originally known as One Media Publishing Group Plc before rebranding to One Media iP Group Plc in October 2012.
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Believe is a global digital music company that provides artist development, distribution, publishing, and recording services. It serves independent artists, songwriters, record labels, and music publishers by offering technological tools, royalty collection, and career support across international markets.
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m-up holdings, Inc., established in Tokyo, Japan, in 2004, focuses on digital content distribution for both mobile and PC platforms, alongside a robust e-commerce presence. The company's diverse digital services encompass the operation of official fan and entertainment websites, managing music and video distribution sites, and overseeing e-book labels. They are also involved in the creation of digital content, development of smartphone applications, construction of YouTube channels, and general website design. Their e-commerce division handles the sale of CDs, DVDs, and various merchandise, manages collection brand websites, plans and produces goods, operates multiple mail-order sites, and facilitates electronic ticketing services.
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Universal Music Group operates as a music-based entertainment company that manages recorded music, music publishing, and artist services globally. It serves music consumers by providing recorded content and digital innovations while supporting recording artists and songwriters through its extensive network of labels.
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Concord is a major music and theatrical rights company headquartered in Nashville with multiple global offices, housing prominent labels and theatrical licensing divisions.
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Music Licensing, Inc., previously known as Nuvus Gro Corp., specializes in providing music licensing solutions, charging clients either monthly or annually. The company collects usage fees from a wide array of entities that incorporate music, spanning traditional broadcasters like television and radio stations, major broadcast and cable networks, and modern digital platforms such as internet and streaming services, along with satellite audio providers. They also generate revenue from physical establishments like nightclubs, hotels, bars, restaurants, various other venues, digital jukeboxes, and live concert events. A primary function of the company involves distributing these collected fees as royalty payments to songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Music Licensing, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Naples, Florida.
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Alpha Media USA is a diverse multimedia company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, that shares music, sports, and news across various digital and on-air platforms.
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Firebird Music Holdings, LLC operates as a music company that partners with and supports artists. The website provides general corporate information, contact details, partner links, and career opportunities.
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Bertelsmann is a global media, services, and education company that operates broadcasting groups, book publishing houses, music companies, and service providers. It serves a worldwide audience of consumers, businesses, creators, and artists by producing and distributing media content and innovative services.
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Destiny Media Technologies Inc. develops technologies that enable the distribution of digital media files in a streaming or digital download format over the Internet. The company offers Play MPE, an online platform that distributes music for promotional purposes, including broadcast quality audio, video, images, promotional information, metadata, and other digital content from record labels and artists to broadcasting professionals, music curators, and music reviewers to discover, download, broadcast, and review the content; Play MPE CASTER; and Play MPE Player for music curators to review and download content through cloud-based player and mobile apps. It also provides Music Tracking Radar (MTR), an early-stage technology operating within the radio tracking industry. The company markets and sells its products in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia. Destiny Media Technologies Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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Winamp Group provides a digital music platform and media player application designed for music consumers and creators. The company offers tools and services intended to support independent artists and manage music careers.
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