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A Promoly alternative built around the pool
Promoly is a promo suite: campaigns to your own contacts and to its network of opted-in DJs, plus smartlinks, pre-saves and an AI writer. NeedlePool has fewer release tools and a wider reach by genre: 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
Three sections: DJs, radio and YouTube. Start from the genre, then country and role
Promoly
1,300+
DJs
Their own pool: DJs who opted in to receive promos
NeedlePool
2,400+
labels in our Label pool
A separate campaign type, replies to your inbox
Promoly
Built around DJ promo. Sender profiles let one account send as several labels
NeedlePool
Link Promo: a release page with links to streaming platforms and your own site, sent to your own list; you see how many people went to each platform. No pre-saves
Promoly
Smartlinks to 9 streaming platforms from a UPC or ISRC, link pages, and unlimited pre-saves for Spotify and Apple Music
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.
Promoly
7 days
trial
150 sends, no card
NeedlePool
$14.99
a month, Starter
800 recipients, 300 Promo pool emails and 50 label pitches a month
Promoly
£15–£119
a month
From 300 to 15,000 sends
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
Promoly
Who opened, played, downloaded, rated and replied. A comment can be required before the download
Promoly details as published on their site in September 2026, checked again on 9 November 2026. The 1,300+ figure is Promoly’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.
Promoly vs NeedlePool, side by side
The head-to-head page: free plan, prices, who is in each pool, and feedback.
Where Promoly is stronger
- Release tools in one place: smartlinks to 9 streaming platforms, link pages and unlimited pre-saves for Spotify and Apple Music. NeedlePool has a release page but no pre-saves.
- An opt-in network: every DJ in it asked to receive promos in their genre.
- Promoly AI drafts release copy and answers questions about your campaigns and account.
- A long record: Promoly says thousands of customers have run campaigns through it since 2014.
Where NeedlePool is stronger
- Reach by genre beyond your list: 5,900+ DJs, radio hosts and curators in three sections, DJs, radio and YouTube.
- Label pitching in 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.
- The period you paid for runs to its end, and nothing renews by itself.
Which one to pick
Promoly, if your release plan leans on smartlinks and pre-saves, and an opt-in DJ network is the reach you want.
NeedlePool, if you want more DJs and radio hosts of your genre than your list holds, and labels pitched from the same account.
Questions
What is a good alternative to Promoly?
It depends on what you use Promoly for. If it is smartlinks and pre-saves, a link tool will do. If it is reaching DJs who don’t know you yet, NeedlePool’s Promo pool holds 5,900+ DJs, radio hosts and curators chosen by genre, and its Label pool 2,400+ labels.
Can I bring my Promoly contacts to NeedlePool?
Yes. Import your contact file on any plan, Free included. The contacts stay private to your account, and you can send to them and to the pool in one campaign; someone on both gets one email.
Does NeedlePool have smartlinks and pre-saves?
A release page, yes. Link Promo sends your own list a page with your links to streaming platforms and your own site, and shows how many people went to each. Pre-saves, ad pixels and per-country links are not offered.
Is NeedlePool’s pool opt-in like Promoly’s?
No. Promoly’s network is DJs who opted in. NeedlePool’s Promo pool: DJs, radio hosts and YouTube channels whose promo addresses NeedlePool collected from promo pages, demo inboxes and public directories, then checked and tagged by genre. Every email says why the recipient is getting it and carries an unsubscribe link.