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A Fatdrop alternative for artists without a DJ list
Fatdrop is a pre-release promo platform for record labels and PR companies: you build your own mailing lists and send watermarked promos to them, and Boost reaches pro DJs across its network. NeedlePool starts from the genre instead of a list: a Promo pool of 5,900+ DJs, radio hosts and curators, a Label pool of 2,400+ labels, and a report that names who played and downloaded. The free plan covers your own contacts, and paid plans start at $14.99 a month.
Side by side
NeedlePool
5,900+
DJs, radio hosts and curators
Start from the genre, then country and role (DJ, radio or YouTube). Your own list can go in the same campaign
Fatdrop
The mailing lists you build, with Kato AI to suggest an audience. Boost reaches pro DJs across the Fatdrop network; its size and price aren’t published
NeedlePool
2,400+
labels
Your pitch goes to their public demo inbox, and the reply comes to yours
Fatdrop
Not offered
Built for labels sending promos out, not for pitching labels
NeedlePool
10
label pitches a month, free
In your genre, plus your own contacts. No card, no clock. Our Promo pool opens with Starter at $14.99 a month.
Fatdrop
50
track sends a month, Essential
No monthly fee; more credits are £23 for 500. Sender accounts are by application, and the sign-up page shows £1 with £50 struck through
NeedlePool
$14.99
a month, Starter
800 recipients, 300 Promo pool emails and 50 label pitches a month
Fatdrop
£35
a month, Standard
2,000 track sends a month. Premiere £59 for 10,000, Definitive £149 with no cap
NeedlePool
Not offered
Audio is not watermarked per recipient. Every recipient gets a personal link
Fatdrop
Watermarking on streams and downloads on every plan, and Anti-Share against links posted online
NeedlePool
Who opened, played, downloaded and rated it, and what they wrote, per person, plus how each one plans to use it: a DJ set, a radio show, a mix
Fatdrop
Activity reports with feedback, PDF and CSV exports, a Google Sheets plugin and a feedback page to share with PR clients
Fatdrop details as published on its own site (home, sender, plans and sign-up pages), checked on 9 November 2026. Prices are in pounds; the 2009 figure is Fatdrop’s own.
See a real campaign report
One of our own campaigns, JAZOV’s “I’m Trying”, as a live results page: who opened, played, downloaded and rated it, what they wrote and how they plan to use it. Curator names are hidden here.
Where Fatdrop is stronger
- Leak protection on every plan: watermarking on streams and downloads, and Anti-Share against links posted online. NeedlePool does not watermark audio per recipient.
- Reports made for labels and PR companies: PDF and CSV exports, a Google Sheets plugin, API access and a feedback page you can share with a client.
- Its own DJ side: DJs sign up to Fatdrop for free and follow the labels they like, and Boost reaches pro DJs across that network.
- Room for big senders: 10,000 track sends a month on Premiere and no cap on Definitive. Fatdrop says it has worked with labels since 2009.
Where NeedlePool is stronger
- You don’t need a list to start. The Promo pool holds 5,900+ DJs, radio hosts and curators, picked by genre, then country and role.
- Label pitching from the same account: 2,400+ labels’ public demo inboxes, with the replies in your inbox.
- A free plan for your own contacts, no card, no clock; the Promo pool opens with Starter at $14.99 a month.
- Named results per person: who opened, played, downloaded and rated, and what they wrote.
- The period you paid for runs to its end, and nothing renews by itself.
Which one to pick
Fatdrop, if you run a label or a PR company with your own DJ lists, and watermarking and client-ready reports matter more to you than new contacts.
NeedlePool, if you are an artist or a small label without a big DJ list, and you want DJs, radio hosts and labels of your genre from one account.
Questions
Does Fatdrop give me DJs to send to?
Its sender tools are built around the mailing lists you build, with Kato AI to suggest an engaged audience. DJs also sign up to Fatdrop themselves and follow labels, and Boost reaches pro DJs across that network; Boost’s price isn’t on Fatdrop’s public pages. NeedlePool has a shared Promo pool of 5,900+ DJs, radio hosts and curators you pick by genre, country and role, and you can import your own list as well.
How much does Fatdrop cost?
Essential has no monthly fee and 50 track sends a month, with more at £23 for 500; sender accounts are by application. Standard is £35 a month for 2,000 track sends, Premiere £59 for 10,000 and Definitive £149 with no cap. NeedlePool is free to start, and the cheapest paid plan is $14.99 a month (800 recipients, 300 Promo pool emails and 50 label pitches a month).
Does NeedlePool watermark promos like Fatdrop?
No. Every recipient gets a personal link, so you see who played and downloaded, by name, but the audio file itself is not marked per person. If tracing leaks matters most, Fatdrop is the stronger tool.
Can I use Fatdrop and NeedlePool together?
Yes. Fatdrop for your own lists and watermarked promos, NeedlePool for the DJs, radio hosts and labels you don’t reach yet.